Glass Box Podcast

This episode begins with a panel discussion with Marie D'Elephant and Marissa McCool about navigating ethical non-monogamy. Open relationships/marriages can be a taboo topic and uncomfortable for some; Marie and Riss help us by giving a 101 discussion to introduce us to the subject, uncover some common pitfalls, and provide resources for further reading should non-monogamy be a topic which interests you. After that Braden and I debrief from the interview before jumping into part 1 of reading through The Naked Communist by W. Cleon Skousen. We wrap with some good news about black-owned businesses experiencing a spike amid the current protests and a little bit of listener mail.

Marie D'Elephant

https://www.facebook.com/mariedelephant/ https://mariedelephant.com/https://everyonesautonomous.com/

Marissa McCool (The Purple Amazon)https://www.facebook.com/RisMcCool

https://centerforinquiry.org/speakers/mccool_marissa/ https://www.amazon.com/Marissa-Alexa-McCool/e/B075NQV56B%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-cis-are-getting-out-of-hand https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/alexander-goodlive/inciting-incident

Ethical Slut by Dossie Eaton, Janet W. Hardyhttps://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ethical-slut-dossie-easton/1100528572

Happy news https://apnews.com/5738fc904a6b29118e63a5d762f48791

Show Links:Website http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html Find us on Facebook and Twitter @Glass Box Podcast

Lots of interlocking stories to discuss this week. We jump right in with a discussion about the most recent headlines sparked by the protests following George Floyd's death. A lot of legislation has been crafted in response to the protests, including an executive order from President Donald Trump. We examine the organizations he listed during the signing to determine the intent of the order, followed by looking at the text of the order itself. Once created, tools can be used for good and evil. Then we discuss CHOP, the occupation movement in Capitol Hill, Washington. The Seattle City Council crafted resolutions in response to the leverage held by the CHOP protestors joined by protests across the nation. Seattle chose to ban the use of chokeholds, riot control weapons, and officers covering their badge numbers. We weigh in on #DefundPolice and how useful it can be in sparking a conversation, but why does the "defunding" stop at police? Then we finally tackle the Mormon angle by examining the recent rulings in the Supreme Court concerning churches being "non-essential" services and LGBTQ+ people actually being people with Title VII protections. We wrap the episode with some great media for understanding racism in America as well as coming out as gay to your family.

Links:

Trump's Executive Order on Police Reformhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-safe-policing-safe-communities

Orgs mentioned during EO signingFederal law enforcement officers association https://www.fleoa.org/news.aspx?id=19

Fraternal order of police https://www.fop.net/CmsPage.aspx?id=39

Internal ass of chiefs of police https://www.theiacp.org/

Intl union of police association; "The Voice of Law Enforcement Officers" https://iupa.org/

Major county sherrifs of am ass https://mcsheriffs.com/

Natl Ass of police orgs http://www.napo.org/

Natl District attorneys ass https://ndaa.org/

Sergeants benevolent ass https://sbanypd.nyc/

Who wasn't at the Exec Order signing? https://fundersforjustice.org/organizations/

Atlanta, GA Police Walkouthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/18/atlanta-rayshard-brooks-walkout/

Seattle just expelled the Police Union from the city's labor group. https://apnews.com/7267abcb991ec5210f85aa03eb7ed433#:~:text=SEATTLE%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94%20The%20largest,address%20racism%20within%20its%20ranks.&text=Local%20elected%20leaders%20are%20reluctant,150%20unions%20and%20100%2C000%20workers

Seattle City Council on Police reform billshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spGMa6-Xu1U

BYU formed a committee to "examine race and inequality at BYU". https://news.byu.edu/announcements/committee-formed-to-examine-race-and-inequality-at-byu

Donate to groups working or advocating for racial justice and end of racism

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/fre...

https://justiceforbreonna.org

https://www.joincampaignzero.org

https://www.naacp.org/

https://www.aclu.org/

https://blacklivesmatter.com/

Show Links:Website http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html Find us on Facebook and Twitter @Glass Box Podcast

Racial tensions and police brutality in America have caused protests, riots, and citizens becoming the victims of war crimes committed by our military-police force. How did we get here? Where do we go? How can we effectively reform policing in America? It's a complicated issue and a couple of white guys are going to do their best to introduce you to the topic and form a basic foundation on which to build a base of knowledge about these subjects. We also take a look at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints angle of race, as this is a Mormon-centric podcast. We encourage you to use the resources and further reading below. We wrap the episode with the final installment of Case for the Book of Mormon, a tool of genocide and racial supremacy which shaped American history.

Links:

First Presidency statement https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/president-nelson-shares-social-post-encouraging-understanding-and-civility

Church's social media post: https://twitter.com/Ch_JesusChrist/status/1268233951719510016

The Negro: A Proclamation to the World

https://www.missedinsunday.com/memes/race/proclamation-1949/

Resources:

SISTAS in ZION Twitter

Blacks and the Priesthood by 3 Mormons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN5Gp07zaZE

Our Enemies in Blue by Kristian Williams https://www.akpress.org/our-enemies-in-blue.html

Read the Stanford Prison Study https://www.simplypsychology.org/zimbardo.html

@Mica_McGriggs presentation June 15, 2020 "Racial Equity & Social Impact" weekly classes https://www.eventbrite.com/e/racial-equity-social-impact-tickets-104768040028

Mormon Stories #630 Black Lives Matter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgViT0zuSrk

Black and Mormon by Darron Smith https://books.google.com/books/about/Black_and_Mormon.html?id=lSvRnQgJAx8C

https://8cantwait.org/ for police reform

The Dollop - Furgeson Episode 19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp1uF67UeyY

Ibram X. Kendi How to be an Antiracist https://www.ibramxkendi.com/how-to-be-an-antiracist-1

Donate: https://www.joincampaignzero.org

Joanna Brooks Mormonism and White Supremacy https://global.oup.com/academic/product/mormonism-and-white-supremacy-9780190081768?cc=us&lang=en&

Moroni and the Swastika by David Conley Nelson https://www.oupress.com/books/14220363/moroni-and-the-swastika

Tiananmen Square Massacre 1989 in China https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeoMn1DeUek

Watch: Just Mercy, released free on all platforms by Universal

Killer Mike speech about George Floyd and protests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSWasOhArfM

Stand By Me by Liesa (Lisa) Rodger https://www.thebeehive.com/stand-by-me/

Check your blindspot BYU diversity project https://www.checkyourblindspot.org/

Historian's take on police brutality against Black people https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/gvu38i/george_floyd_was_murdered_by_america_a_historians/

Talking to kids about this:

https://www.amazon.com/Belle-Last-Mule-Gees-Bend/dp/0763687693/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNw8V_Fkw28

https://www.amazon.com/Juneteenth-Mazie-Fiction-Picture-Books/dp/1479558206/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1591332700&sr=1-1

Donate to groups working or advocating for racial justice and end of racism

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/fre...

https://justiceforbreonna.org

https://www.joincampaignzero.org

https://www.naacp.org/

https://www.aclu.org/

https://blacklivesmatter.com/

Show Links:Website http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html Find us on Facebook and Twitter @Glass Box Podcast

Update on COVID-19 time! The Mormon church is taking steps to reopen wards around the globe while there's no evidence that we've effectively flattened the curve. They're also investing some resources into making PPE for medical workers in the form of masks and surgical gowns made from sacred-underwear cotton. Plenty to discuss. Then, Braden tells us about After Life starring Ricky Gervais. We wrap with some happy news about a vodka company based in Utah making hand sanitizer to combat the 'Rona. Plus listener mail and an iTunes review!

Angel's Trumpet:

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/05/20/lds-church-sells-exxon/

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/05/19/lds-church-unveils-plan/

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/global-sacred-clothing-production-facilities-temporarily-produce-masks-gowns

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/safe-return-church-meetings-activities

Media of Great Price:After Life

Happy News:

Interesting contrast to the church. Church worries about stocks, while Utah vodka brand makes and donates sanitizer to the navajo nation: https://www.facebook.com/FiveWives/posts/2870931026289832

Don't miss Bryce's guest spot on the most recent How 2 Heretic Podcast episode 140!https://howtoheretic.com/podcast

We do something a little different this week. This show starts out with an interview of two elders in the mission field who no longer believe in Mormonism, yet are stuck on their mission during COVID lockdown. How do Elders A and B cope with being on a sales force for a product they know isn't real? They offer a window into the day-to-day life of missionaries stuck in the world of lockdowns while trying to be good people in spite of being missionaries. After that we dive into part 4 of Tad R. Callister's Case for the Book of Mormon: how to gain a personal testimony of the Book of Mormon. Can we be done with this book yet?! Then we get to some happy news about Germany banning gay conversion therapy for minors at the nationwide level.

Follow Broken Missionary here:https://twitter.com/BrokenMissionay

Happy news https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52585162

Show Links:Website http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html Find us on Facebook and Twitter @Glass Box Podcast

We take a break from headlines and current events to dabble into the lighter side of Mormonism. Braden and I square off in a trivia challenge drinking game. Braden brings the culture, I bring the history and we see who comes out on top. But, it turns out, when you play a drinking game everybody wins! Join us for a light-hearted hangout along with a Media of Great Price about Pineapple Express and a happy news segment about countries transitioning off coal power.

Media of Great Price https://www.pv-magazine.com/2020/04/22/sweden-exits-coal-two-years-early/

Show Links:Website http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html Find us on Facebook and Twitter @Glass Box Podcast

We hit our goal on patreon.com/glassboxpod! Braden had to watch General Conference for the first time in our podcast history. It, indeed, is a historic conference! We go through talk by talk to see what slipped through the cracks of all 5 sessions of the April 2020 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Strap in, it's a long one. Did Rusty make this as historic of an event as the hype made it? Just like the other episodes about #GenConf, we get a little extra NSFW on this broadcast; listener beware.

Jana Riess' article about General Conferencehttps://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/04/07/jana-riess-when-big/

Show Links:Website http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html Find us on Facebook and Twitter @Glass Box Podcast

How is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints handling the Coronavirus epidemic? We explore current events and the coming end of the world. Then we get into our next installment of The Case for the Book of Mormon by Tad R. Callister… ugh. Finally, we wrap up with some happy news about how celebrities, artists, and regular folk are helping each other through the epidemic.

Being sent home

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/03/30/city-creek-mall-merchants/

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/04/02/this-week-mormon-land/

https://www.insider.com/mormons-gathered-salt-lakes-airport-greet-missionaries-with-hugs-2020-3 https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/service-options-missionaries-march-31-2020 https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/april-2020-edition-of-the-world-report https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/covid-19-mtc-adjustment https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/covid-19-impact-missionary-service

Samuel L. Jackson reads "Stay the F*** At Home": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSrbxyna4z4

Cattle Decapitation "Bring back the Plague" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXGSLKWeVwE

Dolly Parton reads children's books from home https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/31/824638554/dolly-parton-will-read-bedtime-stories-to-kids-online-every-week

Musicians live streaming concerts FOR FREE: https://www.vulture.com/2020/04/all-musicians-streaming-live-concerts.html

If you can help or need help, check out Modest Needshttps://www.modestneeds.org/

Or donate to your local blood bankhttps://americasblood.org/membership/membership-directory/

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Yes, we're jumping into the outrage ball-pit of COVID-19, Coronavirus. We do our typical overview of the issue and piece together a chronology from multiple reputable sources. This is a worldwide topic and therefore dives into politics, which we don't often do. If you want a break from all the hype or don't want to hear about politics, this may not be the episode for you. If you want to be informed on what a viral outbreak looks like and attempt to gain some perspective, this episode may be worth a listen. Of course, because this is a show about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we tie the issue into Mormonism at the end. Stay safe, everybody. Please follow the guidelines of experts to remain distanced and hygenic. This episode has a bit more NSFW language than usual.

Links:

https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/coronavirus-a-timeline-of-how-the-deadly-outbreak-evolved/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/pedrodacosta/2020/03/07/trumps-lies-about-the-coronavirus-raise-the-risk-of-a-recession/#5308212d6eb2 https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/03/the-biggest-lie-in-donald-trumps-coronavirus-address/ https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/columnists/zurawik/bs-ed-zontv-corona-trump-lies-20200310-6mrkjbkwprecfg6cw2ljkzh4u4-story.html https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/april-2020-general-conference-format-change https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/covid-19-impact-missionary-service

https://www.rollcall.com/2020/03/16/road-ahead-covid-19-stimulus-still-behind-fisa-on-senate-schedule/

Happy News:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51915723

Show Links:Website http://www.glassboxpodcast.com/index.html Find us on Facebook and Twitter @Glass Box Podcast

Boy Scouts of America is filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy because of child sex abuse? We thank thee, O God, for our Profit, Russel M. Nelson for getting the Mormon church out of Scouts before all those lawsuits crippled BSA! While this isn't a story directly about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, these issues long predate the divorce of these two institutions. Braden and I explore the common threads and what this bankruptcy means. Then Braden tells us about some kids at a Catholic school who walked out when their gay teachers were fired for being gay!

Links:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/isabeltogoh/2020/02/18/boy-scouts-of-america-files-for-bankruptcy-over-sex-abuse-claims/#353a52cd2e58 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-wave-of-sexual-abuse-lawsuits-could-cost-catholic-church-over-4-billion-2019-12-02

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/18/806721827/boy-scouts-of-america-files-for-bankruptcy-as-it-faces-hundreds-of-sex-abuse-cla https://theoutline.com/post/8687/boy-scouts-bankruptcy-filing-sexual-abuse-lawsuit?zd=1&zi=oeee5led https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/us/boy-scouts-bankruptcy-sex-abuse.html

https://abusedinscouting.com/history-of-abuse/

https://www.reddit.com/r/BSA/comments/8il1du/on_the_separation_of_assets_the_financial_cost_of/

Happy news segment:

https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/19/students-walk-class-catholic-school-forced-gay-teachers-quit-12269247/

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