Anti-mormonism just a byproduct of OCD?

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Re: Anti-mormonism just a byproduct of OCD?

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Dr Exiled wrote:
Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:08 am
... and no layups Maxwell.
Is there any evidence that Elder Maxwell intended the defense of the Church to become a breach of good decorum?

If current members of the Maxwell Institute were to look at Sic et Non, what would they make of it?
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Re: Anti-mormonism just a byproduct of OCD?

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moksha wrote:
Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:38 am
Dr Exiled wrote:
Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:08 am
... and no layups Maxwell.
Is there any evidence that Elder Maxwell intended the defense of the Church to become a breach of good decorum?

If current members of the Maxwell Institute were to look at Sic et Non, what would they make of it?
I guess the mopologist gang would reference the "no uncontested slam dunks" speech Maxwell made. According to them, that means it's ok to foul the opponent on those types of occasions, apparently. How that translates to defending the faith and whether Maxwell would approve of Midgley stalking Ms. Colvin or Ms. Tanner is another question. I don't think the brethren or the current members of the Maxwell Institute would approve of such tactics openly. The brethren might approve of the tactics in private but would deny, deny, deny if confronted publicly, just like Elder Dodo did when interviewed by the BBC. The church still has a Strengthening the Church Members Committee or something like it and the church loves to excommunicate critics once the critics get a following. Perhaps the brethren love having someone like Midge the stalker being obtuse for them while they sit back pretending to be holy, counting their investment gains?
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