Glass Box Podcast

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Synopsis

The Book of Mormon is a fascinating work of literature, teeming with stories of prophets, kings, and warriors on the pre-Columbian American continent. Is it a holy writ of ancient history and Christian theology, or did it come from a more recent source. On this podcast, we aim to find out if there are books similar to the Book of Mormon, specifically produced prior to 1830, when the Book of Mormon was published.

Episodes

  • Ep 27 - Getting to Heaven Pt. 2 & Mormon Leaks Minute

    31/07/2019 Duration: 01h59min

    Now we’ve had the introduction to how heaven is structured, let’s find out how we actually get to each of the degrees. Part 2 of this Armstrong lecture describes the different degrees and who is deserving of them. Plus, Mormon reincarnation is totally a thing! After that we have Ryan McKnight of the Truth and Transparency Foundation to discuss a recent story broke by the organization.   Truth & Transparency storyhttps://truthandtransparency.org/news/2019/7/24/court-documents-show-local-mormon-leaders-failed-to-report-the-manufacturing-of-child-pornography-following-confession Links mentioned by Ryan@the_ttf https://truthandtransparency.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEnp6o4S974&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR3CUns_MADCRfe-U_HFfbRA087ogQburkwObdss88w4kEcyG7lGpIQGL8g Show links: Website http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html Find us on Facebook and Twitter @Glass Box Podcast

  • Ep 26 - Getting to Heaven Pt. 1

    17/07/2019 Duration: 01h05min

    We’re doing something a little different for this episode! We start with a little background on how Braden and Bryce met and use that as a launch point to discuss the main topic today. We read a lecture… Yeah… I lecture. But don’t worry! It’s a lot more fun than it sounds and we’d really like to get some feedback on it to hear what you think! After that, Braden tells us about The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and then we talk about a couple who planted 2,000,000 trees in 20 years! We round out the show with some listener feedback that is absolutely amazing. Apostle John replaced in Temple video:https://wheatandtares.org/2011/01/30/temple-john-where-do-the-fallen-go/ Show links: Website http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html Find us on Facebook and Twitter @Glass Box Podcast

  • Ep 25 - Sell My Gospel

    03/07/2019 Duration: 01h52min

    Missions! Braden did his, Bryce left the Mormon church before he could do one. After Braden gives us an overview of his mission experience, we discuss the history of the “Preach My Gospel” program, the impetus behind it, how it came to be, who was involved, and how it was implemented into the field. Hopefully it will be as interesting to listen to as it was to research the topic! After that Braden talks about some media that passes the Bechdel test and we talk about a school in Iowa that’s giving out P.E. credits for service projects. History of Preach My Gospelhttps://rsc.byu.edu/archived/volume-14-number-1-2013/history-preach-my-gospel?fbclid=IwAR0BZUafYGnNOhs-PlVj7tmZRgeCe3hhH-qD9-V1pxqHCWqSdUTKJtQAWVs Ballard: https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders-and-ministry/2019-06-26/president-ballard-baptize-2019-mission-leadership-seminar-50222 Mission cost increase in 2020: https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900077168/church-announces-mormon-mission-lds-cost-increase.html Light of Gazalemhttps://www.wthr.com/art

  • Ep 24 - Lineage of Cain

    05/06/2019 Duration: 01h32min

    It's been one year since the Be One Celebration; Mormonism isn’t racist anymore!!! We know the high-level overview of what the Priesthood ban included, now we take a foray into the human element. We talk about the tough paradoxes introduced when institutionalized theological racism comes into conflict with an ever-expanding global religion. An oft-forgotten aspect of Mormon conversion, Patriarchal Blessings, become the litmus test for African ancestry. Patriarchs fight with the First Presidency. The church takes no official position. Chaos and pandemonium rule doctrinal racism throughout the entire 20th century.   Links: Mormons and Lineage: The Complicated History of Blacks and Patriarchal Blessings by Matt Harrishttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1erugEZ1LYvyMwMfFiQD1H_y0bZP16pFBNnjy-8ScP0E/edit?usp=sharing   Black, White, or Brown? Racial Perceptions and the Priesthood Policy in Latin America by Jeremy Talmage and Clinton D. Christensenhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1FqDep89418UPnrN2r5wFg0GAJn7Mx_Li6o1

  • Ep 23 - Why Start Now?

    22/05/2019 Duration: 01h04min

    World tour time! Rusty and his apostle friend travel the world and meet Pacific Island dignitaries to bless the masses with their presence. Also, when a religion creates new political operatives as “specialists” and opposes a bill with ‘Equality’ in the name, it’s never a good sign. After that, Braden and I both bring books to the table for our Media of Great Price. We round out the episode with a company that froze CEO wages to pay the bottom-line workers more and Costa Rica progressing on Abortion restrictions.   Links: Mormon policital ‘specialists’https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/05/14/lds-church-is-assigning/   Rusty world tourhttps://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/president-nelson-pacific-ministry-2019-samoa   Light of Gazalem https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/may/15/executive-pay-salaries-carecentrix-senior-team-employees https://ticotimes.net/2019/05/18/morning-after-pill-legal-without-prescription-costa-rica?fbclid=IwAR1jJcOdoBj9G8tC5sLsutIx5by6ADHSHCaH5QXu3NqEDXjXE23ejNCjLfM

  • Ep 22 - Less-Sexist Temple Ceremony

    08/05/2019 Duration: 01h22min

    We finally discuss the Temple Endowment Ceremony changes as of January 2019! But not so fast! Before that we get into the Strengthening Church Members Committee (SCMC) and the awkward phone call between Elder Timothy Dyches and Radio Free Mormon. Lesley, Colleen, and Bryce call the number and debrief over on Mormon Happy Hour (links below). Then, Braden and I finally get into how the endowment ceremony was slightly altered with “massive implications” in order to remove some of the overtly sexist theology. We give you a play by play so you don’t have to watch it and go through exactly what the changes mean, along with a little history where applicable. The changes simply don’t go far enough.   Links:   Mormon Happy Hour SCMChttp://angelsonfire.org/mhh73-part-1-call-to-elder-dyches-of-the-strengthening-church-members-committee/   Radio Free Mormon SCMChttps://radiofreemormon.org/2019/05/radio-free-mormon-064-spying-for-the-lord/   Temple Endowment Stuffs SLC Live secret camhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8sbYt

  • Ep 21.5 - Apr 2019 GenCon Pt. 2

    24/04/2019 Duration: 01h41min

    Just as the title states, Braden and I go through the Sunday April 2019 General Conference talks. We [I] watched it so you don’t have to! Plus Media of Great Price about Abducted in Plain Sight and a Light of Gazalem about Morgan Freeman single handedly saving the planet! We wrap with a short listener mail segment.   Show links: Website http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html Find us on Facebook and Twitter @Glass Box Podcast  

  • Ep 21 - Apr 2019 GenCon Pt. 1

    24/04/2019 Duration: 01h15min

    Just as the title states, Braden and I go through the Saturday April 2019 General Conference talks. We [I] watched it so you don’t have to!   Show links: Website http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html Find us on Facebook and Twitter @Glass Box Podcast

  • Episode 20 - Flip It and Reverse It

    10/04/2019 Duration: 01h27min

    November 2015 exclusion policy? What November 2015 exclusion policy? Today is an historic day! The Mormon church ceased to be bigoted against LGBTQ+ people! Oh, wait… no. It didn’t. Not included in the show, but maybe this has something to do with the recent anti-hate crime bill that passed in Utah this week. In November 2015, while Thomas Monson was president of the church, a policy from the Mormon church leaked stating that children in a home with homosexual parents couldn’t be baptized. A few months later, Russell Nelson stated it was actually “revelation” born by 15 witnesses. This was before he was called as president of the church. Now the church announced this policy has been reversed. Why was this policy put in effect in the first place? Why didn’t they apologize? https://bycommonconsent.com/2019/04/05/let-love-be-love How do active members see this? Was this only to stop the bleeding? https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900063943/church-lgbt-gay-lesbian-policy-mormon-baptisms-blessings-apostasy.h

  • Ep 19 - Utah Theodemocracy

    27/03/2019 Duration: 53min

    What’s the deal with cannabis in Utah? We resurrect this old headline to see if any new developments have occurred. We also invite Andrew Torrez from Opening Arguments Podcast to help us understand the law behind Utah legislature overturning the cannabis bill ballot initiative. Elections have consequences… After that Braden talks about The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and we discuss a new U.N. proposal to help get African countries closer to green energy!   Check out these episodes of OA to hear Andrew’s amazing legal takedown of big headlines!https://openargs.com/oa13-hillary-clintons-damned-emails/ https://openargs.com/oa2-the-2000-election-neverforget-part-1/ https://openargs.com/oa12-tax-protesters-sovereign-citizens-wackiness/ https://openargs.com/oa21-second-amendment-masterclass-part-1/ https://openargs.com/oa154-stormy-daniels-is-a-legal-genius/   Prop 2 headlines https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/02/08/its-commerce-bill/ https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/12/06/medical-cannabis/ ht

  • Ep 18 - Don’t Keep it a Secret!

    13/03/2019 Duration: 01h42min

    Something slipped through the cracks and it smells fishy. We go through some of the quality control mechanisms used in Mormon genealogy research at the ward level. The Church collects and digitizes a lot of information and history, what do they do with it? We tie a few stories together to figure out what the church is planning with a recent $2 million investment into the International African American Museum in South Carolina. After that we bring on Weird Alma to talk about the recent Masonry and Mormonism essay published by the Church. Then we talk about the uptick in EV sales in America and what it might mean.   Headlines:   Temple and Family History Consultantshttps://www.lds.org/family-history/temple-family-history-consultant?lang=eng Family Search blog posthttps://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/elder-dale-g-renlund-2019-temple-and-family-history-leadership-instruction/ Church donates $2mn to IAAMhttps://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-donation-2-million-international-african-american-museum-center-fa

  • Ep 17 - Slaves to the Man Who Communed With Jehovah

    27/02/2019 Duration: 01h37min

    Even if it takes Black History Month to spur the conversation, we dive into racism in the Mormon church. We take a brief high-level overview of how non-white people have been treated throughout the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Even though the Priesthood ban was lifted in 1978, racism didn’t go anywhere. From overt examples of prophets advocating slavery, to covert and insidious racism pervading our everyday lives, if we don’t talk about it it’ll never stop being a problem. We wrap with talking about 12 Years a Slave and an initiative in New Orleans to curb homelessness in the wake of hurricane Katrina.   Links:   Racism in Mormon Scripturehttp://www.utlm.org/onlineresources/racialstatements.htm   Book of Abraham 1:26-7https://www.lds.org/scriptures/pgp/abr/1?lang=eng   Green Flakehttps://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/flake-green-1828-1903/   Five Time Mormons Changed Their Position on Slaveryhttps://gregkofford.com/blogs/news/five-times-mormons-changed-their-positio

  • Ep 16 - It’s Alright to Be You

    13/02/2019 Duration: 54min

    Braden did a thing! We start with an interview he had with Milo and Angela about their creative muse: healing after Mormonism. It’s alright to be you, everybody! After that we talk about An Honest Liar, a documentary about The Amazing James Randi, and we wrap up with a story about science winning in a world besieged by “alternative facts”.   Light of Gazalem: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/02/vaccinations-jump-500-in-antivax-hotspot-amid-measles-outbreak/   Interview show notes: Song: https://soundcloud.com/angela-soffe/alright-to-be-you/s-laqLD Angela Soffe: https://angelasoffe.com/about Miles Germer (Milocraft): http://milocraft.net/music/bio Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/angelasoffemilocraft   Show links: Website http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html Find us on Facebook and Twitter @Glass Box Podcast

  • Ep 15 - Mormon Whack-a-Mole

    25/01/2019 Duration: 01h17min

    REVELATION! Braden and I go through the history of Mormon Temple ceremonies. Remember folks, religion has ceremonies, cults have rituals… there’s totally a difference. We use history to provide context for the ceremony changes of 2019 and the move toward equality between sexes in the passion narrative. “Between” sexes, not “among”. After that, Braden tells us about Kumare and how private citizens are making due during the Government shutdown.   Temple changes https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/abwknz/summary_of_temple_changes_we_know_so_far_morning/   Summary of changes http://www.ldsendowment.org/timeline.html   SL Trib articlehttps://www.sltrib.com/religion/2019/01/02/lds-church-releases/   MORMON newsroom releasehttps://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/temple-worship   Alonzo Gaskill posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/BsHKYi1gwaK/?utm_source=ig_twitter_share&igshid=10360gliwoswi   NewNameNoah Temple Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VrsFEiTpsQ&t=1765s   Media of Great Price: Kumare (documen

  • Ep 14.3 – Never More Disunited with Joseph Geisner Pt.3

    18/01/2019 Duration: 01h04min

    Join us for the epic conclusion to our discussion about disunity in Mormon leadership and censorship of General Conference addresses. We pick up with a long segment about Boyd K. Packer and censoring his various talks, including his address from 2010. Then Joe and I draw some conclusions based on everything discussed in our conversation as a whole. Links mentioned in the show: To the One https://archive.org/details/ToTheOne/page/n1 To Young Men Only https://archive.org/details/ToYoungMenOnly Harold Lee talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/harold-b-lee_ye-deceived/ Benson BYU talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/ezra-taft-benson_safety-face-danger/ Rector talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/hartman-jr-rector_roots-branches/ Henry Eyring talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/henry-b-eyring_family/ Quinn telling about his conflicts with Packer http://signaturebookslibrary.org/on-being-a-mormon-historian/ Review of Packer's talk in FARMS https://publications.mi.byu.edu/fullscreen/?pub=1426&index=11 Packer provo

  • Ep 14.2 – I Fear Dictatorial Dogmatism with Joseph Geisner Pt.2

    17/01/2019 Duration: 01h59min

    Joe and I pick right back up where we left off with J. Golden Kimball. Joe walks us through nearly 80 years of Mormon history discussing disunity among General Authorities and censorship of General Conference addresses. As we broach more modern General Authorities we discuss how the modern conservative bend of the Mormon church was moved and shaped by prominent figures in the Quorum of Apostles. Ezra Taft Benson and the John Birch Society are the focus for a substantial part. Then Joe documents the lengths the Church will go to cover up controversial opinions from the pulpit, even going so far as to retape a portion of General Conference with a superimposed “cough track” at the cost of $10-15,000. Joe was nice enough to give us over 5 hours of his time, making this episode part 2 of 3. Links mentioned in the show: To the One https://archive.org/details/ToTheOne/page/n1 To Young Men Only https://archive.org/details/ToYoungMenOnly Harold Lee talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/harold-b-lee_ye-deceived/ Benson B

  • Ep 14.1 – General Disunity with Joseph Geisner Pt.1

    16/01/2019 Duration: 01h52min

    Over 7,000 General Conference talks given by hundreds of General Authorities, mistakes must have been made, right? Our guest this week, Joe Geisner, walks us through 120 years of Mormon General Conference addresses that were censored in some way. From the earliest talks by John W. Taylor to more recent addresses by Boyd K. Packer, the history of disunity within the highest ranks of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and the resulting censorship, is a surprisingly dense and fascinating subject. Joe was nice enough to give us over 5 hours of his time, making this episode part 1 of 3. Links mentioned in the show: To the One https://archive.org/details/ToTheOne/page/n1 To Young Men Only https://archive.org/details/ToYoungMenOnly Harold Lee talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/harold-b-lee_ye-deceived/ Benson BYU talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/ezra-taft-benson_safety-face-danger/ Rector talk https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/hartman-jr-rector_roots-branches/ Henry Eyring talk https://speeches.byu.e

  • Ep 13 - 2018 in Review

    02/01/2019 Duration: 53min

    The title says it all, this is 2018 in review! 2018 was an eventful year for the Mormon church and we review some of the most important headlines with the help of an astute redditor. Be sure to read the post at the link below! After that Braden tells us about the new Pixar movie, Small Foot. Then we take on a happy headline about the cost of coal energy vs. renewable sources.   Reddit post https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/aa0ii7/2018_year_in_review_a_look_back_at_tsccs_year/   Light of Gazalem https://www.cbsnews.com/news/its-now-cheaper-to-build-a-new-wind-farm-than-to-keep-a-coal-plant-running/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0h&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5bf0114b00bd4700016eb39a&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2XKE4MO6ldUM7JugS2lhLzT4dV1fV-rrerWpmE0y6x4osJRNW762RY0H8

  • Ep 12 - #DeadPoolIsMySavior

    19/12/2018 Duration: 01h07min

    What do current membership numbers of the Mormon church reveal about overall trends in membership? Is the dip in membership due to the secularization of America, or are Mormons leaving religion at a higher rate than the baseline? The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is lying about its membership numbers. Why? After that, Braden tells us about Holy Hell, a documentary about a cult leader…. Apropos, right? Then we talk about a toy maker who’s making Christmas better for thousands of people out of the goodness of their hearts.   Church Membership Numbers: http://cumorah.com/index.php?target=view_other_articles&story_id=590&cat_id=35 http://cumorah.com/index.php?target=view_other_articles&story_id=610&cat_id=35 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-number-of-americans-with-no-religious-affiliation-is-rising/ https://kutv.com/news/local/losing-their-religion-millennials-including-utahns-leaving-church http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=2886596&itype=NGPSID http:/

  • Ep 11 - Reely High Profile Xd

    05/12/2018 Duration: 01h13min

    From the September Six to Bill Reel, we go through a highlight reel of some of the more prominent excommunications by the Mormon church. The takeaway? If you speak out publicly against the leadership, even if the criticism is true, it’s only a matter of time before you’re on the chopping block. After that Braden tells us about the new Leah Remini series “Scientology: The Aftermath”. We wrap up with Patagonia taking climate change seriously and actually doing something about it.   Excommunication linkshttp://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3791111&itype=CMSID http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=2163720&itype=CMSID https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Kelly_(feminist) http://mormon-alliance.org/about.htm http://www.lds-mormon.com/whytemplechanges.shtml https://www.lds.org/ensign/1991/11/news-of-the-church/statement-on-symposia?lang=eng https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1989/04/alternate-voices?lang=eng https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunstone_(magazine) https://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/19/us/

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