The calendar “Men on a Mission” featuring 12 Mormon sexy shirtless missionaries men could have creator Chad Hardy excommunicated. Lifetime member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, Hardy is facing a disciplinary hearing and because of the project.
"You see more in a JCPenney catalog," said Hardy, 31, who now has his own entertainment company. "I just feel like my right to free speech is being violated. The calendar was designed to shake up Mormon stereotypes. The pages include photos of the men dressed in standard missionary garb. In biographical sketches each missionary talks about his beliefs. It's not tearing anybody down. I wondered what would happen if we took that perfect Disneyland image that the church spends millions of dollars cultivating each year and shook it up a little bit.”
The 2009 calendar -- which drew 100 inquiries from interested missionaries -- will be released in September.
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