Yet More Lazy Linkage

Stealing stuff from MeFi is always fun, so....

:: Think you know your rock album covers? Well, take the test. They give the cover art, stripped of identifying marks and words. (MeFi Link)

:: A discussion thread about Mormonism, the way other Christian denominations view it, the way Mormons view themselves, and more. There's even a link, embedded in the discussion, to a picture of the Mormon's sacred undergarments, if you've ever been curious about what they look like. (If you've ever seen a movie set in the American West in which a woman appears in her undergarments, you've pretty much got it.) The discussion thread here is contentious, as any religion discussion might be expected, but at the same time it's not quite as contentious as I'd expected.

Mormons, in my experience, tend to be genuinely mystified by the degree to which others dislike their religion. To me, it's a combination of three factors. First, the whole idea that there is an entire section of Jesus's life that no one knew about until 170 years ago or so is bound to upset people. Then, of course, there's the whole polygamy thing. Finally there is the vague air of secrecy that the Mormons seem to perpetuate, what with temples that the non-Mormon can't enter, stuff like the sacred undergarments, and so on. (That last factor also seems to apply, in my mind, to explaining some of the historical antipathy faced by Catholics.)

:: Quotes from science-fiction writers on Arnold Schwarzenegger's political ascendancy. I think some of these folks are a bit too dismissive, really. (But then, I don't think the California voters were dismissive enough, so it's pretty much of a wash.)