The "More Good Foundation" is an apologetic organization created by David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue Airways and James Engebresten of BYU. It is heavily contributed to by Allen Wyatt and Daniel C. Peterson - two Mormon Apologists.
They claim:
The More Good Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that helps Mormons share their beliefs on the Internet so interested people can learn more about Mormonism. It was created in 2005 by David Neeleman, founder of JetBlue Airways, and James Engebretsen, Associate Dean of the BYU Marriott School, as a solution to the overwhelming need for increased positive and accurate information about the LDS faith on the Internet. It is operated by a small team of employees and many volunteers.
Their motto is:
Using today's "Net," we provide the tools, training, and support for Latter-day Saints to share their beliefs on the Internet. We operate over 300 websites, in a multitude of languages, and administer support for a hundred more. We have "joined the conversation" and are ensuring that the everyday Mormon voices are heard. We are making a difference.
Everyday Mormon voices are heard? No, the voices of Mormon Apologists are heard. Defend the faith at all costs.
One of the tactics used by the More Good Foundation is to register thousands of websites surrounding key phrases used by the Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as the Mormons. These key phrases are such as, "aboutmormons", "explainingmormonism", "mountainmeadowsmassacre", "insidemormonism", "learnaboutmormons", "mormonanswers" and hundreds more.
When you visit these pages you are either presented with a website that is strictly pro-Mormon, or, you are re-directed to the LDS Church's main website.
The websites presented by the More Good Foundation are purely Mormon Apologetic works written by people like - Daniel C. Peterson, Allen Wyatt and other Apologists that work for the LDS Church's "Neil Maxwell Institute" (before known as "The Foundation For Ancient Research And Mormon Studies"). For a list of Apologists, see: http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/autho.... Realize this first are foremost : Those that create and contribute to these websites are paid to do so.
One perfect example of the tactics employed by the More Good Foundation is a website called "mountainmeadowsmassacre.com". A quick Google search for "Mountain Meadows Massacre" leads you (beyond Wiki) to the More Good Foundation's website. This site presents the reader with a pro-Mormon Apologetic agenda. Details about the Mountain Meadow's Massacre are withheld and facts are dismissed as Anti-Mormon fabrications.
On mountainmeadowsmassacre.com - it is claimed that the roots of the massacre stemmed from LDS persecution endured in Missouri. This is a blatant lie. There is absolutely no evidence that any of the Francher/Baker wagon train members were from Missouri - and they all departed from Arkansas before the death of Parley P. Pratt.
The website then provides the reader a list of links - which all end up on Mormon Apologetic websites. The reader is always only presented with the Mormon Apologist view and is never provided with the alternate.
This is just one example of how the More Good Foundation presents a one sided view of information about the Mormon Church - and the history of the Mormon Church.
The More Good Foundation has registered hundreds - if not over a thousand - of Internet Domains in order to trick, confuse or provide a one sided Pro-Mormon Apologetic version of Mormonism.
Reader beware of the More Good Foundation and the tactics used by this organization. The More Good Foundation is nothing more than a propaganda machine. It exists to trick unsuspecting visitors into a version of Mormonism that is carefully worded and crafted by Mormon Apologists. It floods the Internet with domain names in order to present websites at the top of search engines - again, to trick unsuspecting visitors.
To find out if a website you are on is run by the More Good Foundation, use Whois Source at http://www.whois.sc and type in the domain name and you will find the following:
Domain name: mountainmeadowsmassacre.com (or the domain you are visiting)
Administrative Contact:
More Good Foundation
+1.8017059385
Fax: +1.11
1569 N. Technology Way
Building A, Suite 1100
Orem, UT 84097
US
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