I seem to recall Ed Decker getting threatened with legal action (might be wrong on this) when he released recordings of the Endowment ritual in the late 80's.
The reason was that the Endowment is copyrighted.
Could the 2nd Anointing ritual also be copyrighted, and when Dehlin vetted the interview with the uppy ups, they told him he was breaking copyright?

Just speculating.

Did he read any specific set text? Because you can copyright text, but not a description of an event.

He did the interview knowing full well it would get released. Since he didn't release it he can keep his hands clean.

When the election is over than the church will discipline him accordingly.

He won't be disciplined by the church. He has too much power, they don't want to piss him off.

Seriously? In what, his little finger, like a Deacon in the Aaronic Penishood?

The relationship between Dehlin and Mormons Inc. is one of commensalism, specifically phoresy. The host he attaches to (Mormons Inc.) gains nothing from the relationship, but also loses little. Dehlin benefits by using mormons Inc. as vehicle and ubject matter. He has no real power over them because if they threw him out or he left, he could not continue doing what he does in the real world.

Your exactly right!

They are codependent on each other. Dhellin needs the church as his supplier of audience while the church needs Dhellin to slow the bleed while they reverse and redefine doctrine.

Blacks and the priesthood... We don't know why or where the ban came from

Cola bad because of Caffiene... Now ok because It's only hot drinks.

Become Gods... We actually only become like god.

Lamenites are the principle ancestors... Lamenites were among he principle ancestors.

September 6 excommunications.... John Dhellin tolerated.

Doubtful, unless Anointed One supplied a copy of whatever text constitutes the thing itself.

The reason the interview was stifled from on high is because it calls the Almighty Grand Dodo Poobah Jeff Holland on the carpet and embarrasses his mightiness. And it reveals the crass shallowness of the rest of Mormons Inc. And it criticizes the shallow hypocrisy of NOMs.

In short, Mr. Tom Phillips did to Mormons Inc. what so many British are so good at: he sliced and diced them with well-sharpened words.

We wouldn't want any of that reaching the ears of Dehlin's listeners, most of whom are shallow, Grand Poobah-aspiring NOMs, now would we?

The church is bothered by this not because of the second endownment information, I imagine, but rather because this is not a man they can say became a porn addict, a drunk, never had a testimony or committed adultery. The usually attack the character of any exmormon who speaks out against them. Tom Phillips' character has been acknowledged by them to be impeccable, otherwise he would have never had his salvation assured in a special ceremony.

He is the most credible and dangerous Mormon to become an apostate since William Law. I remember how shocked we all were when the Oklahoma Temple President apostatized. He then never said a public word and disappeared. Tom Phillips has decided to actually care about the people who have been lead astray.

I hope he someday speaks at the Exmormon Conference. In fact, I think I'll suggest it to him.

Anagrammy

I still can't get over how great that was. Four hours on, and Tom was only getting more energized. The Church really has a tiger by the tail with this one.

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That's exactly what I was hoping.

Give it some time for any "fallout" over the interview.

and my guess is because it's emotionally powerful and covers a lot of territory, and it would persuade a lot of people, and he doesn't want to be responsible for that. For whatever reason.

I've been listening for the past couple of hours as well.

how can they copyright the temple ceremony. Isn't God the author?