Who is your favorite LDS ?????apologist??????

Post by **_Some Schmo** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:22 am

Aren't we taking a bit of liberty here with the word "apologist?" It seems in this thread, an apologist is anyone who speaks in any way favorably about Mormonism.

When I talk about apologists, I'm talking about the people that push "official arguments" to refute problems with the church. I'm not talking about the liz's, Jason's, Nehor's, harmony's and rollo's of the world. My comments with regard to apologists certainly don't apply to folks like them.

Post by **_Boaz & Lidia** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:34 am

_Yoda · Post by **_Yoda** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:57 pm

Some Schmo wrote:Aren't we taking a bit of liberty here with the word "apologist?" It seems in this thread, an apologist is anyone who speaks in any way favorably about Mormonism.

When I talk about apologists, I'm talking about the people that push "official arguments" to refute problems with the church. I'm not talking about the liz's, Jason's, Nehor's, harmony's and rollo's of the world. My comments with regard to apologists certainly don't apply to folks like them.

Of course not! I know you love me! ;)

Post by **_Doctor Steuss** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:57 pm

Mister Scratch wrote:[...] I must confess that I am chilled to my very marrow by the uber-serious clenched lips and rather pasty mien of John Tvedtness. For whatever reason, I find him to be unspeakably creepy, in a nightmarishly avuncular way.

I think he's dreamy.

Post by **_cinepro** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:19 pm

DCP because in spite of it all, he really has been able to keep his sense of humor. I mean, I laugh just thinking about "Kolob Sunday".
Brant Gardner because he doesn't cut any other apologist an inch of slack. He is very precise, and helps clean up sloppy thinking on both sides of the isle.

Everyone else I enjoy to some degree even if I don't agree with them, except for Pahoran and Juliann. I just don't understand where they're coming from, or what motivates them.

Post by **_moksha** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:11 pm

I want to add Dr. Ted Lyon to the list.

Post by **_moksha** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:14 pm

cinepro wrote:
Everyone else I enjoy to some degree even if I don't agree with them, except for Pahoran and Juliann. I just don't understand where they're coming from, or what motivates them.

Perhaps the answer is to be found in the work of the Marquis de Sade.