An age-old historical and theological question: Why was Jesus crucified? We explore a shocking theory, as Leah engages in a rare (for her) ambush session on Brian with an unexpected twist. The 19-second sermon clip: <a href="https://youtu.be/0fVt7eR1o_w">https://youtu.be/0fVt7eR1o_w</a> Steven Furtick’s controversial tweet: <a href="https://images.app.goo.gl/rUotpKingcWMtUgw5">https://images.app.goo.gl/rUotpKingcWMtUgw5</a>

An age-old historical and theological question: Why was Jesus crucified? We explore a shocking theory, as Leah engages in a rare (for her) ambush session on Brian with an unexpected twist. The 19-second sermon clip: https://youtu.be/0fVt7eR1o_w Steven Furtick’s controversial tweet: https://images.app.goo.gl/rUotpKingcWMtUgw5

An age-old historical and theological question: Why was Jesus crucified? We explore a shocking theory, as Leah engages in a rare (for her) ambush session on Brian with an unexpected twist. The 19-second sermon clip: <a href="https://youtu.be/0fVt7eR1o_w" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/0fVt7eR1o_w</a> Steven Furtick’s controversial tweet: <a href="https://images.app.goo.gl/rUotpKingcWMtUgw5" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://images.app.goo.gl/rUotpKingcWMtUgw5</a>

BONUS: Ambush Session on Megachurch Pastor Comparing Jesus to "Old Town Road"

Weird Religion is a podcast for people who think religion is weird but love it anyway. Your hosts, Leah Payne and Brian Doak, are both professors, authors, and pop culture aficionados, whose interests range from archaeology and history and linguistics to LARPing and The Walking Dead. Episodes tackle some piece of media highlighting the wonderful weirdness of religious experience—a documentary, a television show, a Twitter scandal—and use that as a &quot;thread&quot; on which to hang reflections on a wide variety of topics. Cults. The perils of fame within the evangelical world. Church attendance. Atheism. Gamer communities. Millennials and avocado toast. It's all here.

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Weird Religion is a podcast for people who think religion is weird but love it anyway. Your hosts, Leah Payne and Brian Doak, are both professors, authors, and pop culture aficionados, whose interests range from archaeology and history and linguistics to LARPing and The Walking Dead. Episodes tackle some piece of media highlighting the wonderful weirdness of religious experience—a documentary, a television show, a Twitter scandal—and use that as a "thread" on which to hang reflections on a wide variety of topics. Cults. The perils of fame within the evangelical world. Church attendance. Atheism. Gamer communities. Millennials and avocado toast. It's all here.

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BONUS: Ambush Session on Megachurch Pastor Comparing Jesus to "Old Town Road"