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Tonight we begin a fascinating investigation of how Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon. This is one you won’t want to miss! The post Radio Free Mormon: 126: Lost in Translation, Part 1 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

We conclude our discussion of the Mormon Doctrine of Deity, spending a good chunk of the class on showing how the Bible teaches the LDS doctrine that men (and women) can become gods. We even find a bit of room at the end for a discussion of polygamy! Radio Free Mormon, Defender of the Faith, strikes again! The post Radio Free Mormon: 125: Defender of the Faith Lecture 9 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

RFM packs into one podcast a number of ideas revolving around the common theme of apostasy. 1. Is one an apostate for believing some church teachings while rejecting other contradictory church teachings? 2. What is the true definition of “apostasy” in the church? 3. Is the LDS Church itself in apostasy? “I love the smell of napalm in the morning!” The post Radio Free Mormon: 124: Apostasy Now! appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

The Mormon world was recently rocked when it was discovered a brand new church manual contains racist teachings from a former prophet. Special guests Bill Reel and Jonathan Streeter join RFM to discuss the controversy. This is one for the record books! The post Radio Free Mormon: 123: Mormon Racism Revival appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

RFM flew to Utah to give a special presentation at the St. George Post-Mormon Group on January 12, 2020. This is the audio of that presentation, together with a lengthy and lively Q&A session afterward. I had a blast! Special thanks to everybody who showed up!   The post Radio Free Mormon: 122: Resolving Spiritual Experiences appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

This lecture from my 1989 Institute Class, “Defending the Faith,” demonstrates conclusively that the LDS Doctrine of Deity, though unusual in many respects, is completely vindicated by the Holy Bible! The post Radio Free Mormon: 121: Defender of the Faith Lecture 8 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Tonight we take a look at the church essay on race and the priesthood. Radio Free Mormon style! The post Radio Free Mormon: 120: How About an Apology for the Priesthood Ban? appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Today Radio Free Mormon and Bill Reel work together to discuss the multiple facets of the recent breaking story that the LDS Church has 100 billion dollars stockpiled in Ensign Peak Advisers, and investment arm of the Church. We listed all the resources of this shared in this podcast below. RESOURCES: 7 minute synopsis of the issue PDF “Letter to an IRS Director Dropbox version full 1 hour 17 minute video Original Washington Post breaking this story Religion Unplugged breaking the story Newsweek’s coverage of the Whistle Blower’s motives President Q12 Boyd K Packer being declined Access to EPA Financials Website declaring the actual EPA value at 124 Billion LDS owned KUTV sharing quotes that the Church did something wrong President Nelson Advice to avoid God’s vengeance on the day of burning Wayback Machine Elder Anderson’s “We are not a wealthy people” Thomas Monson as a spokesman for “Beneficial life insurance” President Nelson promising tithing as a way to get out of poverty Old Lorenzo Snow video of his tithing visit to St George Utah Presiding Bishop H. David Burton and City Creek Mall Church Newsroom Response to this story breaking “If paying tithing means that you can’t pay for water or electricity, pay tithing. If paying tithing means that you can’t pay your rent, pay tithing. Even if paying tithing means that you don’t have enough money to feed your family, pay tithing. The Lord will not abandon you.” – Quote 1 to pay tithing before feeding children One day during those difficult times, I heard my parents discussing whether they should pay tithing or buy food for the children. On Sunday, I followed my father to see what he was going to do. After our Church meetings, I saw him take an envelope and put his tithing in it. That was only part of the lesson. The question that remained for me was what we were going to eat. – Quote 2 on paying tithing before feeding your children Among those who do not sacrifice there are two extremes: one is the rich, gluttonous man who won’t and the other is the poor, destitute man who believes he can’t. But how can you ask someone who is starving to eat less? Is there a level of poverty so low that sacrifice should not be expected or a family so destitute that paying tithing should cease to be required? Faith isn’t tested so much when the cupboard is full as when it is bare. In these defining moments, the crisis doesn’t create one’s character—it reveals it. The crisis is the test. – Quote 3 on paying tithing before feeding oneself adequately “I repeat that the Church is frequently spoken of as an institution of great wealth. When all is said and done, the Church is wealthy only in the faith of its people. One of the expressions of that faith is the payment of tithing. The Church is spoken of as an institution with great business interests. The income from those business properties would keep the Church going for only a very short time.” – President Gordon B Hinckley – https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/gordon-b-hinckley/widows-mite/ Furthermore, I want to say to you, we may not be able to reach it right away, but we expect to see the day when we will not have to ask you for one dollar of donation for any purpose, except that which you volunteer to give of your own accord, because we will have tithes sufficient in the storehouse of the Lord to pay everything that is needful for the advancement of the kingdom of God. I want to live to see that day, if the Lord will spare my life. It does not make any difference, though, so far as that is concerned, whether I live or not. That is the true policy, the true purpose of the Lord in the management of the affairs of His Church. – Quote on Tithing ending once the Church had sufficient funds The post Radio Free Mormon: 119: Hundred Billion Dollar Baby appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

RFM shares stories from Christmas past! Radio Free Mormon style! The post Radio Free Mormon: 118: A Radio Free Mormon Christmas appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

More and more evidence is accumulating that shows Joseph Smith’s translations are actually a cobbling together of contemporary sources. Faithful LDS scholars try to account for this by bending the word “translation” into a thousand fantastic shapes. This is their story. The post Radio Free Mormon: 117: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Translation? appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

In his most recent book, noted scholar Terryl Givens gives us a fistful of reasons to suspect he is a subversive influence on the LDS Church. And that’s just in the first chapter! The post Radio Free Mormon: 116: The Amazingly Subversive Terryl Givens appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

How far would you go to prove the LDS Church true? Would you make an argument that you knew was contradicted by the evidence? Would you feel safe doing so because the evidence that would prove you wrong was hidden away where nobody else could find it? Joseph Fielding Smith would. And did! This is the story. The post Radio Free Mormon: 115: Arguing Against the Evidence appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Lecture 7 wraps up my discussion of commonly heard criticisms against Joseph Smith. Included is part of a fiery sermon by a local Church of Christ minister, as well as a remarkable spiritual experience. If you are troubled by anti-Mormons that go bump in the night, who you gonna call? Radio Free Mormon, Defender of the Faith! The post Radio Free Mormon: 114: Defender of the Faith Lecture 7 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

I had a blast talking with John Dehlin on Mormon Stories! There are seven parts to this interview covering a wide array of issues. In this last part, I make some concluding observations and comments. The post Radio Free Mormon: 113: Mormon Stories Interview Part 7 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

I had a blast talking with John Dehlin on Mormon Stories! There are seven parts to this interview covering a wide array of issues. In this part, I answer questions from listeners. The post Radio Free Mormon: 112: Mormon Stories Interview Part 6 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

I had a blast talking with John Dehlin on Mormon Stories! There are seven parts to this interview covering a wide array of issues. In this part, I talk about the genesis of Radio Free Mormon. The post Radio Free Mormon: 111: Mormon Stories Interview Part 5 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

I had a blast talking with John Dehlin on Mormon Stories! There are seven parts to this interview covering a wide array of issues. In this part, I talk about my faith transition. The post Radio Free Mormon: 110: Mormon Stories Interview Part 4 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

I had a blast talking with John Dehlin on Mormon Stories! There are seven parts to this interview covering a wide array of issues. In this part, I talk about my Mormon scholarship. The post Radio Free Mormon: 109: Mormon Stories Interview Part 3 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

I had a blast talking with John Dehlin on Mormon Stories! There are seven parts to this interview covering a wide array of issues. In this part, I talk about my days as a Mormon apologist. The post Radio Free Mormon: 108: Mormon Stories Interview Part 2 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

I had a blast talking with John Dehlin on Mormon Stories! There are seven parts to this interview covering a wide array of issues. In this part, I talk about my conversion to the LDS Church. The post Radio Free Mormon: 107: Mormon Stories Interview Part 1 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Tonight, Radio Free Mormon shares some personal stories about close encounters with the dark forces of the supernatural. Don’t listen to this episode alone! The post Radio Free Mormon: 106: Halloween Special appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Lila Tueller is the daughter of Hartman Rector, Jr. Lila talks about what it was like growing up with a famous General Authority for a father, and how her faith journey ultimately led her out of the LDS church. The post Radio Free Mormon: 105: Lila Tueller’s Faith Journey appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Lecture 6 covers commonly heard criticisms of the prophecies of Joseph Smith. If you are troubled by anti-Mormons that go bump in the night, who you gonna call? Radio Free Mormon, Defender of the Faith! The post Radio Free Mormon: 104: Defender of the Faith Lecture 6 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Professor Patrick Mason sits down for an interview with Bill Reel and Radio Free Mormon. We delve into how Professor Mason deals with thorny issues in Mormonism. Professor Mason is not afraid of the tough questions.   The post Radio Free Mormon: 103: An Interview with Patrick Mason appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Tonight Radio Free Mormon explores the idea of exaltation in the LDS Church. RFM shows how this relatively simple concept becomes more and more complicated the more we examine it. Ultimately it is on the floor in tatters. This is . . . the Exaltation Complication! The post Radio Free Mormon: 102: The Exaltation Complication appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

This podcast squeezes in a ton of spiritual nuggets from last General Conference. Fast paced and engaging, this is one you won’t want to miss! The post Radio Free Mormon: 101: General Conference McNuggets appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Does God answer all the prayers of his righteous children? Church leaders say yes. Tonight, Radio Free Mormon puts this claim under the microscope, and also shares some personal stories dealing with the issue.   The post Radio Free Mormon: 100: Unanswered Prayers appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

In a recent BYU speech, President Nelson explained the background behind the 2015 Policy of Exclusion and its reversal 3 1/2 years later. How well did President Nelson do? Radio Free Mormon and Bill Reel give you their take. This is the one you’ve been waiting for!   The post Radio Free Mormon: 99: The Prophet Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Tonight Radio Free Mormon tells us about his meeting with the stake president. This is going to be one for the record books! The post Radio Free Mormon: 98: My Meeting with the Stake President appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Elder Snow is the outgoing head of the Church History Department. He was recently interviewed by two reporters on the Salt Lake Tribune’s podcast, “Mormon Land.” In this interview, Elder Snow made some surprising and revealing statements. Tonight, Radio Free Mormon does an in depth analysis of the Elder Snow interview. This is gonna be good! The post Radio Free Mormon: 97: Elder Snow Goes Rogue appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Radio Free Mormon was neck-deep in Mormon apologetics during the 1980s. At the apex of his apologetic career, RFM presented a 12-lecture series as an Institute class in the spring of 1989. This is the fifth lecture in that series. Lecture Five deals largely with Joseph Smith’s early involvement in folk magic. This was a hot-button issue of the day. Even as an apologist, RFM was not afraid of dealing with the difficult issues! Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. Radio Free Mormon rides again! The post Radio Free Mormon: 96: Defender of the Faith Part 5 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Radio Free Mormon is joined by Bill Reel for this in-depth discussion of Elder Tad Callister’s recent video, “A Case for the Book of Mormon.” Join us for this 20,000 foot view of Mormon apologetics. Radio Free Mormon style! The post Radio Free Mormon: 95: The Case for the Book of Mormon? Part 2 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Radio Free Mormon is joined by Bill Reel for this in-depth discussion of Elder Tad Callister’s recent video, “A Case for the Book of Mormon.” Join us for this 20,000 foot view of Mormon apologetics. Radio Free Mormon style! The post Radio Free Mormon: 94: The Case for the Book of Mormon? Part 1 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

This podcast contains the complete audio of my presentation at Sunstone on August 2, 2019. Thank you so much to everybody who showed up! I had a great time and I hope you did, too! I have the most intelligent and thoughtful listenership of any podcast out there! You are the best!!!       The post Radio Free Mormon: 93: RFM Goes to Sunstone appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Radio Free Mormon’s last podcast dealing with young Mormon apologist Kwaku El has been getting a LOT of attention! RFM is releasing this special edition podcast to answer some questions that have been raised relating to that podcast, and to clarify some additional issues. Ultimately, however, RFM puts Kwaku squarely on the horns of a dilemma. Will Kwaku admit to being Kwaku the Deceiver, or merely Kwaku the Deceived? The ball is now in Kwaku’s court! The post Radio Free Mormon: 92: Going Down to Kwaku Town appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Kwaku El is one of the rising generation of young Mormon apologists. In a recent video, Kwaku attempts to prove the Book of Abraham is true. But in doing so, Kwaku employs a well known apologetic trick; well known to Radio Free Mormon, at least. In fact, Radio Free Mormon publicly exposed this very apologetic trick in a podcast published seven months BEFORE Kwaku posted his video. Some tricks need to be retired from the apologist playbook. This is one of them. RESOURCES: Radio Free Mormon – Book of Abraham Part 1 Radio Free Mormon – Book of Abraham Part 2 Radio Free Mormon – Book of Abraham Part 3 The Book of Abraham Explained as simply as possible     The post Radio Free Mormon: 91: Kwaku the Deceiver appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Tonight, Radio Free Mormon shows how the LDS Church continues to hide its history. He first gives a whirlwind tour of the four primary accounts of Joseph Smith’s First Vision. RFM then looks at the new church history titled “Saints” and exposes the contortions the authors go through in order to tell a faith promoting account of the First Vision without ever mentioning the contradictions between the various accounts. In order to see how the LDS Church continues to hide its history, we have to be as conversant with the different First Vision accounts as are the church historians who gloss over the differences and contradictions in “Saints.” It takes a thief to catch a thief. And Radio Free Mormon definitely catches the church historians off first base in their creative, if not deceptive, recounting of Joseph Smith’s First Vision! The post Radio Free Mormon: 90: Does the LDS Church Continue to Hide Its History? appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Radio Free Mormon devotes an entire class period to an in depth defense of the different accounts of Joseph Smith’s First Vision. You won’t want to miss this one! The post Radio Free Mormon: 89: Defender of the Faith Part 4 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Radio Free Mormon continues with the third lecture from his Institute class from spring of 1989 on Defending the Faith. Lecture Three completes the discussion commenced in Lecture Two about how to respond to commonly heard criticisms of the Book of Mormon. Anybody who wants to be able to defend the Book of Mormon against the critics should give this episode a listen! The post Radio Free Mormon: 88: Defender of the Faith Part 3 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Radio Free Mormon will be presenting a Face to Face Devotional at the Sunstone Symposium, Friday, August 2, 2019 at 3:45 p.m. You are invited to submit any questions you want in the comment section below. Please listen to the podcast for additional details and ground rules. I look forward to seeing you at Sunstone! The post Radio Free Mormon: 87: Face to Face with Radio Free Mormon appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

In this podcast, Radio Free Mormon documents the facts leading to the conclusion that the BYU Police Department is refusing to release information damaging to the LDS Church. This is information that no police agency, acting on its own, would normally try to hide. Because of this, in a second round of public disclosure requests, RFM wants copies of documentation relating to who is making these decisions to not release this information . . . and why. Unsurprisingly, the BYUPD is refusing to release this information, as well. Looks like we are headed back to the Utah State Records Committee on appeal! Listen in on everything that has been going on behind the scenes, and why it is RFM is scheduled to have his case heard by the Utah State Records Committee on September 12, 2019. The post Radio Free Mormon: 86: RFM v. BYUPD: The Coverup Continues appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

After all this back and forth with Dan Peterson, RFM was motivated to take a second look at the circumstances of the 1835 First Vision account. After all, Mr. Peterson, the artful dodger of Mormon Apologetics did say “Is it possible that Elder Joseph Fielding Smith… sat on one or more unpublished First Vision accounts? Yes, it is.” So with that RFM takes a look at why the 1835 First Vision accounts was missing essentially just as long as the 1832 account. The post Radio Free Mormon: 085: Was the 1835 First Vision Account Suppressed? appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

RFM tackles President Nelson’s seeming embellishment of his life and role as LDS President and Prophet. RFm uses three examples from recent history and shows that Nelson has little issue with adding extra details or removing others in order to add a “miracle-like” perception to his life and experiences. The post Radio Free Mormon: 084: The Miracle Making of President Nelson appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

RFM having seen Dan Peterson post not one but two blog posts in response to RFM episode #69, revisits Dan obfuscation around having been dishonest about the suppression of First Vision accounts and how Dan is trying to help his loyal followers make sense of his words. The post Radio Free Mormon: 082: Daniel Peterson Defends His Honor appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Radio Free Mormon speaks about the 1 year anniversary of his episode #33 Selling Your Soul for Apologetics…………. And you won’t want to miss this. It involves Kiwi57, Stephen “Bukkake” Smoot, and of course our dear friend Daniel C. Peterson. In the previous Episode #33 RFM made it clear that Daniel C Peterson had lied but also that Dan had indeed added multiple other lies and obfuscations on top to buffer him from being accountable to his deception. But good ole’ Dan was clear he had not lied and he would in his own good time respond and clear his name…….. And here we are, 1 year later…… and no response yet! The post Radio Free Mormon: 081: Daniel C. Peterson: The Artful Dodger of Mormon Apologetics appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Today RFM and Bill Reel take time to evaluate the latest events in the McKenna Denson case. Namely Poisoned Orange Juice, A car in flames, and a two attacker assault as well as Mike Norton’s recent tirade expose of McKenna’s past. While McKenna’s past has always been known to be checkered, the recent events raised questions about whether it was McKenna herself who was tainting her own OJ, lighting her own car ablaze, and receiving injuries from her own actions rather than assailants many in the critical thinking Mormon arena are suddenly taking a second look at her past infractions and beginning to see a pattern of a grifter and scam artist who is up to the same old tricks. The post Radio Free Mormon: 080: Will The Real McKenna Denson Please Stand Up! appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

RFM today attempts to start his General Conference review but only gets as far as the first talk he examines…. Elder Soares talk from Saturday Morning. At this point RFM is stopped in his tracks as he encounters a flooding of connections and thoughts related to how Mormons are trained to sacrifice their authenticity in order to always make the Church look good through faking happiness, faking competency, faking family life, faking joy at the gospel and service within it. Faking Faking Faking. So today Radio Free Mormon goes off the rails to address WHY MORMONS ARE SO FAKE! The post Radio Free Mormon: 079: Why Are Mormons So Fake appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Today RFM tells you his early history as an apologist for the faith. How even as a Young man he was intimately aware of the “Anti-Mormon” material and even taught a 12 week course on Mormon Apologetics…….. Really cool surprise in this episode. He recorded those 12 weeks of conversation on cassette tape……. Now Where are those cassettes and what happened to them. Your about to find out!!!! The post Radio Free Mormon: 077: Defender Of The Faith Part 1 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

Todays Episode of Radio Free Mormon has RFM reaching out personally to the Strengthening Church Members Committee. You heard that right. RFM picked up the phone and called Elder Dyches of the Seventy and a member of the strengthening Church Members Committee to see what they might tell him about his file there and what the Church had on him. In the end this secret organization told RFM way more than they got about its anonymous caller on the other end of their line. This episode also features the closing song by Weird Alma The post Radio Free Mormon: 076: Spying For The Lord appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.

From Deep down in the bunker “Behind Enemy Lines” RFM tackles the recent dismantling of its November 2015 LGBT Policy. RFM in his unique fashion does a dismantling of his own showing That LDS President, Russel M Nelson has once and for all shown he has not only no access to god, but that he can’t tell a revelation from a hole in the ground. Resources: https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2019/04/04/lds-church-dumps-its/ https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2019/04/19/commentary-lgbtq-issues/ https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2019/04/18/letter-lds-church-still/ https://www.npr.org/2019/04/07/710781508/reacting-to-the-lds-churchs-latest-lgbt-policy-change religionnews.com/2019/04/04/mormon-leaders-reverse-lgbt-policy-raising-the-question-what-is-revelation/ https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/04/lgbtq-mormons-latter-day-saints-apostasy-child-baptism/586630/ https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/faith/lds-church-reverses-policy-banning-children-of-lgbt-couples-from/article_63735056-56eb-11e9-8df5-e762dd482f47.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/04/04/mormon-church-allow-baptisms-blessings-children-lgbt-parents-reversing-policy/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b29837b40837 nytimes.com/2019/04/04/us/lds-church-lgbt.html https://www.lds.org/church/news/elder-christofferson-says-handbook-changes-regarding-same-sex-marriages-help-protect-children?lang=eng https://www.lds.org/pages/church-handbook-changes?lang=eng https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mormon-leader-says-policy-against-gay-marriage-was-word-from-god/ https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/president-nelson-handbook-change https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2019/04/10/mormon-land-lds-churchs/ https://kutv.com/news/local/lds-apostle-policy-on-same-sex-couples-revelation-from-god youtube.com/watch?v=iEEMyc6aZms The post Radio Free Mormon: 075: President Nelson Jumps The Shark appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup.