Hopefully a journal which explores the contemporary
phenomenon of Mormonism, without exhibiting a focus
in defense of its doctrines or received history.

A publication that the librarians at Liberty University
and Bob Jones University can display on the shelves,
without fear of hostile criticism -- and one that naturally
ends up in the libraries and in-boxes of a good many
true institutions of higher learning.

Maybe even an academic/professional organ that a
guy like myself could contribute to -- knowing in advance
that any rejection notice received, was for my poor writing,
and not for some prejudged apostate heresy.

Just imagining...

UD

Wait a second. I am the ONLY one on the board who actually claims to have real power.


The fact that I am never criticized is proof that I carry the most weight over here.

There's not any personal life here, either...

Cult Attorney Robert Crockett has a history of defending pedophiles and Keith Raniere and Allison Mack the royal cult couple of NXIVM.

Oh my...

Bob must hate seeing that link posted here. Thanks so much for the link, I would have never seen it.

EXACTLY.

You are a good and wise man, Uncle Dale.

Can you refrain from posting this off-topic stuff?

I seem to remember your mentioning that you were headed off to argue a case before a high court (The Supreme Court?) within the last year or two. This and other disclosures that you have made would seem to indicate that you want everyone on the Board to know about your exploits IRL.

There is a lot I do with my skills. The most important thing is being a good family man. Then, being a good friend. After that my scholarship and teaching. Yesterday morning at 4 am I emailed the manuscript of my first monograph to a major American academic press. I have several articles in draft and revision form. Many a lovely and intellectually stimulating hour has been spent discussing Mormon history with my dear friend Don Bradley, whose book on the lost 116 pages I am eager to see published. I blow off steam through experimental music.

Yes, I enjoy life.



BYU will be much better off not attaching its good name and reputation to shameful smears like the Laura Compton hit piece. If you think that is the kind of activity that forwards a university's mission to serve either its students or the academic community at large, then your perspective is horribly skewed.

Any academic who willingly participates in mixing his professional life with such, and suffers negative consequences thereby, has hoisted himself on his own petard, and I personally lament it. I do not rejoice in his suffering.



I don't regard calling Laura Compton a witch academic freedom. I call it professional suicide.

Oh, poor Bob. You don't get to claim the blessings of the anonymous kingdom - after all, you pride yourself on your very public persona, it's what makes Bob Crockett, well, Bob Crockett. And since we all know you are an attorney, there is no reason not to link to publicly available records of your publicly recorded exploits, right Bob?

[removed links to sort of respect Rev. Kish's admonition - besides, others beat me to it]

H.

Thanks!

Confirmation of Developments?

DCP Blog Entry Comment Thread was locked over on MDD after receiving a post that referred to DCP's "resignation" as editor of the Review.

No reason for the lock action was given.

Well that pretty much verifies it then doesn't it?

I mean unless this is just some huge prank by Dan, Will, and the folks running MAD, which I just don't see happening.

They've always been eager to point out how gullible we all are to believe Scratch's "non-existent" informant. Now they are banning any discussion of the topic?

Yeah, that pretty much verifies it for me. It will be set in stone once the next Review is published without Dan's name on it.

The next question should be how does this affect Schryver's so-called upcoming publication that he keeps yacking about. It is clear that the guy he was relying on all this time in getting it pushed through, was none other than Dan Peterson.

Can you imagine how Greg Smith and Will Schryver feel at this point?

If I was the one who wrote attack pieces and influenced Dan to become this die-hard warmongering extremist, which resulted in the Church removing him from his apologetic and church sponsored pulpit, then I'd fell really bad about.

But somehow I doubt they do.

Once they hire a new editor, and he appears on the website with his job title, that will prove it.

It is interesting to me that he always acted like he was out of the loop on Schryver.

I've ever been a strong Scratch supporter and still maintain that he is the most valuable poster on the board.

I think it's been clearly demonstrated that Dr. Scratch has a direct pipeline into the innards of the beast. Oh how DCP is going to be humbled through his humiliation. He might even become a true Christian after all this is over. Imagine a kinder and gentler DCP who is only out to make people feel better about themselves. Now that's the kind of DCP I'd like to see.



Paul O

No Kish. That would only prove that there was a changing of the guard but it doesn't prove the letters Dr. Scratch posted are genuine. That will come in other ways.

You should have more faith in Dr. Scratch.

Paul O

I agree that locking the blog thread without denial or comment is a clear confirmation.

Wow.

I hope Scratch's informant isn't at risk in some way.

I bet the person who passed this along is only indirectly connected to the institute, probably as friend of a friend.

How much are you willing to bet? I want my $100 back.



Paul O

It would be proof of the most important substance of this. Whether the letter is genuine is another matter. My interest is in the end of attacks on members from BYU campus.