A Thoughtful Faith - Mormon / LDS

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148: Brad Levin: Religious Freedom and Belief at BYU May 10, 2016

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A discussion with Brad Levin, a founder of Free BYU, about the practices and policies that discriminate against st udents who change their beliefs or disaffiliate from the LDS Church, and what FreeBYU are doing about it.

147: Lynn Packer: Paul H. Dunn "Lying for the Lord." Apr 25, 2016

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Gina's interview with Lynn Packer about his book "Lying for the Lord" that covers the story of Paul H. Dunn's sanction.

146 Lynn Packer: Paul H. Dunn "Lying for the Lord." Apr 25, 2016

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Part two of Henning Muller's interview with Lynne Packer.

145: Lynn Packer: Paul H. Dunn "Lying for the Lord" Apr 25, 2016

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In the Parts One and Two Henning interviews Lynn about his life, work with broadcasting in Vietnam, his interaction with and feelings for his uncle Boyd and the events that led up to the publication of the Book “Lying for the Lord – The Paul H. Dunn Stories” as well as the AFCO Fraud scandal where Paul Dunn had acted as co-president. We also discuss Lynn’s thoughts on the LDS Church’s stance on contemporary issues.

Emily Jensen & Tracy McKay-Lamb: Has Zion Fled? Apr 14, 2016

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Jensen and McKay have recently edited a collection of essays from 33 US Mormons about their thoughts on 21st century Zion. We discuss contemporary notions of Zion and discover there is still much to say about this transcendent idea.

143: Tariq Khan: Politics and Oppression Apr 10, 2016

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Tariq Khan an anti-authoritarian and anti-colonial activist and Mormon with Muslim Pakistani roots discusses the current political context that has lead to the rise of fascism in the United States fueled by Donald Trump.
We talk about the violence of white supremacy and imperialism and how the Book of Mormon can give us another way of looking at historical and contemporary violence and its remedies and how Mormons can, of their own accord, side with the most oppressed.

142: Jon Ogden: A Mormon Millennial's View on Truth, Beauty and Goodness Apr 02, 2016

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Mormon Millennial and Blogger Jon Ogden challenges us to find a balanced intersection between truth, beauty and goodness as a way of managing faith crisis.

141: Bryndis Roberts: The Future of Ordain Women Mar 21, 2016

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Atlanta based attorney Bryndis Roberts is the chair-elect of Ordain Women. In 2008 Bryndis joined the LDS church from the Black Baptist church, served for a number of years as a Relief Society President in an inner city Atlanta Ward soon discovering several concerns with gender inequality in Mormon leadership. In this podcast Bryndis talks about why she is so passionate about women's ordination. We discuss the hope that she believes gender equality will offer the church in terms of its spiritual health and survival.

140: Charles Inouye: When Justice isn't Enough Mar 14, 2016

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Author and scholar Charles Inouye discusses his book The End of World: Plan B, A Guide for the Future.

Caroline Kline: Mormon Feminist Theology Mar 03, 2016

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A discussion with feminist theologian and scholar Caroline Kline.