The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) has been in the news lately in connection with the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the murderous attack on an LDS chapel in Michigan. As Americans have rushed to find the "cause" of these attacks, several groups have been blamed including: Latter-day Saints, Political Conservatives/Republicans, Political Liberals/Democrats, Evangelical Christians, and Ex-Mormon influencers. Today we will discuss many of these theories with an amazing panel: Julie de Azevedo Hanks, Bishop Beau Oyler, Jana Spangler, and John Dehlin. Show notes can be found on the Mormon Stories blog here: https://www.mormonstories.org/are-anti-mormonismsresponsible-for-michigan-and-charlie-kirk-killings/ Timecodes: 00:00:00 Introduction of the recent violence by and against Mormons 00:06:55 Introduction of panelists 00:11:00 Questions we will be attempting to answer - What does Anti-Mormon mean? 00:12:50 President Nelson’s important contributions 00:20:50 Charlie Kirk was assassinated and the Michigan shooting 00:22:03 Clip - “Mormons are the Anti-Christ” 00:29:20 Jeremy Runnell's statement 00:32:18 What did Dr. John Turner say on this topic? 00:40:35 Thomas Jacob Sanford’s truck and background on Thomas 00:42:44 What does it mean to be anti-Mormon? 00:47:50 Faith and belief are VERY different terms 00:49:30 What does anti-Mormon mean to John Dehlin 00:58:20 Holding two truths - F. Scott Fitzgerald 01:04:06 Clip - “We can’t let this divide us” 01:10:35 Dr. Richard Wadsworth clip - “ExMormons are to blame” 01:14:50 Ward Radio Clip - “Anti Mormonism is Fundamental Bigotry” 01:20:12 Nobody misrepresents the church more than the church 01:25:10 It’s in the doctrine that other churches are all wrong and an abomination 01:28:00 If missionaries asked what they could learn from others 01:38:10 What does evidence matter? 01:44:20 Charlie Kirk 01:46:10 Clip - what Charlie Kirk says about the Catholic Church 01:54:35 Clip - Charlie Kirk on Mormons 01:56:25 Charlie Kirk’s shooter 02:00:25 What are we doing to the men that is creating this culture? 02:02:46 Violence among men and violence among transgender people 02:04:50 Mark Driscoll and his mega church 02:09:00 Clip - Mark Driscoll on Mormonism 02:15:20 Mormons deserve to be called Christian 02:25:00 The old temple ceremony 02:28:00 Tweet where Mark Driscol suggested burning the Book of Mormon 02:29:06 Clip - Mark Driscol on Transgender shooters 02:31:40 Mark Driscoll’s tweet on the shooter 02:34:50 Clip - Cwic on the Michigan church attack 02:43:00 Clip - Cwic on hypocrisy 02:48:15 What are the takeaways from all of this? 02:54:55 Final reflections ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/join Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117