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.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 33
- Years Active
- 2025
Is God a Person, or Just a Spirit? Is God Single or Married?
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 physi…
00:22:28 |
Fri 12 Sep 2025
Did People During Jesus' Lifetime Believe He Was Just a Great Teacher, or Much More?
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…
00:24:14 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
New Discoveries Show the Accuracy of the Old Testament
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 p…
00:18:47 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Is Baptism for the Dead "Biblical" and Do Latter-day Saints Correctly Practice It?
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 practi…
00:23:29 |
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Response to the 4 Reasons Why Mormonism is Fake podcast.
Martin Tanner addresses the illogical, self-contradictory, false claims made by a nameless Evangelical Christian podcaster against the LDS Church and Joseph Smith.
00:16:50 |
Fri 15 Aug 2025
All First-Person Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision Examined
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 not…
00:37:16 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
Alleged False Prophecies of Joseph Smith
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 exposi…
00:19:09 |
Fri 01 Aug 2025
The Pioneer Trek from Nauvoo to the Salt Lake Valley
In celebration of Pioneer Day, Martin shares some little known detail about the Latter-day Saint pioneer trek to the Salt Lake Valley.
00:27:17 |
Fri 25 Jul 2025
From Self-centered Atheist to Altruistic Follower of Jesus - Howard Storm's Near-Death Experience
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 consi…
01:06:14 |
Fri 18 Jul 2025
Implications of John Taylor's Just Published 1886 Revelation on Plural Marriage
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 ne…
00:23:11 |
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Does the Constitution Require a "Wall of Separation" Between Religion and Government?
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 b…
00:36:14 |
Fri 04 Jul 2025
Is God the Father described as a Man, or a Spirit, in the Scriptures?
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 R…
00:27:15 |
Fri 27 Jun 2025
Four Puzzling, Difficult to Understand New Testament Verses Explained
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 tracin…
00:32:08 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Important Lessons from the Dead Sea Scrolls
Host Martin Tanner describes a few of the many ways the often neglected Dead Sea Scrolls are a treasure trove for all Christians, and especially Latter-day Saints. The DSS show there were ancient wri…
00:22:28 |
Fri 13 Jun 2025
Was There an Apostasy?
Critics of the LDS Faith claim there could not have been an apostasy because virtually all Christian denominations believe in the Bible, in Jesus, and can trace their history back to the first centur…
00:40:40 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
Was Jesus Married?
In this episode of Religion Today, host Martin Tanner provides information from scripture, early Christian writings and tradition, Jewish writings and traditions, and other sources, to lay out a comp…
00:30:10 |
Fri 30 May 2025
Palestine and Israel - Conflicts and History
In this episode of Religion Today, host Martin Tanner provides a brief history of Israel, from 120,000 years ago to the present, showing that Israelites or Jews, have continuously occupied the land o…
00:26:30 |
Fri 23 May 2025
The Origins of the Four Gospels
In this Religion Today episode, host Martin Tanner describes the original oral sources that were apparently used by John Mark, the author of the Gospel of Mark, which was likely the first written of …
00:36:48 |
Fri 16 May 2025
Archaeological Evidence that Third Nephi Chapter Eight is Genuine History
In this Religion Today episode, host Martin Tanner outlines the archaeological evidence that 3 Nephi 8 is genuine history which happened in present day Guatemala. The volcanic activity described in 3…
00:33:15 |
Fri 09 May 2025
Angels: Their Origin, Purpose and Meaning
In this episode of Religion Today, host Martin Tanner describes the Jewish and Christian beliefs in angels. He gives Biblical examples from the Old and New Testaments. He explains the meaning of the …
00:33:51 |
Fri 02 May 2025
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