"Anti-Mormon": The Adventures of an Epithet

[_Daniel Peterson]

Pahoran's alleged cowardice hasn't been demonstrated.

The vast majority of the world's inhabitants don't post here. The vast majority, even, of the world's anti-Mormons don't post here. There are plenty of perfectly sound reasons for not posting here.

By contrast, your campaign of anonymous character assassination has been on unceasing public display for several years now.

[_Mister Scratch]

Pahoran's alleged cowardice hasn't been demonstrated.

Actually, it has. He posted here, couldn't hack it, and fled.

By contrast, your campaign of anonymous character assassination has been on unceasing public display for several years now.

You have not demonstrated that my posts constitute "character assassination." The vast majority of the world's critics post criticism publicly, and there are perfectly good reasons why the subjects of said criticism don't whine that it's "character assassination."

[_bcspace]

You might be disappointed to learn how many non or exLDS post on this board who I consider to be antiMormon.

I would venture to say you feel it is the majority of posters here.

Pretty safe to say.

Just posting here is an anti-Mormon activity.

Says who?

In fact, I also consider it quite possible to be an antiMormon and still be listed on the membership rolls of the Church, active in Church, and even holding a calling and a temple recommend.

By the same standard, I believe that the majority of pro-Mormon posters here are really doing the work of an anti-Mormon per your definition. In other words, you and DCP and others really aren't helping your cause. I think you make it worse.

Keeping you guys occupied is antiMormon? We aren't really speaking to you or trying to convince you per se. The lurker is the audience.

You seasoned apologist types can handle the lying and deception you do and your hollow arguments

Please point to the post where I have lied.

but the Chapel/Meldrum type Mormons would view you just as much anti-Mormon as the ones you described above.

No such distinction can be found in the Church. However, one can find a difference (slight) between generations.

You can be thankful that not many Chapel/Meldrum type Mormons visit these message boards.

Non existence probably explains that.

[_bcspace]

I can't really think of any good reason for Pahoran or any other believing Latter-day Saint to come here.

I mean, really. For the vast audience? For the substantive and respectful discussions? For the erudition of the place?

Entertainment. That and keeping up on the latest criticisms are mainly why I post here. On the rare occaisions such criticisms come up in Church or in public, I can squelch them pretty easily.

[_Daniel Peterson]

He posted here, couldn't hack it, and fled.

There are, as I've observed, multitudes of good reasons for not posting here, and for leaving here.

Your claim that he left because of "cowardice" is no more than your typical defamatory spin, based on the same flimsy evidence and dubious hostile mind-reading that constitute your continual MO.

You have not demonstrated that my posts constitute "character assassination."

There's no need to do so. It's self-evidently obvious.

[_Mister Scratch]

You have not demonstrated that my posts constitute "character assassination."

There's no need to do so. It's self-evidently obvious.

It is not anywhere near as obvious as Pahoran's cowardice.

[_Daniel Peterson]

It is not anywhere near as obvious as Pahoran's cowardice.

He bravely says, anonymously.

[_antishock8]

I like the term "anti-Mormon". I'm anti-Mormon. I'm opposed to it as a practice, ideology, culture, and body politic.

If Mormons want to label me as anti-Mormon, and then redefine the word into an epithet, then that's their right. The word "Mormon" has negative connotations for me. I think of brainwashed bigots trying to be happy within a narrowly defined world view. So it's only fair if they want to think of me as "x-y-z" then more power to them.

[_bcspace]

If Mormons want to label me as anti-Mormon, and then redefine the word into an epithet, then that's their right. The word "Mormon" has negative connotations for me. I think of brainwashed bigots trying to be happy within a narrowly defined world view. So it's only fair if they want to think of me as "x-y-z" then more power to them.

Ah shucks! A person with a bomb on their head will say anything.

[_Gadianton]

I like the term "anti-Mormon". I'm anti-Mormon. I'm opposed to it as a practice, ideology, culture, and body politic.

If Mormons want to label me as anti-Mormon, and then redefine the word into an epithet, then that's their right. The word "Mormon" has negative connotations for me. I think of brainwashed bigots trying to be happy within a narrowly defined world view. So it's only fair if they want to think of me as "x-y-z" then more power to them.

It's their right I suppose. And like you, I don't mind being called names, it really doesn't hurt me that L-Skinny participants may have had a big round of high-fives at my expense. But, granting all that, I still find it satisfying to unravel the anatomy of an underhanded tactic.