LATTER-DAY SAINT CULTURE & THEOLOGY Cwic Show articulates the current cultural, political, and Church-related trends that affect our lives and the Church. Also, Cwic Media offers a new approach to the scriptures through its Cwic Interpreters. Theology, History, No fluff. LDS, Mormon. Unscripted! 'I have been looking for an LDS podcast like this! Not like anything else out there!' Latter-Day Saints, Christian Book of Mormon New Testament Old Testament The products (services) and content offer ...
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Walk On The Nile - Peace Is NOT Compromise
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15:58Years before President Nelson gave his talk on "Peacemakers," the word "Peace" had already been hijacked. Peace in the scriptures is not what you think it is. Peace is "Shalom" which is comparable to the Egyptian concept of "Ma'at." That is, order, truth, justice, and harmony. As Jesus is described in the New Testament and Book of Mormon, it is "Gr…
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We're Swimming In Conspiracy Theories - But Some Are True!
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41:28In the Book of Mormon, we hear of Secret Combinations and are warned against them. But what if some or many conspiracy theories are perpetuated by the Secret Combinations? Dan Ellsworth and Greg discuss the current environment of conspiracy theories. What causes us to have a plethora of lies, and in a world already full of lies, how do we know whic…
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Speaker Says Religions Need To Compromise - Standing Ovation At BYU
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1:01:38BYU chooses some interesting guest speakers. One recent speaker is Jonathan Rauch, a gay atheist supporting compromise between the LGBTQ agenda and institutional religion. Mostly Christianity. Political veteran Paul Mero and political influencer Eric Moutsos discuss the real fallout of this compromise and dissect its faults. A lot of new fluffy wor…
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Utah - Biggest Drop In Fertility Rate In Country
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37:43Longtime Deseret News columnist, Lois Collins, joins Greg to discuss a recent study showing that Utah has the largest drop in fertility rate of any state in the country. What are the consequences? Why is it happening? Website- www.cwicmedia.com Lois Collins Deseret News Article - https://www.deseret.com/family/2025/04/07/utah-drop-fertility…
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The fruit of Feminism has not fallen far from the tree. Those that have pushed it the most, codified it, and made it a movement are anti-family, anti-freedom, and almost always anti-God. We play with this Philosophy of Men (Women) casually without understanding its core or goals. It has made significant headway in the church and will continue to gr…
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LDS Grace And Works feat. Bruce Porter
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49:58How do grace and works fit within a Restored Gospel framework? What does it have to do with eternal laws and Exaltation? How does it differ from a Protestant perspective? And why are they both necessary? Where is the church at on the Grace - Works pendulum? Greg and Bruce Porter discuss the scriptural basis for works and the difference between grac…
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The Ancient Scribal Schools Produced The Scriptures feat. Noel B. Reynolds
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51:14Exciting new scholarship from Noel B. Reynolds sheds light on how the scriptures were produced and how many of the ancient prophets were trained. Beginning with Egypt, their scribal school taught both administrative and holy writing. But they were also taught many of the other skills such as metallurgy (think Nephi) and military stratagem and physi…
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Are Both Book Of Mormon Geography Models Wrong?
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1:08:21Lance Weaver has done an immense amount of research—enough for me to put him on the Show. An experienced geologist, Lance shows through modeling where he believes the settlements of Zarahemla, the Land of Mulek, and other sites existed. Known trade routes in Mexico, the American Southwest, and all the way to New York can show common travel by the N…
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Walk - The Spiritual Economy - God's Love Is Opportunity, Not Feelings
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12:47The "Spiritual Economy" is built on "the last shall be first, and the first shall be last." It is not top-down but bottom-up. It is built on those who "condescend" to lift others, not the world's power structure. For men, it is being the "Servant King." The love of God is not just feelings but opportunity. God did not die so that you would feel bet…
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Michelle Stone Takes Down Her YouTube Channel
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20:54Michelle Stone, one of the thought leaders of the Joseph Smith Polygamy deniers, has gone silent and removed the videos from her YouTube channel. However, she still offers those videos on her website. We discuss Michelle's last video, her "Goodbye" video, which she says will be her last. Website- www.cwicmedia.com…
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The War In Heaven Over Empathy And Truth
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12:38Did Lucifer entice a third of the host of heaven with empathy and fairness? Did he try to show how an outcome of disparity is unacceptable and that if we surrendered our agency, he would guarantee an equitable outcome? You cannot have Equity with Agency and you cannot have Agency without Disparity. Website- www.cwicmedia.com…
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This is a fascinating discussion of the church's inside political workings. How has the church managed controversial issues? Connor Boyack has extensive experience working directly with Salt Lake's church leaders at all levels. He discusses how the church has navigated politics in the past and his own experiences with the church when he and his org…
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Walk- Education, Gen Z, Reaction To Women Leaving Christianity
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19:33Scripture Notes - http://scripturenotes.com Education is a bloated business... Is Gen Z just lazy or given the short end of the stick? Why can't anyone bring up the stats on women leaving the Church and Christianity without a vitriolic reaction?Av Greg Matsen
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Journey of Wisdom Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom The Jared Halverson experience shows how deeply feminism has entered the church. Nothing Jared said in his very short video was worthy of the online backlash he received. This is eerily similar to Elder Holland's "Musket Talk" at BYU. People attacked him for things he never said…
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Who Is The Real Joseph Smith - New Docuseries Built On Facts
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46:30Journey Of Wisdom Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom Jacob Hansen of Thoughtful Faith @thoughtfulfaith2020 and Austin Falter have put together a new docuseries on Joseph Smith called For Good Or Evil: The Real Story Of Joseph Smith. The two creators talk about their approach to the history of Joseph Smith and how Joseph Smith is v…
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Walk - Brigham Young Is Being Ambushed
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19:54Scripture Notes - https://scripturenotes.com 180 years ago, these same arguments were prevalent in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in the RLDS. Today, they are resurfacing and they are all focused on Brigham Young. The triad of the temple, character, and polygamy are ambushing Brigham Young and lancing attacks as a corrupt, evil…
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Many Latter-day Saints Say Gay Marriage Will Happen In The Temple
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28:24Scripture Notes - https://scripturenotes.com Sky Sorensen is concerned, as am I, that many in the church are preaching that the church will "change" marriage. That same-sex marriage WILL happen in the temple. This becomes very confusing to gay Latter-day Saints. Many grab onto this vision of "hope in change" over "hope in Christ." Sky experiences s…
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New Insights On Eve And Her Impact On Women - feat. Meghan Farner
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1:34:47MOMENTUM 2026 Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/momentum Eve is always an enjoyable yet controversial topic. The Mother Of All Living has been derided throughout most of Christianity and its history. Of course the Latter-day Saints have a unique perspective. Meghan Farner takes this discussion further by first building a character of Eve from the …
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Teddy Bear Jesus Denounced In The Doctrine and Covenants
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19:54As culture and even the Church move from an Exaltation focus to a grace-only focus, we remake God and Jesus into our own image. Into our own culture. But the opposite is true in the scriptures. As we study Doctrine and Covenants this year, we can see in Section 1 that Jesus does not introduce Himself as a Teddy Bear Jesus. Instead, he is the Redeem…
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The Plain And Precious Things Are The Missing Parts Of The Old Testament feat. Dave Butler
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1:16:52Journey Of Wisdom Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom Just how flawed is the Old Testament? How much of it can we accept? Where did the Plain And Precious Things go in the Old Testament? What are the key omissions we know about? Where is Christ in the Old Testament if "all the prophets prophesied of me?" How does the Documentary Hy…
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Parental Rights vs Woke Madness feat. Tina Descovich
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39:06Journey Of Wisdom Cruise, Greece, Turkey, Cairo - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom Most of us have had personal or family experience dealing with schools and government encroaching on parental rights. There has been a "woke madness" that has infiltrated our institutions and the kids are the most vulnerable targets. Tina Descovich is the …
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Journey Of Wisdom Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom The "Defining Circle" When you define something and state what it is, to protect that definition, you must also state what it is not. In his General Conference talk, Elder Andersen held nothing back in declaring that Abortion, except in extreme cases, is wrong. That as a church,…
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End Of Days "Prepping" feat. Bruce Porter
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32:22Gospel On The Nile Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/gospel-on-t... With so many Latter-day Saint voices online, who do you listen to? Some of the most popular videos are on the End Times. Why do some people get so caught up on their "End Times" focus that they make rash, illogical decisions and almost hope for calamities? What is the best way to …
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Colonialism - America, Israel, And The Church?
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1:06:46Journey Of Wisdom Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/journey-of-wisdom Critics of the church, including guest speakers at BYU, are now using the "colonialism" argument against the church in its migration west and even with its missionaries. Are we really that surprised? Jason Olson returns with his podcast partner, Rusty Curtis of the 2 Converts po…
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Black Latter-day Saints Blossoming As A Rose - feat. Brothaz in the Foyer
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58:11Fathom The Good - https://fathomthegood.com Brothaz In The Foyer - Will Kennedy and Isiah Gray Black and "Mormon" How do we deal with the "racism" stigma of the Church? Bridges between identities offer opportunities to build Zion Representing Black members in art. Brothaz In The Foyer - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUsq0xcvItHjizx7tSOP-rw Websi…
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