2 Nephi 09 part 2 of 2

Don’t adjust your podcasting devices, you’re hearing correctly. Smith picks up reading before talking or anything else?!!? Joe tells Smith about why they’re not funny, or maybe they’re only funny to each other. Is it learned or learn-ed? JS is not a fan of smart people. The learn-ed person is kind of the natural enemy of the con artist. Joe makes an ableist joke that seminary teachers would like. Can a person get reverse-circumcised? Smith looked into it before. Joe’s summary of how the contents of the BOM can be categorized into 3 or 4 categories comes from Jahndalyn’s interview with Grant Palmer. Is JS LARP-ing as a 19th Century Protestant preacher in this chapter? Was Captain Kidd the same as Indiana Jones? Was the dog’s name Captain? Joe reminds us of the idea where he reads a chapter. Smith prefers the Ron Howard series of The Office. Joe tries to give a pass to Arrested Development for being of its time. Smith teaches Joe about SMILE and Joe is not a fan. The guys go over new changes they would like to see in the endowment ceremony. Joe thinks the movie should be history of the entire world, i guess, and Smith wants it to get sexier. 

Smith refers the listener back to an episode of Nathan for You. JS gets a little bold about truth claims in this chapter, as per use. Joe starts to make a point about his faithful friend, Dwayne, but then he forgets. Joe refuses to cut ambient noise in this ep (he didn’t follow through). He gets upset about the idea that the BOM is going to teach us about the ‘consequences of sin’. Then he issues a challenge to make a tbm-friendly ep that is sincere. The guys try another take on the condescension of god. Maybe they’ll get it next time. 

Joe recaps some of his convo with a tbm friend which ended in the question- would the world have more sexual abuse if the church didn’t exist? The guys talk about some of the methods the church uses to address the elephant in the room. Does the org structure of the church facilitate SA? Smith has heard some pretty inflammatory SA second-hand accounts. The guys are too afraid to tell their actual families about the podcast, so….spread the word? Don’t forget to keep your relationships professional. Your family relationships, keep it professional. One of Joe’s naughty mission companions taught him a song about smoking joints. The guys don’t really have a patreon. 

 

Mormon Stories Podcast 030-033: AN INSIDER’S VIEW OF MORMON ORIGINS — AN INTERVIEW WITH GRANT PALMER

history of the entire world, i guess

Nathan For You - Claw of Shame - The Event

The Toyes - Smoke Two Joints

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