Greg Smith, Dan Peterson, John Dehlin, & Lou

[_harmony]

I'm guessing they took it down intentionally until they can decide what to do. Those threads weren't doing FAIR/MI any favors.

It must be quite difficult to live under such fear.

[_Stormy Waters]

I'm guessing they took it down intentionally until they can decide what to do. Those threads weren't doing FAIR/MI any favors.

If they stopped the 'hit piece' it would make sense to shut down a thread like that. My guess is that the paper itself wasn't as harsh as that thread. Most likely in my opinion it was probably just the amount of traffic. Moreover I think that even without releasing the paper the damage has already been done.

[_Buffalo]

It's back up. Either it was just a glitch from traffic, or they figured the memory hole treatment would make things worse.

[_SteelHead]

William Schryver, on 10 May 2012 - 01:33 PM, said:

Well, well, well ... I can now see why John Dehlin was so anxious to see Greg Smith's article censored.

I have now read about 1/3 of the article. It is an absolutely devastating piece of work--devastating to Dehlin's proclaimed "objectivity" and "balance," that is.

That said, I have yet to identify a single instance of the ad hominem logical fallacy. Quite to the contrary, what the article does is use Dehlin's own words, meticulously assembled and cited, to demonstrate that he (Dehlin) is what I have long claimed him to be: an apostate evangelist, whose objective is to erode the faith of the Saints.

The sooner this article appears in print, the better: it will conclusively expose Dehlin for what he really is.

Confirmed as a hit piece.

[_MrStakhanovite]

Ladies and Gents...

THE BOARD IS BACK

Thank you John D and DCP!

[_SteelHead]

And it is dead again.

[_why me]

Anyone who's read a Hamblin or Peterson FARMS review knows that what they call 'critical review' is really a lengthy ad hominem attack.

H.

Well, I don't know...maybe it would have best to read the piece so we can make an intelligent opinion ourselves. But...going to a GA, well...what more can be said?

[_why me]

At this point, the MI has shown total disregard and lack of respect for LDS leadership.

Is Mormonism a cult? The maxwell institute is independent of the LDS church. It is made up of LDS scholars and apologists. I remember when critics said that Dan was in the employ of the GAs. False. And this incident proves it. I have no idea why someone would want to go to the GAs for help. It seems farfetched to me. And certainly not a brave thing to do.

[_Buffalo]

Anyone who's read a Hamblin or Peterson FARMS review knows that what they call 'critical review' is really a lengthy ad hominem attack.

H.

Well, I don't know...maybe it would have best to read the piece so we can make an intelligent opinion ourselves. But...going to a GA, well...what more can be said?

It can be said that the Maxwell Institute is now in open war against church leadership, as are you. :)

[_why me]

Don't know...but it's all part of what made me feel sick and concerned enough to cause a ruckus. No one had the courtesy to send me the article, so I had to respond on the information I had available. If stuff like that was going to be printed....I was not going to take that lying down.

Well this brings up a good point. Hopefully, all news reporters will send Obama and Mitt their articles before publishing them. And if they don't like them, have them squashed by the supreme court.