KUER December 4 @ 11 am

http://radiowest.kuer.org/post/lds-church-and-joseph-smiths-polygamy

Let's take a listen:

"It may not be breaking news that LDS church founder Joseph Smith practiced polygamy. And yet, many were shocked when the church released an essay last month acknowledging the ages, number, and marital status of Smith’s wives, including a 14-year-old girl. Thursday, we’re examining how Mormons have reacted to the essay. We'll examine how common conception of Smith's plural marriages contrasts with reality, and we'll ask whether Smith's actions compromise the infallibility of the church's prophets."

GUESTS

Patrick Mason - Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies, Claremont College. Andrea Radke-Moss - Professor of women's history, BUYU-Idaho. Richard Bushman - Gouverneur Morris Professor of history, emeritus, Columbia University

Listeners can join live at (801) 585-WEST or radiowest@kuer.org

Podcast at 4pm (from KUER, Radiowest) and rebroadcast at 7 p.m.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/04/2014 01:10PM by moremany.

I like how they try to just skip by " marital status of Smith's wives", meaning polyandry, because IMO THAT is by far the WORST part.

I like how they accurately refer to the infallibility of the prophets. TSCC wouldn't like that term, but what else do you call it when they claim they "cannot--will not lead you astray"? Even the Pope has limits on his infallibility.

Apologists every one...

I'm running low on bullchip filters; perhaps those with more of a taste for this spin can provide us with the best comedy material.

RE: INFALLIBILITY of the pope.

Centuries old dogma of the Catholic church.

Has this now been transposed to the Mormon "prophet"?

Mormon infallibilty goes way beyond Papal infallibility.

The pope is only considered infallible under certain well defined narrow circumstances, namely when officially declaring a dogma (of which there are only a handful--kind of like the laws of thermodynamics in science.)

Mormon leaders (not just the profit, but the apostles too) claim in a sweeping sense that they cannot lead you astray. Ever.

The mormon church need to listen to this podcast.

Great Tanner info on the history of polygamy:
http://utlm.org/newsletters/no66.htm#ABSOLUTELY%20ESSENTIAL

I love the last minute of this radiocast where the woman relates that Smith propositioned even more women and threatened them with their salvation, but they turned him down.

Apparently, it's supposed to be faith promoting that they stayed in the church and remained faithful members.

Mormon apologists are clueless as to how they actually sound to normal people. Threats to your salvation? This is Warren Jeffs kind of tripe.