Dude, who even knows.
Post reblogged from Mai la dreapta with 120 notes
Los Angeles birthed Pentecostalism and America barely even notices that it has a new religion running free taking over continents
LA was a hot scene in the 20th Century that gave us the Foursquare Church, Objectivism, Scientology and EST, also The Source Family, The Manson Family, Tensegrity, Esalen, New Age cults, UFO cults, Nazi cults, Nazi UFO cults
That’s how these things go, in waves like any other industry, Mormonism was only the most famous thing to come out of the Burnt-Over District in the Third Great Awakening
Christianity was only the most famous thing to come out of Jerusalem of the period, that’s the deepest joke of Life of Brian, that it’s not a joke
Have I mentioned my theory that we’re just waiting for a Mormon Constantine to retake and reform this shuddering American Empire before it collapses entirely, giving it just enough juice to last for another century or so? (I mean, that’s what the first Constantine did, the Empire was dying when he got to it, but he managed to kick the can down the road in the west for another 150 years, which ain’t nothing, and also have you heard of this place called Constantinople? It lasted ~a while~ longer.)
Mormonism has everything that a future Emperor could want: it’s hierarchical, virtuous, enthusiastic, growing, and just old enough. New cults do take a little while to work out the kinks and create a form that can last for centuries, and the Mormonites seem to have reached that age. Also, and this is very important for any American Emperor, it’s extremely American. Much more American than regular Christianity, which is actually mostly European.
SLC is the new Byzantium, is what I’m saying.
In hoc signo vinces
You know about the White Horse Prophecy, right?
“I want to tell you something of the future. I will speak in a parable like unto John the Revelator. You will go to the Rocky Mountains and you will be a great and mighty people established there, which I will call the White Horse of peace and safety.” When the Prophet said, “You will see it,” I said, “Where will you be at that time?” He said, “I shall never go there. Your enemies will continue to follow you with persecutions and they will make obnoxious laws against you in Congress to destroy the White Horse, but you will have a friend or two to defend you and throw out the worst parts of the law so they will not hurt you so much. You must continue to petition Congress all the time, but they will treat you like strangers and aliens and they will not give you your rights, but will govern you with strangers and commissioners. You will see the Constitution of the United States almost destroyed. It will hang like a thread as fine as a silk fiber.” At that time the Prophet’s countenance became sad, because as he said, “I love the Constitution; it was made by the inspiration of God; and it will be preserved and saved by the efforts of the White Horse, and by the Red Horse who will combine in its defense. The White Horse will find the mountains full of minerals and they will become rich (at this time, it must be remembered, the precious metals were not known to exist in either the Rocky Mountains or California). You will see silver piled up in the streets. You will see the gold shoveled up like sand. Gold will be of little value then, even in a mercantile capacity; for the people of the world will have something else to do in seeking for salvation. The time will come when the banks of every nation will fall and only two places will be safe where people can deposit their gold and treasure. This place will be the White Horse and England’s vaults. A terrible revolution will take place in the land of America, such as has never been seen before; for the land will be left without a Supreme Government, and every specie of wickedness will be practiced rampantly in the land. Father will be against son and son against father; mother against daughter and daughter against mother. The most terrible scenes of bloodshed, murder and rape that have ever been imagined or looked upon will take place. People will be taken from the earth and there will be peace and love only in the Rocky Mountains. This will cause many hundreds of thousands of the honest in heart of the world to gather there, not because they would be Saints, but for safety and because they will be so numerous that you will be in danger of famine, but not for want of seed, time and harvest, but because of so many to be fed. Many will come with bundles under their arms to escape the calamities for there will be no escape except only by escaping and fleeing to Zion…