tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post7280705978259198981..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: The Great Escapist in SupernaturalRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-4758251812785715252015-03-03T18:09:28.525-08:002015-03-03T18:09:28.525-08:00I've written about the Mormons' belief in ...I've written about the Mormons' belief in a Lost Tribe of Israel before.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-56570997723824512012013-07-26T01:17:53.092-07:002013-07-26T01:17:53.092-07:00You might have missed an angle for this analysis. ...You might have missed an angle for this analysis. The Church of the Latter Day Saints believes our nations are part of a lost tribe of Israel. We run across this sort of thing all the time. A dominant culture trying to make sense of a people they know nothing about will always try to interpret the culture in terms they already understand.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312258966336900264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-33838569162258743862013-07-25T15:15:05.255-07:002013-07-25T15:15:05.255-07:00FWIW, a few seasons ago, they had that other uniqu...FWIW, a few seasons ago, they had <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main/Cthulhu" rel="nofollow">that other uniquely American supernatural folklore</a> present.<br /><br />Actually, at this point in <i>Supernatural</i> cosmology, I'm pretty sure God is gone, and the archangels have set up a fascist state in heaven.<br /><br />Yeah, relying on <i>Supernatural</i> for folklore information is stupid. Plus, I seriously doubt God's chosen heroes to stop the Apocalypse would interpret "love thy brother" that way. (Okay, that part's not canon, but they allude to the fandom's obsession with that so much.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com