I couldn’t agree more. What’s the point in purposefully limiting an audience? And it drives me nuts, people who don’t think the Faith is rigorous enough to withstand a nonmember watching God’s Army.

In fact, I think it’s immoral to avoid sharing our artistic output with the world at large. We have an obligation, people!

(sez i)

Of course, I agree that missionary considerations can’t be paramount. Or rather, the focus (and the reason) can’t ever bey: this work will win converts!

Instead, I think that it should simply as you state: “If you are going to publish a book anyway, why not make it non-member friendly if you can?”