From: owner-aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com (aml-list-digest) To: aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: aml-list-digest V1 #765 Reply-To: aml-list Sender: owner-aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk aml-list-digest Wednesday, July 10 2002 Volume 01 : Number 765 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 11:35:03 -0600 From: margaret young Subject: [AML] Warning re: Elijah Able Society Several people have asked me about the Elijah Abel Society, which is easily accessible on the internet. (Use a Google search.) BEWARE. Not only is this NOT an official Church site, it incorporates some false doctrine, includes misinformation, and is actually written by a young man who is listed in a group of people who have left the Church. I won't name him on the list (e-mail me individually if you'd like further information). In that "ex-Mormon" list, he announces his departure from Mormonism and his rebirth in the B'Hai faith. As a general rule, it's always a good idea to be suspicious of sites you find on the internet. I've heard many people talk about this particular site (the VERY knowledgeable Armand Mauss even asked me about it) and I've even heard Church members refer others to it. Please be careful. We have had enough of folklore, and this young man is doing nothing more than extending it. Warn others if you hear of this "Society" (which is actually comprised of this one young man.) He does have some nice pictures on the site, though not all are properly identified and some (such as Paul Howell's brief bio) include misinformation. My own preference is to use library books and authors I know I can trust. If a site is supposedly founded by a "society" but lists no authors, I'd get suspicious straight off. [Margaret Young] - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 12:33:07 -0600 From: margaret young Subject: [AML] re: Warning re: Elijah Able Society As I've been doing some internet searches looking for particular quotes, I keep coming upon the same document by "The Elijah Abel Society." Sometimes it's called "Are Mormons Racists?" It goes by a variety of names, but is still full of misinformation. A lot of truth and a few, very damaging lies. A CAREFUL path to Hell. I hadn't fully been aware of what risks internet availability can pose until recently. I would love to hear ideas from some of you. HOW can we teach our children, members, everybody to recognize truth and to recognize lies? This "Elijah Abel Society" document is SO crafty and sly. It appears to be even official. And sadly, I'm afraid most Mormons are so ill-informed of the issue that they buy into the arguments presented. I think this links to Mormon literature in unusual ways. Obviously, we're trying to debunk all sorts of folklore in _Standing on the Promises_. But it's a lot easier to just access an internet site than it is to read about the black pioneers. And we are officially "fiction," though we keep as close to fact as we possibly can. Surely some people won't even look at the series because of its genre. We are only in bookstores; the internet is just about everywhere. In my search just a minute ago, I found a Mormon site referring its readers to "The Elijah Abel Society." Such a shame! And I am computer illiterate and could find no way to e-mail that group to warn them that they are moving their readers into a lion's den. [Margaret Young] - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 12:46:46 -0600 From: "Jacob Proffitt" Subject: RE: [AML] S.L. Newspaper Wars - ---Original Message From: Eric R. Samuelsen > > We could ask questions like this: > are newspapers even relevant anymore, or do we mostly get our > news from television or, increasingly, the internet? Do we > prefer an afternoon or a morning paper? Does the editorial > stance of the paper matter, and is there a disconnect between > editorial stance and the larger coverage of the news? > Generally, the editorial stance of the DN is conservative, > and the stance of the Trib is liberal. These are the interesting questions to me. We subscribed to the SL Trib for a while. I like Kirby. And I despise the provincialism of the Deseret News. But even the Trib is pretty limited so I moved to the Wall Street Journal--much more interesting and more detail about the things that matter to me (business and world news). I got my comics online. But I started feeling guilty about it. I mean, I only had time to read one or two a week. And eventually, I noticed that I could get most of the news online. And I would look at a week worth of papers and think "what a waste of paper". I'd end up with boxes full of used newspapers that had to be taken to the recycler. I just couldn't justify the waste of paper even one I liked where I read most of the stories. I've been newspaper free since the start of the year. Haven't missed it at all and I'm better informed than I ever was before. There's a lot of news online and it tends to be more current to boot. Oh, and I can choose multiple sources for interesting stories and build my own editorial board based on the writing I enjoy. Jacob Proffitt - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ End of aml-list-digest V1 #765 ******************************