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All Cwic Media Podcast episodes are found here plus some additional posts.

Lamanite & Nephite DNA, Heartland or Mesoamerica?

Rod Meldrum is one of the original "Heartlanders." Rod talks about starting his research into DNA, the Hopewell tribes, as well as the battle between the "Heartland" model and the Mesoamerican...

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Walk - God's Patriarchy And Plain and Precious Things, Interfaith Work, Arriving At My Own Testimony

God's "Patriarchy" is part of what was lost in the time of Lehi, the Plain and Precious things. It is restored in 1 Nephi 1, Moses 1, and Abraham 3. It is the council of the Gods that we...

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Let's Talk About Tithing

tithing Aug 25, 2023

I recently did a podcast highlighting the lawsuit a former member brought against the church. He is suing the church because he says he felt defrauded by how the church paid for the City Creek...

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Tree of Life In Gethsemane - Laman and Lemuel Were Religious - Lehi's Jerusalem

Val Larsen and I think a lot alike. I could talk to Val about the Book of Mormon and the Old Testament for hours. This is just one of those hours.

We discuss the two religions of Lehi's Jerusalem...

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God's Patriarchy, Kolob, and Flattening The Hierarchy

God has a Patriarchy. It is His order, priesthood, and word. Abraham chapter 3 helps define this Patriarchy with the parallelism of cosmology and spirits. This is the "DBR" of God. Kolob is simply...

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Old Prophets vs. Current Prophet?

Moses, Nephi, Joseph Smith, President Nelson.

Which of these prophets should we heed most in our day?

Also, how do we prioritize the words of the past prophets and apostles as it relates to our...

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Abuse In The LDS Church?

Jennifer Roach has some fascinating research and statistics on abuse in the Church that puts a wrench in the popular narrative that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has an oversized...

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The LDS Church and Political Neutrality

A couple of weeks ago, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints again issued a statement on its political neutrality. Will the Church be able to hold onto this neutrality as the world moves...

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More LDS Church Legal Problems

Last week, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals opened the door for the once-dead James Huntsman fraud lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. That lawsuit was filed and...

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The Erosion of Social Trust

institutions trust Aug 07, 2023

Possibly the most defining characteristic of critical theory, and the schools of thought that arise from it, is the concept that all interactions are based on the power dynamics of the involved...

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