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Michael was born to a hyper-abusive drug addict mother who cut his finger off at 4 years old, a step-father you pray you never have, and a racist grandmother that pushed him into an identity crisis. By the time he was 9, his family was in poverty and often homeless all while being members of the Mormon Church. At twelve, he was adopted by his grandmother and quickly turned to drugs and alcohol to survive the continuing abuse. Despite multiple learning disabilities and not graduating high school on time, Michael found success in Corporate America in his early twenties. However, success only made things worse. Michael found himself morbidly obese, high and drunk daily, and ultimately self-sabotaging everything around him. It was not until finding his inner power through his Mirror Moment and choosing to do whatever it took to work through childhood trauma that his life really began. Michael Anthony is the author of the best-selling book Think Unbroken and is a coach, mentor, and educator for adult survivors of child abuse. Michael spends his time helping other survivors get out of "The Vortex" to become the hero of their own story and take their lives back. Michael hosts The Michael Unbroken podcast, teaches at Think Unbroken Academy and is on a mission to create change in the world.   https://healtraumacoach.com/ https://www.thinkunbrokenpodcast.com/  

We're officially in the triple digits! And to kick things off we invite Mormon Historian Brent Metcalfe to join us as we teach Lauren about the Mormon Church's tradition of rewriting its own history. Find us @DrunkMormonPod Check out the new merch in our Merch Store! And subscribe to our Patreon!

Joseph's story is probably the most unique conversion story we've had on Saints Unscripted (but we'll let you be the judge of that!). Joseph tells his conversion story of joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church) from his previous and well-studied faith in witchcraft. He talks about the transition from his previous faith to the LDS church (spoiler alert: it wasn't easy!) and how he navigated the years following his conversion. You don't want to miss this story!

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Cheyenne returns for round two of her appearance on AMMbitious. She and I discuss Mormonism and what it was like growing up in the same church group in Southern Oregon. We both have moved away from the church in our own style and timing. This conversation is meant to be constructive and is our individual experiences and opinions, NOT a representation of everyone's experience or a generalization of the Mormon church as a whole. ENJOY! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ammbitious/support

Our host Arielle Duhaime-Ross recently learned that their cousin had been baptizing dead family members into the Mormon Church — and Arielle might be next. This controversial practice is called “baptism by proxy” or “baptism for the dead,” For people who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, it's a way to get dead family members who weren't Mormon before their death into the Kingdom of Heaven. But Arielle, who is an atheist, doesn't want admission into Mormon heaven -- so they contacted their cousin to talk it through. This episode was reported by Arielle Duhaime-Ross and produced by Jen Kinney and Steph Brown.  VICE News Reports is hosted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross and produced by Jesse Alejandro Cottrell, Sophie Kazis, Jen Kinney, Janice Llamoca, Julia Nutter, and Sayre Quevedo. Our senior producers are Ashley Cleek and Adizah Eghan. Our associate producers are Steph Brown, Sam Eagan, and Adreanna Rodriguez. Sound design and music composition by Steve Bone, Pran Bandi, Natasha Jacobs and Kyle Murdock.    Our executive producer and VP of Vice Audio is Kate Osborn. Janet Lee is Senior Production Manager for VICE Audio. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

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This week I'm joined by actor / musician Brian Russell Carey for this very important conversation on where we all stand in the ever evolving tensions between The Mormon Church and the LGBTQ+ community. Brian, who grew up in the mormon church and attended BYU, so graciously agreed to sit down with me to educate my ignorant self, and the Keep Sweet community, about the latest events that have transpired. How can we all help these two communities reach a resolution? Follow Brian: https://www.instagram.com/brianrcarey/ Resources for those in either of these communities: https://encircletogether.org/ https://loveloudfest.com/ Add Keep Sweet: https://twitter.com/keepsweetpod https://www.instagram.com/keepsweetpod Add me: https://www.instagram.com/joshwadam https://www.twitter.com/joshwadam https://www.tiktok.com/@joshwadam Send any voice submissions to KeepSweetPodcast@gmail.com (10-15 seconds max) can be about anything - will try to respond! Joshua's Favorite Things: Spreading some smiles, with the things that make me smile: https://amzn.to/2YUSxXU For Podcast Inquiries, please contact KeepSweetPodcast@gmail.com *Some of the links and other products that appear on this video are from companies which Joshua will earn an affiliate commission or referral bonus. Joshua is part of an affiliate network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites.

In this episode, Kaitlyn, David, and Justin talk about their experiences upon coming home from serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church or LDS Church). They talk about the mental health challenges that sometimes occur upon returning home from a mission and how they were able to navigate such challenges. Kaitlyn talks about her heightened anxiety and how it took medical professionals to help her overcome such challenges.

Lauren Rogers is our guest today for this epic two-part Mormon Stories interview. After suffering through a restrictive diet, harassment, and medical neglect on her Mormon mission to Chile, Lauren found herself permanently disabled as she made her way back home to the US. In part two, Lauren also tells us about the same-sex attraction she repressed throughout her life as a devout Mormon and descendant of Brigham Young, eventually leading to an extremely fascinating exit from the church and a wildly eye-opening description of how she continues a healthy relationship with her husband. It's a gripping story from start to finish! Even Lauren's shelf breaker and realizations about God might be a first-ever for Mormon Stories! We hope you'll resonate with Lauren's incredible, epic story! ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— Show Notes: Lauren's Tiktok Ted Lyon MS episode Gospel topics essays Matt Harris Mormon Stories episode Eldon Kartchner Josh and Lilly Weed

Arkansas hospital requires consistency from those seeking vaccine exemption, James Huntsman's lawsuit seeking refund of tithing money hits roadblock, Mormon Church responds to members seeking religious exemption to vaccine mandates, an Oklahoma town plans to erect massive "Christ tree", Mormons to pay $250M to abused Boy Scouts, Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster offers interesting religious exemption, and how will believers practice religion in space?

Guest John Dehlin, Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Mormon Church? What is the difference? When you think about their history, both religions came into existence during the same era. Each religious leader predicted the end of the world. They misled individuals to believe in their fairy tales of an afterlife. They even convinced them that they […]

We are starting a new series on Mormon Stories Podcast dedicated to reporting on current events. Today Carah and John will be discussing the recent announcement that the Mormon church has agreed to pay out $250 million dollars to help settle all current and future BSA-related sexual abuse claims. Washington Post Coverage Associated Press Coverage Deseret News Coverage ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 —————

The gals dive into the fascinating saga of Mark Hofmann – a forger (and murderer!) who wreaking havoc on the Mormon Church.

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If you grew up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the mid-90's and early-2000's, you've likely seen the infamous Mormon Ads produced by the Church (otherwise known as the Mormon Church). The graphic design is awesome, though sometimes a little far-fetched (as we'll discuss in today's episode). The reactions of the hosts may be similar to your reactions but we want to read about your reactions so don't forget to comment with your thoughts on the Mormon Ads!! Also, if there are other Mormon Ads that you LOVE that we missed, DM us on Instagram and we'll include the picture in our next reaction video :)

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Jacob Herring has been a long-time fan of Saints Unscripted (in fact, he's been an avid watcher since episode ONE) so we are stoked to hear him tell his story on the show! Jacob talks about his journey in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (otherwise known as the Mormon Church), as well as his faith journey through other religions. Jacob was once Pentecostal and loved the practice but felt like he still had many questions. He wasn't sure where to go next so he began searching about others religions. He talks about how he came across the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, how he found Saints Unscripted, and the long journey to baptism.

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This week, Stephanie and Lacey are diving into yet another ~*~ReLiGiOn~*~ to debunk. But first, the girls share more of their own past religious experiences and how they were raised. With each of them growing into their own spiritual beliefs, gaining respect from their parents has been quite the challenge over the years….but it's getting there….hopefully. So…Mormonism….WTF? Today's guest is Liz Gunnell, an Ex-Orthodox Mormon, who left the Mormon church 6 years ago. Together the three girls dive the feck in.  ***TRIGGER WARNING*** They discuss: -The Origin Story of Mormonism/Latter Day Saints -Joseph Smith and the Golden Plates -….Why Utah? -So….this is a cult, right? -Anachronisms (things to be found false) within the Book Of Mormon -Liz's upbringing and childhood experiences growing up in the church -Mormonism & LGBTQ+ -Grooming children  -Polygamy- AKA, “The Sister Wives”- -Liz's healing journey and where she's at now   Keep up with us online: Liz's IG: https://www.instagram.com/lizgunnell/ Liz's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lordliz Link to Jeremy Runnell's CES Letter to the Mormon Church: https://cesletter.org Oh Here We Go's IG: https://www.instagram.com/ohhherewego/ Stephanie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/stephanieparsley/ Lacey's IG: https://www.instagram.com/thelaceyclaire/

On today's episode we discuss the problems with Mormonism and why Joseph Smith was an obvious false prophet.   Micah Wilder (former LDS) Interview with Good Fight Ministries https://tinyurl.com/btnp323v   "Unveiling Grace: The Story of How We Found Our Way Out of the Mormon Church" by Lynn K. Wilder https://amzn.to/3mkeKvt

On today's episode we discuss the problems with Mormonism and the differences they have with true Christianity   Micah Wilder (former LDS) Interview with Good Fight Ministries: https://tinyurl.com/btnp323v   "Unveiling Grace: The Story of How We Found Our Way Out of the Mormon Church" by Lynn K. Wilder https://amzn.to/3mkeKvt

On today's episode we discuss how Dallas Jenkins, the creator and director of "The Chosen", decided to defend the Mormon faith, claiming that evangelical Christians and Mormons worship the same Jesus, and why this is problematic. We take a look at the Mormon doctrines and explain why their teachings are unbiblical in light of holy scripture. Micah Wilder (former LDS) Interview with Good Fight Ministries https://tinyurl.com/btnp323v   "Unveiling Grace: The Story of How We Found Our Way Out of the Mormon Church" by Lynn K. Wilder https://amzn.to/3mkeKvt 

Glenn is joined once again y Shelise and Mike from the Mormons on Mushrooms podcast to talk about synchronicity and whether or not the still small voice is what lead them out of the Mormon Church.   Join the new study group here. Fill out the Return to Kolob Extra Terrestrial Belief Survey here. Support the […]

Join Dustin and René as they discuss Doctrine & Covenants Chapters 89-92 through the Queer Perspective of WISDOM!Study along in the "Come, Follow Me" Manual (August 16-22).SHOW NOTES:The Carrie DiariesFor The First Time In Decades, Caffeinated Sodas On Sale At BYU Dining Halls Cultural norms around caffeine and the Word of Wisdom shiftingNo more green tea, vaping or drinks ending in '-ccino, Mormon Church tells membersHow Too Many Latter-day Saints Believe Judgment Day Will GoJoin the conversation by sending your own Queer Perspective on Gospel Topics (or Haikulelujah) to: lovespokenqueer@gmail.comor DM us on Social:Instagram: @lovespokenqueerTwitter: @lovespokenqueerFacebook: Love Is Spoken Queer

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Ryan is a listener of Infants on Thrones.  Ryan is super angry at the Mormon church.  Ryan wants to burn it all down, but all of Ryan's family and friends are still in the building and are absolutely loving it.  What should Ryan do?  Glenn shares some personal experiences from his 2008 exit of the […]

Austin Archer is a performer, musician, artist and all around awesome dude. He goes by yourpal_austin online and I can see why. Genuinely kind and funny I was immediately made comfortable as he shared his story of alcoholism and recovery. Also finding faith in sobriety after the Mormon Church and finding creativity without drinking. Thanks for listening!!! https://www.tiktok.com/@yourpal_austin?lang=en CUT THE SHT apparel: https://teespring.com/cut-the-sht?pid=793&cid=103538 music: https://neglect.bandcamp.com/releases Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AIFA Website: https://www.aisforalcoholic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/A-is-For-Alcoholic-218005295665042/?view_public_for=218005295665042 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AIFApodcast?lang=en IG: https://www.instagram.com/aisforalcoholic/?hl=en Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4eBFkcsDEpOg1uzFQrX3qQ?si=Q2YSkVb0SeiGukvD-EC0Xw SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-179165459 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCASi1XpZ3HdWEqa-W_aanCg?view_as=subscriber Overcast FM: https://overcast.fm/itunes1408870161/a-is-for-alcoholic iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-is-for-alcoholic/id1408870161?mt=2 https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Ivctepbseqikshnekafscwczqlq

CW: Religion and Dalin H. Oaks This week's co-host and guest, Serena Jamison, discusses with Amy Stephens her experiences in the Mormon Church as a trans woman, church policies targeting transgender and gender diverse Mormons, and her experience attending a UCC congregation during Pride. #transgender #mormon #lgbtq

MRM's Aaron Shafovaloff talks to Bill McKeever about the research he has done on missionary efforts in Utah over the past century and discusses why Christians should still not be open to having fellowship with the LDS Church.

MRM's Aaron Shafovaloff talks to Bill McKeever about the research he has done on missionary efforts in Utah over the past century and discusses why Christians should still not be open to having fellowship with the LDS Church.

MRM's Aaron Shafovaloff talks to Bill McKeever about the research he has done on missionary efforts in Utah over the past century and discusses why Christians should still not be open to having fellowship with the LDS Church.

Enjoy Timmy's conversation with Stacy Gibson, a former Mormon Church Member, and wife to a high school friend of Timmy's. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/timmygibson/support

MRM's Aaron Shafovaloff talks to Bill McKeever about the research he has done on missionary efforts in Utah over the past century and discusses why Christians should still not be open to having fellowship with the LDS Church.

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MRM's Aaron Shafovaloff talks to Bill McKeever about the research he has done on missionary efforts in Utah over the past century and discusses why Christians should still not be open to having fellowship with the LDS Church.

Our guest today is Brinley Young, daughter of Leah and Cody young, a family famous for telling their story to John during an epic multi-part Mormon Stories series on their faith transition and excommunication back in 2019 when Brinley was just 15 years old. Now 18, post-faith crisis, and with wisdom beyond her years, Brinley joins John and Margi in studio for 7 lessons she's learned after leaving the church on topics ranging from communication, owning her sexuality, and following her intuition. This is a special one you won't want to miss! Show Notes: Mormon Stories 1044: Leah, Cody, and Brinley Young - From Fear Into Joy (Part 1) Pt. 1 Mormon Stories 1098: The Excommunication of Leah and Cody Young Pt. 1 Mormon Stories 1048: Leah, Cody, and Brinley Young - A Teen's Perspective on Faith Transition Pt. 1 "Untamed" by Glennon Doyle

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In this episode of Let's Start a Cult – the story of the Children of Thunder, a trio led by a fanatic who believed that it was his mission to kill the leaders of the Mormon Church. To carry this out, he brainwashed his younger brother and his roommate to carry out a horrific murder spree that left even the presiding judge reeling from its bloody details. Sponsor: https://omio.sjv.io/c/2544961/1078765/7385Our Socials:Twitter: https://twitter.com/lets_cultFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/letsstartacultpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lets_cult/?hl=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChcl9qrvKAsXJTaBfVgKILQWebsite: https://www.letsstartacultpodcast.com/Reddit On Wiki:Twitter: https://twitter.com/redditonwikiInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/redditonwiki/Website: https://www.spreaker.com/show/reddit-on-wikiSources for this episode include the San Francisco Gate, Turner Entertainment, Murderpedia, The Independent, The Daily Mail, People Magazine, and the Cult Education Institute. Research by: Kayla DeleonSupport the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/LetsStartACult)

A fatwa group declares fatwa about video games, a Florida couple sues school, the Catholic Church plays poor to avoid paying residential school survivors, a Canadian archbishop cries persecution, India jails activists for speaking undeniable truth about cow poop, the US Supreme Court refuses to hear religious bigotry case, and the Mormon Church quietly changes their doctrine about Mormons becoming gods in the afterlife.

YOU GUYS WE ARE OBSESSED! Three separate explosions attempt to take out prominent members of the Mormon Church in Salt Lake City.  The crimes expose the dark underbelly in the world of rare documents dealing within the church community. DID I MENTION THAT WE'RE OBSESSED? COME HEAR US SCREAM ABOUT IT! FAM OUR LIVE SHOW IN BOSTON IS BACK ON AND TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!! If you had tickets to the original date, they have been refunded, check your email! Our new date is Saturday, July 31st at 7pm AT THE WILBUR THEATER!!  We're covering Oxygen's "The Disappearance of Maura Murray" and we will be joined by Maggie Freleng (who hosted the series) and Tim and Lance from Missing Maura Murray podcast! TICKETS ARE GOING FAST! GET YOURS AND COME JOIN US! LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 200 FULL BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of "Night Stalker" "The Jinx," "Making A Murderer," "The Staircase," "I'll Be Gone in the Dark," "A Wilderness of Error" "The Vow"  "Tiger King" "Don't F**K With Cats," "The Menendez Murders," "The Murder of Laci Peterson," "Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery," "Serial," "Lorena," "The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann," "OJ: Made in America" and so many more! JOIN HERE!

In September of 2020, professional Mormon apologists Terryl and Fiona Givens were invited to speak at a Mormon church fireside for the Sunderland England Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  During this fireside Terryl Givens was asked to recount an experience he once had with a Mormon missionary woman who was doubting her testimony because of troubling things she learned about Mormon church founder Joseph Smith,  Terryl's recounting of the story was as follows: "I was fortunate that there was a mission president in our area who knew us and our work.  And there was a sister missionary who decided that she was going to leave the church.  She was finishing her mission the next week and she'd made the decision to go home and leave.  And her companion of course deeply distraught over this and asked the mission president "Could we go talk to brother Givens?"  And he gave them permission to come and stay as long as they needed so they stayed long into the night.  And I listened to one after another question and then finally it occurred to me to ask this one question.  And I said to her in regard to one question in particular about Joseph Smith, and I said "Sister" I said, "Why does the answer to that question matter?"  And it changed everything.  It just caught her up short.  And she thought for a minute and she said, "I don't know" (Terryl chuckles).  "I don't know." Many (including myself) were disturbed by Terryl Givens' story/response - particularly since it was directed at currently doubting Mormon church members.  We were primarily puzzled, shocked, and somewhat disturbed that the Mormon church's leading professional apologist - who has spent many years writing books for, and speaking/ministering to doubting Mormons - would provide such a glib and seemingly uninformed response.  That said, we understand that belief issues are complex, and take Terryl at his word that he sincerely does not understand why troubling aspects of Mormon history, including newly-discovered details about Joseph Smith's life, would matter to a questioning or doubting Mormon. Consequently, I am launching a new social media campaign with which I could use your help.  The goal of the campaign is to help educate Terryl, Fiona, other Mormon Church apologists, and the Mormon church leadership about as to why "Informed Consent" is crucial to both active Mormons and Mormon investigators.

Luna Corbden is the author of "Recovering Agency - Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control." In this multi-part Mormon Stories Podcast series, Lindsey employs the tools of social psychology to identify ways in which the Mormon church uses various coercive techniques often associated with high demand religions (also referred to as cults). Throughout the series we will be asking, "In what ways does the Mormon church behave in ways similar to other high demand religions (or cults), and what can it do to become less cult-like?" The primary goal of this series is to help people raised within the Mormon Church unpack and separate their own identity from church doctrine and policies. In their book. Luna explores 31 different mind control techniques used by high demand religions generally, and by the Mormon church specifically.. In Part 5, we will cover the final set of methods (of the 31 in total): Indirect Directives, Identification & Example, Induced Phobias, Trace Induction & Dissociative States, Euphoria Induction, and Proselytizing. -------- Luna Corbden (who also writes as Luna Lindsey) was born into the LDS Church and left the faith in 2001, at age 26. They now live in Washington state and write about topics of interest to them, including psychology, mind control, culture, and autism. They also write science fiction and fantasy novels, and write short stories for speculative fiction publications like the Journal of Unlikely Entomology, Crossed Genres, and the Recognize Fascism anthology. When they're not busy traveling to improbable worlds, they're thinking hard about this improbable world. Luna's book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Recovering-Agency-Lifting-Mormon-Control/dp/1489595937

Luna Corbden is the author of "Recovering Agency - Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control." In this multi-part Mormon Stories Podcast series, Lindsey employs the tools of social psychology to identify ways in which the Mormon church uses various coercive techniques often associated with high demand religions (also referred to as cults). Throughout the series we will be asking, "In what ways does the Mormon church behave in ways similar to other high demand religions (or cults), and what can it do to become less cult-like?" The primary goal of this series is to help people raised within the Mormon Church unpack and separate their own identity from church doctrine and policies. In their book. Luna explores 31 different mind control techniques used by high demand religions generally, and by the Mormon church specifically. In Part 4, we will cover the 4rd set of methods (of the 31 in total): Dispensing of Existence, Social Pressure, Elitism, Us-vs-Them Thinking, Double-Bind, and Confession. -------- Luna Corbden (who also writes as Luna Lindsey) was born into the LDS Church and left the faith in 2001, at age 26. They now live in Washington state and write about topics of interest to them, including psychology, mind control, culture, and autism. They also write science fiction and fantasy novels, and write short stories for speculative fiction publications like the Journal of Unlikely Entomology, Crossed Genres, and the Recognize Fascism anthology. When they're not busy traveling to improbable worlds, they're thinking hard about this improbable world. Luna's book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Recovering-Agency.../dp/1489595937

Luna Corbden is the author of "Recovering Agency - Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control." In this multi-part Mormon Stories Podcast series, Lindsey employs the tools of social psychology to identify ways in which the Mormon church uses various coercive techniques often associated with high demand religions (also referred to as cults). Throughout the series we will be asking, "In what ways does the Mormon church behave in ways similar to other high demand religions (or cults), and what can it do to become less cult-like?" The primary goal of this series is to help people raised within the Mormon Church unpack and separate their own identity from church doctrine and policies. In their book. Luna explores 31 different mind control techniques used by high demand religions generally, and by the Mormon church specifically. In Part 3, we will cover the 3rd set of methods (of the 31 in total): Mystical Manipulation, Milieu Control, Loading the Language, Totalist Reframing, Thought-Terminating Cliches, and Time Control. -------- Luna Corbden (who also writes as Luna Lindsey) was born into the LDS Church and left the faith in 2001, at age 26. They now live in Washington state and write about topics of interest to them, including psychology, mind control, culture, and autism. They also write science fiction and fantasy novels, and write short stories for speculative fiction publications like the Journal of Unlikely Entomology, Crossed Genres, and the Recognize Fascism anthology. When they're not busy traveling to improbable worlds, they're thinking hard about this improbable world. Luna's book can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Recovering-Agency-Lifting-Mormon-Control/dp/1489595937

Luna Lindsey Corbden is the author of "Recovering Agency - Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control." In this multi-part Mormon Stories Podcast series, Lindsey employs the tools of social psychology to identify ways in which the Mormon church uses various coercive techniques often associated with high demand religions (also referred to as cults). Throughout the series we will be asking, "In what ways does the Mormon church behave in ways similar to other high demand religions (or cults), and what can it do to become less cult-like?" The primary goal of this series is to help people raised within the Mormon Church unpack and separate their own identity from church doctrine and policies. In their book. Luna explores 31 different mind control techniques used by high demand religions generally, and by the Mormon church specifically. In Part 2, we will cover the 2nd set of methods (of the 31 in total): Love Bombing, Destabilization, Deception, Belief Follows Behavior, Public Commitment, Creating Dependency, and Emotion Over Intellect. -------- Luna Corbden (who also writes as Luna Lindsey) was born into the LDS Church and left the faith in 2001, at age 26. They now live in Washington state and write about topics of interest to them, including psychology, mind control, culture, and autism. They also write science fiction and fantasy novels, and write short stories for speculative fiction publications like the Journal of Unlikely Entomology, Crossed Genres, and the Recognize Fascism anthology. When they're not busy traveling to improbable worlds, they're thinking hard about this improbable world. Luna's book can be found here.

Exorcism at the Home Depot, Mississippi license plates, Italian prime minister stands up to Catholic Church, anglicans subject school children to a lesson in misogyny, a nun gets ejected from convent, Jim Bakker in hot water (again), and the Mormon Church slips up and calls its members "customers."