lunaverse
18th October 2005, 07:30 PM
This is a talk by Hugh Nibley from 1962, summarizing the 10 things to do when writing an anti-Mormon history. Of course, they're all negative, and interestingly, Nibley uses the techniques himself within his own talk... But there's no accounting for hipocrisy.
http://speeches.byu.edu/index.php?act=viewitem&id=830&tid=
It was an interesting listen, having read Martha Beck's book and also being "anti-Mormon". I haven't read any of the books he attacks, nor really any books that critique Mormon history, but I have read enough internet sites to know Nibley's full of crap. :D
Nevertheless he gets plenty of belly laughs from his crowd.
Most especially interesting are a few comments I took as "sexism in disguise", some mild racism (something about how easy it is to sell whiskey to an Indian), and completely discrediting Ann Elza Young's (The 19th Wife) stories of abuse and subsequently running away and being afraid for her life. My gut wrenched as I recalled Martha Beck's stories of him (and many other Mormons) denying her claims. It seems (whether Beck's accounts are true or not) that he had a little experience with ignoring and blaming abused women prior to Beck's accusations.
Imagine the dissonance! He'd had so much practice of making monsters out of these people, and then one turns out to be his own daughter!
I'm reminded of a scripture my mom often quoted, and one I learned is very true: "Judge not that ye be not judged."
Luna
http://speeches.byu.edu/index.php?act=viewitem&id=830&tid=
It was an interesting listen, having read Martha Beck's book and also being "anti-Mormon". I haven't read any of the books he attacks, nor really any books that critique Mormon history, but I have read enough internet sites to know Nibley's full of crap. :D
Nevertheless he gets plenty of belly laughs from his crowd.
Most especially interesting are a few comments I took as "sexism in disguise", some mild racism (something about how easy it is to sell whiskey to an Indian), and completely discrediting Ann Elza Young's (The 19th Wife) stories of abuse and subsequently running away and being afraid for her life. My gut wrenched as I recalled Martha Beck's stories of him (and many other Mormons) denying her claims. It seems (whether Beck's accounts are true or not) that he had a little experience with ignoring and blaming abused women prior to Beck's accusations.
Imagine the dissonance! He'd had so much practice of making monsters out of these people, and then one turns out to be his own daughter!
I'm reminded of a scripture my mom often quoted, and one I learned is very true: "Judge not that ye be not judged."
Luna