23 episodes
Christian Underhistory Vivian Taylor
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- Religion & Spirituality
A Christian True Crime Podcast where each week I tell a true horror story from Christian History to a guest.
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23 The Archbishop of Melbourne Who Would Rather Go To Jail Than Report Child Sexual Abuse
In August of 2017 the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia said that he would rather go to jail than report sexual abuse against a child. Join us today as we explore the archbishop's statements and the context in which those statements were made.
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22 Uganda's 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Law
In 2014 Uganda's legislature passed a law further criminalizing homosexuality. LGBTQ people in Uganda saw a 1000% increase in violence against their communities after the law passed. Join us today for the story of how American Christians and their money were behind Uganda's anti-gay laws.
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21 The Rise of Mark Driscoll and the Fall of Mars Hill
Mark Driscoll was a hotshot fundamentalist Southern Baptist megachurch pastor with thousands of congregants and some harsh things to say about gay and lesbian people and women. Join us today for the story of how his first megachurch Mars Hill fell from grace.
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20 The Cover Up of the Murder of Irene Garza
On Easter Day in 1960 Texas school teacher Irene Garza was murdered. Join us today for the story of how her murderer got away with it for almost sixty years.
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19 The Kentucky Legislator Baptist Pope
Rev Danny Ray Johnson was an independent minister elected to the Kentucky legislature in 2017. He sometimes referred to himself as Pope. Join us for the story of his life.
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18 The Anabaptists Who Conquered Munster
The Holy Roman Empire was undoing monumental religious and spiritual shifts in the early 1500s. Join us today for the story of a prophetic religious movement that took a German city by force.