Lesley Butterfield, Bryce Blankenagel and I create a very strong case for why we all should care about the Strengthening Church Members Committee and their top secret files obtained through secret spies and online moles. We learned quite a few things during our call to the SCMC office, call in Episode 73, and we bring in current events that make these discoveries even more significant. The recent Vice piece chronicling the sex abuse case in West Virginia and how they focus on the LDS Church “Helpline” becomes a vital tie in. And did you catch the Panel of Women at the Women’s Conference at BYU who told all the women in the church how to submit when Priesthood leaders are being dismissive? Yuck! It is aaaaaalll related! Be sure and listen to Episode 75 as well, as this is a 2 part discussion. The videos for these episodes are already on Patreon, where subscribers got a super early release!
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Video of Panel Part 1
- Video of Panel Part 2
- Video of Panel Part 3
- Jump to Part 2 of Discussion, Episode 75
- Radio Free Mormon and his Call to Elder Dyches of the SCMC
- VICE: The Mormon Church Has Been Accused of using a Victim’s Hotline to Hide Claims of Sexual Abuse
- Deseret News: Latter Day Saint Spokesman Denounces news story about church’s abuse response
- Deposition Notes RE: Kirton McConkie involvement in the Bishop’s Helpline
- Panel of Women at BYU: How to respond to a Dismissive Priesthood Leader
- 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
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
The Angels on Fire are thrilled to hear the story of Crystal Legionaires, the brave girl who raised her voice and shouted “Stop Protecting Sexual Predators” during the Solemn Assembly of LDS General Conference. Join us in listening to her thoughts beforehand, what happened in the moment, and all the details of the aftermath. Crystal is firm and powerful in her message and her intent. We thoroughly enjoyed learning more about her and her activism. The complete video and bonus audio material are available on our Patreon page.
The Angels on Fire tackle the overwhelming topic of Joseph L. Bishop, Former President of Provo MTC and his confession of multiple instances of sexual assault. Two guests join the episode to provide their perspectives on the most important issues, Reddit u/relevantlife, and advocate/activist Lesley Butterfield. Don’t worry, we take lots of intermission breaks to help us through the tough discussions. We even have a new Instagram account, yet again, @book_of_moron_stories. Video of the episode and extended interviews with our guests can be found on our Patreon page.