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Posted by: ragnar ( )
Date: March 13, 2016 12:52PM
"self-styled prophet" Why isn't this used with Monson?

In an article about Warren Jeffs

http://news.yahoo.com/prison-plays-hide-seek-ex-polygamist-sect-leader-152039941.html

the AP describes him as:

"...the self-styled prophet of the breakaway Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints..."

Why don't news outlets describe Tommy "wiggle-ears" Monson the same way?

If I remember correctly, the news people usually describe Monson, Hinckley, et.al, as "president" or "leader" of the Mormon church. I think they should use the same terminology as used for the other cults, such as "self-styled" or "so-called" prophet.

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