1 Nephi 03 We Just Kinda Like to Jerk You Around a Little Bit

Neither Smith nor Joe has seen The Last Temptation of Christ (1988). Joe talks about some of the obsession with sex in the church, and how marriage was looked at like checking a box. Smith talks about some of the overt racism in the early church and refers listeners back to the CES letter for better info (see link below). Joe asserts that BY was a bad enough guy that the university should be renamed. Smith reads a quote from Mark Twain that the BOM is “chloroform in print”. Smith brings up a Michael Crichton quote about the crazy-looking tabernacle. 

The guys wish they could not feel bad about anything. Smith notes that the “choice” in the BOM so far is to either be disobedient and die, or to be obedient and rich. Joe makes sure to bring up that REM’s Murmur album was named Rolling Stone's Best Album of 1983. Joe pitches the idea of changing the name of the podcast to Everything is Fetch. The guys express their dislike of the use of that word as a swear. Lamen has an awkward conversation with the Lord. 

The angel has an awkward conversation with L&L about making Nephi a leader over them. Joe points out that this gives an argument to people who want to claim some moral authority over reason in the name of some unseen righteous authority. Smith points out that God may just be on mute and he doesn’t realize it. Joe recommends S12E17 of Southpark which gives a pretty accurate depiction of the translation of the BOM. Smith reminds us that the temple ceremony used to contain penalties for breaking promises, like medieval penalties. 

Section of CES letter about ban on black men to have the priesthood https://read.cesletter.org/prophets/#blacks-ban

Mark Twain on the Mormons

https://twain.lib.virginia.edu/roughingit/map/rimormon6.html

The Dollop 132 - THE BONE WARS https://allthingscomedy.com/podcasts/132---the-bone-wars

Wikipedia page for REM’s Murmur album https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murmur_(album)  

Stephen Paul Taylor Everybody knows shit's fucked https://youtu.be/xJ7JseIxgX4?t=57 

Wikipedia page for Southpark episode “All about Mormons” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_About_Mormons 

Mormon stories Podcast. 005: MASONRY AND MORMONISM, AN INTERVIEW WITH GREG KEARNEY  https://mormonstories.org/podcast/mormon-stories-podcast-005-masonry-and-mormonism-and-interview-with-greg-kearney/ 

Music Provided by Eric VanAusdal with permission from the artist. 

The Book of Mormon is publicly available at churchofjesuschrist.org

Cesletter.org

Mormonstories.org

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