Episodes
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
(Repost) Cults and New Religious Movements
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
Tuesday Dec 11, 2018
This holiday season has been crazy, so I am reposting this fascinating conversation with cult expert Joseph Laycock about New Religious Movements. We will be back on schedule with new shows next week.
Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
Face the Music and Dance: Responding to Climate Change
Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
Tuesday Dec 04, 2018
Earlier this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change dropped a horrifying ultimatum on the world: we have a mere 12 years to to mobilize a World War II level effort to change the effects of climate change to avoid a cataclysmic future.
Like many people, I try to be a conscientious and informed citizen. I try to stay abreast of all that is happening in the world, and I try to effect change in my own small way. But this IPCC report completely paralyzed me with terror. How do we even begin to effect change in the face of such a daunting task, with the lives of future generations and entire species at stake?
I can’t imagine that I’m the only person who feels this way. Many of us, when confronted with such huge realities, simply shut down, and that’s the very worst thing we can do.
To try to help myself and others who might be feeling a similar paralysis, I invited my friend Peterson Toscano onto the show to talk me and my audience down from the ledge.
Peterson Toscano is a climate activist, LGBT activist, biblical scholar, and actor. This conversation is what my soul needed, and I found his hope contagious. He offered some new perspectives that I’d never considered before, and while I still struggle with climate fear, my conversation with Peterson has greatly encouraged me.
As Peterson reminds us in this conversation, there is such a thing Climate change denial, but there is also such a thing as climate hope denial. More than anything right now, we need hope that can inspire us to act, to create a more compassionate, connected, and enlightened humanity.
Find Peterson's Citizens Climate Radio here: https://soundcloud.com/citizensclimateradio
Monday Nov 19, 2018
Inside the Catholic Sex Abuse Scandal
Monday Nov 19, 2018
Monday Nov 19, 2018
I'm joined by former priest David Yocis to discuss the Catholic sex abuse scandal and the recent Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report.
Find the Grand Jury Report here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/apps/g/page/local/report-on-pennsylvania-church-sex-abuse/2319/
Monday Nov 05, 2018
(Repost) Christian Movies Suck, feat. Say Goodnight Kevin
Monday Nov 05, 2018
Monday Nov 05, 2018
(Repost) I talk to YouTuber Say Goodnight Kevin about why Christian movies are so horrible.
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
After School Satan, feat. Chalice Blythe of The Satanic Temple
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
Tuesday Oct 30, 2018
Logic, science, and reason are coming for your children.
Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
Theology and Social Justice Pt. 2
Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
Danielle and I conclude our conversation on social justice and the gospel.
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Theology and Social Justice Pt. 1
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Monday Oct 15, 2018
Danielle and I sit down to discuss the recent statement on social justice and the gospel from various evangelical leaders. In the process, we talk about priviledge, race, science, and much more.
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Monday Oct 08, 2018
Out of Evangelicalism, feat. Blake Chastain
Monday Oct 08, 2018
Monday Oct 08, 2018
In this episode of Sacred Tension, I talk to Exvangelical Podcast host Blake Chastain about recovering from evangelicalism, the importance of ritual, the harms of purity culture, and much more.
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
Getting Naked With the Naked Pastor
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
David Hayward, AKA the Naked Pastor, is a retired minister who now helps guide people through the challenges of theological deconstruction. He leads the Lasting Supper online community, and is the cartoonist behind the Naked Pastor comics.
In this conversation we discuss his journey out of traditional Christianity, his deconstruction, and the road to healthy spirituality.
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Tuesday Sep 25, 2018
Responding to Revoice, Pt. 4: Homosexuality and Shame
Tuesday Sep 25, 2018
Tuesday Sep 25, 2018
Timothy and I conclude our 4-part response to the Revoice conference with our reaction to Wesley Hill's talk. We discuss shame, homosexuality, the supposed immutability of God's law, and why God's law is wrong anyway.