Doctor CamNC4Me wrote:I'm still befuddled by Mr. Peterson. He had no discernible academic value to BYU, and his apologetics were a complete and utter waste of tithe payer monies. Most importantly, he most likely drove more people away from the Mormon church than to it through his crass online persona. That had to be a net loss to the church's revenue stream. I just don't understand why they kept him around for so long.
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I think they were unsure as to his clout with people who donated them large sums of money.
Once they realised that they either didn't care enough about the money, or realised Peterson didn't have the sway with donors he himself thought he had, they became brave enough to jettison him.