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Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, Morality, Mormon, Mormon Culture, Saints, Violence

Turley on Saints, Sinners, & John D. Lee

April 15, 2019 — 3 Comments

Michael Marquardt says the official narrative on the founding of the Church may not be correct.

Alternative Sunday School Lessons, Book of Mormon, Church of Jesus Christ, Community of Christ, Gospel Tangents, History, Joseph Smith, LDS, Mormon, tradition

Church History Surprises with Michael Marquardt

April 8, 2019 — 3 Comments

Barbara Jones Brown tells who she thinks was most responsible for blame in Mountain Meadows Massacre. Do you agree with her?

Excommunication, Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, leadership, Morality, Mormon, Mormon & Crime, Truth. Lying, Violence

Who Bears Responsibility for MMM?

April 1, 2019 — 3 Comments

Barbara Jones Brown clarifies some misinformation over the decades.

Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, Mormon, Mormon & Crime, Violence

Tackling Myths of MMM

March 25, 2019 — 11 Comments

Barbara Jones Brown says the Pratt murder and Haun's Mill Massacre played virtually no role in Mountain Meadows Massacre.

Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, Morality, Mormon, Mormon & Crime, Mormon Culture, Violence

Utah War & Mountain Meadows Massacre

March 18, 2019 — 12 Comments

Ezra Taft Benson was a fan of FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, but the admiration was NOT mutual!

Culture, Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, Mormon, Mormon Culture

Hinckley, Benson, Hoover, & Civil Rights

March 11, 2019 — 13 Comments

President Benson made a run for the White House with segregationists Strom Thurmond and George Wallace. Matt Harris tells more in his new book on Benson: https://amzn.to/2EHTklK

Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, leadership, Mormon, Politics, Race Relations

Benson on Communism, Civil Rights, POTUS Aspirations

March 4, 2019 — 12 Comments

Dr. Matt Harris of CSU-Pueblo has a new book coming out next week on President Ezra Taft Benson.

Gospel Tangents, LDS, leadership, Mormon, Politics, Prophet, religion

Benson Joins Eisenhower, Then Turns on Him

February 25, 2019 — 3 Comments

Christian, evolution, Faith, Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, Mormon, Prophet, Science and Religion

McKay on Literal Genesis, Evolution, Science/Religion Conflict

February 18, 2019 — 4 Comments

Biblical prophets believed the earth was flat.

evolution, Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, Mormon, Mormon Belief, Science and Religion, scriptures

A Flat Earth / Misreading Genesis

February 11, 2019 — 5 Comments

Did Man evolve from apes, or from the dust of the earth as the Bible says? Can/should these be reconciled?

evolution, Faith, Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, Mormon, Mormon Belief, Science and Religion

Evolution & the Bible

February 4, 2019 — 9 Comments

As we finish our conversation with Steve Shields, he talks about groups that aren't really denominations and some infamous groups involved in murder.

Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, LGBT, Mormon, Mormon & Crime, Mormon Culture, Mormon schisms

Para-Church & Murdering Mormons

January 28, 2019 — 10 Comments

Alpheus Cutler worked on Nauvoo Temple. His group still has an endowment ceremony and believes women receive a temple priesthood.

Faith, gender equity, Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, Mormon, Mormon schisms

Cutlerite Endowment, Dalliances with Polygamy

January 21, 2019 — 3 Comments

Thom Wayment's Study Bible updates the English in the New Testament and identifies errors in translation. Must buy! https://amzn.to/2M6UVUd

Alternative Sunday School Lessons, Bible, Christian, Faith, Gospel Tangents, History, Jesus, Joseph Smith, LDS, Mormon, Mormon Belief, Mormon Culture, New Testament, theology

Thomas Wayment on Bible Translations, JST

January 14, 2019 — 17 Comments

Dr. Jeff Chadwick thinks it is reasonable that Christians re-purposed a pagan holiday for Christmas.

advent, Book of Mormon, Christian, Christmas, Gospel Tangents, History, Holy Land, Israel, Jesus, LDS, Mormon, Mormon Belief, New Testament, scriptures, theology

Christmas Calendar of Son, Sun, and Lambs

January 7, 2019 — 7 Comments

Did Jesus mis-use his godly powers as a teen?

Book of Mormon, Christian, Christmas, Gospel Tangents, History, Holy Land, Jesus, Joseph Smith, LDS, Mormon, Mormon Belief, theology

The Birth, Childhood, and Death of Jesus

December 31, 2018 — 6 Comments

How much fact is mixed with fiction in the stories of Jesus' birth?

advent, Christmas, Faith, Gospel Tangents, History, Holy Land, Israel, Jesus, Joseph Smith, Mormon, Mormon Belief, New Testament, theology

Christmas Legends: Was Jesus Born in December?

December 24, 2018 — 3 Comments

Is it possible Samuel Smith was poisoned? Is Sidney RIgdon under-appreciated?

Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, Mormon

Conspiracies Against Sidney Rigdon & Samuel Smith

December 17, 2018 — 4 Comments

Apostasy, Christian, Community of Christ, Faith, faith crisis, Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, leadership, Mormon

Spotlight: RLDS & Temple Lot

December 10, 2018 — 7 Comments

Whether it's a faith crisis, bad bishop's interviews, or the Policy of Exclusion, all of these tough conversations exclude people in one way or another.

Church Policy, Gospel Tangents, History, homosexuality, LDS, LGBT, Morality, Mormon, Mormon Belief, Mormon Culture, theology

Difficult Conversations: Faith Crisis, Bishop’s Interviews, PoX

December 3, 2018 — 26 Comments

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Wheat & Tares

The philosophies of men mingled with the philosophies of women.

Author: Rick B

Turley on Saints, Sinners, & John D. Lee

Church History Surprises with Michael Marquardt

Who Bears Responsibility for MMM?

Tackling Myths of MMM

Utah War & Mountain Meadows Massacre

Hinckley, Benson, Hoover, & Civil Rights

Benson on Communism, Civil Rights, POTUS Aspirations

Benson Joins Eisenhower, Then Turns on Him

McKay on Literal Genesis, Evolution, Science/Religion Conflict

A Flat Earth / Misreading Genesis

Evolution & the Bible

Para-Church & Murdering Mormons

Cutlerite Endowment, Dalliances with Polygamy

Thomas Wayment on Bible Translations, JST

Christmas Calendar of Son, Sun, and Lambs

The Birth, Childhood, and Death of Jesus

Christmas Legends: Was Jesus Born in December?

Conspiracies Against Sidney Rigdon & Samuel Smith

Spotlight: RLDS & Temple Lot

Difficult Conversations: Faith Crisis, Bishop’s Interviews, PoX