The Christian Right & LGBT Fight (Part 2 of 4)
It’s not just the LDS Church that has had a difficult time dealing with gay rights. The Christian right is struggling with the issue as
It’s not just the LDS Church that has had a difficult time dealing with gay rights. The Christian right is struggling with the issue as
I’m excited to have Greg Prince back on the show! We’re going to talk about his new book, Gay Rights and the Mormon Church and
Early Mormons believed polygamy was essential to salvation, but pioneer John Hawley struggled with the doctrine. Would he agree to take on another wife? Mel:
We’re continuing our discussion of the Mormon settlement in Zodiac, Texas. Historian Melvin Johnson describes reading the registers from RLDS Archives that document the many
President Nelson has made a big push about using the name of our church, but it wasn’t always known as the Church of Jesus Christ
We’re continuing our discussion of Black History Month with Russell Stevenson. He’s the biographer of Elijah Ables, and we’ll talk about the end of Elijah’s
Brigham Young is often seen as the person responsible for instituting the ban on black members from LDS temples and from the priesthood for male
You’ve probably heard lots of ghost stories, Ouija boards, and other supernatural phenomenon. I was surprised to hear Dr. Richard Bennett, a BYU professor of
This next episode is full of surprises! I’ve got 2 sample quotes below! Mormons know that the Kirtland Temple is currently owned by the Community
Rick Bennett is the friendly, independent historian at the heart of Gospel Tangents LDS Podcast: The Best Source for Mormon History, Science, and Theology. When he isn't interviewing Mormon scholars, prophets, and others, he is teaching math and statistics at Utah Valley University. He also freelances as a research biostatistician in the fields of Dermatology and Traumatic Brian Injuries, as well as in the network television/cable T.V. industries as a sports statistician. Rick holds a Master of Statistics Degree from the University of Utah.