My good friend Anthropologist Dr. Thomas Murphy returns to Mormon Book Reviews to discuss some stories he's never told publicly about growing up in an abusive LDS household. When the new limited Hulu series "Under the Banner of Heaven" was released, it caused Thomas to reflect on his childhood. There are many similar events that take place in the book and series that he experienced as well. This has to be one of the most powerful interviews I've ever been a part of. We talk about some topics that some sensitive viewers should be aware of. Domestic violence, beatings, murder, religious extremism, temple trauma, and the coercive nature of toxic masculinity and patriarchy. Do high demand religions cause such behavior? As an Evangelical I can say that I have seen and experienced some of these things as well. This can be a cautionary tale for those both in and out of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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