“Muskets and Rainbows”: Why a Mormon Leader’s BYU Speech Failed, Metaphorically
The use of metaphors in religious rhetoric can be persuasive, inclusive, and edifying. They can also be belligerent, harmful, and divisive. This paper investigates the backlash against the use of a “muskets” metaphor in a recent speech by a prominent Mormon leader which targeted LGBTQ+ members, in t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2023
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Critical research on religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 11, Issue: 1, Pages: 13-32 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Mormon Church
/ Bible
/ Metaphor
/ Speech
/ LGBT
/ Sexual minorities
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy CB Christian life; spirituality KBQ North America KDH Christian sects NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
Metaphors
B Religion B Mormon B Identity B LGBTQ+ |
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