Mormon Happy Hour Podcast

MHH80: McKenna-geddon, The Heated Aftermath Pt 2

05.31.2019 - By Colleen Payne Dietz Post Mormon ActivistPlay

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THIS IS PART 2 of a panel discussion.

Recently, Mike Norton aka NewNameNoah presented an expansion of information that was previously presented regarding McKenna Denson when she came forward with allegations of rape at the hands of the Missionary Training Center president in the 80’s, Joseph Bishop. This further information, and the manner in which Norton presented it has erupted a firestorm of controversy in both the ExMormon and the Mormon communities as people grapple with feelings of betrayal, rage, anger, and disgust. Neither one of these players is getting a free pass. Lesley Butterfield, Bryce Blankenagel, and our fresh panelist Janelle Brinton and I all create a diverse panel with differing opinions on how to digest this controversy, whether rage or compassion is appropriate, and how this could have been handled differently. If you’d like to watch rather than listen, head on over to Patreon for the video of this panel, where it was early released!

Links mentioned in this episode:

* Part 1: MHH Ep79

* FULL VIDEO of this panel RE: McKenna-geddon on Patreon

* MormonLeaks: Original leaked recording of McKenna confronting Joseph Bishop

* Mike Norton aka NewNameNoah’s video presentation of McKenna’s dossier

* Blog article containing archived link of Mike’s phone call to McKenna

* Episode art found HERE

* VENMO for Mormon Happy Hour one time donations

* Music by bensound.com and by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

* Transition pieces found here

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