Re: translation of Book of Mormon

llewdracmc@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:
>> I note you didn't bother to answer my question about depictions of
>> Christ. Do you feel as concerned about what would happen if any
>> Christian church began using images of Christ that looked more like a
>> radical Islamic cleric? Because I strongly suspect that's close enough
>> to the "real" image. Why don't churches use an accurate depiction of
the
>> mortal God?
> 
> I didn't because it seems rather that the case you present needs
> little retort.  

An Erlenmeyer flask, perhaps?

> The depictions of Jesus Christ as "Northern European"
> have long been derided in scholarly circles for their ideological
> qualities and problems, mainly in asserting a Eurocentric point of
> view, and the fall out of that in terms of imperialism, racism, and
> dominance.

And yet the image still persists, and is promulgated by numerous
Christian organizations. So if I look at your comments, I would conclude
four points:

That there are really two "consumer groups" for images of Christ - a
scholarly elite and the rest of the population.

That the informed elite understand that the image of Christ in
wide-spread use within Christianity has been influenced by how some
people want to perceive Christ rather than accuracy

That the rest of the population either does not know or does not care
that the image is inaccurate, and is not motivated to take any steps to
begin to care or know.

That no religious organization considers the issue of the accuracy of
the image of the individual they consider to be God to be im****tant
enough to correct the inaccuracy

> If you choose to equate Mormon art depictions sanctioned
> by the LDS church that also provide false, ideologically driven
> ****trayals of historical Mormon events with such art, then you are
> free to do so. 

One significant difference is that I think any depiction of he process
of the translation of the Book of Mormon is almost certainly inaccurate.

> I, for one, find it problematic, and think the
> comparison that you draw proves rather than detracts from my point.

Which is what makes life so diverse.

Cheers.

Craig