EP 21 - Professor John Turner joins the show! LDS Church sex abuse scandal updates and more!
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Aug 22, 2022 Episode 21 - Full Episode Summary Professor John Turner joins the show! Continued fallout from the Church sex abuse scandal, Church avoids tax liabilities in venture capitalism, Judge tosses $250 million dollar Church Boy Scout settlement, and what Pres. Russell M. Nelson can learn from Victoria’s Secret! Trigger warning, we will be discussing child abuse and sexual assault.
Dr. John Turner joins the program this week. He writes, teaches, and speaks about the place of religion in American history. A professor of Religious Studies at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. Author of Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet.
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MNRU Question of the Week (available only on Anchor)
What the LDS Church can learn about child sex abuse from Victoria’s Secret?
MNRU Poll of the week (available only on Anchor)
What is the most important LDS related news story in the last few years?
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