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Send me a DM here (it doesn't let me respond), OR email me: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.com [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1255355/fan_mail/new] Today I’m honored to have back on the show, LDS abuse whistleblower, survivor, investigative researcher, journalist and reporter, creator of LDS Abuse, excommunicated lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, loving father, nature lover, and a man on a mission to help members of the spiritual body known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints know what to expect from their church if they become victims of abuse: Justin Riggs aka @ldsabuse In case you are new here or missed any of Justin’s previous episodes, here is a quick recap to catch you up as well as a teaser about what we will be discussing today: Justin, also known as LDS Abuse across social media platforms, has become a singular voice for truth in the quiet corridors of history and the hidden vaults of institutional records. What began as personal curiosity about how good people could fail victims of abuse evolved into a rigorous, evidence-based mission. This relentless pursuit came at great personal cost: Justin’s work led to his excommunication from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints after being a life-long member. Yet he continues, driven by the conviction that sunlight is the best disinfectant and that secrets only allow abuse to metastasize. His research has connected the dots between ritual abuse allegations, historical infiltration efforts, and the LDS corporation’s prioritization of brand protection - revealing a system where victims are funneled into therapy modalities that undermine legal recourse, and where even prophets and apostles have been implicated in shielding perpetrators. Justin stands as a model of intellectual courage and moral clarity. Through painstaking research, he has transformed private pain into public knowledge, given voice to the voiceless, and offered a roadmap for accountability. He carries righteous anger for the victims, especially the children, but refuses to dehumanize even the perpetrators, while acknowledging that most abusers do not repent and that justice must come. He speaks of chain breakers and he believes in a God of both justice and mercy. He weeps with survivors, fights alongside them, and extends grace even when it comes at a personal cost. He is living proof that one man, armed with truth and an unbreakable commitment to the vulnerable, can shift the Overton window. He has turned personal trauma into collective awakening, he has transformed whispers into documented history, he has modeled what it means to be a true disciple - not blind obedience, but fierce love that protects the innocent and vulnerable. He is not merely a survivor advocate. He is a researcher whose dedication to facts has become a beacon of hope for all who seek the light in the darkness. The last episode we did centered on the bizarre and atrocious case of Gordon Bowen - a world-famous advertising executive whose alleged decades-long ties to church leaders, patterns of abuse, financial misconduct, and institutional cover-ups illustrated precisely the systemic failures Justin has spent years documenting. On today’s episode we will be expanding on that discussion and some topics we touched on at the end of that last episode: secret societies and their deeply-embedded and occulted ties to the very infrastructure of power, corruption, and ritual abuse coverups we witness from the top down in todays’s society. What starts as a measured examination of quasi-religious oaths, humiliation rituals, and patronage systems becomes a clear-eyed look at why justice for survivors remains so elusive - and why Justin’s evidence-based courage continues to light the path forward. Justin remains what he has always been: a survivor who refused to stay silent, a researcher who turned personal cost into collective light, and a beacon for every person still searching for truth in the darkness. His courage continues to shift what is possible. His humanity continues to heal. And his unwavering stand continues to remind us that one dedicated soul, armed with evidence and fierce love for the vulnerable, can help break the chains for generations yet to come. 🔗JUSTIN'S PLAYLIST: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoojlrL9wVROlw0jmqs1oIVjpP8uJx9JW [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoojlrL9wVROlw0jmqs1oIVjpP8uJx9JW] 🔗GORDON BOWEN COURT DOCUMENTS WEBSITE: https://gordonbowencourtdocuments.com/ [https://gordonbowencourtdocuments.com/] 🔗CONNECT WITH JUSTIN: X: @ldsabuse - https://x.com/ldsabuse [ https://x.com/ldsabuse] Website: https://ldsabuse.info/ [https://ldsabuse.info/] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ldsabuse_on_x [https://www.tiktok.com/@ldsabuse_on_x] 🔗CONNECT WITH EMMA: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@imaginationpodcastofficial [https://www.youtube.com/@imaginationpodcastofficial] Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheImaginationPodcast [https://rumble.com/c/TheImaginationPodcast] EMAIL: imagineabetterworld2020@gmail.com OR standbysurvivors@protonmail.com My Substack: https://emmakatherine.substack.com/ [https://emmakatherine.substack.com/] BUY ME A COFFEE: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theimagination [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theimagination] VENMO: @emmapreneur CASHAPP: $EmmaKatherine1204 All links: https://direct.me/theimaginationpodcast [https://direct.me/theimaginationpodcast] Support the show [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/theimagination]
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