Charity has got your number you anti-mormons!

[_moksha]

Charity: When Hugh Nibley wrote his very instructive "How to Write an Anti-Mormon Book" in 2003, the internet had not produced the proliferation of anti-Mormon outlets.

And the new medium has produced some new strategies. One that apologists should be aware of is the "I Can't Hear You" stratagem. The following is a dialogue between an anti-Mormon and an apologist.

Anti - You Mormons worship Joseph Smith.

Apolo - We respect him, but we don’t worship him.

Anti - You just can’t admit it, so stop evading the issue. Do you worship Joseph Smith? Hint: the answer is yes or no.

Apolo - Then no. We don’t worship anyone except God and Jesus.

Anti - Stop trying to derail the thread! This is about Joseph Smith. You can’t answer so you are trying to distract us. You always do that when you can’t answer the question. I am still waiting for an answer.

Apolo - What do you want me to say? I’ve already answered your question. We don’t worship any mortal.

Anti - No you haven’t answered my question. That’s because you can’t. You Mormons always evade the issue. And you sure don’t teach it to investigators. How many people do you think would join your cult if they were told right off that you worship Joseph Smith?

Apolo - We don’t worship Joseph Smith.

Anti - Then what about what Brigham Young said? You say you believe every word he said because he was a prophet. He said in the Journal of Discourses: “We believe. . . . all. . . men. . . . should . . . worship. . . . . Joseph Smith.” So what is it? Don’t you believe Brigham Young was your cult’s prophet and you should believe every word he said and then there’s blood atonement.”

Apolo - (refusing to get drawn into the ridiculous argument about Brigham Young) We honor and respect our prophets but we don’t try to replace Jesus with them.

Anti - I’ve had enough of your evasions and lies. Everyone here sees just how dishonest and brainwashed you are. You can’t even answer a simple question!

Disclaimer: While every anti-line was said to me on an anti-board, the anti here is a composite.

[_Bond...James Bond]

I saw this thread and about transferred it over, but then I realized that charity is a moron and no one takes her seriously.

[_SatanWasSetUp]

I gotta give her props for at least attempting satire, but it simply comes across as a strawman. I've never seen any so called "anti-mormon" make those type of arguments. Now maybe she's talking about evangelical anti-mormons. I can see them using those arguments, but my experience has mostly been with secular critics.

Now as far as the question of Mormons worshipping Joseph Smith, it goes beyond simple respect. Charity can fool the evangelical christians, but she can't fool former Mormons. We know what was taught to us. Mormons may not worship Joseph Smith, but they have an unhealthy obsession with him.

[_beastie]

Between Juliann and Charity, they sure got anti's pegged.

[_skippy the dead]

Between Juliann and Charity, they sure got anti's pegged.

Well of course! The discovery has all been done!

[_harmony]

Disclaimer: While every anti-line was said to me on an anti-board, the anti here is a composite.

[/quote]

Just what "anti" board has Charity been posting on? She doesn't come here, that's for sure, so she can't be referring to us.

[_barrelomonkeys]

It wasn't this board. It was an EV board set up for the sole purpose of attacking (saving) LDS. So the anti in this case is the EVs and with that in mind it's probably not too far off the mark.

Frankly I find the EVs that attack LDS to be ludicrous in their arguments. Fussing at silliness with their own brand of silliness.

Charity is a nice lady Bond!

[_Polygamy Porter]

I don't believe that charity is genuine.

I believe she is an exmo wearing a sock puppet of an overt chapel Mormon just to scare the nevermo visitors.

Her MAAD character is as close to the average chapel mo as I have ever seen.

Who ever is wearing the sock puppet, I say bravo, as they are showing the true Mormon spirit, which is very odd.

[_Zoidberg]

I don't believe that charity is genuine.

I believe she is an exmo wearing a sock puppet of an overt chapel Mormon just to scare the nevermo visitors.

Her MAAD character is as close to the average chapel mo as I have ever seen.

Who ever is wearing the sock puppet, I say bravo, as they are showing the true Mormon spirit, which is very odd.

I am pretty sure it's Primus from RfM.:)

[_Yoda]

I don't believe that charity is genuine.

I believe she is an exmo wearing a sock puppet of an overt chapel Mormon just to scare the nevermo visitors.

Her MAAD character is as close to the average chapel mo as I have ever seen.

Who ever is wearing the sock puppet, I say bravo, as they are showing the true Mormon spirit, which is very odd.

Charity is not a sock puppet.

I have had real exchanges with her. She is a real person.

She has a deluded view on things at times, but she is a very nice, harmless lady in her 60's. She actually has a Master's degree in Psychology, and has taught both on the secondary and at the college level.