Is Robert Boylan Attempting to Profit from Apologetics?

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Re: Is Robert Boylan Attempting to Profit from Apologetics?

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I don't think there's a problem with Boylan (or anyone else) attempting a paid subscriber / content creator model. On the evangelical side, even prolific and well-known authors who are already full-time Bible professors like Scot McKnight and Michael F. Bird are accepting paid subscriptions on sites like Substack.

These things only become problems when people are clearly getting rich and living lavish lifestyles off of what they say is their labor for the Lord.

Of course, that's why the Mormon criticism of "priestcraft" was always overly broad to the extent of being comically inept. Criticizing the megachurch pastor with four homes and a dozen luxury cars is appropriate. Criticizing the guy who's just trying to find a way to do this full-time while still supporting his family is absurd. Guess which group most pastors and Christian ministry workers fall into?
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Re: Is Robert Boylan Attempting to Profit from Apologetics?

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MsJack wrote:
Fri Apr 07, 2023 11:55 am
I don't think there's a problem with Boylan (or anyone else) attempting a paid subscriber / content creator model. These things only become problems when people are clearly getting rich and living lavish lifestyles off of what they say is their labor for the Lord.
Well, it looks like after begging and begging for money and subcribers, Robert Boylan only has 3 Patreon subscribers. He is making $31 per month:

https://patreon.com/ScripturalMormonism ... =join_link
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Re: Is Robert Boylan Attempting to Profit from Apologetics?

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Everybody Wang Chung wrote:
Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:29 am
MsJack wrote:
Fri Apr 07, 2023 11:55 am
I don't think there's a problem with Boylan (or anyone else) attempting a paid subscriber / content creator model. These things only become problems when people are clearly getting rich and living lavish lifestyles off of what they say is their labor for the Lord.
Well, it looks like after begging and begging for money and subcribers, Robert Boylan only has 3 Patreon subscribers. He is making $31 per month:

https://patreon.com/ScripturalMormonism ... =join_link
His mom and dad are dropping $10/month each while grandma is flexing for $11/month.
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Re: Is Robert Boylan Attempting to Profit from Apologetics?

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MsJack wrote:
Fri Apr 07, 2023 11:55 am

Well, it looks like after begging and begging for money and subcribers, Robert Boylan only has 3 Patreon subscribers. He is making $31 per month:

https://patreon.com/ScripturalMormonism ... =join_link
You mean his delusions of granduer, unchecked ego, and miserable personality haven't brought in a rush of people willing to give him money to copy and paste more quotes onto his blog? How surprising...
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Re: Is Robert Boylan Attempting to Profit from Apologetics?

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Everybody Wang Chung wrote:
Sat Apr 22, 2023 12:29 am
Well, it looks like after begging and begging for money and subcribers, Robert Boylan only has 3 Patreon subscribers. He is making $31 per month:

https://patreon.com/ScripturalMormonism ... =join_link
Meanwhile, I just got my first honorarium, and my church is paying me for occasional preaching.

I think I'm going to like this priestcraft stuff! 8-)
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MsJack wrote:
Mon May 29, 2023 5:49 am
Meanwhile, I just got my first honorarium, and my church is paying me for occasional preaching.

I think I'm going to like this priestcraft stuff! 8-)
Congratulations! That’s exciting news!
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Does your church allow female ministers? A lot of conservative denominations don't allow women to be pastors or elders, but some will let women be deaconesses or something like that. If your people let you preach even once, that's at least a good sign.

The pastor of a church I used to attend once explained, as if it were a telling argument for something, that denominations which went down the slippery slope to liberalism often seemed to start out by ordaining women. I wouldn't be surprised if that were true. It's once you've cleaned up the worst mess in the room that you notice the other messes.
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Physics Guy wrote:
Mon May 29, 2023 3:30 pm
Does your church allow female ministers?
The Quakers do not ordain anyone but have had women in leadership roles such as Recorded Minister since they first started in 1652.
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