Trey Parker Quotes
I find Mormons adorable.
Parker, Trey, and Matt Stone. Interview by David Letterman. Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 10 Mar. 2011.
Von Wackerbarth was one of the many Mormon haters of his day. His quotations have value not for the accuracy of the facts which are scant, but to indicate what much of public opinion regarding Mormons was in that day.
The Mormons wanted Utah to be a United States territory or a state with an extreme state’s rights mentality whereby their religious doctrine in the Book of Mormon could be state law and at the time the Constitution had not yet been amended to require the state governments to adhere to the Bill of Rights or other Federal laws. In effect they wanted a democratic type of theocracy. See {619869}. The Mormons would not agree that Federal law should govern their community or people, and war with the Federal government was imminent. In an ironic twist, Johnson, a Texan, rebelled against the nation himself several years later when he became a Confederate General. He was the highest ranking Confederate Officer killed in Battle—at Shiloh.
While Pratt thought that his publication would explain Mormonism to the officials of the nation and reduce misunderstandings, the result was the opposite. Many Washington Government officials had heard “rumors” of Mormon polygamy. However, given their own perspective, most did not believe that any civilized people would so engage. But when they saw Pratt’s written documents like this, there was an official admission in writing of what was seen as a monstrous evil. Pratt himself had 7 wives and 45 children—shocking for most non Mormons of the time.
Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III is an American actor, voice actor, animator, writer, producer, director, and composer. He is known for co-creating South Park (1997–present) and co-developing The Book of Mormon (2011) with his creative partner Matt Stone. Parker was interested in film and music as a child and at high school, and attended the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he met Stone. The two collaborated on various short films, and starred in the feature-length musical Cannibal! The Musical (1993).
