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LGBTQ Mormons Better Off In LDS Church? : RFM: 382

Mormon Discussions Podcasts – Full Lineup

Bill Reel

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 26 January 2025

⏱️ 218 minutes

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In recent years, Mormon apologists have begun to argue that LGBTQ+ people are better off inside the LDS church than outside the LDS church. Even our good friend, Austin Fife, mentions it in a chapter of his Light and Truth Letter. Is there any truth to this startling declaration, or is it just one more… Read More »LGBTQ Mormons Better Off In LDS Church? : RFM: 382

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0:00.0

Good evening. This is Radio Free Mormon. In recent years, Mormon apologists are beginning to argue that

0:07.9

LGBTQ plus people are better off inside the LDS Church than outside the LDS Church. Even our good

0:17.7

friend, Austin Fife, mentions it in a chapter of his light and truth letter.

0:23.7

In a different chapter, Austin argues that Jews were actually better off inside the Spanish Inquisition than outside the Spanish Inquisition.

0:32.2

But is there any truth to this startling declaration?

0:36.4

Or is it just one more deception in a long list of deceptions by defenders of the LDS Church?

0:42.2

Join me and find out on this very. This is Radio Free Mormon. Testing one, two, three.

1:12.4

Testing one, two, three.

1:13.6

This is Radio Free Mormon on the air, broadcasting behind enemy lines.

1:18.4

Tonight is going to be another in our series of episodes dealing with issues raised in the light and truth letter.

1:25.6

As such, I am once again joined by my esteemed co-counsel, Colby Reddish. Hello, Colby. How are you doing? Good morning, RFM. I'm doing great. How are you? Well, it's great to see you again. You know, you're showing up an awful lot on this show for a guy who said he wasn't going to be on the show anymore until April. I know. I'm a glutton for punishment.

1:44.2

Yes, you are. And I'll take that in the way it was intended, because I know how you meant that. And I'm sure everybody out there agrees. But we're very lucky to have you on. This is going to be a special episode because it was brought up by an individual who took a special interest in a certain chapter of the Light on Truth Letter.

2:01.2

And it's the light, excuse me, it's the chapter that I've been talking about.

2:04.2

And here he is right now, Jacob Prescott, who is a first year medical student from somewhere

2:09.0

in the United States. Good morning, Jacob. How are you doing? Good morning. I'm doing great.

2:13.8

Thanks for having me on. Well, I'm so glad that you contacted me because you had obviously done a great deal of research

2:19.4

on this particular chapter and this particular issue, where it comes from, whether it's true,

2:24.9

following the studies and the science that is alleged to support this strange and amazing declaration.

2:33.1

Jacob, could you tell us a little bit about yourself?

2:37.1

Yeah, yeah, absolutely. So like you said, I'm a first year medical student. I went, I obtained my

2:44.5

bachelor's in biology from Utah Valley University. I really love studying biology. Colby, I think you've mentioned that you have some sort of

2:52.4

bachelor's in biology as well. So we do that's what we can connect on. And is that from BYU? It is. Yeah,

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