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Through a series of serendipitous events, a complete transcript of the Second Anointing Ritual has come into my hands. Several other podcasts have talked about the Second Anointing, but here I reveal the details of the actual ordinance itself! I desire all to partake . . . The post RFM: 288: Second Anointing Ritual: The Complete Script! appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup .

Looks like I have definitely kicked an anthill with my critiques of the conspiracy theory that Joseph Smith did not practice polygamy! Lots of listeners have weighed in on both sides of the issue and I wanted to let them have a say in the debate through a collection of their comments. I also add a few additional items myself, plus a great observation by The Amazing Maven! Thanks everybody for all...

Did Joseph Smith practice polygamy?  As obvious as the answer to that question may seem to you and to other trained professional historians both inside and outside the LDS Church, there is a small but growing group of Mormons or former Mormons who maintain that Joseph Smith did NOT practice polygamy. Ms. Michelle Stone is one such person, and she posted a podcast responding to the Mormonism Live e...

Radio Free Mormon’s Rules for Teaching Sunday School! I have taught hundreds of Sunday school lessons over my time in Mormonism. By the time I was 32-years old, I had some decidedly unorthodox rules for teaching in Church. I recently discovered a paper I wrote more than 30-years ago setting forth those unorthodox rules. Here it is for the first time in this or any other format . . . Radio Fr...

One of the key components in the controversy over whether Joseph Smith or Brigham Young instituted plural marriage is the dating of Section 132. Some proponents of the idea Brigham Young started plural marriage in the Church argue Section 132 was written by Brigham Young or someone at his direction AFTER Joseph Smith died, but was falsely attributed to Joseph Smith by Brigham Young when it was fir...

On Saturday, April 22, 2023, Church Historian Elder Kyle McKay sat down with an inactive former seminary teacher named Joe for a candid discussion about Church History. Things got very interesting very quickly! This is the recording of that meeting! RESOURCES: Joe’s Document “In Defense of Doubt” – https://mormondiscussionpodcast.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/In-De...

On the May 17, 2023 episode of Mormonism Live, a listener named Justin called into the show. Justin identified himself as a believing Mormon.  I took the opportunity to ask Justin a series of questions about his beliefs regarding what a prophet could do that would be so bad that Justin would no longer consider him a prophet. A number of listeners have provided feedback to that segment that was hig...

At the zenith of my Mormon apologetics back in 1990, I engaged in a public debate with a Church of Christ minister from Austin, Texas. This is the story of that debate. The post RFM: 281: My Debate with a Church of Christ Minister! appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup .

In a strange twist of fate, my old missionary companion, Kyle McKa y, has become not only a General Authority , but also the Church Historian ! Now Kyle gets the chance to have his old missionary companion do a dissection of the talk he gave at BYU-Idaho on April 25, 2023 ; a talk many consider to be one of the most controversial talks given by a church leader in recent memory! It has taken Kyle 4...

A new BOMBSHELL report lays out how the First Presidency not only actively engaged in defrauding the Federal Government in the SEC Scandal , but also how the First Presidency is still actively engaged in deceiving its own members by portraying themselves as innocent of any wrongdoing! You just can’t make this stuff up! I am joined in this analysis by University of Illinois Assistant Professo...

In November of 2021, I flew to Salt Lake City to debate the Midnight Mormons. The entire debate lasted almost three hours! I have worked hard over two days breaking it down into a Highlights Reel that is just over an hour. I want to thank everybody who came to the debate and I think you will really like hearing the Highlights! The post Radio Free Mormon: 278: Mormonism Debate–Highlights Reel...

Mormonism has the power to disappoint in many ways, even after I thought I had left it far behind. One of the most significant disappointments for me is being betrayed by church leaders I trusted implicitly, only to find they were not telling me the truth. What happens when you find out your ability to discern the truth is compromised? That is the underlying message of this podcast! The post Radio...

In honor of the Easter Season, RFM examines evidence that Jesus actually did exist! This is one you won’t want to miss! The post Radio Free Mormon: 276: Proof Jesus Really Existed! appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup .

This session contains what is sure to be the most controversial talk in this entire General Conference. The talk was given by Elder Ahmed Corbitt, and has produced the new Mormon Bumper Sticker Slogan, “CHOOSE THE CHURCH OVER YOUR CHILDREN!” I am so not making this up! Listen at your peril!   The post Radio Free Mormon: 275: GenCon Digest–Sunday Afternoon Session appeared fi...

The Sunday Morning Session may well be the Church’s response to the SEC fiasco! Listen and find out why! The post Radio Free Mormon: 274: GenCon Digest–Sunday Morning Session appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup .

General Conference has never been this much fun!!! The post Radio Free Mormon: 273: General Conference Digest–Saturday Afternoon Session appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup .

General Conference has never been this much fun!!! The post Radio Free Mormon: 272: General Conference Digest–Saturday Morning Session appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup .

RFM tries his hand at a one-man Mystery Science Theater 3000 take on the new Temple Endowment video now playing at an LDS Temple near you! Kibitzing on the backrow of an endowment session has never been this much fun! The post Radio Free Mormon: 271: New Temple Endowment–Hot Takes! appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup .

Here is the half-hour presentation I gave at Thrive in St. George, Utah, on February 26, 2023! I had a fantastic time meeting friends old and new! Thanks to all the people involved in making Thrive a wonderful reality for so many of us! The post Radio Free Mormon: 269: That Time I Killed My Mom’s Dog appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup .

What if the liability of the LDS Church has changed this week by the very acts it admitted this week?  What a novel and deeply true idea.  Imagine the church losing a class action sort of legal action. It’s one of those rare moments to affect more than normal where an added segment of people think a new thought that changes everything The post Radio Free Mormon: 268: Has Lightbulb Moment about a N...

RFM, John Dehlin, Nemo and Mike from LDS Discussions team up to discuss the age-old tradition of backdating prophecies, and how Joseph Smith appears to have made use of this same technique. Bottom Line–It’s easier to predict the future when it is actually in the past! The post Radio Free Mormon: 267: Joseph Smith’s Amazing Backdated Prophecies! appeared first on Mormon Discussion...

Included here is the complaint OSF filed https://mormondiscussionpodcast.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/OSF-Complaint-filed-copy.pdf & Jenn Kamp’s Complaint Filed https://mormondiscussionpodcast.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/Jenn-Kamp-Lawsuit-Against-John-Dehlin-and-OSF-REDACTED-A.pdf The post Jenn Kamp And John Dehlin At 8-30-2022 OSF Board Meeting appeared first on Mor...

Former Open Stories Foundation employee Jenn Kamp has gone public recently about the lawsuit she has filed against John Dehlin and the OSF. Now John Dehlin and OSF have filed a countersuit against Jenn Kamp. This episode covers that countersuit. Included here is the complaint OSF filed https://mormondiscussionpodcast.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/02/OSF-Complaint-filed-copy.pdf & Jenn Ka...

A new apologetic technique has arisen in recent years of trying to prove the Book of Mormon true by proving all naturalistic theories false. RFM analyzes this methodology and shows it to be fundamentally flawed in a number of ways. Brian Hales, the current proponent of this apologetic, isn’t going to like this episode! The post Radio Free Mormon: 265: Sherlock Holmes v. Joseph Smith appeared...

Radio Free Mormon and his faithful sidekick, The Backyard Professor, complete their dismemberment of Elder Bednar’s recent two-part talk titled, “That Ye May Believe.” Nothing about Elder Bednar has ever been this much fun! The post Radio Free Mormon: 264: The Unreasonable Elder Bednar, Part 2 appeared first on Mormon Discussions Podcasts - Full Lineup .