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Are most apologist EMOS
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:04 pm
by _karl61
not church attending Mormons but just electronic Mormons a.k.a. emos, something like selek or pahoran.
Re: Are most apologist EMOS
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:06 pm
by _Daniel Peterson
Very doubtful.
Incidentally, I couldn't tell you about selek, but I'm quite confident that Pahoran participates fully in the Church.
Re: Are most apologist EMOS
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:15 pm
by _Yoda
I think it's probably about half and half.
I think that there are some "armchair" apologists who may not attend Church every week, but who still feel the need to defend the LDS Church from critics. These "armchair" apologists can be made up of folks who may not be able to attend Church every week for health reasons, like Charity was, I believe, at one point (I'm not sure what her current health condition is now).
Dr. Peterson is a bishop, so it's pretty obvious that he attends Church meetings on a regular basis.
Bob Crockett is also a bishop, so, again, I would assume he attends Church meetings.
Gaz has indicated that he teaches Priesthood, so I think it's safe to say that he attends weekly.
Out of curiosity, why do you think that Selek and Pahoran don't attend meetings? Frankly, I assumed that they did.
Are you asking if apologists are more vocal in an Internet or electronic setting than they might be in public?
Re: Are most apologist EMOS
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:24 pm
by _karl61
do they look like emos
Re: Are most apologist EMOS
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:03 pm
by _Thama
karl61 wrote:do they look like emos
Humor... FAIL.
Sorry.
Re: Are most apologist EMOS
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:05 am
by _JohnStuartMill
Daniel Peterson wrote:Very doubtful.
Incidentally, I couldn't tell you about selek, but I'm quite confident that Pahoran participates fully in the Church.
You guys haven't kicked him out yet?
Re: Are most apologist EMOS
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:26 am
by _Gazelam
The emo band Jimmy Eat World are Jews.
that's almost Mormon isn't it?
Re: Are most apologist EMOS
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:25 pm
by _Thama
Gazelam wrote:The emo band Jimmy Eat World are Jews.
that's almost Mormon isn't it?
If your definition of "almost" allows you to say that "Mormons are almost Muslims", or "Jews are almost Baptists", then yes... I agree.
Re: Are most apologist EMOS
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:14 pm
by _Some Schmo
karl61 wrote:not church attending Mormons but just electronic Mormons a.k.a. emos, something like selek or pahoran.
I can see why you might suspect that. They do seem very fake and insincere. I mean, really... who talks like that, or actually believes that which they profess? Come on!
Re: Are most apologist EMOS
Posted: Sat Feb 07, 2009 3:05 am
by _JohnStuartMill
Gazelam wrote:The emo band Jimmy Eat World are Jews.
that's almost Mormon isn't it?
One of the members of Jimmy Eat World went on an LDS mission, actually. I hadn't heard that any of them are Jews. Maybe the acronym of the band's name is confusing you?