I’m saying this as a Catholic, I know Glenn Beck is a lapsed Catholic who turned to Mormonism. It’s hard to understand this since Mormon teachings & pronouncements by their `apostles’ are virulently anti-Catholic (and anti all other Christian denominations, too), going on about `the great & abominable church’, `whore of Babylon’, etc.
He also practices what I call `Mormon taqqiya’ which is to touch so lightly in mentioning LDS doctrine that it sounds mainstream Christian (their missionaries call this technique “milk before the meat”).
The result is the Glenn of a thousand faces. Some mornings begin with Rollicking Glenn, cutting up with Pat & Stu, there’s Apocalyptic Glenn predicting the downfall of the West; then Tearful Glenn on a variety of topics (note, TG episodes include those long silent pregnant pauses that make you think your radio quit working); Historical Glenn, regaling us with America’s past as `When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again’ echoes in the background; Angry Conservative Glenn, which sounds close to the real deal until one recalls that Lindsey Graham does that one pretty good, too; Neurotic Glenn, who sometimes just can’t stand the fact that two plus two equals four; and the ever popular Prepper Glenn, pushing gold & Doomsday Foods entrees.
Glenn Beck’s show is `like a box of chocolates’. You never know which side is going to turn up next.
You know what... Now that you laid it out like that, I can definitely see that pattern of late.
But yet, it doesn’t seem to me like he was always like that.
I distinctly remember his “come to Jesus moment” on guns and the 2nd Amendment. He was never anti-gun; he was one of those “I just don’t see the need for me to own one” types.
Then I believe some leftards threatened his family, and he went whole-hog into pro-2nd Amendment issues. And I don’t think it was an act. I think he was genuinely freaked by it.
Something changed him along the way.
Just curious, were you concerned about Mitt Romney as a Mormon president? I have to admit that I was, and I went to high school with Mormons, have done business with them, etc. there just something about it. I kept telling myself at least he isn’t a scientologist.
Great post, elcid.
I tuned into Hannity today hoping he would talk about this and he’s pretty much in agreement with Beck. It will be interesting to hear what Levin has to say.