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Podcast: Glass Box Podcast
Episode: Ep 119 – Emotion Control; Saints: The Standard of Truth-iness pt. 3
Description: Next on the block is the "Emotion" component of Steven Hassan's BITE model of cult mind control. This launches us into the next installment of Saints: The Standard of Truth, covering the visionary era of the early Mormon movement and the move from New York to Ohio. Sidney Rigdon and Parley P. Pratt are introduced, as are the Partridge family, including 7 and 11 year-old Emily and Eliza. The book casually introduces the subject of polygamy, presumably to smooth over the subject in the coming chapters when the practice becomes more controversial and widespread. We end the segment discussing Ezra Booth...