'Twilight' Author Strictly PG

November 18, 2008 | Rumor Control
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Stephenie Meyer is the brain behind the bloodthirsty vampires in "Twilight," but is it true Meyer has never seen an R-rated flick?!

This wacky rumor is true! The Mormon mom of three confessed to Entertainment Weekly she doesn't watch R-rated motion pictures! Her inspiration apparently didn't come from "Interview with the Vampire." The Phoenix native wrote the "Twilight" series after it came to her in a dream.

The Mormon Church does not have a written rule about viewing R-rated movies.

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It’s not like R rated films are that great. I don’t think any church would really want their followers to be watching most of the stuff out there.

Jessica
November 18, 2008

ExtraFan,

Well nothing in Mormonism is really more than a suggestion; no one is forced to do anything. I’m sure I could find a written article in the Church magazines specifically counseling against watching R-rated movies. By the way, I’m a big fan of this counsel. I can’t begin to say how grateful I am that I’ve been spared from watching many a Hollywood crap-fest. Gigli? Never even thought about seeing it. :)

JDD
November 18, 2008

JDD,

It is not written. It is suggested. It is different.

ExtraFan
November 18, 2008

Spelling fail…its Stephenie not Stephanie. Nice fact checking.

anonymous
November 18, 2008

This article suggests the LDS (“Mormon”) Church has no official position re. R-rated movies. That is not correct. In fact, the LDS (“Mormon”) Church has specifically requested that its members not watch R-rated movies.

JDD
November 18, 2008
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