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30: Polygamy & polyamory: from Mormon to heretic

heretics. | andrew gold

Andrew Gold

Personal Journals, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.4968 Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2020

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

So, we’ve tackled Judaism, Islam, Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Westboro Baptist Church so far on the On the Edge with Andrew Gold podcast. That can only mean one thing. It’s finally time for the Mormons. And I’ve got none other than Dan Beecher, one half of the famous Frank and Dan who host Thank God I’m Atheist. I actually appeared as a guest on their podcast to discuss my exorcism film, and I’ve no doubt that some of our listeners cross over. Theirs is absolutely huge though – straight out of Utah, they’re a couple of ex-Mormons who discuss all things atheism. Dan also has a massive podcast show called The How-To Heretic, so both touch on atheism, cults, religions and all that stuff that you and I can’t get enough of. We discuss everything from the late British atheist and thought leader Christopher Hitchens to haters and polyamory – as opposed to the polygamy Mormonism is famous for – we discuss that too, and get to the bottom of it. Like most of these podcast interviews, we dip in and out of serious themes and lighter moments that bring levity to proceedings. You don’t want to be sad for an hour, and neither do I. But it does get quite intense, as Dan describes certain aspects of his childhood, his mind conflicted as he searched for a sign from god that wouldn’t come. This exasperation and pressure left irreversible marks on his psyche, touching everything, including his sex life. Remember to subscribe to this podcast so you don’t forget about it, and support it on patreon.com/andrewgold Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode. Explore sponsorship opportunities and start monetizing your podcast by signing up here: https://podcorn.com/podcasters/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Decades after I left the church, I was still dealing with sexual hang-ups from the church.

0:05.6

Because the Mormon church is insanely intense about sex.

0:11.3

It is as evil, literally in the hierarchy of evil things. Having sex

0:16.3

before marriage it comes right below murder.

0:19.1

So we've tackled Judaism, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses and the Westboro Baptist Church so far

0:26.8

on the on the edge with Andrew Gold podcast.

0:29.4

And that can only mean one thing.

0:31.6

It's finally time for the Mormons.

0:34.6

And I've got none other than Dan Beecher, one half of the famous Frank and Dan who host the

0:39.1

Thank God I'm Atheist podcast.

0:41.2

I actually appeared as a guest on their podcast to discuss my exorcism film for the BBC,

0:45.8

and I've no doubt that some of our listeners cross over.

0:48.8

Theirs is absolutely huge in popularity.

0:51.6

Straight out of Utah, there are a couple of ex-Mormans who discuss all things

0:55.5

atheism. Dan also has a massive podcast show called The How-Toe heretic, so both touch on

1:02.4

atheism, cults, religions, and all that stuff that you and

1:06.2

I can't get enough of.

1:10.0

We discuss everything from the late British atheist and thought leader, Christopher Hitchins,

1:14.4

to haters and polyamary as opposed to the polygamy Mormonism is famous for.

1:20.4

We discuss that too and get to the bottom of it.

1:23.0

Like most of these podcast interviews, we dip in and out of serious themes and lighter moments that bring some levity to proceedings.

1:30.0

I mean, you don't want to be sad for an hour and neither do I. But it does get a little intense, as Dan describes certain aspects of his childhood. His mind conflicted as he searched for a sign from God that would never come. This exasperation and pressure left irreversible

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