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MikeWaters 03-02-2011 08:25 PM

John Dehlin
 
I don't really follow him closely, but I heard some chatter about him recently...

John actually has an account on CG, if I'm not mistaken.

I just thought it was interesting to read on his FB that he is training to be a clinical psychologist.

UtahDan 03-03-2011 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters (Post 313371)
I don't really follow him closely, but I heard some chatter about him recently...

John actually has an account on CG, if I'm not mistaken.

I just thought it was interesting to read on his FB that he is training to be a clinical psychologist.

I have been following John for a long time and I believe it was I who invited him here. I invited him to CUF as well and he signed up and made a couple of comments. I think he has better things to do than mix with all of us, but he did tell me privately that he would be happy to come comment on anything someone wanted his opinion on. So far I have not asked.

But yeah, his work on scrupulosity is very interesting and he did a whole podcast on the topic. Apparently he left his job at MIT and made a career change in the last year or two because he wants to help Mormons (defined very broadly) in this capacity.

MikeWaters 03-03-2011 09:53 PM

scrupulosity.

so his life calling is to help Mormons on a topic that I don't even know the definition of.

Dehlin is #WINNING.

An anti-Mormon was trumpeting the fact that Dehlin had "finally" announced his apostasy and disassociation from the LDS church. That's why he came to mind.

wuapinmon 03-04-2011 02:53 AM

I like John Dehlin, if nothing else, he's creating a folk history project that will be a goldmine in 200 years.

UtahDan 03-04-2011 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters (Post 313399)
scrupulosity.

so his life calling is to help Mormons on a topic that I don't even know the definition of.

Dehlin is #WINNING.

An anti-Mormon was trumpeting the fact that Dehlin had "finally" announced his apostasy and disassociation from the LDS church. That's why he came to mind.

I think it is actually the work of someone else that he is assisting with.

MikeWaters 03-04-2011 09:04 PM

I think he's doing a good thing. It's just not material that I find myself all that interested in. While Tex might call me a "tortured self-hating Mormon" I guess I'm not all that far out there on the spectrum of hand-wringers. Either that or I am too egotistical to care what's going on with anyone else. I occupy my place and don't worry about it.


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