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Merry Smithmas to all and to all a good sleight!!

Something else quite telling in these Interpreter 990 forms is this: its mission statement uses the word "enemies." TO RESEARCH AND DESCRIBE THE RESTORATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AS REVEALED TO JOSEPH SMITH AND WITH QUALITY, FAITH PROMOTING SCHOLARSHIP BY PUBLISHING ON-LINE A JOURNAL FREE OF...

Luckily, I received a pair of links recently from an "informant" which help to shed some light on the situation: namely, Interpreter's 2021 and 2022 tax documents. These documents show, very curiously, that rather than burning a hole in Interpreter's budget, Witnesses managed to somehow turn a prof...

How would paying for distribution rights to independently-produced content be viewed as a bailout?

Dr. Shades wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 09, 2023 12:33 pm

Dr Moore wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:58 pm

But now they’re calling and ordaining apostles before churchwide sustaining?

No, they aren’t.

It happened this week, Dr. Shades.

https://www.deseret.com/2023/12/8/23993 ... e-apostles

Nelson was set apart before churchwide sustaining as president. People looked the other way because, hey, he’d already been sustained as PSR and all. It was established procedure. But now they’re calling and ordaining apostles before churchwide sustaining? Common consent, meet Nelson’s middle finger.

Not. It’s Taylor “Fu*k the Patriarchy” Swift, a talented artist who has done more to help women and girls feel validated, seen and powerful than all Mormon leaders combined. A very deserving honor indeed. Whether you are a fan of her music or not, it’s hard to argue her impact. https://time.com/6342...

Wonderful, as always, Doctor. Your stamina in research and writing are inspiring to so many of the rising faculty. While some may aspire to administrative roles and a few are intoxicated with lucrative 1 day per week consulting gigs, you remind the Cassius staff that the greatest prizes are obtained...

This is surely a damning ongoing scandal. But defenders will point out that in the ID case, the church may have done all it could and appears even to have been generous with the settlement as a sort of consolation prize, given state law on clergy-penitent privilege. The abuse happened 20 years prior...

Highly recommend this article, which outlines a compelling common thread between women being ordered off the stand in sacrament meeting and csa coverups. The problem, at the root, is cowardly local leaders refusing to stand up to senior leaders when asked to do things which are harmful or wrong, or ...