Colleen and Lesley take a chronological approach through the past 2 weeks of sexual abuse hot topics in Mormonism. We vent our way through Sam Young of the Protect LDS Children movement called to a disciplinary court and the results of that court still undetermined. Don’t miss McKenna Denson calling out her alleged rapist, former Missionary Training Center President Joseph Bishop in front of his local congregation. Next, beloved Progressive Mormon Columnist for the SLTrib, Robert Kirby, responds to Denson’s call-out and social media erupts. MormonLeaks is sued by Brigham Young University, and also this past Tuesday, drops a leaked memo from Kirton McConkie, the LDS Church’s law firm. The memo addresses 6 cases of sexual misconduct and how the church [MIS] handles them. And we wrap up the vent fest with two brave women who are speaking out about the unsafe conditions of LDS missionaries, including their own harrowing experiences of sexual assault. Full video of the episode is available on Patreon.Links mentioned in this episode:
- McKenna Denson: Video of Woman calls out her rapist in front of his church congregation
- Robert Kirby Column: Denson’s latest ‘assault’ claims against Mormon men don’t hold up
- SLTrib: Letter: Assault is not a subject for Kirby’s Mockery
- Blog: Calling out Robert Kirby
- Tribune Columnist Robert Kirby suspended after investigation into inappropriate behavior
- Sam Young’s blog about his Excommunication Notice
- Newsweek: Mormon Bishop Sam Young Facing Excommunication for Wanting to Stop Sexually Explicit Interviews of Children
- SLTrib: BYU says it doesn’t have to release police interview with MTC leader accused of assault, files three lawsuits over records requests
- A Thoughtful Faith Podcast: Taking Mormons to Court Defending Sexual Abuse Victims Against the LDS Church by Tim Kosnoff
- Wheats and Tares: Exclusion Policy Removed from Seminary Curriculum…Again
- SLTrib: The LDS Church says it wasn’t ‘responding well’ to sexual assaults in the mission field
- SLTrib: The LDS Church is trying to combat the idea that missionaries have special protection
- MormonLeak Internal Memo from Kirton McConkie regarding sexual misconduct
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Attacking Sams character is a convenient way of avoiding talking about the merits of his cause. And is pretty ironic coming from a member who’s religion was started by a failed lying treasure hunter.