Scott Lloyd Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 A delightful and inspiring opening performance last night of this year's Christmas concert of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, this despite the endeavor of mean-spirited individuals to sabotage the concert for political reasons and vindictiveness in mounting an on-line petition and email campaign. They were thus thwarted in their nastiness. May it ever be so. 3
The Nehor Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 Do these people just not have anything interesting to do in their spare time? I have paths I want to hike, mountains to climb, games to play, music to listen to, girls to woo, friends to laugh with, and books to read. What is wrong with them? 2
Tacenda Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said: A delightful and inspiring opening performance last night of this year's Christmas concert of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, this despite the endeavor of mean-spirited individuals to sabotage the concert for political reasons and vindictiveness in mounting an on-line petition and email campaign. They were thus thwarted in their nastiness. May it ever be so. Do you have more than just this tidbit about what the thwarters did? Edited December 18, 2015 by Tacenda
Avatar4321 Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 did I miss the part in the article about sabatoge? 3
Scott Lloyd Posted December 18, 2015 Author Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) 58 minutes ago, Tacenda said: Do you have more than just this tidbit about what the thwarters did? Two or thee weeks ago, somebody here linked to an online petition and email drive seeking to get the guest performers to boycott the concert and cancel their appearances. The motive was the Church's recent policy additions to Handbook 1. I could probably find the link and post it again, but on principle, I'm not going to. 56 minutes ago, Avatar4321 said: did I miss the part in the article about sabatoge? No. I didn't write about it in the article. I only linked to the article for general information about the concert. See above regarding the sabotage attempt. Edited December 18, 2015 by Scott Lloyd
bluebell Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 So all of the guest performances still participated?
rongo Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 Yeah, but I heard that the Village People and Erasure have cancelled their scheduled performance with the MTC next year . . . 2
Walden Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) 48 minutes ago, The Nehor said: Do these people just not have anything interesting to do in their spare time? I have paths I want to hike, mountains to climb, games to play, music to listen to, girls to woo, friends to laugh with, and books to read. What is wrong with them? I find myself asking the same question every time the home teachers show up at my door. Edited December 18, 2015 by Walden 3
Scott Lloyd Posted December 18, 2015 Author Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) 11 minutes ago, bluebell said: So all of the guest performances still participated? All six of them. And at this morning's news conference (which I am writing about now) they were highly complimentary of the choir organization and the Church. (Three of the four Metropolitan Opera singers are Church members.) Edited to add: Despite news media publicity, the petition got less than 6,300 signers -- hardly a groundswell for an online petition. Edited December 18, 2015 by Scott Lloyd
Daniel2 Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 48 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said: A delightful and inspiring opening performance last night of this year's Christmas concert of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, this despite the endeavor of mean-spirited individuals to sabotage the concert for political reasons and vindictiveness in mounting an on-line petition and email campaign. They were thus thwarted in their nastiness. May it ever be so. I'm just upset my husband and I didn't get tickets this year! lol... From what I understand, this is the first year that they restricted the number people could apply for to two tickets per email... and we missed the lottery! We will still enjoy the recording, when it's made available... The Choir always does an amazingly beautiful job. Kudos to another great performance, based on the reviews!
Scott Lloyd Posted December 18, 2015 Author Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Daniel2 said: I'm just upset my husband and I didn't get tickets this year! lol... From what I understand, this is the first year that they restricted the number people could apply for to two tickets per email... and we missed the lottery! We will still enjoy the recording, when it's made available... The Choir always does an amazingly beautiful job. Kudos to another great performance, based on the reviews! I strongly suggest you take your chance for standby tickets either tonight or tomorrow night. At the presser this morning, I asked how good standby chances are, and the choir president said they filled the hall last night with standbys, so chances are good. Edited December 18, 2015 by Scott Lloyd
Popular Post The Nehor Posted December 18, 2015 Popular Post Posted December 18, 2015 24 minutes ago, Walden said: I find myself asking the same question every time the home teachers show up at my door. Yeah, but they are doing that so they can live in heaven and do interesting things forever. Putting up with you for 30 minutes is a steep price but the reward is worth it (barely). 5
JAHS Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 Those who set up the boycott campaign should have known that realistically it was too late for anyone to cancel. Also the performers have too much class to even consider participating in such a divisive action at Christmas time.
Walden Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 11 minutes ago, The Nehor said: Yeah, but they are doing that so they can live in heaven and do interesting things forever. Putting up with you for 30 minutes is a steep price but the reward is worth it (barely). 30 minutes? Haha, they rarely make it past the porch. I remember going to the opening of the Las Vegas temple and being greeted by Evangelicals picketing outside with signs calling us Mormons to repentance and handing out anti-mormon literature. I am sure that they too were of the belief that they were calling us to repentance as part of God's will, so that they could share the "truth" with us and " live in heaven and do interesting things forever." I guess truth is relative to perspective. 1
Scott Lloyd Posted December 18, 2015 Author Posted December 18, 2015 4 minutes ago, Walden said: 30 minutes? Haha, they rarely make it past the porch. I remember going to the opening of the Las Vegas temple and being greeted by Evangelicals picketing outside with signs calling us Mormons to repentance and handing out anti-mormon literature. I am sure that they too were of the belief that they were calling us to repentance as part of God's will, so that they could share the "truth" with us and " live in heaven and do interesting things forever." I guess truth is relative to perspective. No functional equivalency. The Church of Jesus Christ does not take that kind of approach. 1
Guest Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 1 hour ago, Scott Lloyd said: A delightful and inspiring opening performance last night of this year's Christmas concert of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, this despite the endeavor of mean-spirited individuals to sabotage the concert for political reasons and vindictiveness in mounting an on-line petition and email campaign. They were thus thwarted in their nastiness. May it ever be so. Any who would disrupt and religious meeting or quasi-religious meeting, no longer has my concern or my future (should it ever be so) concern. They are forever a group I have erased from all memory. May God help them, I never will. Especially those who would attempt to shout down and elderly Prophet.
stemelbow Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 In what corner of this world wide web can we learn about these folks who were trying to sabotage and thwart? They were doing so because they didnt' like the policy change?
JAHS Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 11 minutes ago, stemelbow said: In what corner of this world wide web can we learn about these folks who were trying to sabotage and thwart? They were doing so because they didnt' like the policy change? Here's a link to the original petition calling for the boycott.Cancel your performance w/ Mormon Tabernacle Choir over discriminatory homophobic policies
Daniel2 Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 (edited) 14 minutes ago, stemelbow said: In what corner of this world wide web can we learn about these folks who were trying to sabotage and thwart? They were doing so because they didnt' like the policy change? You can google it... it's pretty easy to find. It wasn't really a huge or organized effort, IMO: http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/3166230-155/petition-asks-mormon-tabernacle-choir-guests Edited December 18, 2015 by Daniel2
stemelbow Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 8 minutes ago, JAHS said: Here's a link to the original petition calling for the boycott.Cancel your performance w/ Mormon Tabernacle Choir over discriminatory homophobic policies Well they got up to 6,270 supporters. But it sounds like their stated goal was to support children and families, not mean-spirited, vindictive, nor nastiness, quite like the OP claimed. oh well. Some have called the Church mean-spirited and some call those who oppose mean-spirited. neither claim for themselves to be mean-spirited, huh?
stemelbow Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 9 minutes ago, Daniel2 said: You can google it... it's pretty easy to find. It wasn't really a huge or organized effort, IMO: http://www.sltrib.com/lifestyle/faith/3166230-155/petition-asks-mormon-tabernacle-choir-guests Some things are easy enough to ask for here.
Walden Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 56 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said: No functional equivalency. The Church of Jesus Christ does not take that kind of approach. The approach was not my point (though it's debatable whether or not the protest approach or the approach in which LDS members show up on my doorstep uninvited and unannounced is preferable). My point was that each participant (whether it be protesters or Home Teachers) fully believes that they are doing God's will, independent of the sentiments of the people on the other side of the street (with protesters) or the other side of the door (with Home Teachers) and both are sure that their actions will lead to a more desirable place in their God's kingdom after their deaths. 1
JAHS Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 10 minutes ago, stemelbow said: Well they got up to 6,270 supporters. But it sounds like their stated goal was to support children and families, not mean-spirited, vindictive, nor nastiness, quite like the OP claimed. oh well. Some have called the Church mean-spirited and some call those who oppose mean-spirited. neither claim for themselves to be mean-spirited, huh? It's not their claimed goal that is mean-spirited it is the method in which they try to advance their agenda that is. 1
The Nehor Posted December 18, 2015 Posted December 18, 2015 1 hour ago, Walden said: 30 minutes? Haha, they rarely make it past the porch. I remember going to the opening of the Las Vegas temple and being greeted by Evangelicals picketing outside with signs calling us Mormons to repentance and handing out anti-mormon literature. I am sure that they too were of the belief that they were calling us to repentance as part of God's will, so that they could share the "truth" with us and " live in heaven and do interesting things forever." I guess truth is relative to perspective. I was assuming a 10 minute drive time. 1
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