Mister Scratch wrote:You need a term to cover somebody like Pahoran, who is at the extreme polar opposite of Ed Decker. I.e., he goes well beyond the role of apologist, and actually seems more interested in attacking critics than defending the Church or proclaiming the Gospel. In other words, hatred for critics and anti-Mormons exceeds the person's apparent desire to defend the Church.
PBM? Pit Bull Mormon. Both Pit Bulls and Pahoran can be vicious but have some winsome qualities as well.
Heaven knows I've tried to hate Pahoran but just can't quite do it.
Anyone who says the plural of Jesus is Jesi is OK with me.
I'd like to see some way to refer to the idea that some people become so entrenched and embedded in their beliefs (whether it is that Mormonism is the "one true church", or that Mormonism is Satanic in origin) that no amount of evidence will convince them to alter their stances (in the Hoffer genre of True Believers).
P.S. What should we list for Son of Perdition? Someone who knows the church is true but fights against it for personal reasons, maybe an extreme reformer?
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. - Plato