Cwic Media- LDS Podcast / Latter-day Saints

Christine Sefein has been in mental health as a therapist and as a Professor of Clinical Psychoanalysis at Antioch University. - The change in the industry in just the last several years is striking - Social Justice is taking over the industry including from the "inside" at the graduate student level. - Critical theories are antithetical to therapy and remove the development of resilience in clients. - Hijacking the term and concept of "Empowerment." - "Learned Helplessness" through enabling victimhood perpetuates the clients' issues of anxiety and depression through deflection. - "We are being encouraged to validate our clients' perceptions of living in a world of micro-aggressions." - How to find a good therapist. Website - www.cwicmedia.com

Dr. Ian Paul and Greg talk about the Christmas Story and some elements of the story which may be myths. Dr. Paul is a member of the General Synod of the Church of England and is an Adjunct Professor at Fuller Theological Seminary. - Were Joseph and Mary poor? - What is the "Inn?" - Were Joseph and Mary alone at the birth of Jesus? - Who were the shepherds? - The anticipation of a Messiah among the Jews - Including Revelation 12 as a Christmas text and the symbolism of the "Dragon." - The state of religion in the UK Website - www.cwicmedia.com

Can You Be Unpregnant? A Little Bit Pregnant?. . "There Can Be An Interspace" - Professor quotes, "The Right To Not Have Kids" - ". . this interspace 'I don't want to take a pregnancy test, I don't want to know if I actually conceived but this pill will just take care of it if I did or if I didn't." - Deconstructing "Pregnant" - Also, pushing the Heavenly Mother movement, Anti-Racism, and Advocacy Website - www.cwicmedia.com

"Man this is really familiar . . . and man this is really foreign" There is always something so enjoyable when speaking with those in other Christian denominations. The spirit of outreach is a spirit of brotherly love and very Christian. Jeff McCullough is an Evangelical pastor who is exploring the Restored Church and the beliefs of Latter-day Saints. He is not on a journey of conversion but on a journey of exploration. He has hit a chord with many Latter-day Saints and his YouTube channel, Hello Saints - www.youtube.com/hellosaints is growing rapidly. In this conversation we discuss- - Studying the Book of Mormon like a pastor - His visit to General Conference - The temple - Differences in our theologies I think you'll really enjoy it! Website - www.cwicmedia.com

Fire BYU Professors? - Conflict vs Contention In Your Ward - Faith Crisis and Parent Safetyism Walk Website - www.cwicmedia.com

The Conversation Not Happening Among Members The Conversation That's NOT Happening Among Members More and more comments sprouting from new ideologies are popping up on Sundays in church. Jacob Hess is the Editor of Public Square Magazine and Carol Rice is Director of Communications for Public Square Magazine, a great resource on Latter-day Saint topics and culture. We use it often at Cwic Show! Take a look- https://publicsquaremag.org - Are church members unprepared for these new ideologies and culture shift? - There are new comments in church that "just feel off" - Do we stay silent in class when these comments are made? - Does the "Spiral of Silence" pull us away from what we say in Sacrament talks, and Sunday School lessons, to our children? - "We can't ignore the order of heaven, and that's the family!" - Some may believe that the Covenant Path is not for them. "If you believe that, it changes everything." - "If it's anti-family it's anti-Christ." All of these new ideologies have something in common, they seek to deform, deconstruct, and destroy the traditional family. - In regards to these new ideologies, "why is this particular storm of cultural hostilities reaching and affecting us so much? And why are our defenses not holding in this case?" Website - www.cwicmedia.com

"I Played Golf With Elder Hales And Other General Authorities" Keith Clearwater is a two-time PGA Tournament winner and professional golfer. He's also a Latter-day Saint. - We talk about what it takes to be elite at anything - Keith was a leader in the health and nutrition side of the game - Stay tuned at the end www.cwicmedia.com

"We're constructing a new thing where androgyny is the construction." - She's "basically framing it like, whatever the church is teaching [on gender] is wrong." - The teacher's agenda is to minimize the differences between men and women. - The importance of parents getting educated on these ideologies and teaching their kids early! Website - www.cwicmedia.com

Such A Great Discussion! When do we really know what we believe? Is our belief what we say or even think? Or is what we believe revealed when our intuition is running our behavior? Using the metaphor of the Rider and the Elephant, many think their "self" is simply the Rider. But the Elephant is actually running your life. Reason can only take us so far. According to Terryl Givens and Nathaniel Givens, an overemphasis on rationality detracts us from discovering our true beliefs. Does faith require evidence? Purchase Into The Headwinds here - https://amzn.to/3P8tvOc Website - www.cwicmedia.com

Last Week's Human Development Class in the School of Family Life Is gender simply socially constructed? Is biological sex socially constructed? Breaking down the binary first with gender the with biological sex. Teaching that Jesus is genderless and the "Not Masculine" and "Not Feminine" is "Christlike" The non-gendered, non-binary Gingerbread Person. The conflation of the words of the prophets wit Identitarianism and the "Religion of Academia." Website - www.cwicmedia.com