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Well, what a very interesting thread this is. First, Prof. Peterson tells a blatant, slanderous, disgusting lie about GoodK, then he goes on to claim that he's justified in peddling his information since he feels so "picked on." Then, it turns out that he thinks his brazen falsehood was ju...

Dear Wade, This seems like an interesting project. Unfortunately, there are two reasons why I can't support it. (1) I don't fit the criteria, since I am not a "former LDS Believr." (2) I notice that you're using a quote of mine in your sig line. Am I supposed to believe that that will make...

I've emailed the then-chairman of the Department of Ancient Scripture to determine what he had in mind when he asserted his suzerainty. Hi Tom, I'm glad you did this and I think it will be very interesting if he responds. If you happen to get into an extended conversation, be sure to ask him what h...

But, we are talking about the LDS Church here. Various officials have noted repeatedly that a key function of FARMS is to rescue those Saints with wavering testimonies, and this is done in part by concocting various theories about the most problematic facets of Mormonism: the Book of Abraham, Book ...

How long did it take you to construct the opening post? It seems like that took quite a while to amass all that information and interpretation. Oh, not all that long. I owe a lot of credit to people who provided me with links and information via PM. The main thing I did was cobble all the informati...

Scratch: "Apart from the "need to be better known" and the "promot[ion] of publicity" mentioned by Noel Reynolds, what would have persuaded the Brethren to associate themselves with FARMS in this way? Clearly, there would have been a number of problems involved:[1] it would...

Bob--- The "big deal" lies in the fact that this marked a clear instance were the Brethren basically admitted that the Church needs a well-organized and well-financed apologetic arm. Either that, or they felt threatened by FARMS's ambitions and rapid growth, and decided to put the leash on.

Part of it had to do with funding, and whether apologists would be paid. You haven't seen that sinister and mysterious document. You don't know that. For all you know, the document has now appeared, in .pdf format, in my InBox. *You* are the one who claimed never to have seen it. Remember? The disc...

Gadianton wrote:Mister Scratch,

Any leads on specifics regarding The Protocol of 1995 in addition to the stuff about blessings?

Part of it had to do with funding, and whether apologists would be paid.

He just won't give it up, folks. How can I not find this oddly fascinating? Yeah, it is intriguing. Scratch is looking for any opportunity he can find to call the activities of Mormon apologists into question and discredit their work. It is a quest that has truly taken on a life of its own. As you ...