CULTS! Well, one specifically. We start this episode with a brief rundown of Steven Hassan’s BITE model of cult mind control. We hone in on the element of “Information” control within the larger BITE model to discuss how important controlling information is to the longevity of any cult. That leads us into our longer segment where we finally begin our review of Saints: The Standard of Truth, the new authoritative history book of early Mormonism published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Part 1 discusses the early history of the Joseph Smith family, the supernatural visitations, the acquisition of the Gold Plates, and the authorship process of the Book of Mormon. Does this book cross the threshold of being New Mormon History, or is it simply a more sophisticated treatment of the same Old Mormon History? Yes, this segment is long, but mining mountains for minute morsels is a tedious task. We wrap with some happy news about repurposing defunct oil wells for green energy.
Show Notes:
Steven Hassan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Hassan
Robert Jay Lifton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jay_Lifton
Freedom of Mind Resource Center: https://freedomofmind.com/
BITE Model: https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/
Books:
Combating Cult Mind Control: The #1 Best Selling Guide to Protection, Rescue and Recovery from Destructive Cults, by Steven Hassan
Freedom of Mind: Helping Loved Ones Leave Controlling People, Cults and Beliefs, by Steven Hassan
Releasing the Bonds: Empowering People to Think for Themselves, by Steven Hassan
The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control, by Steven Hassan
Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A Study of 'brainwashing' in China by Robert Jay Lifton
Saints links:
https://archive.org/details/originriseprogre00tuck/page/n39/mode/2up?q=beer
http://www.fullerconsideration.com/sources.php?cat=GP-T26
https://www.fairlatterdaysaints.org/conference/august-2002/the-1826-trial-of-joseph-smith
http://www.mormonthink.com/witnessesweb.htm#harris
https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/assets/37b7b91c-4148-45d6-8f32-df4acf06fe99/0/7
https://www.jstor.org/stable/45225502?seq=12
https://archive.org/details/mormonismunvaile00howe/page/270/mode/2up?q=anthon
https://archive.org/details/LucysBook/page/n439/mode/2up
http://www.utlm.org/onlineresources/sermons_talks_interviews/harrisinterviewtiffanysmonthly.htm
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1376&context=jbms
Happy news: Researchers successfully turn abandoned oil well into giant geothermal battery https://skymagzines.com/researchers-successfully-turn-abandoned-oil-well-into-giant-geothermal-battery/
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Who even is Lavina Fielding Anderson?! In this classic deep dive we examine the life of Lavina Fielding Anderson and her contributions to the Mormon academic field. Her story serves as a case study of how far individuals can pressure the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the inside before the institution’s immune system responds. She’s a powerhouse of a scholar, a pioneer in feminist Mormon studies, and an advocate for those who’ve survived ecclesiastical abuse. The Mormon Alliance was the organization Lavina formed with Janice Allred to collect and publish survivor’s stories and advocate on their behalf. Both suffered gruelling and abusive disciplinary processes for their advocacy attempting to reform Mormon practices and policies. History repeats itself and the timeline of Protect LDS Children and Sam Young was telegraphed by the experiences of Anderson, Allred, and the Mormon Alliance. We finish the episode with a review of Erin Brockovich and a happy environmental news item from Liverpool.
Correction: At about an hour and a half in, Shannon referenced Victor Frankl when she meant Elie Wiesel.
Show Notes:
https://www.jstor.org/stable/45228305?seq=10#metadata_info_tab_contents
https://sunstone.org/wp-content/uploads/sbi/issues/130.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20120215064851/https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/092-65-79.pdf
https://www.dialoguejournal.com/issues/spring-1993/
https://web.archive.org/web/20080123061329/http://mormonalliance.org/casereports/casereports.htm
https://mormon-alliance.org/SiteMap.htm
https://mormon-alliance.org/definitions.htm
MOGP: Erin Brockovich: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195685/?ref_=tttr_tr_tt
Hinkley Groundwater Contamination: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinkley_groundwater_contamination
Erin Brockovich: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Brockovich
Happy news:
Other Appearances:
Come see us on Aron Ra’s YouTube channel! He’s doing a series titled Reading Joseph’s Myth BoM. This link is for the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXJ4dsU0oGMKfJKvEMeRn5ebpAggkoVHf
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