Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Hot Mormon Muffins, the calendar. <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,569669,00.html" target="_blank">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0...,00.html</a> Google it, there's all sorts of links.
Originally Posted By Mr X That "Men on a Mission" dude lost his DIPLOMA!? How the heck does THAT work?
Originally Posted By EdisYoda Non-Mormans have been kicked out of BYU for drinking caffeine. This happened to the daughter of one my mom's friends. So not getting a diploma for "violating" standards of the church doesn't surprise me.
Originally Posted By Mr X Kicked out, I can understand. But the way I read it they "took back" a diploma the guy had already earned. Or maybe I read it wrong.
Originally Posted By EdisYoda <<<Hardy and a business partner created the first "Men on a Mission" calendar for 2008. The 2009 version drew the attention of the church, and Hardy was excommunicated in July 2008 after a church court. Hardy participated in graduation ceremonies at BYU in Provo a month later, but his diploma was withheld. He lost an appeal of the decision in March.>>> I read this as he finished school, but the school didn't give him his diploma.
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 <<Or maybe I read it wrong.>> No, you got it right, X. They revoked his degree. I have zero sympathy for Hardy's melodramatic and seemingly-surprised reaction to that. "Waaah! They're being so unFAIR to me! They punished me for producing and marketing a product that associates the Church with sexually provocative pictures! How COULD they?!" Shut up already, Hardy. You knew the Church/University rules full well going into this. And you consciously decided to break them in order to make a personal gain. So enough with this martyr crap. It don't play. Butch up and take responsibility for your actions. On the other hand... THANK YOU, Hardy, for these two projects that pull aside the curtain and show that many REAL Mormons are as lusty, gay, tattoo'd, free-thinking, questioning of the dogma of their Church, and/or normal as the rest of the human population. While I have little use for beefcake pics or muffin recipes, I almost want to buy one of each calendar to help show The Cult leadership that their patent-protected image is crumbling.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***No, you got it right, X. They revoked his degree.*** I didn't know such a thing was possible. Can they do so even 5-10 years down the road? What would that do to someone with a career?
