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The BITE Model of Authoritarian Control™ & Mormonism: An Exploration with Ex-Mormon John Dehlin

The BITE Model of Authoritarian Control™ & Mormonism: An Exploration with Ex-Mormon John Dehlin

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Jun 14, 2018
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June 14, 2018

Dr. John Dehlin & Mormon Stories Podcast

STEVEN HASSAN – WHAT THE MORMON CHURCH CAN LEARN FROM CULTS TO DO/BE BETTER

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About a month ago, we received an email from John Dehlin requesting an interview for his podcast Mormon Stories and his Youtube channel. Frankly, I have been so busy with clients and with my doctoral program that I was going to decline. But when I read further down in his email, he wrote: “For some background on me, my excommunication from the Mormon Church was covered in the New York Times. My TEDx talk can be found here. My academic research can be found here.” I learned he was a psychologist doing serious research on gender issues. I have always supported gay rights, so I was impressed by his work. For some background on my human rights stance, I have previously written a blog on LGBTQ rights here and against conversion “therapy” here.

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