South Park creators plan religious musical

Life Style Extra ^ | June 21, 2006

[EveningStar]

'South Park' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are working on a Broadway musical - about Mormons.

The new show - which willView the profile for Tom Cruise on Celebrity Spotlight be co-created by 'Avenue Q' writer Jeff Marx - is currently being developed by the comic duo but is yet to be given a title...

[EveningStar]

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[HairOfTheDog]

Ruh Roh...

Dum dum dum dum dum....

[ecurbh]

"dum-dum-dum-dum-dum"

[Andonius_99]

thanks for the ping...that oughtta be "dum, dum, dum, dum, dum" :-)

[Space Wrangler]

Oh my......

[AppyPappy]

This should be interesting

[dead]

It should be fun, but I really doubt the finished project will ever actually turn into a real live Broadway Show. More likely some puppet softcore porn or something.

[Dick Vomer]

I like their show... but think they wussed out...

The Mormons won't kidnap and behead them if they make fun of their religion, but the camel-humping, brain dead, islamo-jihadist porkophobes will...

So Trey and Matt are pussies anyway.... rich pussies, but pussies none the less.

[Loud Mime]

Agreed. The Islamic pukes would make a better show.

Can you imagine Islamic missionaries? "Love Koran or Lose Head!"

[colorcountry]

Don't be so sure. Regarding past (note: observe the word "past") practice of the Mormons

In 1958, Gustive O. Larson, Professor of Church History at the church's Brigham Young University, acknowledged that blood atonement was actually practiced. He related the following:

"To whatever extent the preaching on blood atonement may have influenced action, it would have been in relation to Mormon disciplinary action among its own members. In point would be a verbally reported case of a Mr. Johnson in Cedar City who was found guilty of adultery with his stepdaughter by a bishop's court and sentenced to death for atonement of his sin. According to the report of reputable eyewitnesses, judgment was executed with consent of the offender who went to his unconsecrated grave in full confidence of salvation through the shedding of his blood. Such a case, however primitive, is understandable within the meaning of the doctrine and the emotional extremes of the [Mormon] Reformation." (Utah Historical Quarterly, January, 1958, page 62, note 39)

[conservativebabe]

OMG! This could be a very bad idea. but probably funny

[dynachrome]

It will have to go a long way to top "Cannibal"!

[colorcountry]

Or how about....."In the midsummer of 1857 Brigham Young also expressed approval for an LDS bishop who had castrated a man. In May 1857 Bishop Warren S. Snow's counselor wrote that twenty-four-year-old Thomas Lewis 'has now gone crazy' after being castrated by Bishop Snow for an undisclosed sex crime. When informed of Snow's action, Young said: 'I feel to sustain him...' In July Brigham Young wrote a reassuring letter to the bishop about this castration: 'Just let the matter drop, and say no more about it,' the LDS president advised, 'and it will soon die away among the people.' "(The Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power, Vol. 2, pages 250-251)

On November 30, 1871, T. B. H. Stenhouse received a letter by an individual who was present at a meeting in Provo, Utah. The letter indicated that Bishop Blackburn was also strongly pushing for the emasculation of men who were disobedient to their leaders:

"'Dear Stenhouse: I Have read carefully the accompanying statement about the "Reformation."... If you want to travel wider and show the effect in the country of the inflammatory speeches delivered in Salt Lake City at that time, you can mention the Potter and Parrish murders at Springville, the barbarous castration of a young man in San Pete, and, to cap the climax, the Mountain-Meadows massacre... Threats of personal violence or death were common in the settlements against all who dared to speak against the priesthood, or in any way protest against this "reign of terror."

This could be a "visionary" show.

[eyespysomething]

South Park ping.

I bet they make fun of every religion except Islam.

[hoosierboy]

Wasnt the main character from orgazmo mormon??

[EveningStar]

I think so.

[EveningStar]

They probably would if they were allowed to.

[hoosierboy]

SO then whats new? They ashed the mormons in south park too. If they had any balls they would go after islam.

[bigjoesaddle]

Yes, and they did an episode on South Park. They really have a thing for it.

I am a huge SP fan, you can tell by the only bumper sticker on my van. ("We Must ALL Stop MANBEARPIG"), but I was not too impressed with the Team America Movie. This musical has the potential to really suck.