The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released 3 new Gospel Topics Essays in July. We go through each of them, discuss the information that’s missing, chat about the propaganda woven into every line, and speculate as to the impetus behind the new essays. For ease of listening, the Book of Mormon Translation starts at 13:31, the Plural Marriage starts at 1:01:24, and Joseph Smith’s Character starts at 1:53:15. After that we chat Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, a post-apocalyptic wasteland movie about two warring cult leaders. Then we wrap with happy news about metalheads fighting bullying in schools!
Show Notes:
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/book-of-mormon-translation?lang=eng
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/plural-marriage?lang=eng
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/joseph-smiths-character?lang=eng
https://www.analyzingmormonism.com/changes-to-the-book-of-mormon/
https://www.thechurchnews.com/2012/5/26/23225539/kirtland-safety-society/
MOGP: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12037194/?ref_=hm_rvi_i_12
Where it’s streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/furiosa
Happy News: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c99mdjp97m0o
Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g
Most recent episode: The secret history of the Mormon church: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SJkzxy6Qsg
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Are Mormons Christian? According to most Christians, no. According to them, Jesus Christ is literally in the name of the church! We dig into the bedrock on this issue to see what does or does not qualify as “Christian”. After that, we dive into the final of the Givens trilogy, The Christ Who Heals. It’s more or less a 130-page missionary discussion with a few dribbles of ancient theologian writings. After that we talk about a statue being built to Robert Smalls in South Carolina.
Show Notes:
Jesus in Islam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_in_Islam
Jewish views on Jesus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_views_on_Jesus
Buddhism and Christianity: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_and_Christianity
Bodhisattva: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhisattva
The real reason mormons aren’t in the Christian Club: https://wheatandtares.org/2022/10/28/the-real-reason-mormons-arent-in-the-christian-club/
Nicene Creed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicene_Creed
Happy News:
Robert Smalls: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Smalls
Statue in SC https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-smalls-statue-south-carolina/
Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism on his Speaking of Cults series. He has had MANY different fascinating people on so go take a look! Here is the whole playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpGuS7GcsgA&list=PLGrPM1Pg2h72ADIuv8eYmzrJ-ppLOlw_g
Most recent episode: The secret history of the Mormon church: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SJkzxy6Qsg
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