Oh... and of course, the biggest offender of all, the church itself, must "distance" itself and point blame. Ballard was really shocked that he'd been cut off from the teat. Shaking my head.
This is what the Mormon vs. anti-Mormon dynamic has been covering up for generations.
The above image is hyperlinked to play the video.
Some Tim Ballard discussion in the opening moments.
This issue is (in case you haven’t figured it out yet), that John retaliates against most anyone who allows me to speak. It’s one thing to allow me to share my history on a freedom-of-speech message board, and another thing, entirely, to allow me to put my history on this board into print.
John’s objective for over a decade has been to control the narrative and harm me in any way possible. If you allow me to participate, you cross him.
It’s not super safe for you. He’s a dangerous person with a lot of power and control issues.
Are MD posters willing to do what isn’t safe to allow this board a chance to accurately tell its history?
This’ll be interesting. Will you be allowing me to participate?
I’m sure everyone is welcome to participate. Could you leave out the John Dehlin rumination part as it has been discussed ad nauseum, or keep it to a minimum? Whatever happened with John is such a short span of your life, and should, by no means, define who you are. I don’t know you in real life, but am sure you’re a person deserving of respect. Sorry if I sound harsh, but you’ve got to get to a place of healing, and begin to live, and enjoy life. We never have to live yesterday again. God is capable of dealing with any mistreatment you may have experienced, as we will all one day have to give an account.
The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession... The LORD set his love on you and chose you... The LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery. Deut. 7