128: A Long Overdue Conversation with Mark Curtis of Hemlock Knots

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Mark's channel and newest video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyIzg3Z759s

Hemlock Knots website: https://hemlockknots.com/

Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/979188099585330

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Links:

Hemlock Knots

https://hemlockknots.com/

Mormon polygamy - timeline of events

https://hemlockknots.com/monogamy-polygamy-timeline/

Fanny Alger timeline:

https://hemlockknots.com/fanny-algers-timeline-of-events/

First published record of "Fanny Alger" by her full name was in 1881, per Brian Hales:

https://josephsmithspolygamy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Fanny-Alger-Appendix-D.pdf

Chapter Index:

0:00 Intro

2:25 Introduction to Hemlock Knots

8:50 Mark's study of polygamy

16:35 Examining sources & discerning truth

22:05 Trusting in the arm of flesh

28:15 Reasons for the 1890 Manifesto

30:00 Different perspectives, same goal

32:25 Sources & logic v. appeals to authority

45:45 Hemlock Knots sources on Fanny Alger

47:25 Perspectives on Brian Hales

48:50 Hemlock Knots polygamy timeline

49:55 Scriptural polygamists v. monogamists

50:50 Resources on origins of tithing

55:50 The Temple Lot court case

1:00:35 First published record of "Fanny Alger" in 1881 (see link)

1:03:10 Brigham, trustee of the new church

1:05:05 Can a 'polygamy denier' stay in the church?

1:08:30 Polygamy research is a collaborative effort

1:12:15 What's really leading people out of the church?

1:27:50 Importance of respectful discussion