What is anti-mormonism?

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bcspace wrote:
That which lies, sensationalizes, or otherwise uses yellow journalism in their opposition or disagreement with the LDS Church. Most, if not all the people on this board who disagree with the LDS Church, in my experience so far, are antiMormon.

Oh jeez. Are you serious? Care to back that up?


Well, in the other thread, I just showed how you are an antiMormon....lol

However in your case, I think the malady is curable. Just stop reading between the lines that which isn't there.


Umm, no you didn't. Try again?

edit - and speaking of 'sentationalizing', your example of Joseph Smith/polygamy is a prime example.

So, when TBM's sensationalize - what is that called?
WK: "Joseph Smith asserted that the Book of Mormon peoples were the original inhabitants of the americas"
Will Schryver: "No, he didn’t." 3/19/08
Still waiting for Will to back this up...
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Who Knows wrote:So, when TBM's sensationalize - what is that called?



Apologetics!

;)
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However in your case, I think the malady is curable. Just stop reading between the lines that which isn't there.

Umm, no you didn't. Try again?


Didn't have to try. Too easy.

edit - and speaking of 'sentationalizing', your example of Joseph Smith/polygamy is a prime example.


How so?
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An anti-Mormon is someone obsessed with criticising Mormonism, or individual Mormons. Someone who has a "churning in the gut" at anything Mormon. For example, the criticisms of Dan Peterson, and Juliann, on this board, are obsessive. Have the critics heard of "live and let live"? Why not give it a break, eh?
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bcspace wrote:
edit - and speaking of 'sentationalizing', your example of Joseph Smith/polygamy is a prime example.


How so?


See the other thread.
WK: "Joseph Smith asserted that the Book of Mormon peoples were the original inhabitants of the americas"
Will Schryver: "No, he didn’t." 3/19/08
Still waiting for Will to back this up...
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edit - and speaking of 'sentationalizing', your example of Joseph Smith/polygamy is a prime example.

How so?

See the other thread.


No answer there yet either. I shall view it from time to time to see if you answer the question of how I might be sensationalizing.
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bcspace wrote:No answer there yet either. I shall view it from time to time to see if you answer the question of how I might be sensationalizing.


Well, they say we only see what we want to see.
WK: "Joseph Smith asserted that the Book of Mormon peoples were the original inhabitants of the americas"
Will Schryver: "No, he didn’t." 3/19/08
Still waiting for Will to back this up...
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No answer there yet either. I shall view it from time to time to see if you answer the question of how I might be sensationalizing.

Well, they say we only see what we want to see.


Well, so far in that other thread, you have yet to accuse me of sensationalizing anything like you have in this one. I await your explaination.....
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bcspace wrote:
No answer there yet either. I shall view it from time to time to see if you answer the question of how I might be sensationalizing.

Well, they say we only see what we want to see.


Well, so far in that other thread, you have yet to accuse me of sensationalizing anything like you have in this one. I await your explaination.....


Your example in the other thread was a prime example of sensationalizing. The critics don't claim to be shocked only by learning Joseph Smith was a polygamist, and how they never learned about it in church (which is what your example implies). There are other factors involved (which i spelled out in the other thread) that are the cause of the 'i never learned that in church' complaint. The fact that you left those other significant factors out - is sensationalizing. I'm guessing you did so, because then the critics would have a legitimate complaint - something you just can't have happen.
WK: "Joseph Smith asserted that the Book of Mormon peoples were the original inhabitants of the americas"
Will Schryver: "No, he didn’t." 3/19/08
Still waiting for Will to back this up...
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Post by _Jason Bourne »

Bond...James Bond wrote:
bcspace wrote:Most, if not all the people on this board who disagree with the LDS Church, in my experience so far, are antiMormon.


Who on this board isn't an anti-Mormon?


Not me. I am however, a damned hypocrite.
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