The Mormon church has trademarked the angel Moroni, or so they claim. I guess they can have him; they're the ones who made him up, after all, aren't they?The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a.k.a. The Mormons, have gotten their halos in a twitch over a t-shirt produced by two coffee-sellin' joes that shows the Moronic Angel swilling coffee through his trumpet.
Taylorville, Utah "Just Add Coffee" coffee shop co-owner Ed Beazer said he and partner Van Lidell have been using the Moroni symbol for about a year, and added it to the back of a now-best-selling t-shirt around Christmas. On March 9, they ran a print ad locally featuring the logo, and promptly heard from the LDS Church's attorneys, the Deseret News reported.
Can you imagine the panic in the streets when Jesus returns and demands licensing fees for all the abuse His Name has taken in the past 2,000 years? All the people who've said "Jesus H. (or F***ing) Christ!" as an interjection and all the Hispanics who've named their children after Jesus will probably get off with just a warning, perhaps even a touch on the face or a pat on the head.
It's all those preachers and ministers and priests and popes who've been b.s.ing us for two millenia, saying "Jesus spoke to me!" and "Jesus wants you to [fill in the blank]!", who are going to catch Hell.
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2 comments:
I always thought the name of that angel was ironic as hell. But evidently the early Mormom leaders didn't have a sense of irony, or, maybe they did.
Trademark an angel, huh?
Good thing that they didn't claim copyright, because then it would be moroni©.
(Recycled from my post here.)
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