By IrreligiosophyReligion & Spirituality
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  • 2.9 The Gospel of Mark
    We tackle the first of the good news to be written about the life of Jesus, which includes his bread-multiplyin' shenanigans, as well as some wonderful stories about pig herders, fig trees, and inflicting bodily harm on some money-changers. Join us and re-live the Messiah's glory days before it all went to shit in Jerusalem. Spoiler alert! He comes back.
    1 hr 8 min
  • 2.8 Mormon Fundamentalism, Part 2
    This week we look at Lorin Woolley's expanded 1929 statement, with added details such as the appearance of Jesus, glowing faces, and levitating prophets that he forgot the first time around. We also discuss various fundamentalist groups, as well as the infamous 1953 Short Creek raid.
    1 hr 1 min
  • 2.7 Mormon Fundamentalism, Part I
    We take on the history of LDS polygamy, the federal response, and the subsequent 1890 Manifesto when the church was faced with losing money. Jailtime and untold suffering? No problem. Take my money? Instant revelation. We also cover the fundie claims of an 1886 revelation and personal visitation by a resurrected Prophet Joseph.
    54 min
  • 2.6 Spontaneous Generation and Abiogenesis
    WARNING! Explicit science content! We discuss spontaneous generation, creation myths of various cultures, and what we know of abiogenesis. If scary words like Krebs Cycle, deoxyribonucleic acid, or Günter Wächtershäuser scare you, stay far away from this podcast.
    1 hr 19 min
  • 2.4 Mere Christianity 3
    In Book II we finally get to CS Lewis' reasons to believe Christianity as opposed to all of the other superstitions out there. We also appease the men's rights activists by discussing male circumcision.
    1 hr
  • 2.2 Mere Christianity
    In this episode we briefly cover the life and times of always Christian apologist and sometimes bad fantasy novelist CS Lewis. We also compare and contrast feminism and misogyny within 1940s Christian apologetics and 21st century atheism, and then finally get to Mere Christianity's preface and opening chapter.
    53 min
  • 114: WIT IV: The Case for Christ
    Here Matt and I boldly venture into the realm of poorly reworded Lee Strobel and CS Lewis arguments, and then find out why Mr. Hastings believes all religions other than Christianity are wrong, wrong, wrong. Also we talk about Kirk wielding the ban hammer at his Facebook site, and my review of his Superman fan fiction story (which got me banned).
    1 hr 9 min