Two words: KEVIN BARNEY. See his confirmation on Kerry Shirts's Facebook page.
I'm not friends with KS on Facebook. You'll have to do better than that.
You don't have to be. As someone already noted, Kerry's Facebook page is open to the public -- you just have to scroll down a bit. Make the effort -- it will save you a lot of time denying what a good friend (and fellow apologist) of DCP has already confirmed as true (and I would bet dollars to donuts that Kevin Barney was one of the 18 copied on DCP's email to Bradford).
"Moving beyond apologist persuasion, LDS polemicists furiously (and often fraudulently) attack any non-traditional view of Mormonism. They don't mince words -- they mince the truth."
-- Mike Quinn, writing of the FARMSboys, in "Early Mormonism and the Magic World View," p. x (Rev. ed. 1998)
Kevin Winters Kevin Barney, do you know what's happening here? I'd think you'd be in on something this big, or would know someone who is... Sunday at 23:49 Kevin Barney Kevin W., it is not a hoax, it is real. Monday at 02:01
Would he be likely to know?
Wikipedia wrote:Kevin L. Barney is a specialist in public finance law who also writes scholarly works related to Mormon history, scripture and thought. He serves on the boards of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought and the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research (FAIR).[1][2] Barney has also contributed articles to the Ensign, Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, FARMS Review and BYU Studies.[2] In addition to his scholarly works, Barney is one of the most prolific bloggers for By Common Consent, one of the largest and most prominent Mormon blogs. As of January 2011, Barney has contributed over 340 articles to BCC.[3]
Zadok: I did not have a faith crisis. I discovered that the Church was having a truth crisis. Maksutov: That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
bcspace wrote:Not public for me unless I use your link.
It's self referential. In other words, it merely refers back to this site.
So long as you can log in to Facebook, you can go to Kerry's page (it is public and available to anyone logged in to Facebook (not just "friends" of Kerry)). This really should not be difficult.
"Moving beyond apologist persuasion, LDS polemicists furiously (and often fraudulently) attack any non-traditional view of Mormonism. They don't mince words -- they mince the truth."
-- Mike Quinn, writing of the FARMSboys, in "Early Mormonism and the Magic World View," p. x (Rev. ed. 1998)
You'll have to scroll down a bit till you find the link to this board, then read the comments.
Not public for me unless I use your link.
It's self referential. In other words, it merely refers back to this site.
But ... I already gave bcspace the quote:
Kevin Winters Kevin Barney, do you know what's happening here? I'd think you'd be in on something this big, or would know someone who is... Sunday at 23:49 Kevin Barney Kevin W., it is not a hoax, it is real. Monday at 02:01
What is his problem?
Zadok: I did not have a faith crisis. I discovered that the Church was having a truth crisis. Maksutov: That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
So long as you can log in to Facebook, you can go to Kerry's page (it is public and available to anyone logged in to Facebook (not just "friends" of Kerry)). This really should not be difficult.
I am logged in however, his posts are not immediately public to me at all. But like I said, I was able to use the link given, go to older posts twice, and there it was.
I note that Barney did not confirm the emails. He merely said it was not a hoax, whatever "it" means.