Gospel Tangents Podcast
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How Kirtland Temple Sale Affects Visitors (Rick B)
Paul Debarthe from the Community of Christ asked me to comment on the sale of the Kirtland Temple, properties in Nauvoo, and other properties transferred from Community of Christ to the LDS Church. Wh
Movie Review – Six Days in August (GT Live!)
I'll review the new movie "Six Days in August," about Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, & the succession crisis. I'll also give a podcast update. Check out our conversation... We'll do a book drawing for "
New Temple in Missouri for Fundamentalist Mormons!
It's cool to be part of history! I worked on the new Fundamentalist Mormon Temple in Bountiful, Missouri, which will be dedicated Oct 12, 2004. I went out the weekend before to tour the temple and mee
Reform Mormon Ordinances with No Leaders? (Rob Lauer)
With no leadership, how do they do Reform Mormon ordinances? How do they view priesthood, sealings, endowment, sacraments, baptisms, etc? Rob Lauer discusses Reform Mormon ordinances. Check out our co
Love & Leave Mormons Twice! (Rob Lauer 2 of 3)
Rob Lauer left the LDS Church not once, but twice! He tells why he came back in between and why he finally decided to leave Mormons & become a Reform Mormon. Check out our conversation... - https://yo
Reform Mormon Converted LDS by Sandra Tanner & Fawn Brodie? (Rob Lauer 1 of 3)
Rob Lauer is a Reform Mormon. Before that, however, he was converted to the LDS Church by none other than Fawn Brodie & the Tanners! He knew more about the Church as a teenager than most missionaries!
Ties Between Freemasonry & LDS Temple (Cheryl Bruno 4 of 4)
What are the connections between freemasonry & the LDS Temple endowment? Cheryl Bruno discusses the latest findings in her book "Method Infinite." Check out our conversation... - https://youtu.be/hq9q
Should we Take Polygamy Skeptics More Seriously? (Cheryl Bruno)
Cheryl Bruno is making both mainstream Mormon historian & polygamy skeptics upset. On the one hand, she says polygamy skeptics are making good points about original documents questioning the tradition
Why Emma Denied Polygamy (Cheryl Bruno)
What's the reason Emma denied polygamy just before her death? Was Emma Smith bound to secrecy? Was it a trauma response? Cheryl Bruno answers that in our next conversation... - https://youtu.be/2PtSqg
Did Joseph Renounce Polygamy? (Cheryl Bruno & John Dinger 3 of 3)
Did Joseph Smith Renounce Polygamy? William Marks said "Yes" on multiple occasions! We'll find out more details from John Dinger & Cheryl Bruno, co-authors of the William Marks biography. Check out ou