9 Years of Anger and Resentment: "Interpreter" Rings in the New Year

[drumdude]

One thing the Interpreter has not done in its glory of 8-9 years of surviving, they have not converted any scholars nor all that many regular folk into Mormonism who have stayed and contributed articles, books, and films along with Interpreter. THAT would be milestones worth crowing about, not proving some ole critic was wrong. CHORTLE!

The Interpreter definitely hasn't converted any scholars or regular folk. It's mainly been a platform for the Mopologists to tear down scholarship and scholars (both Mormon and non-Mormon) they don't agree with.

I would love to know how many people have gone to the Interpreter sincerely looking for answers and ended up leaving the Church? I bet it would be in the hundreds, if not many more.

I'd be surprised if hundreds of non apologist Mormons even knew Interpreter existed.

[IHAQ]

Exactly, Doctor Scratch; why not highlight it's accomplishments? In the 540 articles, has any outside academic been the least bit impressed with the case for the Book of Abraham, the Book of Mormon, the witnesses, etc? It seems like they haven't made even the smallest dent in gaining academic acceptance. Indeed, the proprietor had to reach way back and dig up a "prediction" that sets the bar about as low is it possibly can be -- "I predict that the blog won't even exist in x years!" and then hop over it. Well, that's great, I mean, I'm sure some of the followers are so desperate for a win that proving a critic wrong on such a small point lends a great deal of hope.

The Interpreter Mission statement:

The Interpreter Foundation supports the Church in the following ways:
Promotion: We provide tools to encourage and facilitate personal learning by study and faith, and disseminate accurate information to the public about the Church.
Explanation: We make the results of relevant scholarship more accessible to non-specialists.
Defense: We respond to misunderstandings and criticisms of Church beliefs, policies, and practices.
Faithfulness: Our leadership, staff, and associates strive to follow Jesus Christ and be true to the teachings of His Church.
Scholarship: Our leadership, staff, and associates incorporate standards of scholarship appropriate to their academic disciplines.

https://interpreterfoundation.org/foundation/#mission

In what way have they moved the needle positively on behalf of the Church they claim to support over the last 9 years? What recognition of their efforts have the Brethren given in public? In terms of their stated objective of meeting standards of scholarship, how many examples are there, across 9 years, where they’ve failed to meet even basic standards of high school level scholarship?

It’s been 9 years of using other people’s money to provide a platform for Peterson to whinge, moan, self aggrandise and bitch on and on and on in a passive aggressive way about being canned from the Maxwell Institute because he was proactively driving an agenda of non-Christlike behaviour.

[Moksha]

ByTW, I am looking forward to Dr. Greg Smith's new expose on Boba Milk Tea in the Interpreter.

[Kishkumen]

Imagine holding a grudge against an anonymous internet poster for 9 years! And believing that he might be back under a different name.

Obsession indeed.

My thoughts exactly.

Bond is the winner here.

[Kishkumen]

ByTW, I am looking forward to Dr. Greg Smith's new expose on Boba Milk Tea in the Interpreter.

Looks like you have them pegged, Moksha!

[Dr Moore]

Interpreter is what losing looks like.

They don’t know how to win because they aren’t winners, don’t have a winning product and have never pursued a winning strategy.

[Dr Exiled]

Attack Mormonism was never the answer. Sell what's real like community and family and then try to tie it to the fantasy belief system. That seems to have been a winning formula for the mighty Fund since the 70's.

Don't disparage those who have different fantasy takes like the heartlanders. They are equally duped like the fake high priests over at interpreter and pointing out hearlander false beliefs and false beliefs of other non Farms individuals will only shed too much light on the entire false enterprise. Looking at the various theories and attempts to justify the fantasy made me question and ultimately leave.

[canpakes]

Happy New Year, Friends & Colleagues!

The Interpreter Foundation was launched almost precisely 546 weeks ago. Today marked the 545th consecutive week that it has published at least one article — which is not to mention its books, its blog, its scripture roundtables, its weekly radio programs, its film efforts, its conferences, and so forth.

I commend Peterson’s Interpreter project for now having produced nearly twice as many installments as there are episodes of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, although the latter offering still bends closer to reality.

[drumdude]

Quantity has a quality all its own!

[Doctor CamNC4Me]

Interpreter is what losing looks like.

They don’t know how to win because they aren’t winners, don’t have a winning product and have never pursued a winning strategy.

You’re going hurt some lurkers’ feelings. Lol.

- Doc