Irreligiosophy

Part II of our look into the bowels of Mormon fundamentalism has arrived. In this episode, we examine Lorin Woolley’s expanded 1929 statement on the events surrounding John Taylor’s 1886 revelation, with lots more details about the visit by Jesus and Joseph Smith, complete with glowing faces and levitation this time around. We also discuss [...]

This episode takes me back to my childhood roots as an independent Mormon fundamentalist. Matt and I trace the history of the fundamentalist Mormon movement from the advent of polygamy through the era of federal prosecutions for cohabitation (here’s a higher resolution picture of the Utah jailbirds, including Apostle George Q. Cannon), the Manifesto, the [...]

So if you’re into listening to four white guys discuss Mormon racism, this episode of Church of Awesome is for you!

I know a bunch of you have been waiting for this one. The folks from Cognitive Dissonance invited me on their show to talk about Bill O’Reilly and the crazy Mormon Temple rituals. You all remember ANN? Cognitive Dissonance is what ANN should have been.

While you were waiting fruitlessly for another Irreligiosophy episode to come out, I guested on the NonTheology podcast. We did a little episode on the many anachronisms found within the Book of Mormon (SPOILER ALERT: there’s a lot of them). I had a great time, so stop whatever you’re doing and listen to it right [...]

Back for what is becoming a monthly trip over to Church of Awesome, we discuss the Mountain Meadows Massacre, a dark time in LDS history where a faithful and obedient band of Mormons slaughtered a group of 120 men, women, and children who were traveling through their territory in 1857. Against the backdrop of previous [...]

The good folks over at Church of Awesome (some of whom you may remember from the Mormon Missionary and Temple episodes) had a round table on the absurdity of the Atonement and invited me to join in. The result can be found here: The Atonement. I think I was a little fuzzy from the beginnings [...]

We return with an interview with the inimitable Bob Price, who has recently written an eBook called “Latter-day Scripture,” which is all about Price’s look at the Book of Mormon as a work of pseudepigrapha, or “false writing.” Price compares Joseph Smith’s 19th century work with some of the pseudepigrapha in the Old and New [...]

After a very brief hiatus, we return with more crazy stories from the Book of Mormon, this time centering around Christ’s visit to the Americas and all the property damage that ensued. Also, this week’s Skunk Dick. Who knows when we’ll be back for another episode, so enjoy this one.

For episode 103, we have selected some of the most basic and oft-repeated crazy-ass stories found in the Book of Mormon, including Lehi’s vision of the Tree of Life, Nephi’s “acquisition” of the brass plates, the origin of GPS devices, and what happens to two atheists in ancient America under the Nephite prophets and judges. [...]