Siblings in Zion Siblings in Zion
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Ex-Mormon siblings Brother Dan and Sister Lisa discuss Mormonism, LDS culture, religiosity, atheism, mortality, personal growth & the examined life.
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It's Feeling a Bit Culty
Sister Lisa shares her struggles and thoughts on her grad school experience as she prepares to be a therapist, and how her religious past informs her approach and understanding of the system.
The siblings read some *fascinating* articles on tithing from the most recent issue of Liahona, and discuss how much they think about this whole Mormonism thing these days and how much they really need to talk about it going forward …
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Marriage Is for Losers | More Sh*t From BYU-I
Sister Lisa shares more eyebrow-raising notes from her BYU-Idaho classes. Dating, sexuality, gender and marriage roles, revelation, ’NCMO’, suppressing desire, boundaries, bogus statistics, terrible advice & more!
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Christopher Columbus episode of Everywhere You Go is Bullsh*t: http://tinyurl.com/ymnp8aw8
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Sh*t My BYU Professor Said | Temple Marriage Prep
Sister Lisa shares highlights from her notes taken during several classes at BYU-Idaho, including some real whoppers from ‘Prep for Temple Marriage’ that drive Brother Dan to bewilderment and the both of them to giggles.
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Do You Want to Sing a Hymn?
Bonus material from our episode ‘Christian & Atheist Walk Into a Bar’ - Comparing Christian and Mormon hymns, the power of music and art in relation to faith in God, as well as a Christian perspective on Stoicism and the precariousness of interpreting the Bible.
Bonus points to those who have seen SLC Punk! - https://youtu.be/6qr-wDh95TM -
Christian & Atheist Walk Into a Bar
Dan and Lisa welcome Brother Bryan, a Christian who was previously involved with the Four Square church and now associates with the Church of the Nazarene.
Bryan and Dan have had several fruitful discussions around Faith, Atheism, Christian denominations, biblical literalism, similarities and contrasts in their respective religious experiences, and have have found friendship and comradery in them. So, we gave him an open invite to have one of those discussions on the show. We also welcome our mutual friend Brother Armando, a former Christian who told his story on the previous episode ‘Confessions of a Former Shi**y Youth Pastor’.
We appreciate Bryan’s willingness to express his faith, his vulnerability in sharing his personal experience, and his willingness to recognize the shortcomings in religious organizations and inappropriate applications of personal beliefs. We hope anyone who cares to comment on our discussion will show the same courtesy and respect we show each other.
‘Instead of coming from the gratitude and the place of - God loves me, and taking that love and sharing that with other people, they beat them over the head with a Bible and say - God hates you! It’s terrible irony. And that breaks my heart more than anything’
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King Follett Discourse (Abridged)
For those who have already read or are quite familiar with the 'King Follett Discourse', this episode of our reading and commentary is abridged to contain less of the text read aloud. You can find the complete version previously published ...
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In this episode the siblings read and comment on 'The King Follett Discourse', its theological significance, and its influence on Mormonism.
In April of 1844, Joseph Smith spoke to a crowd of many thousands (saints and detractors alike) and delivered what would be the most directly recorded public address of his life, and the last such address he would give before his death in June.
The sermon is also one of the most consequential and controversial in regards to the unique doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as it contains the theology of man’s potential progression to Godhood, the origin of our Heavenly Father as a man and not an otherwise eternal entity, the council of Gods that planned this world and its salvation, the physical stature of those in the afterlife who died as children, and the eternal nature of matter and intelligence.
However, despite its significance and pedigree of record, it has never been canonized by the church and it seems many members are unaware of the event or the origin of these themes …
In this episode, we read the amalgamated text published by BYU Studies in its entirety and commentate throughout.
The King Follett Sermon (BYU Studies) - https://bit.ly/3H6VlYZ
LDS Church History Topics essay - https://bit.ly/3H4HPoG
1960s pamphlet version - B001L3RLPW
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Customer Reviews
Great podcast my new favorite!!!
This is a great podcast if you are faith transitioning out of “Ziontology” their words 😆love these sibs and their banter!!
Honest, informative, and refreshingly irreverent
As a doubting Mormon, this podcast is a fun and safe place to freely think. Thank you.
Fascinating and fun discussions
These conversations between ‘Brother Dan’ and ‘Sister Lisa’ center around their experiences as former members of the LDS religion and culture, but actually and importantly extend far beyond Mormonism into the general realm of humanistic and philosophical thought. As a never-churched humanist, but one who is glancingly familiar with Mormonism through a friend, I have taken an almost anthropological interest in the whole paradigm. Anyway, listening to the discussions is so interesting, and they both are such a kick: their back-and-forth funny, incisive and smart! Keep up the great work!