tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post9177236211726469148..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: The 5000 Year Leap, the Naked Communist, and the Man Who Changed Glenn Beck's LifePaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-48988370504514644872009-09-16T11:42:05.400-06:002009-09-16T11:42:05.400-06:00Interesting article. Thanks for pointing it out, P...Interesting article. Thanks for pointing it out, Paul. We've discussed some of these issues before here and over at the Juvenile Instructor (see <a href="http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/glenn-beck-and-the-revivalism-of-mormon-millenarianism/" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/the-government-is-the-devil-glenn-beck-and-mormonism-redux/" rel="nofollow">here</a>).<br /><br />Skousen really is an interesting figure who deserves more attention, I think. As a side note, he was the home teacher (Mormon priesthood representative assigned to visit and fellowship several families within a congregation each month) assigned to my staunchly Democrat grandfather and grandmother when they first moved to Provo in the early 1960s. My grandma says she doesn't remember much discussion of politics, but did remember that he regularly brought up his apocalyptic theories during their visits.Christopherhttp://juvenileinstructor.orgnoreply@blogger.com