Wow that part about Gordon B hinckley was really eye opening.

. . . And it's also not true. They are talking about a different Hinckley.

You mean the God Makers 2, the part about gay orgies and black prostitutes or whatever? Most likely untrue.

It's interesting to speculate how Hinckley would have handled any extramarital urges. After about 1990, when he turned 80, I don't think it would have been an issue. But before then, you had a very powerful man, managing enormous wealth, who thought that rules were for everyone but him. And he was traveling most of the time...

What motive would they have to make those accusations?



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The same motive the bishop has to accuse you of adultery when you lose your testimony.

"The God Makers" is complete crap.

Unfortunately, my first introduction to anti-Mormon literature was a lot of this $hit produced by Evangelical Christians - people who were just as crazy as the MORmONS. Such works actually gave credibility to the idea that the anti's were simply liars who were seeking to oppose the true work of Ghawd.

I didn't realize until years later that there are actually two categories of "anti" literature. The first category is the crap like "The God Makers" which is very sensationalist and riddled with inaccuracies and outright lies. The second category is comprised of well researched volumes that are extensively documented such as Fawn Brodie's book.

I wish that I had been introduced to the second category before the first.

Banned Mormon Cartoon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a3eJC3qAFU

Strength in the Loins Wrote:
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> "The God Makers" is complete crap.
>
> I didn't realize until years later that there are
> actually two categories of "anti" literature.
>
> I wish that I had been introduced to the second
> category before the first.

Make that 2 of us.

Sensationalist bollocks from the God Makers helped inoculate me against honest, factual, and well researched pro-truth information.

Me too! If it weren't for Ed Decker and the Godmakers, I probably would not have returned like the prodigal son at 17 years old, after 6 months away from the Morg. Bummer! Seeing something like Fawn Brody's book could have saved me about 19 years of crazy-making, not to mention all that tithing I paid! Shame on you, Mr. Decker!!

Due to Decker, I stayed in the church about 20 years longer than I would have otherwise. Mainly this is due to his sensationalism, distortion and blatant dishonesty. In my tbm mind, I associated all "antimormons" with this style and thought other "anti s" were in the same category - reporting to satan himself. Due to my priesthood and being "elect" in the preexistence, I could clearly see the deception, I was too arrogant to realize that it wasn't due to my superior knowledge or position, it was just pretty much garbage that decker put out to be consumed.



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To combat the inaccuracies and over sensationalism of The Godmakers is why this video was made to show members and non-members whay the church isn't what it claims to be:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ac_fLUHiBw&feature=youtu.be

I'm with everybody who saw it as BS and I stayed longer as a result. Had I found legitimate history at that time it would have saved my older kids from primary.

I just watched this feature:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqaSlJsW9-c

Somewhere in the middle, they are lauding Ed Decker and his film; they actually claim that the movie caused TSCC to change the temple ceremonies in 1990.

I hold greater contempt for fundamentalist Christian extremists more than TSCC and their mentioning Decker in a positive light ruined what I thought was an informative discussion.

Just an FYI. The community water well by his old residence was named ExMormons For Jesus Well.

It was recently renamed by petition of a group of mormons in the area.

Kind of funny trivia.

My first experience with anti material was a copy of the god makers that I found in my SP's desk-otherwise known as dad.

Years ago. That should tell you something. And what Orthus says about about how Decker's crapola kept him in the church a lot longer than would've happened otherwise has been a common complaint by many.

I don't know for certain that he's a secret high level operative for the Strengthening the Members Committee, but he might be...

(Do I really need a smiley face for that one?)



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