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Perhaps this isn’t so surprising? But The New York Times seems rather already in love with this, well, not-so-traditional musical interpretation of the sacred texts of Mormonism by the creators of ‘South Park,’ Trey Stone and Matt Parker. Just this weekend, the Arts section featured this front-pager, “A Sweet Show, With Blasphemy and Cussing” about…

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No, it’s not a joke! The creators of ‘South Park,’ Trey Parker and Matt Stone, have turned the Book of Mormon into a musical that will have its debut on Broadway next month. Given the South Park folks penchant for irreverence around all-things religion, it is sure to be hilarious–and probably offensive, too. Early reviewers…

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