Gospel Tangents Podcast
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What Lester Bush Missed (Matt Harris 3 of 6)
Are there things Lester Bush missed? Lester Bush wrote a groundbreaking 1873 article blaming Brigham Young, rather than Joseph Smith, for instituting the priesthood & temple ban. I asked Matt Harris
Is “White and Delightsome” Racist? (Matt Harris 2 of 6)
Is "white and delightsome" a racist scripture? Dr Matt Harris discusses the evolution of the priesthood/temple ban in the 19th century. He discusses black men who held the priesthood, and why Brigham
Race Ban Best Seller: 2nd Class Saints (Matt Harris 1 of 6)
Dr Matt Harris from Colorado State University-Pueblo has an amazing book called 2nd Class Saints. It's about the race ban from World War 2 to the present. It's a best seller and sold out in about a mo
Tangent Trips #5 – Historic Kirtland!
Have you ever wanted to visit Historic Kirtland? Come along with Rick Bennett as he visited some of the amazing sites in June 2024. Check it out! - https://youtu.be/6ZUDiRFzP0o - - Copyright 2024
GT Live! Contest Winners, Ireland, & More!
In our latest GT Live, we'll announce the contest winner for Cheryl Bruno's book, "Secret Covenants." I'll also show you some pictures from my recent trip to Ireland. They had some cool churches there
Does Skeptic See Temple? (Dave Butler 7/7)
Does a skeptic see temple in Book of Mormon?After having listened to Dave Butler discuss temple theology in the Book of Mormon, would a skeptic be convinced? We'll talk about that in our next conversa
Are William Clayton Journals Reliable? (Clair Barrus 4 of 4)
In our final conversation with Clair Barrus, we'll discuss polygamy skeptics and William Clayton Journals. They are some of the most important pieces of contemporary evidence of polygamy, so skeptics
Pretend Husband Joseph Kingsbury (Clair Barrus 3 of 4)
What's the story of Joseph Kingsbury being a pretend husband? We will also discuss The Happiness Letter is a letter Joseph Smith from to Nancy Rigdon, to get her as a plural wife. It was printed by Jo
John C Bennett & Nauvoo-Era Polygamy (Clair Barrus 2 of 4)
John C Bennett made allegations of non-ceremonial spiritual wifery. Did that happen? Was there a revelation for Joseph Smith to marry Fanny Alger? Does the 1835 Declaration on Marriage reference polyg
Earliest Polygamy Revelations (1829??? – Clair Barrus 1 of 4)
D&C 132 intro states that portions of the polygamy revelations were know to Joseph Smith as early as 1831. What possible evidence is there for that? I was surprised when Clair Barrus found evidence as