Gospel Tangents Podcast

Gospel Tangents Podcast


Latest Episodes

Ascension of Brigham Young (Part 5 of 7)
September 16, 2020

Denver Snuffer will tell us about how the Law of Adoption affected Brigham Young’s plan for succeeding Joseph Smith.  We’ll focus more on the sealing power, and the polygamy affidavits were used to support polygamy that helped Brigham Young’s ascension...

Why Denver Changed on Joseph’s Polygamy (Part 4 of 7)
September 13, 2020

In Denver Snuffer’s book, Passing the Heavenly Gift, he argued that Joseph Smith practiced polygamy.  Since that book was written, Denver has changed his mind and now believes Joseph was a monogamist.  How did he come to change his mind?

Denver’s Outreach to Hebrews/Native Americans (Part 3 of 7)
September 10, 2020

The Book of Mormon was written to the Lamanites, and the remnant from the House of Israel.  The LDS Church does not proselyte in Israel due to an agreement with the Israeli government.  Denver Snuffer is working on a Hebrew version of the Book of Mormo...

Is Trinity in Lectures on Faith/Book of Mormon? (Part 2 of 7)
September 06, 2020

There are many people who claim that the Book of Mormon and Lectures on Faith contain trinitarian ideas.  Denver Snuffer, on the other hand, says that the Book of Mormon contains Nauvoo-style theology, rather than the trinity.

New Scriptures in Remnant Movement (Part 1 of 7)
September 04, 2020

I’m excited to introduce Denver Snuffer.  He is the founder of the Remnant Movement.  We will learn more about Denver’s movement, and he has an exciting announcement about a new set of scriptures for their movement. Denver:  These are prototypes.

Is Gay Contagious? (Part 4 of 4)
September 01, 2020

In our next conversation, we’ll talk about whether homosexuality, and heterosexuality, are contagious.  Is it possible to change one’s sexual attraction?  Dr. Taylor Petrey will talk about how LDS Church leaders’ views have changed over the past half c...

Oaks’ Role Designing LGBT Policy (Part 3 of 4)
August 29, 2020

In our next conversation with Dr. Taylor Petrey, we’ll talk about Elder Oaks’ pivotal role in outlining strategy for preventing acceptance, and some accommodation, of gay rights and gay marriage.  We’ll also talk about the internet rumor that the Famil...

Feminism, Sexual Revolution, & LDS Church (Part 2 of 4)
August 26, 2020

Phyllis Schlafly was an important figure in defeating the Equal Rights Amendment, and she convinced LDS leaders to oppose the amendment.  Dr. Taylor Petry will tell us more about how LDS messages have changed over the decades with regards to feminism a...

LDS Leaders on Interracial Marriage (Part 1 of 4)
August 23, 2020

I’m excited to introduce Dr. Taylor Petry, an associate professor at Kalamazoo College, and editor for the Dialogue Journal.  In this first segment, we’ll talk about how LDS leaders have changed how they talk about race issues,

*Reconciling Biblical Scholarship (Part 7 of 7)
August 22, 2020

When people engage the scriptures from a scholarly approach, many lose faith in the scriptures.  We’ll first talk about how to reconcile Nephi’s story of obtaining the Brass Plates with the idea that the Torah didn’t exist in 600 BC.