27 episodes
Your Neighbor, A Priest Nic
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- Religion & Spirituality
Join me, your neighbor, a priest, as I tackle current events (both in the world and in the world of the church), discussing how they relate to our neighborhood of Longview/Kelso and Southwest Washington. Together with featured guests, I will seek to shed new light into the issues our community faces, the impacts they have on us, and expand upon how the church (with your help!) can act to better our community, and through that work, the world.
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Christianity and Paganism: Which Came First?
On today's episode we will talk about three important Christian Festival Celebrations (Christmas, Easter, and Halloween) and their supposed ties to pagan origins.
Links to today's sources:
Christmas
Andrew McGowan: https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/jesus-historical-jesus/how-december-25-became-christmas/
Tim O'Neill: https://historyforatheists.com/2016/12/the-great-myths-2-christmas-mithras-and-paganism/
Easter
On Calculating the Dates of Easter: https://www.infoplease.com/culture-entertainment/holidays/tale-two-easters
On Eggs & Bunnies: https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/easter-symbols#:~:text=According%20to%20some%20sources%2C%20the,could%20lay%20its%20colored%20eggs.
Andrew McGowan: See Above
Halloween
Tim O'Neill: http://historyforatheists.com/2021/10/is-halloween-pagan/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-halloween-pagan&fbclid=IwAR2l-A8WhBkh_Bt7rAZhG_C0Psypybc12RarmnsE9EnYM7hII_LOqEKhfP4 -
Episcopal 101: Children & Families
A brief introduction to the role that children and families play in The Episcopal Church. Part 10 of a 10 part series introducing The Episcopal Church.
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Episcopal 101: Church Calendar
A brief introduction to the concept of the church calendar and its role in The Episcopal Church. Part 9 of a 10 part series introducing The Episcopal Church.
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Episcopal 101: Progressive-Orthodoxy
A brief introduction to The Episcopal Church's via media as a progressive and orthodox tradition. Part 8 of a 10 part series introducing The Episcopal Church.
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Episcopal 101: Three-Legged Stool
A brief introduction to the concept of the three-legged stool and its importance to The Episcopal Church. Part 7 of a 10 part series introducing The Episcopal Church.
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Episcopal 101: Music
A brief introduction to the practice of music in The Episcopal Church. Part 6 of a 10 part series introducing The Episcopal Church.