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Category Archives: religion
Podcast #143 – Cullen Murphy (God’s Jury)
We interview Cullen Murphy, editor-at-large for Vanity Fair and author of God’s Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World. For more on Cullen visit CullenMurphy.com. John also recommends Wanted Women: The Lives of Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Aafia Siddiqui by Deborah Scroggins. Giveaway! Either join our … Continue reading
Posted in books, history, interviews, podcast, religion
Tagged cullen murphy, god's jury, inquisition, vanity fair
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Podcast #142 – Jessica Ahlquist victorious in Rhode Island
We look at the aftermath of highschooler Jessica Ahlquist’s First Amendment victory in Rhode Island. After winning a lawsuit to have a prayer banner removed from a public high school, Ms. Ahlquist has received threats and harassment–even local florists refuse to deliver … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, children, civil rights, movies, podcast, religion, religious rights
Tagged ayn rand, cheryl perich, cranston, jessica ahlquist, ministerial exception, tim tebow, touching the void
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Podcast #141 – The Mocking of Tim Tebow
We’d barely shouted “Happy New Year!” when 2012′s first religious controversy reared its ugly head. In this case, Cee Lo Green changed the lyrics to John Lennon’s classic “Imagine” during the NBC broadcast. Tim Tebow has been catching a lot of flak … Continue reading
Posted in christianity, humor, medical research, music, news, podcast, religion
Tagged bill maher, cee lo green, imagine, pat robertson, sam schmid, tebowing, terrell suggs, tim tebow
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Ah, the Spirit of Christmas!
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Podcast #139 – War on Christmas Continued
Rick Perry plays the homophobia card in his latest TV ad. Holiday displays in Leesburg, Virginia stir free speech controversy. The co-discoverer of a new earth-like world wants to call it the Christmas Planet. Prosperity gospel preacher Eddie Long’s wife … Continue reading
Eddie Long is getting divorced no he’s not yes he is
Vanessa Long, wife of New Birth Missionary Church’s “Bishop” Eddie Long, has filed for divorce. Weirdly she filed for divorce on a Thursday, but by Friday morning had issued a retraction, then by Friday afternoon had decided to go through … Continue reading
Posted in news, religion
Tagged eddie long, new birth missionary baptist church, vanessa long
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Vatican exorcist calls yoga and Harry Potter evil
So…a guy who says, with a straight face, that demons inhabit the bodies of the living and can be cast out with a bunch of Latin mumb0-jumbo and flinging of special water, thinks that Harry Potter and yoga are evil. … Continue reading
Posted in books, christianity, hinduism, humor, religion
Tagged exorcism, gabriele amorth, harry potter, yoga
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Podcast #137 – Attack of the Theocrats
We interview Sean Faircloth, author of Attack of the Theocrats: How the Religious Right Harms Us All and What We Can Do about It. Sean was formerly Executive Director of the Secular Coalition for America, but recently accepted the position of … Continue reading
Rick Perry is Strong. Bullshit Strong.
Good grief. Rick Perry is losing support among likely Republican voters, polling just ahead of herpes Rick Santorum. What’s a fella to do? Why, play the religion card, of course! Here’s “Strong,” the new TV ad he’s running in Iowa. … Continue reading →