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The truth shall make you odd.

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Sacred Tension Stephen Bradford Long

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.8 • 93 Ratings

The truth shall make you odd.

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    House of Heretics: Integrated Christianity | Bo McGuffee

    House of Heretics: Integrated Christianity | Bo McGuffee

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    In this paid subscriber podcast, Timothy and I are joined by Bo McGuffee, founder of the Evolving Christian Faith Network. He helps navigate Christians through re-envisioning what Christianity can be.
    We discuss my latest article Can I Return to Christianity? In the process, we explore what it means to have a mature and integrated Christian faith.

    • 15 min
    America's Forgotten War on Gay People | Jonathan Rauch

    America's Forgotten War on Gay People | Jonathan Rauch

    I am joined by journalist, author, and gay marriage activist Jonathan Rauch to discuss his recent article in The Atlantic, which is an investigation into America’s long assault on the humanity of gay people. For the majority of the 20th century, the United States waged a war of psychic terror against its gay population. This history is largely forgotten, even by LGBT people.
    Read Jonathan Rauch’s article.
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    • 45 min
    House of Heretics: Faith, Doubt, and Ted Bundy

    House of Heretics: Faith, Doubt, and Ted Bundy

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    In this episode of House of Heretics, Timothy and I discuss our most recent articles. His article discusses struggling with faith, and mine is about Christian sexuality. Along the way, we talk about the necessity of ministers; my Christian ethics; the disturbing case of TikTok star Ryan Foley; myths about porn, and more.
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    • 23 min
    Sex, Porn, and Male Sexuality | Dr. David Ley

    Sex, Porn, and Male Sexuality | Dr. David Ley

    In this episode of Sacred Tension, I’m joined by sex therapist and author Dr. David Ley to discuss male sexuality. We talk about how men use sexuality to meet their deeper needs, myths about “porn addiction”, the importance of sexual role models, and much more.
    Dr. David Ley is a clinical psychologist, certified sex therapist, consultant, and expert witness. He is the author of Ethical Porn for Dicks, Insatiable Wives, and The Myth of Sex Addiction. Learn more about Dr. David Ley here.
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    • 59 min
    House of Heretics: Adolescent Satanism

    House of Heretics: Adolescent Satanism

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    In this episode of House of Heretics, Timothy and I discuss the bills restricting the free speech of Satanists and how these encroachments threaten everyone’s liberty. We also discuss my latest essay The Limits of Satanism, especially my criticism of “adolescent Satanism” as a form of political protest.
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    • 14 min
    The Evolution of Christian Faith | Bo McGuffee

    The Evolution of Christian Faith | Bo McGuffee

    In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by progressive Christian writer and minister Bo McGuffee. Bo is the founder of the Evolving Christian Faith Network and author of the Substack by the same name. We discuss his religious journey, how Christianity must evolve, orthodoxy vs orthopraxy, the necessity of spiritual practice, my journey beyond Satanism, and more.
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    I love hearing back from my audience. Did you agree with us in this conversation? Disagree? Let us know in the comments below. If your comment is excellent, I might feature it in an upcoming post.


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    • 1 hr 17 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
93 Ratings

93 Ratings

Though the Park James ,

Truly Fair and Balanced

I just discovered your Podcast and I absolutely love how you, your guests and the discourse do not wholesale subscribe to any singular philosophy or worldview. You are issues-based people, not KoolAid drinkers and I can’t express how important that is! I have been desperately searching for content like this, what seems like forever, simply because I have such strong convictions on a variety of topics that don’t fall into just one section of the Venn diagram of the human experience. I came here because of your interview with Bill Morison about the Process Church, and stayed because all of the dialog you pursue is engaging, forward looking (and moving), and fearlessly centric in the face of the hardcore bipartisanship of our society. Things just aren’t that binary and Steve et. al recognize, address, and promote the spectrum. Bra-freaking-Vo!

Pastor Nar ,

A Christian Pastor and Shaman Digs You Show

Stephen, we’ve been aware of each other for a long time! I’ve enjoyed Sacred Tension for a l-o-n-g time and decided today to join your Substack! Gotta keep those kitties fed! (Tell them Uncle Nar loves them!

Hal Peters ,

Great guests

It’s always a pleasure to catch a new episode

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