Mormon Stories 1447: Recovering Agency Pt. 5 - Examining Mormon Mind Control w/ Luna Lindsey Corbden

John Dehlin interviews author Luna Lindsey Corbden, who employs social psychology to identify ways in which the Mormon Church uses coercive techniques.
Recovering Agency: Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control by Luna Lindsey Corbden
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1984 by George Orwell
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Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found my Faith by Martha Beck
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Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism: A study of "brainwashing" in China by Robert Jay Lifton
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Cults in Our Midst: The Continuing Fight Against Their Hidden Menace by Margaret Thaler Singer
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"The Unwritten Order of Things," a BYU devotional on October 15, 1996
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Spiritual Perversion by Steve Sanchez
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"Kingdom Come," by David Van Biema, Time, August 4, 1997
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Suddenly Strangers by Brad Morin
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"All-Church Coordinating Council Meeting," Boyd K. Packer, May 18, 1993
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Releasing the Bonds: Empowering People to Think for Themselves by Steven Hassan
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"Examples of Righteousness," Thomas S. Monson, General Conference April 2008
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Combating Cult Mind Control: The Guide to Protection, Rescue, and Recovery from Destructive Cults by Steven Hassan
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Captive Hearts, Captive Minds: Freedom and Recovery from Cults and Other Abusive Relationships by Janja Lalich and Madeleine Tobias
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Cults 101: Checklist of Cult Characteristics by Janja Lalich and Michael Langone
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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
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"A Fence at the Top or an Ambulance at the Bottom?" by Tad Callister, The Church News, May 28, 2021
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"Now is the Time to Prepare," Russell M. Nelson, General Conference April 2005
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan
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Recovery from Cults: Help for Victims of Psychological and Spiritual Abuse by Michael Langone
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"Fit2Fat2Fit," Drew Manning on Mormon Stories
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"This Is Your Brain on God," Michael Ferguson's TEDTalk
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"The Spiritual Brain," by Michael Ferguson, Sunstone, January 1, 2017
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Under the Influence by John Goldhammer
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Influence: Science and Practice by Robert Cialdini
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When Prophecy Fails by Leon Festinger
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The Pattern of Double-Bind in Mormonism by Marion Stricker
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"Planning for a Full and Abundant Life," Spencer W. Kimball, General Conference April 1974
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"Every Member a Missionary," Teachings of Presidents of the Church: David O. McKay, Ch. 6
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The Red Book by Carl Jung
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Luna's website
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00:00:00 Introduction and recap of Parts 1-4
00:07:16 Euphemisms manipulate people without having to be direct
00:14:12 Enforced with passive-aggressive punishment or shunning; the aggressor is never accountable
00:31:19 Members are rarely commanded, but they know what euphemisms mean they are expected to obey
00:44:17 Influencing behavior through stock morality tales (ex-Mormons are always tragic; the faithful are always inspiring, etc.)
00:59:52 Behavioral influence is mostly unconscious emulation of group behavior
01:12:36 Unrealistic fears create dependence on the group and stop critical thoughts; you can't trust your own instincts
01:26:11 Fears become physiological and can co-exist with opposing ideas (e.g., "God loves me" and "God will damn me for eternity")
01:30:26 Totalist groups induce fear by reframing world events through the lens of the group's doctrine; what we can't see is often scarier than what we can see
01:42:31 Using reason to counteract induced phobias
01:49:07 Altered states of consciousness are normal, daily occurrences, but totalist groups induce them to suspend critical thinking
02:01:17 How to distinguish ethical vs.unethical uses of inducing altered states
02:24:23 How to avoid undesirable or unwanted altered states
02:33:15 Euphoria bonds you to the group, confirms the group's legitimacy, and counteracts negative thoughts or experiences
02:41:47 Similarities between religious euphoria and drug intoxication
02:49:27 Proselytizing reinforces one's own beliefs; "what's good for us is good for everyone"
03:03:37 Those outside the group are either an enemy or a potential convert; the only reason to have friends is to bring them into the group
03:16:09 Non-proselytizing ways to share meaningful things that you're excited about
03:26:23 How could Mormonism be less controlling of its members?
03:35:35 Closing remarks

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