Today on an abbreviated version of the show, Brandt and Jenny discuss Mormons Behaving Badly, Ed Smart coming out as gay and analogizing it to his daughter's ordeal, and updates on the locations of new temples in Utah and Texas. We also spend a lot of time on two interesting pieces this week, one from Jana Riess and another from Peggy Stack, with more to chew on than we have time. Plus so much more on the Report!

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Pedestals and Podiums: Utah Women, Religious Authority, and Equal Rights by Martha S. Bradley

HEADLINES

* Ed Smart, dad of kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart, says there's no gay 'cure'

* Kristin Chenoweth Says Faith, LGBTQ Activism Don't Always Go Together

* Family Search, owned by the LDS Church, adds same-sex couples to its database

* Former Salt Lake Figure Skating chief charged with soliciting sex from underage girl

* LDS Church releases locations of Orem, Taylorsville temples

* The stubborn faithfulness of liberal Mormons

* Can Latter-day Saints disagree with their church on gay marriage? Case of the lost wallet may offer clues.

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