612: Reviewing 2015 Pt. 1 with J. Nelson Seawright, John Hamer, Jamie Hanis-Handy, and Marisa Calderwood

In this episode we assemble an all-star panel to discuss the events of Mormonism in 2015.  Panelists include Dr. J. Nelson Seawright, John Hamer, Jamie Hanis-Handy, and Marisa Calderwood.

Topics discussed include:

• The impact of Kate Kelly's excommunication on Mormon feminism and the events of 2015.
• The increase of excommunications for apostasy, including those of John Dehlin, Rock Waterman, and Marisa and Carson Calderwood.
• The death of three LDS apostles, including Boyd K. Packer.
• The November 2015 LDS policy change naming same-sex married individuals as mandatory apostates, and preventing their children from membership in the church.
• The release of the LDS Gospel Topics essays, and their impact on LDS activity/inactivity/apostasy
• The status of Mormon apologetics
• The status of progressive Mormonism