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Martin Tanner"s Religion Today

Finally, a show on all aspects of religion from a fact based perspective, not a proselyting one. Topics include, Science and religion; Biblical archaeology; Near-Death Experiences and religion; Beliefs of the Early Christians; Where did the books in the Bible come from?; How reliable is the Bible?; Have the beliefs of the world"s religions changed over time?; and, hundreds of other topics.

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All Episodes

18:21

The Kinderhook Plates Incident; and, The Zelph Incident

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/10/31

Although critics and anti-Mormons try to suggest the Kinderhook Plates demonstrate Joseph Smith was not a true prophet, the opposite is true. Joseph detected them to be fakes and never translated them. Critics also try to claim the Zelph incident shows Joseph Smith was a false prophet. During the Zion's Camp march, Joseph Smith received revelation about a large skeleton that was unearthed, saying the person was "Zelph," a Lamanite (Native American) prophet. The statements of Joseph Smith must be

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31:52

The Genesis Flood: Worldwide or local? Baptism of the...

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/10/24

Host Martin Tanner explores the origins of the ideas believed by many that: (1) The Genesis flood covered the top of every mountain, including Mt. Everest; (2) The Genesis flood was the baptism of the earth, because the earth needed baptism; (3) The earth is female, and is alive. He concludes that although some General Authorities and members take these ideas literally, there is not enough water on the earth to cover all of the mountain tops, and the idea the earth was baptised and is

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33:58

Indisputable Evidences for the Authenticity of the...

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/10/17

In this podcast, host Martin Tanner gives just a few of the many, many indisputable evidences that the Book of Mormon is a genuine ancient work, and that its contents demonstrate that the events described within its pages happened in Central America, not North America.

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26:12

The Passing of President Russell M. Nelson, MD, PhD

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/10/10

The life and legacy of Prophet, Seer and Revelator, Russell M. Nelson are summarized by host Martin Tanner.

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29:29

Attack on the Latter-day Saint Chapel in Grand Blanc,...

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/10/03

An non-denominational Evangelical Christian, who had a burglary conviction, two DUIs, and was a heavy meth user, who had a bad break-up with a Latter-day Saint woman years earlier in Park City, Utah drove his vehicle into an LDS Church in Michigan. He then entered, shot and killed two, shot and wounded eight others, doused the chapel with gasoline and burned it down. He was killed in a shoot-out with law enforcement. What motivated the shooter? Host Martin Tanner gives the likely sources.

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22:22

The Plan of Salvation, Jude 3, D&C 71:7, Charlie...

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/09/26

In this podcast, host Martin Tanner explains why capitalism, toleration, discussion, debate and correct information are all part of God's plan of salvation, while socialism, communism, censorship, intolerance, wokeism, and cancel culture are not part of God's plan.

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21:25

The Angel Raphael in D&C Section 128 and LDS Tradition

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/09/19

Martin Tanner describes the duties and stewardship of the archangel Raphael, one of the seven great archangels. Raphael's unique function is healing. Raphael was the angel who healed those with diseases and infirmities in the Pool of Bethesda, in the New Testament. In D&C 128, in Temple dedications, and the dedicatory prayer of the Endowment House in Salt Lake City, Raphael is invoked to heal those who enter the baptismal font with illness, defects and infirmities, including blindness.

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22:28

Is God a Person, or Just a Spirit? Is God Single or...

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/09/12

Although not widely known, in this episode of Religion Today, Martin describes how in Jewish and Christian tradition and belief, God the Father is seen as being a person in form, with an actual physical body. God is usually depicted in Jewish and Christian scripture and art as a man with a white beard. Early Jews and Christians believed, as do Latter-day Saints today, that God the Father is not alone, but has a wife.

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24:14

Did People During Jesus' Lifetime Believe He Was Just...

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/09/05

Critics claim Jesus was just an impressive man, who over time, was turned into a God by the Christians. In this episode, Martin proves this is not true. Martin shows Jesus was understood to be deity from the beginning, by a newly deciphered mosaic in an Early Christian church in Megiddo, Israel, which describes Jesus as a God. Martin also demonstrates that non-Christian historians of Jesus' time acknowledged Jesus to be a miracle worker, and someone who was crucified, at which time there was

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18:47

New Discoveries Show the Accuracy of the Old Testament

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/08/29

Martin Tanner answers the question, "How accurate and reliable are the Old Testament books?" He points out that Genesis Chapter One was written to be a testimony that God created everything, not a precise scientific narrative. (No one believes the earth, light, oceans and plants were created before the sun, moon and stars). Martin provides an array of evidence, and sources, that verify the Exodus happened, Moses was a real person, Israelites were known to have established the land of Israel by at

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23:29

Is Baptism for the Dead "Biblical" and Do Latter-day...

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/08/22

In this Religion Today episode, Martin Tanner explains why Baptism for the Dead (not of the dead) was taught by the Apostle Paul and practiced by Early Christians. He explains how its accurate practice by Latter-day Saints solves an enormous dilemma of Christianity: How could God be just if the vast majority of people who have ever lived are somehow doomed to Hell only because they never heard of Jesus?

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16:50

Response to the 4 Reasons Why Mormonism is Fake podcast.

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/08/15

Martin Tanner addresses the illogical, self-contradictory, false claims made by a nameless Evangelical Christian podcaster against the LDS Church and Joseph Smith.

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37:16

All First-Person Accounts of Joseph Smith's First...

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/08/08

Martin Tanner describes the nine known first-personal accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision. One was in Joseph Smith's own handwriting. Three others were dictated by Joseph Smith. Five are the notes individuals made contemporaneously as they heard Joseph Smith describe his First Vision. Each account offers an emphasis not found in the other accounts. None of the accounts are self-contradictory, or contradict the other accounts.

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19:09

Alleged False Prophecies of Joseph Smith

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/08/01

In this episode of Martin Tanner's Religion Today, Martin examines the alleged false prophecies of Joseph Smith often made by critics. Each example of a purported false prophecy is debunked by exposing the flaws in each claim. The correct facts are presented and the difference between a prophecy, a conditional prophecy, and a prediction, is described.

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27:17

The Pioneer Trek from Nauvoo to the Salt Lake Valley

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/07/25

In celebration of Pioneer Day, Martin shares some little known detail about the Latter-day Saint pioneer trek to the Salt Lake Valley.

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01:06:14

From Self-centered Atheist to Altruistic Follower of...

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/07/18

Martin Tanner interviews his friend of over 35 years, Howard Storm, who shares his near-death experience (NDE) in great detail, and then answers questions about it. Howard Storm's NDE is widely considered one of the most profound, because when he died, he was initially led by evil spirits of the dead to Spirit Prison, or Hell. But when Howard cried out for help, Jesus took Howard out of there, and healed him. From there, Howard was shown many things about Heaven and earth by Jesus, who answered many

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23:11

Implications of John Taylor's Just Published 1886...

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/07/11

In June 2025, an 1886 John Taylor Revelation on plural marriage was published. Critics and fundamentalists say it means polygamy should never have ended, the 1890 Wilford Woodruff Manifesto should never have been issued, the LDS Church is self-contradictory and has been hiding the 1886 revelation. Host Martin Tanner explains why this is not true, for example: The 1886 John Taylor revelation says nothing that was not revealed much earlier, in 1843 in D&C 132. The 1890 Manifesto should have been

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36:14

Does the Constitution Require a "Wall of Separation"...

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/07/04

The phrase "wall of separation" is not in the Constitution. It comes from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptist Association, in which Jefferson congratulates the Baptists, and by implication all Christians, and people in other religions, on their ability to freely run for office, and participate in all governmental activities in the United States. Host Martin Tanner provides many proofs that religion was not prohibited, but encouraged in the U.S. government. Examples: The

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27:15

Is God the Father described as a Man, or a Spirit, in...

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/06/27

Evangelical Christians, other Protestants, and also Catholics, say God is a Spirit only, quoting John 4:24 "God is spirit[,]" and, John 1:18 "No man hath seen God at any time[.]" In this episode of Religion Today, host Martin Tanner goes through many Bible passages which which say not only is God a man, he has been seen many times.

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32:08

Four Puzzling, Difficult to Understand New Testament...

Martin Tanner"s Religion Today ·

2025/06/20

Why does Matthew's Gospel begin with Jesus's genealogy, traced through Joseph, who is not Jesus's biological father, and includes an adulterer, a gentile and two prostitutes. Other options for tracing Jesus's genealogy were available. Why start a Gospel with a genealogy? Why trace Jesus's genealogy through a gentile, an adulterer and a prostitute? Martin Tanner gives the explanation, which makes perfect sense. Next, Martin tackles Matthew 22:44, in which Jesus says about the promised Messiah, "The

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