Part II of our look into the bowels of Mormon fundamentalism has arrived. In this episode, we examine Lorin Woolley’s expanded 1929 statement on the events surrounding John Taylor’s 1886 revelation, with lots more details about the visit by Jesus and Joseph Smith, complete with glowing faces and levitation this time around. We also discuss the various Short Creek raids against the polygamous community on Arizona’s Utah border, culminating in the infamous 1953 Short Creek raid that made nationwide news.

Also, this week’s skunk dick leaky sphincter dumb little bastard is revealed.

This episode takes me back to my childhood roots as an independent Mormon fundamentalist. Matt and I trace the history of the fundamentalist Mormon movement from the advent of polygamy through the era of federal prosecutions for cohabitation (here’s a higher resolution picture of the Utah jailbirds, including Apostle George Q. Cannon), the Manifesto, the Reed Smoot hearings, and finally to Lorin C. Woolley’s claims surrounding John Taylor’s 1886 “revelation” (which I refer to as the “sentinel event” of fundamentalist Mormonism — what I meant to say was “seminal event” — clearly, this podcast has made me senile), including a supposed visitation by Jesus H. Christ and a resurrected Prophet Joseph Smith.

Also, we talk about leaky sphincters and polecat penises.

[chuck]So if you’re into listening to four white guys discuss Mormon racism, this episode of Church of Awesome is for you!

[chuck]I know a bunch of you have been waiting for this one. The folks from Cognitive Dissonance invited me on their show to talk about Bill O’Reilly and the crazy Mormon Temple rituals. You all remember ANN? Cognitive Dissonance is what ANN should have been.

[chuck]While you were waiting fruitlessly for another Irreligiosophy episode to come out, I guested on the NonTheology podcast. We did a little episode on the many anachronisms found within the Book of Mormon (SPOILER ALERT: there’s a lot of them).

I had a great time, so stop whatever you’re doing and listen to it right now.

[chuck]Back for what is becoming a monthly trip over to Church of Awesome, we discuss the Mountain Meadows Massacre, a dark time in LDS history where a faithful and obedient band of Mormons slaughtered a group of 120 men, women, and children who were traveling through their territory in 1857. Against the backdrop of previous Mormon persecutions, the martyrdom of their prophet, the “Utah War,” and the recent murder of Apostle Parley P. Pratt, tensions were extremely high in the Territory of Deseret. Find out how this tragedy happened and what role the leaders of the church played in it.

If I always sound sick in these Church of Awesome podcasts, I blame it on overwork and pretty much constant stress. The good news is, both these problems should improve significantly in the near future, and these podcasts provide a nice outlet. So hopefully I’ll be able to do more soon.