Mormonism LIVE: 080: The Patriarchal Blessing Connection
RFM and Bill take a look at Patriarchal Blessings looking at what these are and what they are not and even take a look at… Read More »Mormonism LIVE: 080: The Patriarchal Blessing Connection
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Mormonism Live: 075: Fugate’s Kinderhook Fugazi
Bill and RFM tell the story of the Kinderhook Plates episode in Mormon history in Mormonism Live fashion. From original Documents to Conspiracy Theories to… Read More »Mormonism Live: 075: Fugate’s Kinderhook Fugazi
Mormonism LIVE: 074: Sandra Tanner – Queen of the Anti-Mormons
RFM and Bill sit down with Sandra Tanner, a well known writer and researcher, on the critical side of Mormonism. We sit down with Sandra… Read More »Mormonism LIVE: 074: Sandra Tanner – Queen of the Anti-Mormons
Mormonism LIVE: 073: Lying For The Lord
In this week’s episode, Bill and RFM take a look at instances in Mormon History where LDS Leadership seem to be giving a stamp of… Read More »Mormonism LIVE: 073: Lying For The Lord
Mormon Discussion: 363: Signs, Tokens & Penalties – The LDS Mormon Temple Ceremony
Today we take a look at the connections between Masonry and Mormon rituals. We explore what the prophet Joseph Smith claimed about the Temple Endowment,… Read More »Mormon Discussion: 363: Signs, Tokens & Penalties – The LDS Mormon Temple Ceremony
Mormonism LIVE: 071: Nephi & Judith – Beheadings & other Similarities
Bill and RFM dive into the apocryphal book of Judith and point out the many similarities between that apocryphal story and the Book of Mormon’s… Read More »Mormonism LIVE: 071: Nephi & Judith – Beheadings & other Similarities
Mormonism LIVE: 068: Out of Africa
RFM and Bill Reel sit down with special guests to discuss what The LDS Church looks like in Africa and how its membership upon this… Read More »Mormonism LIVE: 068: Out of Africa
Mormonism LIVE: 065: Mormonism & The 30,000 Foot View
What happens when rather than get in close to the sticky issues of Mormonism you step back? In fact step back so far as to… Read More »Mormonism LIVE: 065: Mormonism & The 30,000 Foot View
Mormonism LIVE: 056: Apostate BYU Professors
RFM and Bill sit down with a former BYU Professor to discuss the experience of losing your faith while working for the Lord's University. RESOURCES: https://www.louisakillian.com/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpUN29orJmM www.youtube.com/watch?v=tg36L1989Ss&t mylifebygogogoff.com/2020/08/how-a-new-instagram-page-is-exposing-apostate-byu-professors.html
Mormonism LIVE: 055: Christmas & The Historical Jesus
Bill Reel and RFM take a look at the Historical Jesus and hit on the main points that Biblical criticism brings into focus and once they are done, your Christmases may never be the same. Jesus son of Mary - Illegitimate birth. Mark infers. The early church theologian Origen (d. 251 CE) has a polemicalRead More »Mormonism LIVE: 055: Christmas & The Historical Jesus
Mormonism LIVE: 051: Denver Snuffer
Wednesday Nov. 24th, RFM and Bill sat down with Denver Snuffer and discuss his life and the happenings around the Christian fellowships of "the Remnants" movement. Denver Snuffer is an author of Restorationist devotional books, a lecturer, a speculative theologian, and a revelator to fellowships of the remnants movement, a spiritual movement in schism withRead More »Mormonism LIVE: 051: Denver Snuffer
Mormonism LIVE: 050: Bigfoot, Cain, & Prophetic Mormon Mythmaking
Preparing on a short week with our focus on Thrive & the Midnight Mormon's Debate with RFM has us selecting an interesting topic that is light and fun. So Wednesday November 17th RFM and Bill Reel dive into the old folklore surrounding Bigfoot being none other than Cain. The origination story, and how Prophets, Seer's,Read More »Mormonism LIVE: 050: Bigfoot, Cain, & Prophetic Mormon Mythmaking
Mormonism LIVE: 045: Mormonism and Macbeth
Radio Free Mormon takes Bill Reel and the rest of us through Shakespeare's Macbeth in order to connect some dot in Mormonism on two issues. The First is the Apologetic response that if the critic can't explain how something is done then it must be a miracle and second how Church Leaders always seem ambiguousRead More »Mormonism LIVE: 045: Mormonism and Macbeth
Mormonism LIVE: 044: Straw Man vs Steel Man: A Lesson In Rational Thinking
Today we take a look at the Logical Fallacy of the Straw Man argument and juxtapose it against what it means to Steel Man someone. A Straw Man argument is when you misrepresent someone's argument to make it easier to attack. We define a Straw Man argument, share an example, discuss how to incorporate goodRead More »Mormonism LIVE: 044: Straw Man vs Steel Man: A Lesson In Rational Thinking
Mormonism LIVE: 043: Modern Day Mormon Danites
operandi is at work today inside Modern Mormonism through the SCMC, and other people and processes that work to ensure that believing members are kept at arms length from people, voices, and information that is both accurate and contradictory to the inaccurate but faithful dominant narrative. RESOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danite https://benjaminepark.com/ https://journal.interpreterfoundation.org/sensationalism-a-one-sided-perspective/ https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2021/09/10/jana-riess-why-did-byu/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210120130850/https:/mi.byu.edu/scholars/benjamin-park/ https://mi.byu.edu/scholars/benjamin-park/