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Confusianity Confusianity
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Episode 10: Out of the Bible Study, Into the Hellfire (that doesn’t exist)
IT’S THE LAST EPISODE OF SEASON 1! How very fitting to end the season with my guest JR, who’s a good buddy from my old small group Bible study at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in NYC. Coincidentally, we both left Christianity around 2007… without realizing the other was on his way out. Satan works in mysterious ways?
Anyway, grab a drink, make yourself comfortable, and then get UNcomfortable listening to the story of our departure from religion, as well as the topsy turvy ride we’ve been on these past 10 years since walking away from the church. Are we on a road to nowhere? Maybe.
RELEVANT LINKS!
56:00…
Richard Carrier — “Christianity Debunked Using Science & History”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ2kGJk4Jo4
1:26:30…
excerpt from “The Meltdown”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nhxjJi1cJ0
1:28:45…
“The ACTUAL Democratic Debate” (FreedomToons)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkFlIlQptnU
1:32:20…
#WalkAway NYC LGBT Town Hall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIh_krufFTU
1:54:35…
“Andy's Little Sister Featuring Amy Poehler & Andy Daly”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbsCjbw7t5Y
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RECOMMENDED BOOKS & LINKS FROM J.R.!
Re: Debunking Christianity
Jesus Interrupted By Bart D Ehrman
https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Interrupted-Revealing-Hidden-Contradictions/dp/0061173940/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=jesus+interrupted&qid=1565120732&s=books&sr=1-1
How Jesus became God By Bart D Ehrman (all books By Bart D Ehrman)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061778192/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1
Not the Impossible Faith by Richard Carrier
https://www.amazon.com/Not-Impossible-Faith-Richard-Carrier/dp/0557044642/?ie=UTF8&tag=richardcarrier-20
https://www.richardcarrier.info/writings
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Re: Christianity & Sexuality
Divine Sex: Liberating Sex from Religious Tradition by Philo Thelos
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1553954009/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0
The Poisoning of Eros by Raymond Lawrence
https://www.amazon.com/Poisoning-Eros-Sexual-Values-Conflict/dp/0962331007/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=raymond+lawrence&qid=1565120535&s=gateway&sr=8-6
http://www.libchrist.com/index.html
http://www.biblicalpolygamy.com/exegesis/one-wife/
http://inkaboutit4u.com/
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Re: Hell & Satan
The Biography of Satan: Exposing the Origins of the Devil by Kersey Graves
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1885395116/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://tentmaker.org/articles-1/
http://www.mercifultruth.com/the-real-hell.html
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Episode 9: The Great Mormon Escape!
A very special episode today with guests Ben & Diana from Your Friends Podcast. By the grace of God (or lack thereof), they managed to escape the Mormon religion. Today we discuss their escape and also what motivates us, married life vs single life, free speech & censorship, childhood indoctrination, and more.
Other recommended listening…
The most recent Your Friends Podcast episode (which is essentially Part 1 of our chat)… https://open.spotify.com/episode/5wribk5AE4kFIWz8sYPeM4?si=Qu4OHVL3ROGdZuTBgtsNjA
A more detailed account of Diana’s exit from Mormonism on the Latter-Day Lesbian Podcast… https://open.spotify.com/episode/703SzvZqzoNPjh8xBiaQhP?si=benfCZMnQLqOJMBXorKEyw
Additional links relevant to what was discussed today…
1:05:20—
Lindsay Shepherd being banned from Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3dbKitC3Ns
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Jordan Peterson’s issue was with government mandated speech, not transsexuals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44pERGAaKHw
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Concern over what is being taught to children in public schools…
"Liberal Education is Not About Learning”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAGhm0HtFAQ
“The Great Indoctrination #1: Pushing Sex on Young Children in School”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpT1ASMWc4E
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Episode 8: The Son of a Preacher Man (and Preacher Woman!)
Today's guest is my new friend Mike… a fellow son of a preacher man… although even MORE intense, he’s also the son of a preacher woman. Yep, hardcore. After chatting about his upbringing, we get into a plethora of topics, including what effective religion would look like, the validity of the Bible, this whole “Christianity is not a religion, it’s a relationship” thing, and although I’m a pretty tolerant, easy-going guy, I divulge what REALLY pisses me off. (Actually, there are a bunch of things that piss me off, but this one is pretty high on the list.)
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Episode 7: Neither Here Nor There
Today's guest is my cousin-in-law Praveen. Although we grew up on opposite sides of the planet (me mostly in America and him in India) and having never even connected until the last few years, I'm amazed at how simpatico we are in terms of religion, politics, work ethic, society, etc. Through our life experiences we've found ourselves neither here nor there... never fully belonging to any particular camp... instead, always curious, always skeptical, always learning, always growing, always hustling.
Specifically today Praveen will tell us what it was like growing up as a Christian in India amongst Hindus & Muslims. We also discuss freedom from religious judgment, how people pick & choose scripture to suit their agendas, how for most people you cannot have it all, and how we identify as neither left nor right. Also we pose the questions "What are you conforming to?" and "What is true diversity?"
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Episode 6: Let's Talk About Sex
SEX SEX SEX! Now that I've got your attention, just wanted to let you know that in today's episode we talk about sex. ;)
My guest today is Twanna Hines (of funkybrownchick.com). She's a sex & relationships educator and entrepreneur... as well as a writer, performer, and a lot of other things. She's got an upcoming one-woman show at the 2019 Capital Fringe Festival called "We're All Going to F*****g Die!" Details here: https://funkybrownchick.com/show/
And now for some relevant links and information pertaining to what we discussed in today's episode...
Re: Sex & irrational humans. A good read: Carlo M. Cipolla, The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity...
https://advanced.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/The-Basic-Laws-of-Human-Stupidity.pdf
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Re: Abortion & miscarriage statistics...
At least 10 - 20% of pregnancies end in miscarriage. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pregnancy-loss-miscarriage/symptoms-causes/syc-20354298
Two-thirds of abortions occur at eight weeks of pregnancy or earlier; 89% occur in the first 12 weeks (first trimester). https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/induced-abortion-united-states
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Re: Sex education for kids (what's appropriate at what age)...
National Sexuality Education Standards Core Content and Skills, K–12 provides concrete guidelines and timelines for age-appropriate sex education. http://www.futureofsexed.org/documents/josh-fose-standards-web.pdf
Re: Sexuality information & education council of the United States (SIECUS)... siecus.org
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Re: Morality & sex (that German cannibal!)...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/04/germany.lukeharding
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The exact Muhammad Ali quote...
"The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life."
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Re: Positive sexuality from the church...
Our Whole Lives (OWL) -- uua.org/re/owl
The Religious Institute -- religiousinstitute.org
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Re: Lizzo's views on self care...
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/self-care-has-be-rooted-self-preservation-not-just-mimosas-ncna993661
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Re: Steven Spielberg's napkin prenup...
https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/real-estate/carrie-star-amy-irving-2-5m-upper-west-side-pad-article-1.1982565
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Info and Tickets for Twanna's new show...
https://funkybrownchick.com/fringe
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Episode 5: The Flip Floppers
Today is our first *Christian* guest… Brian, a good friend of mine from high school days in Germany. The interesting twist in our friendship is that back in high school he was not religious at all whereas I of course was quite steeped in Christianity. But for the past 12 years or so… HE’S the Christian and I am the apostate. Today you’ll get to hear his story of how he became a believer, juxtaposed with my story of leaving the faith... and how our divergent views have played out in our friendship and respective lives.
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Customer Reviews
It takes time
Jay is doing the good work of having long, in depth conversations about difficult topics that need time and space to be explored. His genuine interest in learning about life and being is infectious.
Finally!
A podcast about religion that is not militant, evangelical, or (most importantly) rigidly dogmatic. Seems tailor made for those on their own individual paths to spirituality who are daring and honest enough to search for themselves.