tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post8405624415269595962..comments2024-03-28T21:32:26.550+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Christian apologetics, the internet, and anti-troll triageBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-86965033907580638742015-05-18T16:43:25.366+01:002015-05-18T16:43:25.366+01:00@MC - We need to be open to being considered fools...@MC - We need to be open to being considered fools (laughed at, mocked, held up for ridicule, scorned) - and embrace the fate so long as we are fools for Christ. <br /><br />Being sensible, reasonable, balanced, meeting people half way, building alliances... all these strategies (which used to be reasonable) are increasingly fraught with hazard. <br /><br />And from a strategically devious perspective, it is probably safer to be disregarded as a fool than attacked as a counter-revolutionary. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-17712681077261536162015-05-18T16:12:53.788+01:002015-05-18T16:12:53.788+01:00Shake the dust off your heels and leave the trolls...Shake the dust off your heels and leave the trolls to their fate.TWSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-55959527226640813002015-05-15T20:21:54.890+01:002015-05-15T20:21:54.890+01:00Number 3 is quite correct, not just online but in ...Number 3 is quite correct, not just online but in general. I knew of some LDS missionaries who had a hard time getting into the homes of non-Mormons in Mesa, AZ (which has a temple and large LDS population). They started asking people, "Want to know what goes on inside the Mormon temple?" Because there were so many bizarre rumors about the temple ceremonies, this was a very tabloid-esque approach, but it worked.<br /><br />I tried it with some co-workers 2 or 3 years ago. When one of our temples was completed, and photos of the interior posted online, I sent a link to them, saying, "If you want to know what the inside of a Mormon temple looks like..." They were in my office within 45 seconds to talk about it.MCnoreply@blogger.com