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Questions from the Closet Questions from the Closet
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.9 • 1.2K Ratings
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Charlie Bird and Ben Schilaty discuss questions they are commonly asked as gay members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Each week they are joined by a guest to talk about a question as it relates to LGBTQ+ topics within the context of faith. To submit a question or share a comment about an episode, you can email questionsfromthecloset@gmail.com.
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Season 6 Wrapped
Season 6 has come to a close! Ben and Charlie are joined by Sound Guy Mike to talk about the highlights from the season, including another AI written segment! Things are getting shaken up for Season 7 - keep an eye on our instagram for more.
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How Do I Work Through Past Statements From Church Leaders?
Ben and Charlie are joined by historian Barbara Jones Brown to discuss how they work through difficult things that past church leaders have said.
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What If I Feel Stuck?
Ben and Charlie are joined again by Kade Cope to discuss how they deal with moving forward when they have felt stuck.
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How Do I Balance the 2 Great Commandments
Ben and Charlie are joined by Kade Cope to discuss how we can balance loving God and loving our neighbors.
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How Do I See Myself In the Scriptures?
In this episode Charlie and Ben share some of their recent insights while reading through the Book of Mormon. They share things they learned and how they have related it to their lives
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How Can I Share My Story?
In this episode Ben and Charlie share some guidelines that have helped them when sharing their story with others.
Customer Reviews
Comfort
This podcast has became my comfort podcast just the idea that I don’t have to choose between my sexuality and religion is so comforting. Thank you so much
Amazing ❤️🏳️🌈
This is one of my all-time favorite podcasts. I love Ben and Charlie’s different personalities. This podcast has helped me to become a better ally, as well as brought me closer to Jesus Christ. I appreciate listening to perspectives from so many different people. Charlie and Ben are both so vulnerable and honest, it feels like I’m listening to two of my friends. I’m grateful to hear the things that are difficult for LGBTQ+ people so I can be aware and advocate, as well as the hope that can still be found through Jesus Christ. I always feel the Spirit when I listen to this podcast, but not really in the “confirming and comfortable” way. It stretches my mind and heart. Definitely give this podcast a listen! (P.S. Charlie is a Swiftie which makes it all that much better. 🫶🏻)
Unrealistic and sad
The Mormon doctrine is that gays will be fixed and assigned a proper spouse on the other side of this life if they are righteous enough. This show pretends that you can be Mormon and gay and happy. You can’t. You can chose live in this life or salvation in the next. Not both. (Charlie is now technically an apostate BTW) That is a toxic and dangerous message especially to LGBTQ youth. Just listening to some of these episodes shows how problematic this is. And all it does is allows cis het Mormons to point and say “see you can do it.”