Gospel Tangents Podcast
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How Have Intellectuals Moved the Church? (Sara Patterson 4 of 4)
Have the Sept Six & other intellectuals nfluenced LDS Church leaders with their arguments? Dr Sara Patterson weighs in on that question. If you're not on our newsletter, sign up for free and I'll send
GT Trips #1: Gilgal Sculpture Garden
Have you every wanted to go on a road trip with Rick B? Now's your chance! This is the first in a series of Tangent Trips we'll go on: Gilgal Gardens. The idea is to visit various Mormon history sites
Race Ban, Word of Wisdom in Fundamentalist Mormon Groups (Cristina Rosetti 5 of 5)
In our final conversation we'll talk about some other Fundamentalist Mormon groups and how the race ban & Word of Wisdom are viewed. To hear the final part of our conversation, sign up to our free new
Fundamentalist Mormon Theology (Dr Cristina Rosetti 4 of 5)
Fundamentalist Mormon Theology has some interesting differences with the LDS Church. Dr Cristina Rosetti says Heavenly Mothers are named, as is the Holy Ghost. We'll also talk about a specialized form
1944 & 1953 Police Raids on Polygamists (Cristina Rosetti 3 of 5)
1944 & 1953 saw Police Raids on polygamists. These were traumatic reminders that they couldn't trust authorities. Dr Cristina Rosetti details more on these police raids and why fundamentalist Mormon c
Joseph Musser & Post-Manifesto Polygamy (Cristina Rosetti 2 of 5)
Joseph Musser has documented Mormon fundamentalism better than nearly any other person. Dr Cristina Rosetti will discuss his post-Manifesto polygamy and his theological innovations. Check out our conv
Intro to Mormon Fundamentalism (Cristina Rosetti 1 of 5)
We're talking Mormon fundamentalism! Joseph Musser was the first fundamentalist Mormon who wrote down the unique theology (besides polygamy) that they believe. Dr. Cristina Rosetti has written a biogr
Tim Ballard Controversy (Scott Vance 5 of 5)
Tim Ballard is famous for trying to rescue sex slaves with his Operation Underground Railroad. But now he has allegations of sexual impropriety himself. We'll talk about the controversy and how he got
Time to Dump KJV? (Joseph Spencer 3 of 3)
Since its founding, the LDS Church has used the King James Version of the Bible. Is it time to dump KJV? Many people find the old English tough to read & understand. Is it time to upgrade to a more mo
Contradictions of Nephi & Abinadi? (Joseph Spencer 2 of 3)
Are there contradictions between Nephi & Abinadi? Dr Joseph Spencer says Yes! He also makes the case that when Jesus quotes Isaiah in the Book of Mormon, it is really different than Abinadi, who is re