Church of Jesus Christ, Gospel Tangents, History, Joseph Smith, LDS, marriage, Mormon, Mormon Belief, Mormon Culture, Mormon Studies, Polygamy, Priesthood, priesthood and temple ban, Race Relations

How Interracial Marriage Fueled the LDS Priesthood Ban 1847-1852

December 16, 2025 — 5 Comments

Church of Jesus Christ, Church Policy, Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, leadership, Mormon, Mormon Belief, Mormon Culture, Mormon schisms, Mormon Studies, Polygamy

Polygamist Temple in Missouri/6 Days in August

October 21, 2024 — 12 Comments

Gospel Tangents, Mormon, Mormon & Crime, Mormon Studies, theology, Violence

Game-Changing book on Mountain Meadows

August 21, 2023 — 4 Comments

Church of Jesus Christ, History, LDS, Mormon, Mormon & Crime, Mormon Studies, Native Americans, Politics, Race Relations, Reviews, Violence

Book Review – Vengeance is Mine: The Mountain Meadows Massacre and Its Aftermath

May 18, 2023 — 12 Comments

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

Buchanan, Smith, Turley on MMM

October 5, 2020 — 11 Comments

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

Will Bagley on Juanita Brooks, Reformation, Handcart Disasters

September 28, 2020 — 14 Comments

Gospel Tangents, History, Joseph Smith, LDS, leadership, Mormon, Prophet

Southern Anti-Slavery/Western Theo-Democracy

July 27, 2020 — 2 Comments

Gospel Tangents, History, Mormon, Mormon & Crime

Conflicting Stories about MMM

May 27, 2019 — 4 Comments

Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, leadership, Morality, Mormon, Mormon & Crime

Federal Investigation into MMM – What did Brigham Know?

April 22, 2019 — 12 Comments

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

Turley on Saints, Sinners, & John D. Lee

April 15, 2019 — 3 Comments

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

Who Bears Responsibility for MMM?

April 1, 2019 — 4 Comments

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

Utah War & Mountain Meadows Massacre

March 18, 2019 — 13 Comments

Feminism, gender equity, Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, leadership, Mormon, Priesthood, Prophet, theology, Women

Bickerton’s Prophetic Vision, Ordaining Women

September 24, 2018 — 15 Comments

Alternative Sunday School Lessons, Gospel Tangents, History, Joseph Smith, leadership, Mormon, Mormon schisms, Prophet, theology

LDS Succession Crisis/Strang vs Smith Translation

August 20, 2018 — 8 Comments

Church Policy, Culture, Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, leadership, Mormon, Priesthood, Race Relations

The Priesthood Ban & Elijah’s Wish for Temple Blessings

February 12, 2018 — 3 Comments

Gospel Tangents, History, LDS, leadership, Mormon, Violence

Why 1st Pres Dissolves/Kirtland Temple Ownership problems

January 15, 2018 — 11 Comments

Joseph Smith, LDS, Mormon

Finding Meaning

February 19, 2015 — 27 Comments

Book of Mormon, Christian, Church Policy, History, Joseph Smith, Mormon, Mormon Belief, Mormon Culture, Polygamy, Priesthood, Prophet, Reviews, Women

MHA 2014 in San Antonio

June 9, 2014 — 7 Comments

Agency, America, Anti-Mormon, Apostasy, Education, Faith, Freedom, History, Mormon, Mormon Belief, Mormon Culture, Politics

Partisan Paranoia (Plus Polls)

December 10, 2013 — 22 Comments

History, Joseph Smith, Mormon, Mormon Belief, Politics, Priesthood, Race Relations

Mandela Praised; Brigham Thrown under the Bus

December 9, 2013 — 61 Comments