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Author: Chino Blanco

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Hi, my name is Robert, and I’m an ex-Mormon.

Chino Blanco, August 14, 2010August 15, 2010

You knew it was coming, and now it’s here’s: the first exmo response to the LDS mormon.org ad campaign. “Hi, my name is Robert, and I’m an ex-Mormon.” Domo arigato, Mister Ex-Mo-Roberto!

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Mormonism: The HAL 9000 of revealed religion

Chino Blanco, August 12, 2010August 13, 2010

HAL: “Let me put it this way, Mr. Amor. The 9000 series is the most reliable computer ever made. No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error.” Of course, as HAL learns,…

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Hi, I’m Sarah and I’m a Mormon.

Chino Blanco, August 11, 2010May 17, 2011

Please go show this brave gal some love by subscribing to her YouTube channel! For folks who haven’t yet seen the recent Mormon TV ad campaign that Sarah’s clip is spoofing, check it out. And by the way, I just noticed Sarah’s letter to Joanna Brooks. If anyone here is…

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How many Mormons does it take to bless a baby?

Chino Blanco, August 9, 2010August 13, 2010

Twenty Twenty-five Thirty Forty comments later … Who knows? Good grief.

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You can have it all at a Mormon-owned Marriott Hotel!

Chino Blanco, August 9, 2010August 9, 2010

Yes, I’ve been inspired to talk about Marriott, again. * recent amateur in-room photo courtesy mormonsexposed.com Pounding the pulpit about porn with one fist while grabbing porn profits with the other? It’s what happens when The Restoration meets Too Big To Fail. Fave Mitt Romney quote: “Pornography and violence poison…

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“And I’m a … Scientologist.”

Chino Blanco, August 3, 2010August 11, 2010

Seen those new Mormon TV ads? Here’s my nominee for best of the bunch:

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Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff calls on LDS HQ to take a position on US immigration policy

Chino Blanco, June 29, 2010October 1, 2011

No theocracy going on here … Deseret News promptly weighs in with a response on Thomas S. Monson’s behalf.

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Robert P. George’s stand-up comedy routine is beyond stale

Chino Blanco, June 25, 2010October 1, 2011

From the NOM chairman’s 2007 debut gig: No doubt, it’s sure to get a chuckle from Mormons and Catholics … God’s on the line. Who’s He calling? Rome? Salt Lake City? Hilarity ensues. Best.Joke.Ever. Just ask Matt Holland. But I exaggerate. Because it wasn’t until 2009 that Robby began deadpanning…

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Echols County, Georgia, 1884

Chino Blanco, June 25, 2010June 25, 2010

The court determines that Sam Echols is not a proper person to raise a child, owing to his opinions. My great-great-grandfather determines that his zeal for the (Mormon) faith will be his best revenge.

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M. Russell Ballard and Quentin L. Cook co-chair $1,000-a-plate award night for anti-gay crusader Robby George

Chino Blanco, June 21, 2010September 3, 2011

x-posted at Daily Kos Bill Marriott & Mormon Elders Cook, Ballard and Wickman recently threw a party for NOM’s Robert P. George. Be sure to hit this link and check out the VIPs at the Annual Canterbury Medal Dinner. Im sure plenty of folks here will recognize the various faces…

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