Cwic Media- LDS Podcast / Latter-day Saints

8-26-22 Walk (Sit Down) - The growth of feminism and the change of women's roles has developed more from material and technological change than from activism - Material change to decisions is often just a secondary reason for choice. First is your character, and spirituality. - At FSY, a great program, some teachers are adopting Critical Race Theory language and trying to use it in their lessons....

Do We Understand Other Changes Must Occur To Change Temple Marriage? - Some believe that temple marriage between a man and a woman is not a core doctrine. - Some invest a lot in the hope for temple change - What other temple changes and core doctrine changes would have to take place with a change of Temple Gender and Temple Marriage?   Website - www.cwicmedia.com  

BYU Launches Next Identitarian Head of the Hydra Course called "Feminist Theories" - This course might more appropriately be called, "Feminist CRITICAL Theories" - The Hydra of Critical Social Justice - Equal Opportunity vs Equity (Forced Outcome) - Faith over Secularism - True Christianity over The Religion of Academia   Website - www.cwicmedia.com  

The Psalms' Narrative Is A Royal Plan of Salvation Using LeGrand Baker and Stephen Ricks' outline of acts and scenes, I show how you can read the Psalms in light of the Ancient Israelite Temple Drama.   Website - www.cwicmedia.com  

The State Is Taking the Place of the Parent Lance Christensen has been involved in California politics and education for decades. He talks about the problems in California that will be coming to every state and the need to combat those in education who are trying to create young "Revolutionaries" out of the students. Lance is currently running for the top Education position in California, Superint...

Cwic Walk 8-12-22 Free speech advocacy has moved from the left to the right. How and why did this happen? K-12 will move very quickly to an environment unreasonable for reasonable parents. Each year will gain momentum, and the curve will increase. Everything is political theater. Regardless of your opinion of President Trump, the track record here is abysmal for investigations. We seem bent on cre...

Though Scrambled, The Psalms Are The Ancient Israelite Temple Drama This episode sets the stage for the 3-Part series on the Psalms. We cover the background of the archaeological finds that show the Psalms as the temple drama. Then, we introduce the three acts of the drama and show one of the Psalms and how an understanding of the drama completely changes how we read the Psalms. Understanding the...

Cwic Walk 8-5-22 Google is the new parent, and we are now rearing Google Babies. Kids, both young and adults, are turning more to Google than their parents for advice. This creates a large divide on spiritual issues. The philosophies of men run rampant. They are a big part of the mist in Lehi's dream. A warning from President Nelson. Those who say they are "spiritual" but not religious have more m...

Are Dating Apps Destroying LDS Dating and Society? Some fascinating data on men's and women's use of Tinder. Women "swipe right" an average of only 4.5% of male profiles while men "swipe right" an average of 60% of female profiles. What does this mean? What are the consequences? How does this relate to Latter-day Saint dating? Are singles wards a net positive or a net negative? Latter-day Saint YS...

Not Compassion, Not Justice, But Faith Not Compassion, Not Justice, But Faith - Job moves back and forth from humility and commitment to contending and bitterness. This is a process we all go through. He is "wrestling" with the Lord. - Joseph Smith's words from Liberty Jail in D&C Sections 121 & 122 give great context to the Book of Job. - Compassion and Justice are not enough. The Lord wants your...

Job is Written Like a Play - The author appears to be writing against the cultural beliefs of the Deuteronomists - Job is considered by many to be the greatest piece of literature ever written - Bad things happen to good people   Website - www.cwicmedia.com    

Are Healing and Consolation All The Gospel Offers? A pendulum swing has occurred in Latter-day Saint culture. We have moved from high-demand, high expectations in the pursuit of the gospel to "healing" and focusing on crisis, anxiety, and consolation. But what is the message of the Gospel and the purpose of the Atonement? Is there an ideal beyond Spiritual Survival and a perpetual cycle of "wounde...

Esther Is Not A Theological Book - Vashti's motives are unknown - Be careful of Identitarianism in Biblical and LDS Scholarship - Esther risks her life for her people - The Book of Esther is built on Irony - The Festival of Purim is instituted where the Book of Esther is read   Website - www.cwicmedia.com  

Jerusalem and Babylonian/Persian Jews - Who was taken to Babylon? - Who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon? - Defending the Kingdom   Website - www.cwicmedia.com  

Conflating President Nelson and Equity - Los Angeles Unified School District has created a barrage of propaganda for Identitarianism and Critical Race Theory which includes the determined teaching of the breakdown of gender - BYU Marriott School of Business attaching President Nelson's photo and message to "abandon attitudes of prejudice."   Website - www.cwicmedia.com  

NEA President Becky Pringle Rallies Her "Delegates" - Nothing in her speech is about the education of the kids - Angela Davis, the Marxist, is held up as an icon - Work for Justice and Equity "All day, every day" - "Resistance is Joy" - The spiritual path of revolution   Website - www.cwicmedia.com  

Morning Walk and Talk - Senator Hawley and Berkeley professor exchange on language, truth, and violence - Response to "Where Are The Men In The Church" episode - BYU and a new organization to fight The Religion of Academia   Website - www.cwicmedia.com  

Do The Reforms Under King Josiah Set The Stage For Lehi's Jerusalem? - We plant a seed for Isaiah and Hezekiah and The Suffering Servant - Was King Josiah who we are told he was? - What did the Deuteronomistic Reforms do to the Religion in Judah? - Losing "The Lord of Hosts" and The Brazen Serpent   Website - www.cwicmedia.com  

Such a Void Creates A Great Opportunity For The Church - With the west disparaging boys, men, and the "patriarchy," the Church should be a refuge for men. - Jordan Peterson covers three accusations made by Critical Social Justice, mostly against men. - We should be putting up billboards metaphorically saying, "Men, You are Welcome Here!"  Website - www.cwicmedia.com  

There Are Fewer Male Members Of The Church - What messaging are we giving men? - Do we adequately portray a positive male experience in the Church? - So many women's programs, so many single women in the pews   Website www.cwicmedia.com 

The Prophetic Mantle - What is meant by the story of the two she-bears? - Spiritual blindness   Website - www.cwicmedia.com  

Identitarianism Seeks to Destroy the Traditional Family Language can be a virus to our understanding of the world. Ibram Kendi's new book, "How To Raise An Antiracist", often replaces "parent" with "caregiver". It is a conscious decision to redefine parent/child roles. The primary target of Identitarianism is the Traditional Family.   Website - www.cwicmedia.com  

Love Is A Verb First. It Is A Price. -Mercy = payment, cost, sacrifice. The Love of God is His sacrifice and his work for us. - Love is expressed as part of a relationship, not just a feeling. - The "Mercy Seat" on the Ark of the Covenant represents the Throne of God and His Love for us. - When we love, we are willing to pay the price. - Is God's love unconditional?   Website - www.cwicmedia.com  

Elijah The Miracle Worker - Elijah is almost alone in his priesthood and support of Jehovah - His confrontation with the priests of Baal or similar to our circumstances today - Mt Horeb is a temple stage that brings in the "still, small voice"   Website - www.cwicmedia.com  

Gratitude Should Come With The Principles of the US Constitution - Sets the stage to leverage agency for good and bad - Other ideologies fight against these "established" principles - The US and the Constitution are born through the shedding of blood - The founding of the US is based on "abasing one self", not "exalting oneself". - Lehi's Dream and the Doctrine of Christ Website - www.cwicmedia.co...