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SALT LAKE CITY -- The Book of Mormon musical is drawing some harsh words from an evangelical scholar and professor of philosophy at Biola University.
The Washington Post's "On Faith" blog last week included a discussion board that asked, "Is faith funny?"
It stated, "For some Mormons the irreverent musical, bearing the name of their holy text, crossed a line."
John Mark Reynolds, a non-Mormon, is among the posters.
He wrote that parts of the musical he has seen are "as innovative as a Newsies revival and as funny as the cruel, tasteless jokes told by an inebriated coworker at a Christmas party. The difference is that the coworker might sober up in the morning, but the mindless mockery that also gave us South Park will continue."
He further called the musical "a minstrel show for our present age with Mormons as the joke."
Read his post called "Amos and Andy and The Book of Mormon" here.
