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/ 

 

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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