Podcast: MormonTalk

• 071 – Shame Sham

  Moving on to discussing the 2nd “principle and ordinance of the gospel”, we address the LDS concept of repentance. Of course, we can’t talk about repentance in Mormonism without including […]

• 070 – Germinating Termination

  The 4th Article of Faith in the Mormon church begins, “We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ…” In […]

• 069 – Left-foot Lehi and the False Start Band

  We all know that the Book of Mormon is full of anachronisms (we poked fun at the story of the Jaredites in a prior episode), but you don’t have to […]

• 068 – Anchors and Parkay, Part 2

  We conclude our 2-part episode on the church’s teachings about how to find “objective reality” in the world. Is the church’s suggestion the best method, or is there a balance […]

• 067 – Anchors and Parkay

  If you’re old like us, you’ll remember a series of commercials on TV about Parkay margarine. The premise was that it tasted like butter and had the texture of butter, […]

• 066 – Scarlet Fever

  Starting at a very young age, the Mormon church instills its members with the notion that sex is “carnal”, evil, and filthy. Rather than a natural, normal, healthy phase of […]

• 065 – Just Scripture Twistin’

  If there’s one thing Joseph enjoyed doing, it was twisting scriptures! Whether it was expressing the epitome of humility by retroactively adding himself to past prophesies, or just creating scriptures […]

• 064 – Planting Idol-a-Trees

  One of the things the leaders of the LDS church and its members are very proud of proclaiming is that – unlike the rest of the world – their religion […]

• 063 – Trust Busters

  The LDS church requires its members to extend significant trust to its leaders. “The Brethren” at the top are sustained as “prophets, seers, and revelators” who literally speak for God. […]

• 062 – Not-so-Special Witnesses of Christ

  When the church was very young, Joe and Ollie called 12 apostles, hearkening back to the good ol’ days of Jesus and his traveling band. Ollie told the 12 that […]