{"id":15239,"date":"2013-06-24T13:12:07","date_gmt":"2013-06-24T17:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=15239"},"modified":"2013-06-24T13:12:07","modified_gmt":"2013-06-24T17:12:07","slug":"mennonites-mormons-and-moonies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2013\/06\/mennonites-mormons-and-moonies.html","title":{"rendered":"Mennonites, Mormons, and Moonies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Mormons<\/a> and Moonies\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MA7Bm39ZrEA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>Having provided enough amusing information literacy song videos, my colleague Chad Bauman and I are moving into a new genre: amusing song videos about religion. The above is the first in the genre, \u201cMennonites, Mormons, and Moonies,\u201d with lyrics by Chad Bauman, and performed in four-part harmony by Chad Bauman, Chad Bauman, Chad Bauman, and Chad Bauman. Its melody is familiar, and its lyrics will help you keep from getting these faith traditions confused. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>In case you\u2019re curious, I\u2019ve already been working on the next one in the series, which will be about religion scholars of the 20th century.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having provided enough amusing information literacy song videos, my colleague Chad Bauman and I are moving into a new genre: amusing song videos about religion. 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