Gospel Tangents Podcast
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Gospel Tangents Podcast
A 360-degree view of Mormonism. We interview the best Mormon scholars, scientists, and clergy from all restoration branches, including LDS, Community of Christ, Strangites, Bickertonites, Temple Lot, Remnant, etc.
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Why Mormon Fundamentalists Restrict Blacks (Jacob Vidrine 12 of 13)
Many Mormon fundamentalists restrict blacks from joining despite the 1978 revelation that allowed black men to hold the priesthood. This is considered...
From Adam-God to Adoption: Jacob Vidrine’s Discovery of Polygamy, Rebaptism, & LeBaronism (11 of 13)
The path to LeBaronism began when the speaker gained a testimony of the Adam-God doctrine, then accepted principles like rebaptism, eventually leading...
Notorious Polygamist: Tom Green’s TV Family, Child Polygamy, & Utah Prosecution (Jacob Vidrine 10 of 13)
Tom Green gained notoriety for appearing on television with his plural family, which led to Utah prosecuting him after discovering one wife was “very...
How Fred Collier Defined the Ross LeBaronite Movement (Jacob Vidrine 9 of 13)
Fred Collier is one of the patriarchs of Ross LeBaron’s Church of the Firstborn. Fred tried to take over after Ross’s death and even converted Tom Gre...
Eccentric Prophet’s Controversial Radio Ministry & Authority Claim Jacob Vidrine (8 of 13)
Ross Wesley LeBaron played the role of eccentric prophet. The second oldest son of patriarch Alma Dayer LeBaron Sr., carved a distinct path in Utah. R...
Evil Ervil LeBaron (Jacob Vidrine 7 of 8)
Evil Ervil LeBaron was a killer. He killed not only his brother Joel LeBaron, but had his wives kill rival Rulon Allred. He was known to have a hit li...
Peculiar Mormon Fundamentalist Schisms 1950s (Jacob Vidrine 6 of 8)
1950s were a tumultuous time for Mormon polygamists. Not only did police jail many for polygamy, but there were Mormon Fundamentalist Schisms. Many gr...
Only Polygamy in Heaven? (Jacob Vidrine 5 of 8)
Will there be polygamy in heaven? We’re diving into Ross LeBaron story with Jacob Vidrine of the Church of the Firstborn. I’ll also ask Jacob if polyg...
LeBaron Succession (Jacob Vidrine 4 of 4)
Jacob Vidrine discusses LeBaron succession! You may have heard of Ervil, Joel, and Ross LeBaron. Who took charge after Alma Dayer LeBaron died? Check...
Benjamin F Johnson (Jacob Vidrine 3 of 4)
Jacob Vidrine tells how authority transferred from Benjamin F Johnson in Nauvoo to Alma Dayer LeBaron and the LeBaron groups. Check out our conversati...
Council of 50 Connection: Secret Priesthood & LeBaron Legacy (Jacob Vidrine 2 of 4)
Let’s look into the unique authority claims of the Church of the Firstborn, also often referred to by the term Ross LeBaron-ite. They claim authority...
Jacob Vidrine – Church of the Firstborn (1 of 8)
I’m excited to introduce Jacob Vidrine, a member of Church of the Firstborn. This is a group that is part of the LeBaron fundamentalist group. Jacob i...
JFS-Architect of Controversial LDS Orthodoxy (Bowman 4 of 4)
Joseph Fielding Smith is the architect of controversial LDS orthodoxy. He has some controversial writings about Blacks and Ezra Taft Benson. We’ll als...
How Wes Walters’ Revival Research Forced Mormon Historians to Confront the 1820 Story (Sandra Tanner 5 of 5)
A key figure who accelerated the historical crisis for both the Tanners (who left the group in 1962) and Pauline’s church was Wes Walters, a Presbyter...
Jerald & Sandra Tanner’s Apostolic Scolding (4 of 5)
Jerald and Sandra Tanner received an apostolic scolding by LeGrand Richards over the First Vision! By the early 1960s, Sandra and Jerald Tanner were d...
Missing 1832 First Vision Account (Sandra Tanner 3 of 6)
Sandra Tanner discusses one of the most intriguing episodes in Mormon history: her early inquiry into the missing 1832 First Vision account. (She didn...
Shocking Truth: Murderers in Celestial Kingdom? Challenging Sandra Tanner’s Faith (2/6)
Will there be murderers in Celestial Kingdom? An Institute Teacher’s answer challenged Sandra Tanner’s faith back in the 1950s. We’ll talk about this...
Pioneers of Criticism: Sandra Tanner, Pauline Hancock, & Quest for the Original Church of Christ (1 of 5)
Before Stassi Cramm became the first woman to lead the Community of Christ, Pauline Hancock led the Church of Christ. Sandra Tanner was baptized in ab...
How Tanners Identified Hofmann Forgery (Sandra Tanner)
This is a throwback episode from 2018. Sandra & Jerald Tanner were the first to identify a Hofmann forgery. They were the first to claim the Salamande...
Pregnant Possibilities: Joseph Smith’s Polygamy
A presentation titled Pregnant Possibilities was given by Mark Tensmeyer, Joseph Stanford, Amanda Hendrix-Komoto, John Kidd, & myself (Rick Bennett.)...
Don’t Ask Peggy Fletcher Stack’s Opinion! (4 of 4)
Today is Peggy Fletcher Stack’s 40th wedding anniversary. A few months ago, I asked Peggy Fletcher Stack’s opinions. Central to Peggy’s thirty-plus-ye...
Community of Christ, Book of Mormon, & Future (Stassi Cramm 4 of 4)
Community of Christ (CoC) President Stassi Cramm, the church’s first female prophet, addressed pointed questions regarding the role of the Book of Mor...
Why Kirtland Temple Sale Only Buys 5 Years of Financial Stability (Stassi Cramm 3 of 4)
In a recent candid conversation, Stassi Cramm, the first female prophet of the Community of Christ, discussed the Kirtland Temple sale & highly public...
Startling Sale of Kirtland Temple (Stassi Cramm 2 of 4)
We’re discussing 2 controversial topics with Stassi Cramm, President of the Community of Christ. We’ll focus on the controversial sale of Kirtland Tem...
1st Female Prophet (Stassi Cramm 1 of 4)
Stassi Cramm is the 1st female Prophet-President of the Community of Christ. I asked her to reflect back on the 1984 revelation that granted priesthoo...
JWHA Recap 2025-Whirlwind Trip to John Whitmer Historical Association Conference!
Here is my JWHA recap 2025! I’ll show photos and give my reactions to the award winners! Check it out!
Don’t miss our other Tangent Trips! https...
Mourning at Mountain Meadows (Going on a Tangent)
Today marks 168 years since the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Following last year’s JWHA conference in St George, Utah, I drove by the 4 monuments to the...
Temples & Truman: Independence, Missouri’s Historic Legacy (Going on a Tangent)
Come along with me on a walking tour of Independence, Missouri! We’ll explore the historic Temple Lot Church (Hedrickites) and look at rare photograph...
JFS Book Give Away 2025!
Gospel Tangents recently surprised viewers with an unannounced live stream including a JFS book giveaway. This is a “late night edition” that offers a...
Apostle & 70 Bust LDS Myths (Hamer & MacKay)
This is a rebroadcast of my 2018 interview with John Hamer & Lachlan MacKay from the Community of Christ. They’ll bust some LDS myths about the Kirtla...
Historic Vote! Stassi Cramm 1st Female Prophet-Pres of CoC!
History was made Sunday night in Independence, Missouri. The Community of Christ gathered for the election and ordination of the 1st female prophet pr...
Why RLDS Finances are STILL in Trouble (John Hamer 6 of 6)
The Community of Christ has sold the Kirtland Temple and several Nauvoo properties to the LDS Church for a jaw-dropping $200 million. But RLDS finance...
How John Hamer Changed RLDS Succession History (5 of 6)
Last Spring, John Hamer gave a monumental address about RLDS succession at the JWHA Meetings that literally changed RLDS History. Pres-prophet Steven...
RLDS-Temple Lot Competition (John Hamer 4 of 6)
John Hamer makes the surprising argument that the Auditorium is, in fact, a Community of Christ temple on the Temple Lot! This is a claim even many R...
How Sidney Rigdon Still Affects LDS Succession (John Hamer 3 of 6)
The struggle for leadership of the LDS Church between Sidney Rigdon and Brigham Young still echoes today. One lasting outcome is the practice of disso...
Controversial RLDS Beliefs (John Hamer 2 of 6)
We’ll discuss controversial RLDS beliefs with John Hamer, a Seventy with the Community of Christ. We’re focusing on the 1844 succession crisis, its la...
Sunstone 50’s Restoration Churches (John Hamer 1 of 6)
I’m excited to welcome John Hamer back to the show. John is a Seventy in the Community of Christ and a remarkable historian of Restoration Churches. E...
Sonia Johnson Is Different Kind of Lesbian (Chris Talbot 4 of 4)
Following the dissolution of her marriage, Sonia Johnson came up with her own view of gender essentialism and had some lesbian relationships. Was she...
Unraveling the 1838 Mormon Missouri War: Insights from Historian Steven LeSueur
This is a rebroadcast. The 1838 Mormon Missouri War remains a pivotal and often tragic chapter in Latter-day Saint history. We’re revisiting an interv...
Mormons, Shootouts, & Outlaws: Wild West Murder of Frank LeSueur
This is a re-broadcast of my 2023 interview with Steve LeSueur. Unfortunately Steve passed away from pancreatic cancer on July 1, 2025.
Mormons...