Recently a documentary series entitled "An Inconvenient Faith" appeared on YouTube, produced by Robert Reynolds and Jim Bennett (among others). The documentary seeks to promote progressive Mormonism within LDS church membership. The documentary is groundbreaking in the sense that it includes both Ex-Mormons (e.g. Jeremy Runnells, Sandra Tanner, John Dehlin, Bill Reel) and faithful Mormon scholars (e.g. Richard Bushman, Terryl & Fiona Givens, Patrick Mason). The series has also received a considerable amount of excitement and critique on the Internet. Please join Mormon Stories for a livestream as a panel (John Dehlin, Bishop Beau Oyler, Julie Hanks, and Jana Spangler) react to the documentary. We welcome your participation as well! Link to documentary: https://www.youtube.com/@InconvenientFaith Show notes can be found on the Mormon Stories blog here: https://www.mormonstories.org/an-inconvenient-faith-and-progressive-mormonism/ Timecodes: 00:00:00 Introducing the docu-series and panelists 00:12:48 Robert Reynolds intent 00:13:58 Clip - How do we define Mormon? 00:25:57 These interviews were recorded six years ago 00:28:23 Jim Bennett is introduced 00:37:22 What Zion Means 00:46:14 Clip - Messy by Divine Design 00:48:39 No one is asking for infallible leaders 01:00:32 Constructive tension on the show 01:08:13 Does the Church actually want progressive Mormons? 01:13:20 Clip - The Church crumbles if the Book of Mormon isn’t true 01:19:45 Clip - Joseph Smith could NOT have made it up 01:20:27 Clip - Translation and Anachronisms 01:31:25 Clip - Nothing is a serious threat to the Book of Mormon 01:33:58 Clip - Michael Coe 01:41:18 Clip - Patrick Mason “It is a Stunning Work” 01:43:36 Clip - Maxine Hanks - No Scholar can explain it? 01:44:49 Clip - Dr. John Turner on the Book of Mormon 01:47:32 Clip - Bob Reese “Banjo” 01:53:29 Clip - News Report on 2015 Policy 01:54:47 Clip - Nelson calling the policy Revelation 01:59:07 Clip - They are not unanimous 02:01:42 Clip - Policy reversal 02:09:06 Anniversary of Mormon Stories 02:12:20 Clip - Being gay is not a choice 02:13:03 Clip - Results of LGBTQ study 02:24:43 We have to not be afraid of the ripples if we want to make change 02:25:00 Clip - Story a man who is LGBTQ and Mormon 02:38:55 Clip - Darius Gray 02:44:36 Clip - The curse of blackness is countenance 02:47:38 Clip - Hinckley’s “little flicks of history” 02:51:00 Clip - Big Church of racists 02:54:56 Clip - Don’’t Let Nobody Turn You Around 02:57:20 Clip - Undermining Women 03:09:45 Clip - Men Speaking to Women 03:15:35 Clip - Women on the stand 03:20:56 Clip - We don't talk about it 03:25:26 Clip - I don’t have to push at all 03:29:34 Clip - It’s All there in Mormonism Maxine Hanks 03:31:52 Quote from J Anette Dennis 03:38:41 How they treated the instagram debacle 03:43:09 03:44:30 Julie Hanks’ relationship to the church 03:55:09 Clip - Morally oblivious from Givens 04:00:52 There are a few things about polygamy that make this a deal breaker 04:07:45 People don’t leave because its a high demand religion 04:10:54 Clip - Do people leave to sin? 04:13:20 Clip - Vanilla Milk Toast 04:26:41 Clip - Infallible leaders 04:36:39 Clip - Revelation is your responsibility 04:42:41 Closing comments 04:59:15 The church is not what it claims to be 05:09:19 Why John didn’t shut down the podcast when the ultimatum was given ___________________ At Mormon Stories we explore, celebrate, and challenge Mormon culture through in-depth stories told by members and former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as scholars, authors, LDS apologists, and other professionals. Our overall mission is to: 1. Facilitate informed consent amongst LDS Church members, investigators, and non-members regarding Mormon history, doctrine, and theology 2. Support Mormons (and members of other high-demand religions) who are experiencing a religious faith crisis 3. Promote healing, growth and community for those who choose to leave the LDS Church or other high demand religions 🤝Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today One-time or recurring donations: https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories Venmo: https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories Paypal: https://paypal.me/mormonstories Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx6OgmoqJbOVRq-Lv1P7SzA/join Our Platforms: 🌐Mormon Stories Blog: https://www.mormonstories.org/episodes 🎙️Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories ✳️Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404&nd=1 🍎Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772 🖼️Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mormstories 📱TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast 🎮Discord: https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF Contact us: 📧 MormonStories@gmail.com 📬PO Box 171085, Salt Lake City, UT 84117