MatthewG Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 latayne.comI gave her the link to this website, maybe she'll register and discuss.
Daniel Peterson Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 I've run across her before. She wrote for the BYU student newspaper when I was first an undergraduate at BYU.I have her book The Mormon Mirage. It's not very good, but it's several cuts above the average evangelical anti-Mormon diatribe.
MatthewG Posted March 20, 2009 Author Posted March 20, 2009 I've run across her before. She wrote for the BYU student newspaper when I was first an undergraduate at BYU.I have her book The Mormon Mirage. It's not very good, but it's several cuts above the average evangelical anti-Mormon diatribe.Shame. BYU newspaper to anti-mormon hate machine. Great career choice
ttribe Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Shame. BYU newspaper to anti-mormon hate machine. Great career choice Steve Benson went the same route...is there a pattern?
MatthewG Posted March 20, 2009 Author Posted March 20, 2009 Steve Benson went the same route...is there a pattern?Don't write for the BYU Newspaper if you want to go to the Celestial Kingdom
Latayne C Scott Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 latayne.comI gave her the link to this website, maybe she'll register and discuss.Well, here I am. I was invited on twitter by you. Let's see, you had never heard of me and characterized me as "Another bitter anti-mormon spewing hate! Gotta love you guys, you really have nothing better to do with your time..."Then you alluded to my Website as full of "garbage."Then you quoted Daniel Petersen when I asked you to look to see if other people who have read my books ever called me any such thing. (Just in case any of the rest of you would care to look at the reviews on latayne.com the one thing people say about me is that I am not bitter.)I feel so welcome. Gee, don't know why I don't want to stick around here. Latayne C Scottwww.latayne.comnovelmatters.blogspot.com
MatthewG Posted March 20, 2009 Author Posted March 20, 2009 Well, here I am. I was invited on twitter by you. Let's see, you had never heard of me and characterized me as "Another bitter anti-mormon spewing hate! Gotta love you guys, you really have nothing better to do with your time..."Then you alluded to my Website as full of "garbage."Then you quoted Daniel Petersen when I asked you to look to see if other people who have read my books ever called me any such thing. (Just in case any of the rest of you would care to look at the reviews on latayne.com the one thing people say about me is that I am not bitter.)I feel so welcome. Gee, don't know why I don't want to stick around here. Latayne C Scottwww.latayne.comnovelmatters.blogspot.comIt is full of it. Nothing in the Anti-Mormon world is new or original, atleast since DNA testing, before that it's been 20 or 30 years since anything "new" and worth reading has appeared. It's all recycled, repackaged, and resold. And yes you're welcome to stay and stick around. Maybe we can gain some "new" insight.
RubyHunter Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Well, here I am. I was invited on twitter by you. Let's see, you had never heard of me and characterized me as "Another bitter anti-mormon spewing hate! Gotta love you guys, you really have nothing better to do with your time..."Then you alluded to my Website as full of "garbage."Then you quoted Daniel Petersen when I asked you to look to see if other people who have read my books ever called me any such thing. (Just in case any of the rest of you would care to look at the reviews on latayne.com the one thing people say about me is that I am not bitter.)I feel so welcome. Gee, don't know why I don't want to stick around here. Latayne C Scottwww.latayne.comnovelmatters.blogspot.comI am very... open minded, when it comes to people and their personal views. But after seeing the "365 reasons" of why mormonism is wrong... and having yet to see a SINGLE positive thing about anyone... I honestly think that the original characterization may have a jot or a tittle of truth to it.tJust my $0.02
Latayne C Scott Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 I am very... open minded, when it comes to people and their personal views. But after seeing the "365 reasons" of why mormonism is wrong... and having yet to see a SINGLE positive thing about anyone... I honestly think that the original characterization may have a jot or a tittle of truth to it.tJust my $0.02Well, guess you better wait around to see the new edition of The Mormon Mirage, which will be out in a month. Maybe I'll want to come back and discuss it with you then. If not, you'll probably understand, after this hearty welcome, why I won't.Praying, as always, for those of you who believe as I once fervently did.Yours and His,Latayne
MatthewG Posted March 20, 2009 Author Posted March 20, 2009 The Mormon Mirage Has there been a FAIR book review of this book? Post the link if so please.Well, guess you better wait around to see the new edition of The Mormon Mirage, which will be out in a month. Maybe I'll want to come back and discuss it with you then. If not, you'll probably understand, after this hearty welcome, why I won't.Praying, as always, for those of you who believe as I once fervently did.Yours and His,LatayneA "New" edition? Why update and put a "new" edition? What's wrong with the old one?
PacMan Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Well, guess you better wait around to see the new edition of The Mormon Mirage, which will be out in a month. Maybe I'll want to come back and discuss it with you then. If not, you'll probably understand, after this hearty welcome, why I won't.Praying, as always, for those of you who believe as I once fervently did.Yours and His,LatayneOh, come now. Let us not get too defensive. The fun hasn't even started! [Heck, I haven't got banned yet. Isn't that evidence enough?]So, I (and most others) know nothing about you. Were a once-mo, and now a no-mo turned EV, RCC, or agnostic/atheist?[P.S. The title of your book, as snappy as it may sound, begs the question of delirium. I daresay that the premise of such a book opens your work up to all sorts of critique...and that's even before the first-page was read. If it's meant to be an editorial of sorts, then that's fine. So long as you don't expect people to look at it as academic. In other words, you are shooting yourself in the foot.]
Daniel Peterson Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 My serenely confident guess is that whatever changes are made in the new edition won't fix the book's fundamental problems.But we'll see!
Mola Ram Suda Ram Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Well, guess you better wait around to see the new edition of The Mormon Mirage, which will be out in a month. Maybe I'll want to come back and discuss it with you then. If not, you'll probably understand, after this hearty welcome, why I won't.Praying, as always, for those of you who believe as I once fervently did.Yours and His,LatayneWhy dont you stick around and lets have a discussion. I see you let other make decisions for you. IOW why would you let some off hand remarks stop you from discussing something?It just one person.
Mola Ram Suda Ram Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Probably one of the hottest areas of controversy rages around the Book of Mormonâ??s teachings on polygamy. Those unfamiliar with the teachings of this book might be surprised to learn that polygamy was flatly condemned in the book of Jacob. Jacob was a Nephite prophet who said polygamy was abominable (2:24), and equated the practice with whoredoms (2:28). Modern Mormons, though, twist verse 30 of this same chapterâ??â??For if I will, saith the Lord of Hosts, raise up seed unto me, I will command my people, otherwise they shall hearken unto these thingsâ?â??to provide for possible future endorsement of the practice God considered so abhorrent.Check this awsome tid bit of propaganda.Latayne,If polygamy is so "abhorrent, why did God never condem it? Or I should say the only time he did condem it was when????? That is right when it wasnt authorised.
MatthewG Posted March 20, 2009 Author Posted March 20, 2009 Why dont you stick around and lets have a discussion. I see you let other make decisions for you. IOW why would you let some off hand remarks stop you from discussing something?It just one person.To quote the great Jack Nicholson "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!"
MatthewG Posted March 20, 2009 Author Posted March 20, 2009 I guess had I been a bit more tactful we could have gotten more out of her. I had no idea who she was when I saw her Tweet on Twitter, just a jab at the church and a link to an anti-mormon site. Didn't think she'd end up here. Lesson learned.
Lightbearer Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 I guess had I been a bit more tactful we could have gotten more out of her. I had no idea who she was when I saw her Tweet on Twitter, just a jab at the church and a link to an anti-mormon site. Didn't think she'd end up here. Lesson learned.Don't worry, a small loss. After a quick inspection of her web site, it is as already sited an Anti-Mormon "hate-speak" site and I really love the references to Hitler and the Nazis (she would have been done in on a Godwin's law violation anyway!) As for her book the "Mormon Mirage" seems like I recall seeing a copy of it on my Mission (79-81) although I thought the Tanners were the authors but I may be mistaken. It was rather forgettable from what I remember of it.
MatthewG Posted March 20, 2009 Author Posted March 20, 2009 Don't worry, a small loss. After a quick inspection of her web site, it is as already sited an Anti-Mormon "hate-speak" site and I really love the references to Hitler and the Nazis (she would have been done in on a Godwin's law violation anyway!) As for her book the "Mormon Mirage" seems like I recall seeing a copy of it on my Mission (79-81) although I thought the Tanners were the authors but I may be mistaken. It was rather forgettable from what I remember of it.Latayne@LiberalMormon You began by attacking my character when we did not know one another. I bear you no ill will. I will follow Jesus --Jn 2:24.Maybe the last time I'll hear from her....too bad.
Mola Ram Suda Ram Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Don't worry, a small loss. After a quick inspection of her web site, it is as already sited an Anti-Mormon "hate-speak" site and I really love the references to Hitler and the Nazis (she would have been done in on a Godwin's law violation anyway!) As for her book the "Mormon Mirage" seems like I recall seeing a copy of it on my Mission (79-81) although I thought the Tanners were the authors but I may be mistaken. It was rather forgettable from what I remember of it.Hmmm I nver heard of that bbok. I did come across the "mormon puzzle" And "THe God Makers"THere were alos a whole lot of really lame tracts.To quote the great Jack Nicholson "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!"that is just too bad.
MatthewG Posted March 20, 2009 Author Posted March 20, 2009 The books she has listed on her web site: With links to buy them of course!
MatthewG Posted March 20, 2009 Author Posted March 20, 2009 Then you quoted Daniel Petersen when I asked you to look to see if other people who have read my books ever called me any such thing. (Just in case any of the rest of you would care to look at the reviews on latayne.com the one thing people say about me is that I am not bitter.)Critiques of Mormon Mirage from her website: â??A compelling bookâ?¦with a sensitive and realistic eyeâ? (Rocky Mountain Christian)â??This oneâ??s must-reading for anyone with a heart for reaching into the Mormon Church with the Gospel of Christâ? (WBRG radio, Lynchburg, VA)â??It will help the average Christian understand Mormonism and Mormons better than ever before. It did us.â? (The Biblical Evangelist)â??A fine testimonyâ? (Central Baptist Seminary Bulletin)â??A good book to give to a Mormon seeking the truthâ? (Librarianâ??s World)â??Her sensitive and caring approach reflects the love of God; it will speak to Mormons in a compelling mannerâ? â??Lloyd Hildebrandâ??Readable and brings the history of the church up to dateâ? (Moody Monthly)â??This author held my interest with her account of their history and beliefsâ? (The Evangel)â??I recommend this book to youâ? (The Utah Evangel)â??A veritable handbook of crucial data, well indexed, with a fine bibliographyâ? (Provident Book Stores)(Amazon.com Review) Been there; done that. This book is right on the money!, March 18, 2002Reviewer: A readerHaving been born a fourth generation Mormon (my great grandfather was in the wagon trains), but having later found the REAL Jesus, I can tell you that this book is right on target. . . The author is very gentle in this book, and is kind to Mormons while at the same time exposing the many deceptions of Mormonism which most Mormons donâ??t even know about. I would not classify it as an anti-Mormon book, but as a pro-Truth book which exposes errors in Mormon doctrine. I do hope Zondervan will re-print itâ?¦ it is in my opinion THE classic on this subject, and needs to be read by all Mormons and non-Mormons alike.(Amazon.com Review) Despite the title, this is the best book to read, March 4, 2002Reviewer:j.mart (Virginia Beach, VA) - See all my reviewsI read this book when it first came out, and since have read a great many more on Mormonism. It is the best one out, and Zondervan should re-issue it a.s.a.p. Scott is a skilled prose writer, the story is heartfelt, and the theological/historical critique dead-on. I donâ??t think it going to far to call this one a minor evangelical â??classic.â? Nowhere near as thorough as the Tannersâ?? work, but somehow just as powerful in its overall effect.(Amazon.com Review) Excellent, in-depth book, November 29, 2000Reviewer: A readerI have read this book three times and still find it interesting each time I read it. The look into Mormon theology is fascinating and is especially interesting because it is presented by a former Mormon herself. I was looking to purchase this book for a friend who was discussing theology with me but I am disappointed to see that it is out of print.(Amazon.com Review) The Mormon Mirageâ??a must read, October 2, 1998Reviewer: A readerFor an informative, balanced review of Mormonism and Christianity, I highly recommend this book. It is very readable and interesting. Perhaps the best of its kind.(Amazon.com Review) Insightful into LDS church and society from a former member., May 4, 1998Reviewer: A readerThis is an extremely well-done book. Mrs. Scott does an excellent job of telling the story of her life growing up in the LDS church and why she decided to leave it. Some books on the LDS church are pretty harsh and may turn off the reader. I felt that Latayne was pretty even-handed about what she liked and disliked about the LDS church and society. She was also very effective at showing the differences she found between LDS and Christian theology and why that led her to her decision to leave. That area alone makes the book invaluable for Christians who wish to study LDS teachings and for Mormons who want an objective view of their religion.(Amazon.com Review) Read this book!, May 2, 1998Reviewer: A readerThis is probably my favorite book on the beliefs of the Mormon church. Unfortunately, I loaned my only copy to a friend and it was never returned. I cannot find anther copy. Mrs. Scott offers a well thought out and readable explanation of the beliefs behind this cultic religious group.
Mola Ram Suda Ram Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 The books she has listed on her web site: With links to buy them of course!I bet I could learn the "real" truth about the church form these books.
baddonkey Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Well, here I am. I was invited on twitter by you. Let's see, you had never heard of me and characterized me as "Another bitter anti-mormon spewing hate! Gotta love you guys, you really have nothing better to do with your time..."Then you alluded to my Website as full of "garbage."Then you quoted Daniel Petersen when I asked you to look to see if other people who have read my books ever called me any such thing. (Just in case any of the rest of you would care to look at the reviews on latayne.com the one thing people say about me is that I am not bitter.)I feel so welcome. Gee, don't know why I don't want to stick around here. Latayne C Scottwww.latayne.comnovelmatters.blogspot.comHi Latayne, I would not characterize your website as "garbage", however I wish that I had seen something new, unusual, or deeply disturbing on it but I didn't.
MatthewG Posted March 20, 2009 Author Posted March 20, 2009 I bet I could learn the "real" truth about the church form these books.Of course, because I'm just so spoon fed at Church, and have no choice in the matter.
Mola Ram Suda Ram Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 "The author is very gentle in this book, and is kind to Mormons while at the same time exposing the many deceptions of Mormonism which most Mormons donâ??t even know about. I would not classify it as an anti-Mormon book, but as a pro-Truth book which exposes errors in Mormon doctrine. I do hope Zondervan will re-print itâ?¦ it is in my opinion THE classic on this subject, and needs to be read by all Mormons and non-Mormons alike."This is by far my most favorite quote.It is "pro truth". And "many deceptions of Mormonism which most Mormons don't even know about"THis is awsome it doesnt get any better than this.It like Billy claiming" were have I lied or mis-represented your beliefs"Hi Latayne, I would not characterize your website as "garbage", however I wish that I had seen something new, unusual, or deeply disturbing on it but I didn't.This is perfect. Thanks.
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