I actually liked this defense of Mormonism from a non-believing perspective.

I’m a secular humanist, but Maher’s statement is incredible. How are Mormonism’s unique beliefs any “more ridiculous” than believing that a virgin gave birth, that five loaves and two fishes fed 5,000 hungry people, that spitting in mud and rubbing it in a blind man’s eyes made him see, that you can walk on water or that people dead for centuries will be brought back to life looking just as they did in their prime? And on and on…

My point is not to make fun of Mormons or Christians — people are free to believe whatever they want (but they can’t force their beliefs on others). No, my point is that Mormon beliefs only appear strange because they are not commonplace, not part of the culture. So leave the Mormons alone.

Why is Mormonism declared “weird” because we don’t believe miracles and faith-demanding events only happened in ancient times? That, and we are not allowed to claim we worship our Savior simply because we don’t believe in a political declaration that was written by a committee 300 years after he lived.

The Daily Show has a similar point in its own unique way.