By: Dan Wotherspoon
I’m sorry we are coming across as such dangerous characters, Carmen. As you can guess, I don’t see our conversation in the same light as you do. On this and most Mormon Matters episodes, panel members...
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Hope not to disappoint any of you on this! Not sure I may not have overpromised, especially for those who are looking for detailed analyses on particular passages. That isn’t the kind of podcast I have...
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I hear you, Monk. I get how it can seem like using the same label for different levels of sin/weakness/evil can in some ways seem like it is a sure way to shut down certain conversations before they...
View ArticleBy: Rolf Straubhaar
Steve, I agree that the area of unwittingly racist comments or actions is something we all need to talk about more–as Mormons, as Americans, as human beings, since this is hardly a uniquely Mormon...
View ArticleBy: Anonymous
Thanks Steve. I appreciate your feedback. It does better help me understand the thought process.
View ArticleBy: Gail F. Bartholomew
Marguerite, I could be wrong, but when you reference the speech given to the Utah legislature it seems to imply that all the statements given by him and other church authorities concerning “the African...
View ArticleBy: Simon
I think if God were here on earth, he would want us to know ALL the truth.. There are many none-faith promoting events in the history of the church, but they would not appear as dangerous if the church...
View ArticleBy: Jlouise413
The paradox here (for me) is that, if the church were to publicly address the ban and classify it as a mistake, it would, in fact, enormouslystrengthen my faith 1) in God, and 2) in the church. It...
View ArticleBy: Simon
Yes, and I believe every member that has a firm testimony would feel this way about it. The current way leaves too many questionmarks, questionmarks that seem more destruvtive then the issues itselfe....
View ArticleBy: Lee
Keep challenging and changing the church until you get a church that suits you. Forget Polygamy, Mountain Meadows, the ban on the Blacks receiving the priesthood. Allow the gays to marry in the temple...
View ArticleBy: Anonymous
I agree LDS individuals and institutions will continually have room to improve. Ranging from prophets to newcomers, there’s no shortage of finger-pointing to be done if one wants to focus on...
View ArticleBy: Ganesh
One of the challenges of Racism is that it doesn’t exist in isolation. Racism is often a result and a justification for political and economic strategy and disparity. It is a very powerful tool. While...
View ArticleBy: Anonymous
We may just have to agree to disagree. You say “recenter their relationship with Christ over their devotion to a prophet” and yet I think the scriptures are quite clear that we our devotion is in fact...
View ArticleBy: Anonymous
I largely agree. To me these arguments describe a political posturing process by a bunch of men taking polls, determining risk of reward like any business, institution, or government body – an nothing...
View ArticleBy: Simon
Hey Lee, I can’t talk for others, but to me it’s not at all about changing any doctrine of the church ( especially because the ones we are talking about have already been changed anyways ).. I love the...
View ArticleBy: UnderCover Brother
Hi Dan, Great podcast. Thanks. Here are some of my thoughts on this. I also posted this on Wheat and Tares as I think there’s some overlap. The Lord himself stated in D&C 132:8 – ‘Behold, mine...
View ArticleBy: John Stutz
Dan, I’m coming late to the discussion since I just listened to the podcast. Nice job but I do have a couple of comments. First undoubtedly the sentiment in the podcast was that racism is bad, real bad...
View ArticleBy: Christine Whitehead Lavulo
All throughout the Bible and Book of Mormon, the Lord “cursed” people with generational curses. We are so quick to pull the “race” card on this and yet sometimes don’t try to understand that perhaps it...
View ArticleBy: Dan Wotherspoon
Interesting findings about awareness of and agreement with (or lack of agreement with) at least one of the folk doctrines used to speculate about the ban:...
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