What happens when you stand up and vocally oppose at LDS General conference? Why would anyone even want to consider such a thing? Matt sits down with Scott, Micah, and Don — the organizers of the Any Opposed campaign — to talk about their recent vocal opposition at LDS General Conference.
What is it like to be a faithful member of the Mormon Church for 54 years before finally admitting the truth about your own sexuality? Scott, Randy, Jake and Erica join Don to discuss his powerful and personal listener essay: Man Up!
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Join Randy, Matt, John and Glenn for an introspective and occasionally on-tune critique of the great Mormon classic Saturday’s Warrior. It is our very first sing-a-long Smackdown: A John Hamer production. Enjoy! (we did)
Glenn gazes into his peep stone for a new translation of an old (but not THAT old) classic.
How reliable are the stories we tell ourselves about our own experiences in life? How reliable is memory? Are we simply surrounded by fiction? Glenn, Tom, and Jake talk to special guest Tierza about her excellent listener essay “Embracing Contradictions.”
Join Carl as he negotiates the angst-ridden borderlands of casual Satanism in this ongoing series. In this installment, Carl attends his sister’s wedding, where some of his worst fears are realized. Special thanks to Allison, Wendy, Matt, John, and Bob for participating.
Glenn shares a blog written by a believing member all about the AWESOME parallels between “Lord of the Rings” and the Mormon Gospel. Spoiler alert: there are parallels. And they are AWESOME. Click here to read along....
Bob, Jake, and Randy are joined by special guest Trevor McKendrick aka “The Atheist Bible Salesman.” Listen in as they discuss his story of growing up Mormon, leaving the Church, getting married in the temple, and making money from selling Bibles… not necessarily in that order. Also discussed: what it’s like to have Fox News cover your story without your involvement.
Join Carl as he negotiates the angst-ridden borderlands of casual Satanism in a brand-new, ongoing series. In this installment, Carl muddles through an uncomfortable conversation about his upbringing with a new acquaintance.
We are still editing the final version of our first ever Sing-a-long Smackdown, but we thought we’d give you a little six-minute taste of what we have in store for you. And also, remember to vote for us at podcastawards.com Enjoy!
Scott presents the brief but fascinating history of dissent in the General Conference of the Mormon church. For more information, check out anyopposed.org
Film maker Tyler Measom joins the Infants to discuss his newest film An Honest Liar — about the life and career of the renowned stage magician turned scientific skeptic of the paranormal, James Randi.
Can people really choose what they believe? Are any of us really “free” to choose anything at all? We don’t know. But we’re going to talk about it anyway. So listen in as Randy, Jake, Glenn, John Hamer and El Tom Perry (aka “the Tom”) dance around and around in word circles. Cuz they are fun word circles. They just are. The Sam Harris lecture on Free Will can be found here .
Infants on Thrones humbly presents a parody of the recent CES meeting “ An Evening With a General Authority .” We are even more humbly calling it “Disciples After Dark.” And we even more more humbly hope you enjoy it.
Tom and Randy talk with Craig about his listener essay: The Strength of a Witness.
Glenn, Jake, Matt, and John Hamer humbly present “Excommunication: The Musical” — a dramatic recreation of John Dehlin’s secret informal probation meeting that eventually led to his excommunication from the mormon church. And we occasionally break into song. Click HERE for the full text for the dramatic — it is “Appendix C: Transcript of August 7, 2014 Meeting With President Bryan King”...
Glenn shares a late night epiphany in the wake of the John Dehlin excommunication news. You asked for something vulnerable John? Well, here it is brother.
Kate Kelly is taking heat again. This time for unapologetically claiming that “…only the least talented, least articulate, least nuanced thinkers, least likely to take a stand against abuse, and the least courageous people thrive in the Church today.” Pretty sketchy, huh? Jake, Erica, Chelsea, and Glenn smack it all down. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/feb/06/gay-mormons-not-the-problem-small-minded-religious-paradigms...
Tom is joined by two married couples: Jake & Erica and Cate & Daniel to discuss Cate’s listener essay: “Five Ways You Are Unknowingly Destroying Your Wife and Killing Your Marriage” — which is Cate’s response to the blog entry below: http://familyshare.com/marriage/5–ways-you-are-unknowingly-destroying-your-husband-and-killing-your-marriage
Glenn, Matt, Scott, Tom, and (eventually) Randy smack down the Mormon Church’s January 27th press conference on LGBT rights.
Randy bids us all a fond farewell (again) as Tom, Matt, and Glenn respond to some listener feedback and discuss the general state of all things Infants on Thrones. And if you like us as much as we like ourselves, nominate us for a pretty cool podcast award: http://podcastawards.com
Listen to Brother Jake’s latest — the handy infomercial for Gospel Topics you’ve been waiting for! Billy Mays would be proud. Watch the full commercial on Brother Jake’s YouTube Channel:
Alison takes the lead on this listener essay from Wendy — all about her sisters, their different relationships with the Mormon church, and the peace-love-respect they share today despite all of their differences. Tom and Jake round out the panel for this very engaging discussion. Thanks Wendy for your contribution!
An Infants on Thrones first: two guys, three girls. And one very brave listener essay. Nancy, you left us all a little speechless (but, obviously, we all got over it). Listen in as Matt and Glenn are joined by Kim, Melissa, and Nancy to discuss Nancy’s listener essay: Violating the Friend Zone.
Where would Margaret Toscano start if she was asked to reform the Mormon Church? Listen in as Margaret joins Bob, Chelsea, and Glenn to talk about gender roles, activism, the Ordain Women movement, faith, spirituality, LDS Temple ceremonies, Heavenly Mother, whether or not there should be a separate priesthood for women, and a bunch of other really interesting stuff.
Are people happier after they leave the Mormon church? Randy leads a discussion with Matt, Glenn, Bob, and two long-time listeners, Polly Anna and Jay. Be sure to let us know what you think as well. See you on the comments board.
Comedian Bengt Washburn joins Randy, Bob, and Glenn to talk about comedy and mormonism and stuff. If you like what you hear from Bengt, consider purchasing one of his albums from his website — he does this for a living, you know. http://www.getbengt.com
Tired of manipulating your children’s behavior with a creepy little nicknack just one month every year? Well… does Matt have something for you — and just in time for Christmas!
John Hamer stops by again to talk about the Historical Jesus with Glenn, Allison, and Bob. Of course we talk about other stuff, too, like belief, and Bob’s endless fascination with Hamer’s “you-say-you’re-a-Christian-Pastor-but-you-don’t-sound-like-a-Christian-Pastor what can I do with this lamb in lamb’s clothing” thing. And oh yeah, we talk about Christmas a little bit, too, and ask the question, “do you really need to throw the baby Jesus out with all of the mythological bathwater?” (Answer: ...
