A Look at What Blair Wanted to Leave Behind | Discussing Homestead Heritage's Purpose
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA5BdCFunHc&t=572s
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17 hours ago
Putting aside the thoughts about Blair and the gravestone, on Facebook two of us from earlier days were trying to point out that the ponderous and convoluted writing is not from Blair Adams. It is usually Joel Stein managing the Center, and it can be Howard Wheeler. Blair’s writing would be clear and understandable. I was seconded on this by a dear sister who worked inside on the literature. Somehow a few posts on Facebook went kaput, so I repeat it here. The legacy of Blair has been cheapened by ascribing to him difficult, mediocre writings from others. And I understand that this is hard for someone who does not know these gentlemen and the literature dynamic to understand and accept.
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Chained Ambassador
6 hours ago (edited)
Out of curiosity, if they are giving these answers on the Q&A from many people there, why would they be putting Blair Adams's name on one that's not his? They already are giving most to others
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@Chained Ambassador - I am not quite following your question. The simple fact is that you can recognize the convoluted, ponderous writing style of Joel Stein. For awhile Joel's position as an elder in the ministry was problematic, as there was concern about false prophecies (he is one of those who would prophecy in the name of Yahweh).
For whatever reasons they felt that putting Blair's name on certain literature would give it more authority, even when he had next to nothing to do with the actual writing. it really has clouded and cheapened his ministry. As I said, a fine lady who worked inside on the literature and saw how Blair's name was added just confirmed this on the Facebook posts, that vanished.
To be fair, Blair may have reviewed the literature with his name on it. Maybe. And he likely did write certain literature, in the last decades more on the homesteading and community elements. Blair was a big fan of Wendell Berry and other homesteading cultural pioneers. An example of an early writing that almost surely was Blair Adams was Left, Right and Upwards in its initial pamphlet state, which we handed to Ronald Reagan and his visitors at Liberty Park, NJ. We did have a number of interesting, readable, pithy pamphlets in those days, but Homestead Heritage has made efforts to corral them, asking people to throw them out. I remember one that looked at the Discipleship movement of the Kansas City "prophets" and asked who are the Apostles.
Some things that were interesting they did not put in the literature, like when Blair and Regina visited The Farm in Summertown TN, a visit that helped spur the move to home-birth.
Hope that helps, feel free to rephrase.
Blessings and grace in Jesus name,
Steven Avery
Dutchess County, NY USA