Supreme Court Amicus Curie briefings are a way for organizations to influence and become involved in significant Court cases. For many years the church has used its high-powered attorneys to file briefs in major cases. We will discuss which cases and what the church truly values. Special Guest: Sam Shelly https://www.youtube.com/@zelphontheshelf Update: The Church supports another case infringing on the rights of the LGBTQ community: https://youtube.com/live/aI39TONF3oU Episode Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/1677-your-friend-the-church-john-larsen/ Chapters 00:00:00 Intro & political disclaimers 00:11:00 Follow up to previous episode on Great Salt Lake 00:19:00 What does any of this have to do with Jesus? 00:22:45 Intertwining of Mormonism & Politics from the very beginning 00:27:45 Church’s law firm Kirton & McConkie 00:32:40 First & foremost the Church is a Corporation. Leaders selected for Corporate Bona Fides 00:33:45 Post Truth world & what lawyers say show what companies really value 00:38:00 JD talks about Oaks quote and Church response to abuse 00:40?? Sam points out psychoanalyzing leaders makes no difference 00:50:10 Case 1 Bob Jones University vs. United States 00:57:15 Case 2 Corp. of Presiding Bishop of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints v. Amos 01:05:00 Case 3 Ramani v Segelstein 01:17:00 Case 4 Obergefell v. Hodges 01:28:00 Traditional marriage really means “white, western, marriage” 01:50:30 States Rights is always a dog whistle for White Supremacy 01:51:00 Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission 01:59:00 Case 6 Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru 02:02:30 Case 7 Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany v Lacewell NY State Department of Financial Services 02:03:00 Healthcare controversy is never about men’s bodies 02:08:00 Case 8 Gavin Grimm v. Gloucester County School Board 02:13:00 AG video clip 02:16:00 Case 9 Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia 02:22:30 Can’t connect Jesus to anything the Church has done Episode Show Notes https://mormonstories.org/podcast/1677-your-friend-the-church-john-larsen/ Related videos & playlists John Larsen & Carah Burrell Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqOAjWSF_Omv_eXrPxrQx1a_0 John Larson All Episodes https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxq5opj6GqOBxaNYKaV1avagC7-y09HKC @Nuancehoe @JohnLarsen1 _________________________ Mormon Expression is made possible by generous donors! Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today: https://mormonstories.org/podcast/mormonexpression John & Carah on Other Platforms: Mormon Expression Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0dxn6T2fEuU7Ezb5jJqk7Z Nuancehoe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nuancehoe Support Mormon Stories Podcast here: One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Amazon Smile: Be sure to select “Mormon Stories” website: https://smile.amazon.com app: https://amz.run/5r2M 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 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 Contact us: MormonStories@gmail.com Mormon Stories Podcast PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117 Social Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF #MormonStories #JohnLarsen #Nuancehoe