My Interview with Brian Hauglid is Up!

[_Shulem]

The huge bonus at the end was where Brian went ahead and told us about his beliefs on the Book of Abraham anyway. And threw in his beliefs about the Book of Mormon for no additional charge.

Yes, yes, you pulled it off really well. The last 15 minutes was the bomb. That is when Brian simply reached within himself and allowed him to just be honest and tell it in the most civil manner he could. Obviously he's a gentleman and a scholar and just wants to transition into a new phase of living without harming others or making a spectacle of himself. Quite the opposite of me though, I've demonstrated time and time again that my nastiness is certainly not something that needs to copied by others. One Shulem is enough. I don't know how you people put up with me.

You have every right to tell me to shut up and go to hell. I love pressing buttons and pulling chains. When I was a young man I could really piss people off. On my mission another elder actually attempted to throw me out of a two story window and the other elders had to retrain him and rescue me. He was tubby and fat and I think I said something to really piss him off. I'm sorry, elder Topper, where ever you may be now. He was the mission magician! He was a good guy and I shouldn't have done that. I feel guilty. lol

Another elder once came after me with a butcher knife and we were running around the flat. I'm not kidding! Not making it up. I sure knew how to piss people off. It was a skill, I guess.

[_Shulem]

Another idea to support the missing roll theory is that the scribe inadvertently drew the Abraham on the altar scene at the wrong section of the papyrus. It's plausible that an actual hieroglyphic notation was written above the scene asking the reader to advance further along the roll to get to the Book of Abraham story written by Abraham's own hand. But as it was, the lacuna above the scene mysteriously destroyed the evidence wherein the name "ABRAHAM" was written and the notation to advance forward to the story.

How do you like them apples, John?

[_Doctor CamNC4Me]

This is probably one of the most 'watershed' moments in not only Mopologetic history, but LDS history, too. I'm not being facetious or practicing ex-Mormon hyperbole right now. To have Brian Hauglid go on RFM and speak the truth is truly a paradigm shift for Book of Mormon and Book of Abraham truth claims.

Well done to everyone.

- Doc

[_Craig Paxton]

Time to return and report!



All the Best!

RFM

Thank goodness you filtered the questions offered by this august group of nuanced believers, coupled with those of us who have jumped overboard. Knowing that Brian had access to the questions makes me blush with embarrassment. I got a little too cynical with my questions so I am glad in hindsight that you didn't use mine.

As to Brian's interview, it was a rousing grand slam, hit out of the park. Truly one for the ages.

Many thanks to Brian and to you RFM for securing this very important interview.

[_Dr Moore]

Splicing two eye witness accounts into one by taking a little from one and a little from another to support his questionable claim of a missing papyri roll is blatantly dishonest scholarship.

Can someone post a link to learn more about how this accusation of "splicing" witness accounts works?

[_Shulem]

This is probably one of the most 'watershed' moments in not only Mopologetic history, but LDS history, too. I'm not being facetious or practicing ex-Mormon hyperbole right now. To have Brian Hauglid go on RFM and speak the truth is truly a paradigm shift for Book of Mormon and Book of Abraham truth claims.

Well done to everyone.

- Doc

Wow, that's quite a statement! I don't see it that way but I hope I'm wrong!!

[_Shulem]

An email or letter is circulating in which, some have speculated, I tried to interfere with the employment of somebody at BYU for holding views of which I disapprove.

Holding Views of which you disapprove?

Which views might that be?

Let's discuss the Facsimiles and find out just what your views are.

[_consiglieri]

I just sent the following email to John Gee:

_________________________________________________________

Radio Free Mormon Interview Invitation

Radio Free Mormon
to john_gee

Dear Professor Gee,

As you may be aware, Professor Brian Hauglid, recently of the BYU Religious Education Department, was interviewed on my program last Monday. In the interview, Professor Hauglid leveled some serious allegations regarding your scholarly methodology.

Here at Radio Free Mormon, we are committed to allowing all sides of the issue to be heard.

Accordingly, I would like to extend you an invitation to come on the program and present your side of things should you feel so inclined.
I hope this finds you well.

Warmest regards,

Radio Free Mormon

[_Shulem]

RFM,

Should John Gee accept your invitation to come on your show you're going to have to be very prepared and somewhat conditioned in your approach or he could mow you over. He's very smart and has an arsenal of apologetic weapons at his disposal.

Never fear! If he accepts, contact me ASAP so that I can give you my thoughts and advice.

Thanks,

Shulem

[_consiglieri]

An email or letter is circulating in which, some have speculated, I tried to interfere with the employment of somebody at BYU for holding views of which I disapprove.

Holding Views of which you disapprove?

Which views might that be?

Let's discuss the Facsimiles and find out just what your views are.

LOL!

DCP's denials are so transparent.

DCP says "an email or letter" to pretend ignorance when he knows perfectly well it was an email. Nobody has said it was a letter. If he has heard the allegation, he knows it was an email.

DCP says some have speculated he "tried to interfere with the employment of somebody at BYU." No, that's not what anybody has speculated.

What has been speculated, and with good cause, is that DCP sent an email to John Gee notifying him that Brian Hauglid would be on the Radio Free Mormon podcast and asking John Gee if Brian Hauglid had retired. (John Gee then forwarded this email to BYU Religious Education leadership asking if the answer to that question was known.)

DCP seeks to reframe the allegation into one of his trying "to interfere with the employment of somebody at BYU" so he can deny it in good conscience. He probably also seeks some wiggle room with the phrase "somebody at BYU" when he knows Brian Hauglid is no longer "somebody at BYU."

If I were posting comments at Sick et Non (sic), I would see if Professor Peterson would answer the simple question of whether he has sent a communication to John Gee regarding Brian Hauglid in the past week, and see if he will deny it.

If he does his usual side-step shuffle, we know the answer.