Louis Midgley Threatens to "Pay a Visit" to Gina Colvin

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Re: Louis Midgley Threatens to "Pay a Visit" to Gina Colvin

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This by midgley is beyond arrogant:
And, in addition, he is, after all, right here on this blog with Mormon things being discussed. Why? He simply cannot leave it alone. He can’t spit or swallow.
how obnoxious. There is nothing on that blog that says non-LDS commenters are not welcome. Again, if it is comportment like this that got Peterson and Midgley kicked out of Maxwell and off BYU campus, i am not surprised at all.
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He simply cannot leave it alone. He can’t spit or swallow.
Can anyone imagine having an emotionally intimate relationship with this person? Yes, I'm talking emotional here. It'd be impossible. He's just too disgusting and lacking self awareness to participate in a healthy relationship of any kind.
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Re: Louis Midgley Threatens to "Pay a Visit" to Gina Colvin

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Midgley wrote: Gina Colvin could have put an end to all of that rubbish by simply posting a comment that her husband did want to meet me, and that we share common ground, and also that the Christchurch Stake President somehow knew who I was and directed me to Nathan.
So far, so good. . .
Since the first words from Nathan were "my wife hates you." To that very moment I was not aware that she knew that I existed.
Wait, WHAT? How on earth could she tell anyone that her husband wanted to meet, and shared common ground with, someone she didn't even know existed?

Or maybe he's telling the story out of chronological order. But in that case, why was he unaware that she knew of his existence when he himself appeared on her blog to grill her about the location of her "sinking ship" so he could go and "visit" her?

Now, on to the 2007 blog comments:
Midgley wrote:At that marae one cannot take photos inside the carved house. Oh yea? My wife and I once just wandered in through the back of the marae and I photographed everything in that house. I just had to have photos of the house my dear friend had designed. No one noticed, fortunately. My wife thinks I am a bit too deferent to Maori marae rules.
Yeah. God forbid that one be sensitive to the cultural norms of one's Maori hosts.
I am, except in this one instance, very much concerned not to offend anyone over even the slightest thing.
Boy has THAT concern ever been jettisoned into deepest regions of intergalactic space!
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It should be noted what Lyin' Lounatic Midgley thinks of those who leave the Church, or at least thlse who share opinions and insights that aren't his. From Dowsin' Dan's vanity blog's comments section:

"Jack: You are right about this. We at the Interpreter Foundation need to know the details. Can you please send a link. John Dehlin is a fine example of what has come to be known as Novak's Rule."

What in the world is Novak's Rule? Welp:

https://www.shields-research.org/Novak/ ... /aug05.htm

"Novak's Rule Number 1 of Anti-Mormonism: When becoming an anti-Mormon, expect your IQ to drop at least 85 points. Or, to put it a little more succinctly: God strikes you stupid."

Approximately 68% of all people score somewhere between 85 and 115, the range within 15 points of the average of 100. One is considered intellectually disabled with a score of 70 and below. So. Yeah. Little Lou the asshole just called John Dehlin retarded.

Did Ms. Colvin really need to entertain a visit from this peckerhead?

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Temp. Admin. wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 3:51 am
Since the first words from Nathan were "my wife hates you." To that very moment I was not aware that she knew that I existed.
Wait, WHAT? How on earth could she tell anyone that her husband wanted to meet, and shared common ground with, someone she didn't even know existed?
If you are trying to sell the notion that you were not a globe-trotting stalker, you would need to put forth a cover story. Like all stories not based on actual events, you would have to be meticulous in keeping your alleged sequence of events straight. That is hard to do at an advanced age.

Hard to imagine that Dr. Colvin did not know Louis Midgley existed after he posted on her blog about his upcoming visit and all the subsequent warnings to her by concerned posters. I guess the first iteration of the cover story, that the tour group was whisked away to a random ward meeting and that upon entering the building Nathan McCluskey requested to meet with him, has been abandoned. Can you imagine meeting with someone just to tell them that their wife hates you?
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The Novak Rule in their own minds applies to anyone who sees Mormonism differently than the mopologists do. It's their intellectual attempt to put down and mock those who end up coming to different conclusions than mopologists do. It has no actual data, its just more Mormon verbal masturbation hoping to intimidate others into silence, or else conformity. I never was impressed that this sophomoric attempt was supposed to be taken seriously.
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I really wish that Dr.s Midgley and Peterson could see how others see them.

When I came across that 2007 By Common Consent blog, it was because I was interested in seeing what Midgley had written about the Maori. I have an interest in writings about the intersection between indigenous people and Christian missions, having spent 15 years in Africa and having been involved with Bible translation into a vernacular tribal language. The whole area of contextualization and cross-cultural communication has been an almost life-long passion for me.

And so I happened upon that blog. And I enjoyed seeing Midgley as 'raconteur par excellence'.

But then ... whoa!!!!!!!!!!! The other side of Midgley popped up with a vengeance ... and there was Dr. P too!

I'm glad that Gadianton showed in his expert capture of the blog I'd referenced above, how bizarre it was that those two seized upon Captain Jack's passing, genuine comment (within a post appreciative of Dr. M's stories!) to call him to repentance in a distinctly less-than-gracious way. Well, at least Dr. M seized upon that brief revelatory statement given in camaraderie. And then, at the first sign of criticism toward Dr. M, he was assisted and buttressed by Dr. P who is gifted in rhetoric and 'put down'.

Can they not see how they come across to the casual observer?

I must admit that I'm no longer a casual observer, and haven't been for almost 20 years since I watched a returned-missionary friend struggle with loss of faith. This very friend (and companions), while serving a mission, had drawn my attention to Dr. Peterson and Dr. Hamblin, and introduced me to FARMS and FAIR and SHIELDS. Then on returning home, this missionary was treated to mockery online (and even some of what I'd call stalking), by those very apologists previously held in such high regard ... joined by others including Pahoran. I don't remember if Dr. M. was there, but I became aware of Dr. M. on SHIELDS, and then through reading some of the FARMS reviews.

However, I did come to this BY COMMON CONSENT blog as an interested observer, and was glad to see a different side of Dr. M that I could appreciate.

And then ... well, you know how that turned out.
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Lemmie wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:00 am


... Again, if it is comportment like this that got Peterson and Midgley kicked out of Maxwell and off BYU campus, i am not surprised at all.
I'm not surprised either.

One of the returned missionaries that I know was treated badly by the apologists online, is part of a very well-connected LDS family .. and had significant (though quiet) family support.

I expect there's been quite a ripple effect.
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I think it's important for the gentle reader to be reminded of the Peckerhead's history with harassing people online, over the phone, and in person. Please read this write up on the Peckerhead by Mormon Curtain:

http://mormoncurtain.infymus.com/topic_ ... earch.html

The little peckerhead got away with this BS for decades.

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Re: Louis Midgley Threatens to "Pay a Visit" to Gina Colvin

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Doctor CamNC4Me wrote:
Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:14 pm
I think it's important for the gentle reader to be reminded of the Peckerhead's history with harassing people online, over the phone, and in person. Please read this write up on the Peckerhead by Mormon Curtain:

http://mormoncurtain.infymus.com/topic_ ... earch.html

The little peckerhead got away with this ____ for decades.

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Wow!! I had no idea that Midgley actually showed up and protested the candlelight vigil for Lynne Whitesides. Midgley is no better than those evil creeps from the Westboro Baptist church. Maybe Gina Colvin should seriously consider getting a concealed weapon’s permit (or whatever is legal in New Zealand).

From the link:

“Let’s review, shall we?

1) Midgley shows up at a candlelight vigil for Lynne Whitesides, berating people, calling them children of Satan, and putting some in tears. I’m not an uncritical fan of the so-called September Six, but this is just bizarre.

2) Midgley attends the 25th anniversary of Signature Books at the University of Utah, talking loudly during the presentations, getting many glares and hushes from others. After the event he goes over to a table displaying Signature’s titles and loudly proclaims, “pathetic!”

3) While researching on (guess what?) Fawn Brodie at the University of Utah archives, Midgley repeatedly yells out phrases like, “I don’t believe it!” and “My goodness!” to no one in particular, scaring the crap out of the other patrons who think he’s a crazy man.

4) Midgley quizzes Grant Palmer during Palmer’s presentation of his book at Sam Weller’s, but doesn’t address the topics in the book. Instead, Midgley asks why Palmer wasn’t well liked on his mission to New Zealand, and questions Palmer’s faithfulness based on his popularity among the Maori.

5) Midgley calls up my friend’s 70 year-old mother (who, until I get his permission, will remain anonymous) and hounds her and berates her about her son’s involvement with Signature Books. He keeps harrassing her for information so he can get some dirt on her son.”
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