EP 68 - Jacob Hansen co-hosts, LDS Australian Tithing stokes controversy, BYU steeplechase wins first place, Moms for Liberty in the spotlight, Cosmo the Cougar engagement update, fascinating analysis

July 16, 2023 Greetings brothers and sisters! Welcome to the weekly MormonNewsRoundup where Jacob and Dives ruminate on the great and spacious beehive! Full Title EP 68 - Jacob Hansen co-hosts, LDS Australian Tithing stokes controversy, BYU steeplechase wins first place, Moms for Liberty in the spotlight, Cosmo the Cougar engagement update, fascinating analysis of LDS sunday attendance in the US, and much more! Connect with Dives! www.MormonNewsRoundup.org [email protected] Voicemail Twitter YouTube Instagram TikToc Facebook Support this Podcast Patreon Welcome to the MormonNewsRoundup! Get to know the Jacob Hansen What is the thoughtful saint all about? MNRU Joke of the week Disney Tries To Appeal To Angel Studios' Mormon Audience With 'Indiana Jones And The Plates of Nephi' or Hugh Nibley and the White Horse Prophecy Articles After made-for-Hollywood finish, what’s next for BYU’s Kenneth Rooks? Largely symbolic Another mostly symbolic Mormon judgment and another   Moms for liberty got its start in Florida in 2019 the fight against Covid safety measures - strange bedfellows  Labeled a hate and extremist here and here  List of SPLC hate groups Cell phone data reveals long sought for Mormon activity rates for Sunday church attendance in the United States 20% any given sunday 30-35% activity rate quarterly  Jacob April Despain starts a go fund me The last I heard there was only a threat of a lawsuit, not an actual lawsuit itself Wait, April is the stalker and not the other way around? This keeps getting weirder  Cosmo the cougar is now gay married. Will there be a membership council?  The Book of Mormon warns against division, Elder Corbitt says at Braver Angels conference Does your twitter profile and YouTube channel encourage unity, or breed division?  Race can be divisive and a potential barrier to unity.  Mormon leaders – whose church is often associated with the GOP – push back against one-party politics Mormons walk away from major multinational tax evasion scheme takeaways: Whether in Canada (BYU tithing dust up, US (EPA fine), Australia (LDSCA), or Israel Marshfield advisors controversy) the church goes to great lengths to avoid paying taxes. Should we follow the church’s same ethically questionable tax avoidance approach in our individual or small business tax burdens? Conclusion New MNRU episodes live on YouTube Sundays at 9:30pm EST Shoutout to Weird Alma on bandcamp.com for this episode's music. Thanks so much for ruminating with us on the great and spacious beehive!  And remember, remember: No unhallowed hand can stop this podcast from progressing!  #lds, #mormon, #exmormon, #postmormon,#religion, #news, #ldschurch, #comeuntochrist, #churchofjesuschrist, #churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints, #byu, #byui, #josephsmith, #comefollowme, #polygamy, #bookofmormon, #becauseofhim, #hearhim Judge awards $152 million to ex-FLDS members in lawsuit against Warren Jeffs