Tom Stringham

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@spencerklopfer Yeah I know. Some church critics used false names too.

The federalist papers would be a more relevant example for us if the quality of anonymous discourse on church twitter were a lot higher.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

Bit of a touchy subject, but I think members should take this seriously. The church has made a point of bringing it up repeatedly. Elder Cook has been beating this drum since 2012. Yesterday's video is here: https://t.co/YNPKsC7ULZ
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[Travis Ferrell @ferrell_travis]

Elder Cook is strongly pushing against Latter Day Saints using anonymous profiles. Young Adult broadcast this evening.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@bigbillyjoooooe @NeoReactionaryy @TheGreatDXA IIRC she didn't even weight by party, just basic demographics.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

Maybe you're not convinced, but imo do take Elder Cook's devo seriously, go ruminate on it. Maybe there is some deep wisdom in your decision to be anon online, but on the other hand, maybe not and this devo from EQLC is your sign to let it go and it'll be OK. 8/8

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

Elder Cook notes that the mob that tarred and feathered Joseph Smith covered their faces with soot, but also that JS still recognized some of them the next day. Often anonymity leads someone to do something regrettable but then doesn't even protect them in the end. 7/

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@mehdirhasan @mattyglesias Your initial comment made it sound like Yglesias thought she was “the” electable candidate, when he was in fact criticizing others for seeing it that way.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@RichardHanania If you’re actually trying to figure out what happened, it started as a backlash to a wave of Punjabi immigration in Canada, which is why the slurs are based on Punjabi names. Got transposed to Hindi-speaking immigrants to the US.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@nauvoosupply @donnyosmond

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@RichardHanania You haven’t explained the timing. The key is it actually started in Canada.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@ChirpnChickadee @jaxoninaction And to further explain, “Mormon” hangs on mostly for linguistic reasons (less of a mouthful), despite being an inferior umbrella term semantically.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@ChirpnChickadee @jaxoninaction Ironically, many of the sects reject “Mormon” because of its association with the mainstream church, while most accept “Latter Day Saint”. And in any case, Jaxon is a member of the mainstream church in which we were asked to avoid calling ourselves “Mormons”.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@ChirpnChickadee @jaxoninaction Yeah in 2018 we made the change. It was an abrupt shift but so it goes. https://t.co/gBmSwC8ehA

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@ChirpnChickadee @jaxoninaction For context, Jaxon dissents from some of our teachings on sex and marriage. (He also dissents from our prophet’s request to stop calling ourselves Mormons.)

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@nicoraytruth The relevant thing for us is the creeds contain some false notions, notably homoousios, which is not in the Bible. Jesus has a resurrected body, he is literally the son of God, and he and the Father are not the same substance.

[Tom Stringham @TomStringham]

@nicoraytruth It’s not “a creed”, no, but the Catholic faith is creedal; a creed is a formal statement of belief. Catholics have to assent to the dogmas (as expressed in the historic creeds) to be in full communion with the church. This is not remotely controversial.