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    Mormonism LIVE: 067: nuancehoe Carah Burrell Mar 17, 2022
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    TikToker under name “nuancehoe”. In our conversation we delve into Prophets, Evolution, the argument against there being free will, and if time we hope to delve into dogma as debated by Sam Harris and Jordan Peterson
    Resources:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u45SP7Xv_oU

    Mormonism LIVE: 066: David Bokovoy – Sex, Eden and The Family Mar 10, 2022
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    RFM and Bill sit down with David Bokovoy and with a title like that, who knows where the conversation might go………… David Bokovoy holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East and an MA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies both from Brandeis University. He received his BA from Brigham Young University, majoring in History and minoring in Near Eastern Studies. In addition to his work in Mormon studies, David has published articles on the Hebrew Bible in a variety of academic venues including the Journal of Biblical Literature, Vetus Testamentum, Studies in the Bible and Antiquity, and theFARMS


    RFM and Bill sit down with David Bokovoy and with a title like that, who knows where the conversation might go………… David Bokovoy holds a PhD in Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East and an MA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies both from Brandeis University. He received his BA from Brigham Young University, majoring in History and minoring in Near Eastern Studies. In addition to his work in Mormon studies, David has published articles on the Hebrew Bible in a variety of academic venues including the Journal of Biblical Literature, Vetus Testamentum, Studies in the Bible and Antiquity, and theFARMS Review. He is the co-author of the book Testaments: Links Between the Book of Mormon and the Hebrew Bible.
    RESOURCES:
    https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26089486

    https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02955/full

    https://theconversation.com/homosexuality-may-have-evolved-for-social-not-sexual-reasons-128123

    https://www.amazon.com/Mating-in-Captivity-Esther-Perel-audiobook/dp/B000IB0EYI/ref=sr_1_1?crid=37GYYI3COZDM6&keywords=mating+captivity&qid=1646880888&sprefix=mating+cap%2Caps%2C127&sr=8-1

    RAMEUMPTOM RUMINATIONS: 040: A LAWYER’S DUTY TO TRUTH WITH RADIO FREE MORMON Mar 10, 2022
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    This is an episode of Rameumptom Ruminations where Radio Free Mormon is interviewed.
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has a track record of promoting lawyers among the ranks of the general authorities. In this very special episode, Scott brings in our resident ex-Mormon lawyer Radio Free Mormon into the Rameumptom Studio to chat about the overlap between his professional life and Mormonism.

    Radio Free Mormon: 235: LDS LAW Mar 03, 2022
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    RFM talks about his background in law from over thirty-years of practice, and applies those principles to the LDS Church. By the end, we start to get a good idea why it is the LDS Church seems to like to call lawyers to positions of leadership–especially over the Church Historian’s Office!

    Mormonism LIVE: 065: Mormonism & The 30,000 Foot View Mar 03, 2022
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    What happens when rather than get in close to the sticky issues of Mormonism you step back? In fact step back so far as to see the 30,000 foot view and look at what Mormonism has standing in the way of its truth claims. And how such speaks to just how reasonable and rational it is to release one’s belief in the faith and to step away having allowed oneself to be a rational logical critical thinking human being.

    What happens when rather than get in close to the sticky issues of Mormonism you step back? In fact step back so far as to see the 30,000 foot view and look at what Mormonism has standing in the way of its truth claims. And how such speaks to just how reasonable and rational it is to release one’s belief in the faith and to step away having allowed oneself to be a rational logical critical thinking human being.

    1. Scriptural Issues
      1. Book of Mormon 19th Century Material
      2. Book of Mormon Anachronisms
      3. Plagiarism from New Testament
      4. Book of Abraham issues
      5. Bible Translation plagiarized from Adam Clarke’s commentary
      6. Theological changes in canon over time
      7. 2nd and 3rd Isaiah
    2. Spiritual Manifestation Issue
      1. Moroni vs Nephi
      2. First Vision Discrepancies
      3. Seeing the Cumorah Cave in Palmyra New York in spite of being a clean hill
      4. Peter James and John PH restoration added late
      5. Moroni blessing Manti
      6. Brigham Young Transfiguration
    3. Issues with Joseph Smith’s Character
      1. Lying about polygamy to Emma and others
      2. Manipulating Lucy Walker
      3. Pattern of approaching girls or young women in his home for intimate relationships (Lucy Walker, Fanny Alger, Partridge Sisters, Lawrence Sisters)
      4. Polyandry
      5. Nancy Rigdon & The Happiness Letter
      6. Underage girls (two 14 year olds, two 16 year olds, two 17 year olds)
      7. Treasure Digging
      8. Other financial frauds: Kirtland anti-bank, land issues, bad loans
    4. Science and Critical Thinking
      1. Great Flood
      2. Tower of Babel
      3. Shiz rises after head cut off
      4. 2000 stripling warriors in a battle with a more experienced larger military force and not a single soul was lost not to the battle and not to infection afterwards inspite of many fainting from bloodloss
      5. Battles in the Millions around Cumorah and what it takes to have military engagement that large
      6. Moroni blessing Manti
      7. Trans Oceanic Voyage
      8. Lamanite DNA
      9. Age of the earth & Evolution
    5. Church Administration
      1. Second Anointings
      2. 100’s of Billions of dollars saved in investments rather than solving world problems
      3. Nepotism
      4. Leaders are insulated and promote yes men
      5. Well paid Leaders
      6. SCMC
    6. Past Prophetic Deception
      1. Adam God Doctrine
      2. Racial Curse and Racial Valiancy
      3. Joseph Smith mock wedding with Partridge Sisters
      4. Treasure Digging
      5. Mountain Meadows (Brigham’s destruction of the marker and lying about it and blaming the Native Americans)
      6. 1890, 1904 Manifesto
      7. 1933 lying about the 1886 John Taylor Revelation
    7. Modern Prophetic Deception
      1. Elder Holland (BBC Interview, Story about missionary meeting his brother, Double Digit Stake Creation every week of our lives)
      2. Paul Dunn
      3. President Nelson (Flight of Death, Zimbabwe, Lady in the hat)
      4. Bruce R McConkie lying about Brigham teaching Adam God
      5. Elder Oaks lying about Electroshock Therapy at BYU under his presidency
      6. Whitewashing and carefully worded denials of the Gospel Topic Essays
      7. Tom Monson Jr
      8. Quinton Cook – Hospital
      9. Gordon B Hinkley “I don’t know that we teach it. I don’t know that we emphasize it”
      10. Ronald Poelman and the re-do of his conference talk
    8. False or embellished Faith Promoting stories
      1. Seagulls and Crickets
      2. Sweetwater Crossing
      3. Holland, Nelson yarn stretchers
      4. Brigham Young Transfiguration
      5. Whale of a tale
      6. Wilfor Woodruff Founding Fathers
      7. Lorenzo Snow’s Jesus Visitation
    9. Trauma Placed On Members
      1. Temple (Sexism, Objectifying Women, Penalties)
      2. One on One interviews with children and others by an untrained clergy
      3. “Worthiness” interviews
      4. Toxic Perfectionism
      5. Patriarchy Marginalizing women
      6. Marginalization of people of color
      7. Destruction of idiginous people’s identity
      8. “Indian Placement Program”
      9. Diminishing those who lose faith with labels (chaff, lazy, sinful)
      10. Not having a single good story about those who leave
      11. Gaslighting people continuously regarding their history
      12. All the harm with polygamy
      13. Claiming Tithing will get you out of Poverty
    10. Social Issues
      1. Women have lesser place in mortality and in heaven
      2. Church still currently maintains that God actually sorted people via their skin color (Be One Celebration)
      3. Church imposes significant harm on LGBT members
      4. Civil Rights was Communism
      5. Not Proactive or reactive on Sexual Abuse
      6. People who stop believing are less than and believers should stay at distance
      7. Always 30-40 years late on almost every social issue in spite of being led by Prophets, Seers, and Revelators
      8. Global/government influences: Defeating ERA, Prop 8, LDS Senator votes for Iraqi War “where boots go, missionaries follow,” the two LDS men (one a Bishop) part of US Govt torture program, cultural appropriation/erasure among Native Americans, Polynesians etc, lobbying against church clergy being mandatory reporters, attempt to make Utah a two-party recording consent state, etc
    • Stop here and discuss how every facet of Mormonism’s truth claims when dealt with logically are in favor of the critic. That when understood collectively, the only fall back Mormonism has is Spiritual Testimony. That in spite of all the issues, I still believe because I know by the Holy Ghost that it is true. Except the Holy Ghost doesn’t get a free pass
    1. Ineffectiveness of the Holy Ghost as a tool to convey truth
      1. Elevation Emotion
      2. Illusory Truth Effect
      3. Taking Seriously the Spiritual experiences of those outside your faith
      4. How completely wrong past leaders were in spite of their “Knowing”
      5. How wrong members have been at past times holding views with certainty when such views have been abandoned or disavowed
      6. Holy Ghost can be tested and it does no better than no Holy Ghost
      7. Leaders have been deceived
      8. members have been deceived
    • And as if that isn’t enough if you apply the same critical thinking to Jesus of Nazareth you end up having another pillar of challenges that hits at the truth of Mormonism (Though I admit also all of Christianity)
    1. Historical Jesus
      1. Dating of New Testament Authors
      2. Wrestling with New Testament gospel contradictions
      3. Understanding the prevalent views of Biblical Criticism
      4. How myths are created (Sapiens)
      5. How stories easily get embellished (compare with Mormonism)
      6. How much easier in an age of unverifiable history When supernatural happens and when it doesn’t Issues with the nativity narrative

    BONUS ROUND (Not Covered In Episode)

    1. Immoral, harmful beliefs taught as moral and good.
      1. Problems with the concept of “fallen” man (unnecessary guilt and/or lack of personal accountability)
      2. Idolizing parricide as act of “love” and “loyalty” (God + Abraham)
      3. Justifying God’s abusive and narcissistic behaviors as “love”
      4. Forgiveness expected for misbehaving leaders “give Brother Joseph a break”
      5. Lack of empathy/blame for victims
        1. Theological: the Flood, Hell for non-believers, misfortune as punishment (LGBTQ, apostates, etc)
        2. Local/current: blaming SA victims, clergy abuse victims, etc
      6. Internal morality given to God or those perceived to speak for him
        1. Biblical atrocities excused, even genocide
        2. Gives space for modern atrocities to be committed/accepted (even victims sometimes)
          1. Early and modern polygamy/underage rape/trafficking
          2. Modern spouse/child abuse
          3. Murder, theft, imprisonment of apostates/defectors/outsiders (Oliver Cowdery, Danites, Lori Vallow/Chad Daybell)
        3. Obligations to support systems that harm self/others (sexism, Prop 8, etc)
        4. Personal choices/freedoms overridden in favor of the group ideals
    Radio Free Mormon: 234: Priesthood Dispatches Feb 25, 2022
    Show notes

    I was recently interviewed by the host of Priesthood Dispatches, a new podcast from one of my friends across the pond! I had a great time doing this interview and I hope you will enjoy listening to it!

    Mormonism LIVE: 064: The Role of Women In The Church Feb 24, 2022
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    Mormonism LIVE: 064: The Role of Women In The Church RFM and Bill dive into the issue of Women in the Church and their role. What does the Church want women to think and believe and what does the system of Mormonism actually tell Women about their place within the Church? We have a guest on Nicole, who along with Maven share their personal journey navigating the hurtful and unhealthy sexist messaging of the LDS Church.

    Radio Free Mormon: 233: The Brad Wilcox Imbroglio Feb 19, 2022
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    RFM deconstructs the Brad Wilcox Fireside as no one else can! Strap on your seatbelts! It’s going to be a bumpy night!

    Mormonism LIVE: 063: First Vision Apologetics Feb 17, 2022
    Show notes

    The earliest account of the First Vision poses some conflict within Mormon Truth Claims about what Joseph Smith experienced and what was invented about the Founding event in Mormonism. If there is no First Vision, there is significant reason to believe the rest of Mormonism is on shaky ground. So how do apologists deal with the 1832 account of that First Vision and what does logic and common sense say about that.
    RESOURCES:

    https://www.ldsliving.com/a-closer-look-at-critiques-of-joseph-smiths-first-vision/s/92128

    https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/history-circa-summer-1832/1

    https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Question:_Why_is_Joseph_Smith%27s_struggle_with_Satan_not_mentioned_in_the_1832_account_of_the_First_Vision%3F

    https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/answers/Question:_Was_Joseph_Smith%27s_First_Vision_Vision_set_in_heaven_or_on_earth%3F

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/ooewni4lmhdul9m/Rod%20Decker-Vogel-Peterson-2004.wmv?dl=0

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/tooif2mz619x5h2/Brad%20Wilcox%201st%20Vision.mp4?dl=0

    RFM: 232: Magic and Mormonism Part 3 Feb 11, 2022
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    RFM has saved the best for last in this third and final installment of his landmark series on Magic and Mormonism.

    Turns out all those hours of practicing magic as a kid weren’t a complete waste of time after all!

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