# What the fu\[del\]c\[/del\]dge is up with Mormons and gay marriage? (amazingly short) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 22, 2009, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938 "2009-04-22T02:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/21 "2009-04-22T07:07:27Z")
I witness a miracle, friends and neighbors, every time these corporate, political entities avoid paying taxes. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/22 "2009-04-22T07:19:05Z")
Thread title is a lie. (the OP is not really amazingly short) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/23 "2009-04-22T07:50:03Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > Thread title is a lie. (the OP is not really amazingly short) For me it is. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/24 "2009-04-22T11:53:52Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > There is no heaven without HBO. Purgatory has Showtime. Limbo has Starz. Hell has C-Span. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/25 "2009-04-22T12:05:30Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > I witness a miracle, friends and neighbors, every time these corporate, political entities avoid paying taxes. If churches are having tax problems they can go to these guys and their amazingly OTT website intro. Needs sound for the full effect. > **[Index of /](http://www.iccm-1.org/)** ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/26 "2009-04-22T12:19:37Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > For me it is. Very true, but still classic Sampiro. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/27 "2009-04-22T12:30:27Z")
TLDR. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/28 "2009-04-22T12:34:08Z")
If I’ve learned one thing from _Survivor_, it’s that there’s an apparently large population of male gay Mormons out there. There seems to be one on almost every season. I have to think these must be very conflicted people, although they all seem to be very upbeat and clever people, even taking the million once. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/29 "2009-04-22T12:41:09Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > We prefer Gaytheists or Fagnostic Americans. See, now I wanna be gay. ☹ 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/30 "2009-04-22T12:50:17Z")
> [@singular1](#): > > If I’ve learned one thing from _Survivor_, it’s that there’s an apparently large population of male gay Mormons out there. There seems to be one on almost every season. I have to think these must be very conflicted people, although they all seem to be very upbeat and clever people, even taking the million once. We don’t want Tyson. Either as a member of our club or…well, physically. Eurgh… ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/31 "2009-04-22T13:22:44Z")
Gays are allowed to marry Mormons? I would think they would pick at least Catholics to marry so they can drink and play Bingo. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/32 "2009-04-22T13:24:40Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > But, can I stay unmarried, get into a lower heaven, and still have HBO? I don’t have HBO. Do I have to convert to Mormonism or will I be converted after I die and then get HBO? ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/33 "2009-04-22T15:11:44Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > I don’t have HBO. Do I have to convert to Mormonism or will I be converted after I die and then get HBO? If you’re okay with it, wait, but you’ll have a lot of _Big Love_ episodes to catch up on. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/34 "2009-04-22T16:07:50Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Hell has C-Span. Wouldn’t that be Bravo? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/35 "2009-04-22T16:23:18Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > Wouldn’t that be Bravo? Well, now that Project Runway’s gone, maybe… ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/36 "2009-04-22T16:25:59Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > Wouldn’t that be Bravo? That would be one ring of Hell. Heaven has 3 layers, hell has 7 rings. Inner to outer (worst to least hellish) 1. Golf Channel 2. Lifetime 3. BET 4. ESPN 2 5. Bravo 6. History Channel 7. Encore ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/37 "2009-04-22T16:27:36Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Hell has C-Span. Actually, Hell has the Morroccan Weather Channel. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/38 "2009-04-22T16:52:56Z")
I always figured the innermost ring of Hell would be playing an infinite loop of _The 700 Club_. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/39 "2009-04-22T16:57:16Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > I always figured the innermost ring of Hell would be playing an infinite loop of _The 700 Club_. on-site and live. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938/40 "2009-04-22T17:06:05Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > on-site and live. 🙂 Complete with Billy Mays commercials. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fu-del-c-del-dge-is-up-with-mormons-and-gay-marriage-amazingly-short/493938.md?page=3)