The Top Ten Happenings in Mopologetics, 2017

[_MrStakhanovite]

Stak! Good to see you, buddy!

[_Cylon]

Good to see the annual endcap of the study of Mopologetics living up to its expected high standards. I recently finished reading through the Top Ten Happenings threads of all the past years it's been done, and they're always a hoot. I toast Doctor Scratch for his commitment to increasing our understanding of this fascinating yet baffling field!

[_Philo Sofee]

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Relying on Kerry Shirts for this. Hah hah.

You're not an academic.

I was asked about what happened and I simply responded to what went on. I was not upset, alarmed, or disturbed as your highness appears to be.

[_Dr. Shades]

Back on December 02 I was asking myself, "It's about time for the Top Ten Happenings in Mopologetics for 2017; why hasn't Doctor Scratch posted them yet?" I'm happy to see that I had only one more day to wait, as the wait (such that it was) was well worth it, as always!

If anyone would like to peruse the Top Ten Happenings lists from previous years, here they are:

• The Top Ten Happenings in Mopologetics, 2016
• The Top Ten Happenings in Mopologetics, 2015
• The Top Ten Happenings in Mopologetics, 2014
• The Top Ten Happenings in Mopologetics, 2013
• The Top Ten Happenings in Mopologetics, 2012
• The Top Ten Happenings in Mopologetics, 2011
• The Top Ten Happenings in Mopologetics, 2010
• The Top Ten Happenings in Mopologetics, 2009
• The Top Ten Happenings in Mopologetics, 2008
• The Top Ten Happenings in Mopologetics, 2007
• The Top Ten Happenings in Mopologetics, 2006

[_moksha]

Having said that, Mormon apologia peer reviewing is really a fantastic waste of time.

Excellent point. When a journal editor asks a group of reviewers to write hatchet pieces on some book that has rankled the editor's feathers, the most expedient thing is not to review them but instead publish all five of them. That way the book which was given the subtitle "An Insider's Story" can receive the entire shotgun effect of criticism.

[_Doctor Scratch]

What is the significance of "The Doink" as a nickname for one of the apologists listed above? On Google, the word doink was associated with a wrestling clown, a large marijuana joint, and the act of sexual intercourse.

Moksha:

I can't say for sure what the "significance" is of Hancock's nickname, but I do know that it originated with the Hon. Rev. Kishkumen. Perhaps he'll be along to clarify at some point. Based on what you've listed here, I would guess that "wrestling clown" is probably the best analog, but I can't be sure about that.

I thought Steve Smoot trying to add a degree of religious sanity by separating a judgmental ear accessories fetish from meaningful Church doctrine was a good thing and as such should be encouraged. What he said could only be deemed apostasy in some anal-retentive version of the gospel.

Perhaps, though bear in mind that Smoot is also using his Mopologist pulpit to basically slam the "Sister in Parowan," as it were: his argument is that rank-and-file Latter-day Saints are stupid / foolish / "lemmings" / "sheeple" for following the General Authorities' rules. It's yet another case of the Mopologists' trying to re-write LDS doctrine as it is delivered to us by the Prophets. Are the prohibitions against things like long hair, two earrings, and colored shirts stupid? Of course they are. But the criticism needs to be directed at the origin of those "rules," and not at the Saints who believe they are doing good by following them.

[_cwald]

Very good stuff. Went back and read the whole collection again. Very entertaining.

Not to complain, but I was hoping that at least one of these events would have gotten at least an honorable mention.

1. Successful trolling of one Mentalgymnastics, that caused the departure of several valuable MDDB posters.

2. Shulem getting reinstated into Terrestial Kingdom with all the keys, signs and tokens to post.

3 ldsfaqs final judgment to be permanently stuck in MDDB Spirit Prison

[_Ceeboo]

Hey Scratch!

As I have mentioned to you before, your ability to write is a very special and artistic gift. I sincerely enjoy reading the music that you share among us here at MDB. It's beautiful!

Merry Christmas to you and yours.

Peace,
Ceeboo

[_Kishkumen]

What is the significance of "The Doink" as a nickname for one of the apologists listed above? On Google, the word doink was associated with a wrestling clown, a large marijuana joint, and the act of sexual intercourse.

Moksha:

I can't say for sure what the "significance" is of Hancock's nickname, but I do know that it originated with the Hon. Rev. Kishkumen. Perhaps he'll be along to clarify at some point. Based on what you've listed here, I would guess that "wrestling clown" is probably the best analog, but I can't be sure about that.

Doink
Noun
(plural doinks)
(slang) A fool; a jerk; a worthless person.

http://www.yourdictionary.com/doink

[_Kishkumen]

The two poles of a religiously based progressive morality are not hard to put together — borderless globalism and free “sexual expression.” They are part of the same ethic that seeks to emancipate the individual from the needs and norms of all real, concrete national and religious communities. It’s a stretch, therefore, to imply that such a political perspective can be genuinely grounded in LDS belief.

Every time I read this, I can't help but detect an implicit white nationalism. Now, I don't think Prof. Hancock is consciously a white nationalist. But his vision tends so clearly in that direction that one wonders how many white nationalists take heart when they read these words.