Paid Apologetic Arm?

[_Infymus]

I hope they start funding me to show up on message boards and proudly defend the faith by derailing threads and calling people crappy members. If any of you are watching, PM me and I'll give you a mailing address for my paycheck.

[_Mercury]

I hope they start funding me to show up on message boards and proudly defend the faith by derailing threads and calling people crappy members. If any of you are watching, PM me and I'll give you a mailing address for my paycheck.

don't forget the biggest function you play: masturbation joke fodder.

[_Gadianton]

What kind of a study would you envision being undertaken? How would results be tabulated and analyzed? And even if the methodology for such a study could be developed and reliable results compiled, what makes you think that Church would be interested in abandoning or diluting what has been the foundational strength of the Church for nearly 180 years, I.e. personal revelation. From my perspective, the Church seeks members who have a spiritual witness of its truth claims. Intellectual witnesses do little to motivate one to live the law of sacrifice.

I wouldn't strain to hard mbeesely. I could have just as well said, what if it were known by revelation that apologetics has a positive effect on membership? But for the record, don't discount how much the church could potentially learn about the effects of apologetics. I had a econ teacher who had done consulting work for the church and I was surprised at his reports on the level of detail the church has taken in their correlation studies.

One could equally argue, why do apologists do apologetics if it does no good? Why do apologists invest their time in apologetics if it motivates no one to stay in the church or to join? Why does FAIR exist?

[_moksha]

What if they paid LOaP by the column inch?