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Christian Mingle the Movie is about what you'd expect from a faith-based romantic comedy. The story follows Gwyneth (Lacey Chabert) as she maneuvers through the dating scene with no luck. On an especially discouraging evening, she decides to open up an account with an online dating site for Christians. There is only one problem: she is not a Christian. Determined to make love work she pretends to be something she is not for a man named Paul (Jonathan Patrick Moore). Eventually, everything falls apart and just when she feels she has lost everything, she finds God.

Hear Jeff, Adam and Dylan's take on this movie, including how they rated it on a scale of one to thirty pieces of silver. How did Christian Mingle the Movie fair? Listen to find out.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

We are less than a week away from recording our 100th episode! We are going to be recording this episode LIVE on Sunday, January 29th at 4pm PST. Bookmark Irenicast.com/live or follow us on social media to get more information as we get closer to the 29th.

Divine Sinema is spinning off into its own podcast. It will be no longer Divine Sinema with an 'S', but simply Divine Cinema. We will not just look at the bad side of faith-based movies, but look at all films with faith themes. To keep up to date on information about when the new podcast will officially launch you can follow us on Twitter at @divinecinemapod.

RELEVANT LINKS

From Our Review of Christian Mingle the Movie

• Christian Mingle IMDB Page (2014 Film)
• Corbin Bernsen (Actor, Writer, Director)
• Interview: Corbin Bernsen of 'Christian Mingle: The Movie' (Article)
• Lacey Chabert (Actress playing the main character in Christian Mingle the Movie)
• Groundhog Day (1993 Film)
• Stephen Tobolowsky (Actor playing the boss in Christian Mingle the Movie)
• Spaceballs (1987 Film)
• Stephen Tobolowsky's Birthday Party (2005 Documentary Film)
• John O'Hurley (Actor who plays inventor of a hair growth pill in Christian Mingle the Movie. Also played J. Petermen in Seinfeld)
• Guy Fieri (Food Network Personality)
• Blast from the Past (1999 Film)
• The Three Amigos (1986 Film)
• Dust Bowl Brewery

Alternative Recommendations to Christian Mingle the Movie

• Once (2007 Film)
• Just One of the Guys (1985 Film)
• Moana (2016 Film)
• Notting Hill (1999 Film)

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Hailing from one of the most violent neighborhoods in the country, from a community of field workers, Dr. Patrick B Reyes speaks with Mona this week about his book, Nobody Cries When We Die: God, Community and Surviving to Adulthood. Unlike many academic theology books, Nobody Cries is rich with not only theory, but also stories - many life moments that Dr. Reyes regards as God's voice, spoken by a community that helped him survive incredibly difficult conditions and social systems. This interview shares some of these stories, framing an honest discussion about education, identity, prejudice, and what it means to call others to life, as God has called us. This work reminds us of how interconnected we are, and how vital it is to speak life to those who live in worlds of death.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

In two weeks we will be recording our 100th episode! We are going to be recording this episode LIVE on Sunday, January 29th at 4pm PST. Bookmark Irenicast.com/live or follow us on social media to get more information as we get closer to the 29th.

Next week is another Divine Sinema episode. We will be reviewing Christian Mingle the movie. Yes, that's right. Christian Mingle. The movie. This movie is available on Netflix streaming.

RELEVANT LINKS

• Dr Patrick B Reyes website
• The Forum for Theological Education
• Nobody Cries When We Die: God, Community, and Surviving to Adulthood by Dr. Patrick B. Reyes (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)

THANK YOU

Thank you Dr. Patrick B. Reyes for talking with us this week. Follow Dr. Reyes on Facebook and Twitter for more on his continued work.

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The making of Bucket Lists, the having of #lifegoals, the pursuit of pleasure - what role does pleasure play in giving our lives meaning? Is it central? This week, the dynamic trio discusses hedonism and pleasure, Christian adaptations a la John Piper, neurochemistry, conditioning, and whether or not the small things ought to command at least a little of our attention. A "I've Never" segment then reveals just how cosmopolitan each of them are.

Hedonism and Pleasure Conversation (01:05)

I've Never Segment (55:31)

RELEVANT LINKS

From Our Conversation on Hedonism and Pleasure

• The Idea Channel (YouTube Channel)
• Is Pleasure The Secret to a Good Life? | Thought Experiment: The Experience Machine (YouTube Video)
• Hedonism
• Christian Hedonism
• Westworld (Television Series)
• Nihilism
• Dopamine
• Pavlov's Dogs
• Shopping, Dopamine, and Anticipation (Psychology Today Article)
• An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything by Chris Hadfield (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)
• Chesley Sullenberger "Sully"

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Jim Wagner (The Boomer) joins Jeff (The Gen Xer) and Allen (The Millennial) for a conversation about generational stereotypes, what function they serve, and why they exist in the first place. They explore economic and cultural contexts, deconstruct a few of the common characterizations of their own age groups, and suggest ways to combat this kind of thinking. Then, having all served as preachers in their respective careers, their skills are put to the test in another round of Jesus Juke.

Conversation on Generational Stereotypes (01:02)

Jesus Juke Segment (50:05)

RELEVANT LINKS

From Our Generational Stereotypes Conversation

• Homosexuality and the Church – Interview with Jim and Richard – 014 (Irenicast Episode)
• The Silent Generation (Wikipedia)
• Baby Boomers (Wikipedia)
• Generation X (Wikipedia)
• Millennials (Wikipedia)
• Millennials Don't Exist! Adam Conover at Deep Shift (YouTube Video)
• You've Gotta Love Millennials - Micah Tyler (YouTube Video)
• For Interns, All Work and No Payoff - Millennials Feel Trapped in a Cycle of Internships With Little Pay and No Job Offers (Article)
• Latchkey kid (Wikipedia)
• Why Did Millennials Ruin Everything? - Idea Channel (YouTube Video)
• Auntie Mame (film) … Jim mentions a line from this movie. "Live! Live! Life's a banquet and most poor suckers are starving to death!"

From Our Jesus Juke Segment - This segment as also appeared on Episodes #003, #039, #075

• The Jesus Juke by Jon Acuff (Blog Post)
• Kenneth McFarland (Wikipedia)

THANK YOU

A big thank you to Jim Wagner for joining us on this episode.

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Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas is our movie for this edition of Divine SINema. Allen and Mona take the week off and Adam and Dylan step in to discuss with Jeff this truly awful Christmas film.

Through a conversation with his sister, Kirk learns his brother-in-law, Christian, is not into Christmas this year. We come to find out that he is struggling with the fact that Christmas Trees, Santa and presents have hijacked Christmas from Jesus and the Bible. After finding that Christian has retreated from the party to his car, Kirk begins a conversation with him that will change everything. They exchange "witty banter" and Kirk gives several separate mini sermons dealing with the Biblical justification of the Christmas tree and historical justification of Santa. Ultimately Christian's Christmas spirit is restored and the party kicks into high gear.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Our next Divine SINema episode will be on Tuesday, January and we will be reviewing Christian Mingle the movie. Yes, that's right. Christian Mingle. The movie. This movie is available on Netflix streaming.

RELEVANT LINKS

From Our Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas Review

• Jewel of the Nile (1985 Film)
• Romancing the Stone (1984 Film)
• Family Force 5 (Contemporary Christian Group)
• Adam Ruins Everything (YouTube Channel)
• Retooning the Nativity (Igniter Christmas Video)… clips from this video were used in the opening credits of Saving Christmas
• The Strawman Fallacy (Idea Channel Video from PBS Digital Studios)
• Kirk Cameron says 'Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas' is the target of an atheist conspiracy (Article)
• On the St. Nick Punch (Blog Post)
• Negan (Character from the Walking Dead)
• Pagan Christianity by Tyndale Momentum (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)

From Our Recommendations

• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989 Film)
• How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 Animated TV Special)
• The Ref (1994 Film)

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Mass incarceration has reached truly astounding levels in the land of the free and home of the brave and its criminal justice system. Jeff, Mona & Allen discuss the newly released documentary 13th, various social and historical factors behind the growth of the prison industrial complex, specifics like mandatory minimum sentencing, generalities around criminality, the image of God, ministry of Jesus, and much more. The segment in this episode consists of "crazy laws" which are somehow still on the books.

Criminal Justice System Conversation (00:30)

Crazy Laws Segment (53:22)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

End Jason's "Death By Incarceration" - If you would like to help Mona's pen pal, Jason, cover his legal fees for a potential overturn of his sentence please check out his funded justice page and contribute.

Divine SINema Next Week - Adam and Dylan return to co-host a review of Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas. If you would like to watch the movie in advance it is available for streaming on Hulu Plus.

RELEVANT LINKS

From Our Criminal Justice System Conversation

• 13th (Netflix Documentary)
• Criminal Justice and Restoration – Why the Lock Up Should Be on Lockdown – 017 (Irenicast Episode)
• Black and Pink (An organization supporting our LGBTQ family in prison)
• In Between Days (Jason's Blog - Mona's Pen Pal)
• What are Mandatory Minimums?
• What is ALEC?
• John Oliver on ALEC (YouTube Video)
• Incarceration Rates
• Nixon Aide Reportedly Admitted Drug War Was Meant To Target Black People (Article)
• Due Process is Dead: A Staggering 95% of All Inmates in America Have Never Received a Trial (Article)
• The Executed God: The Way of the Cross in Lockdown America by Mark Lewis Taylor (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)
• Father Greg Boyle
• Generativity
• Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons (Article)
• Private Prison Stocks Are Surging After Trump's Win (Article)
• Donald Trump's doubling down on the Central Park Five reflects a bigger problem (Article)

From Our Crazy Laws Segment

• 'Meter fairy' told he can't feed other people's parking meters (Article)
• Montana's Sheep Law
• Can't Drink Standing Up and Can't Own a Pet Duck
• The Right To Grow Your Own Food Is Being Hijacked By The Federal Government (Article)
• Wisconsin's Butter & Cheese Laws
• Illinois Man Faces 75 Years in Prison For Recording Police (Article)

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Video games are a prominent part of the American landscape and are only becoming more accessible with the advent of mobile gaming. Jeff, Mona and Allen discuss the possible ways in which video games and video game culture can cause, or encourage, good and bad behaviors. The attempted co-opting of the gaming space by evangelicals, using games for positive real life benefits and gamergate are all touched on during the conversation. The episode finished by transitioning into a light-hearted affair as each host discusses their favorite video games.

Engaging Video Game Culture Conversation (00:46)

Favorite Video Games Segment (46:08)

RELEVANT LINKS

From Our Engaging Video Game Culture Conversation

• God and Aliens – The Universe Doesn't Revolve Around You, Probably – 032 (Irenicast Episode)
• Allen discusses being a vegan in this episode… Responding to the Global Environmental Crisis – Green Eggs and Traffic Jams – 046 (Irenicast Episode)
• Doom (Video Game)
• Catechumen (Video Game)
• Myst (Video Game)
• Left Behind: Eternal Forces (Video Game)
• Columbine High School massacre
• EFFECTS OF VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES ON AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR, AGGRESSIVE COGNITION, AGGRESSIVE AFFECT, PHYSIOLOGICAL AROUSAL, AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR: A Meta-Analytic Review of the Scientific Literature By Craig A. Anderson and Brad J. Bushman (Article)
• Thomas Kinkade (Painter)
• Selling God Out… One Pearl At A Time by Allen O'Brien (An Irenicon Blog Post)
• "The Christian shoemaker does his duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, but by making good shoes, because God is interested in good craftsmanship." ― Quote Attributed to Martin Luther
• Wolfenstein (Video Game)
• Brave Wilderness (YouTube Channel)
• Gaming can make a better world by Jane McGonigal (TED Talk)
• Malaysia Airlines flight - Help Search For MH370 Through Tomnod Satellite Images

• Jeff mentions a VR experience in which someone can see themselves through the eyes of someone of a different nationality. The experience was discussed here on this episode of the Liturgist Podcast Episode 32 - Storytelling at Sundance
• Is Buying Call of Duty a Moral Choice? (YouTube Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios)
• Grand Theft Auto (Video Game Series)
• Gamergate

From Our Favorite Video Games Segment

• GoldenEye 007 (Video Game)
• Legend of Zelda (Game Series)
• Nintendo Switch (Game System)
• Firewatch (Video Game)
• Nancy Drew Video Games
• Minecraft (Video Game)
• TwoDots (Mobile Game)
• Out There (Mobile Game)
• M.C. Escher (Artist)
• Monument Valley (Mobile Game)
• Oregon Trail (Game)
• List of Sim video games

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Despite the fact that the 2016 election has come and gone there are still so many aspects to reflect on. This week Jeff sits down with Angelina Hagan, a Bernie Sanders delegate. Although we are probably all intimately familiar with the electoral process, the process of the primary elections can sometimes be confusing. Angelina describes the journey in becoming a delegate in her district in Colorado. She also describes what the Democratic National Convention was like as a Bernie delegate. The good, the bad and the divisive. And despite negative experiences during her time as a delegate, she is reinvigorated and even more aware that there is still work to do.

RELEVANT LINKS

From Our Conversation w/ Angelina a Bernie Sanders Delegate

• The Colorado Caucus
• The Democratic National Convention
• Wikileaks Dumps Democratic National Committee E-Mails
• Bernie Sanders Delegates Are Mad As Hell At The DNC, And Wondering What's Next
• Democracy for America
• Electra Johnson (Politician)
• Nina Turner (Politician)
• John Hickenlooper (Governor of Colorado)
• Colorado's first transgender candidate for Congress challenges Lamborn in state's most conservative district (Article)
• 10 reasons why #DemExit is serious: Getting rid of Debbie Wasserman Schultz is not enough (Article)
• #DemEnter

THANK YOU

Thank you, Angelina for giving us your time and providing insight into the delegate process in the DNC.

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For the first time Devine SINema steps out of bonus episode territory with a look at the 1972 film, If Footmen Tire You, What Will Horsemen Do? This movie takes us to a time when America was in fear of a foreign ideology, marriage was under attack, public schools were taking away our children's innocence and our country was in desperate need to return to God. Apparently, some things never change. Written by and starring Reverend Estus Pirkle and directed by Ron Ormond, this movie gives us a graphic look into what "will happen" to America if it "continues to engage in immorality" and deny God.

Jeff, Adam and Dylan discuss some of the more alarming scenes in this illustrated sermon about the end of days. They also discuss the flaws in the theology put forth in this film. Along with the introduction of a new rating system. this episode contains all the things you've come to love about our Divine SINema series. Watching bad Christian movies so you don't have to.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Our next Divine SINema episode will be released on Tuesday, December 28th and we will be reviewing Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas (2014). If you would like to watch in preparation for our next episode the film is currently streaming on Hulu and Amazon Prime with a subscription.

RELEVANT LINKS

• If Horsemen Tire You What Will Horses Do (Film) (YouTube Link)
• Exploitation Films
• Ron Ormond (Director)
• • The Exotic Ones (a.k.a. The Monster and the Stripper) (Film)
  • Untamed Mistress (Film)
• Estus Washington Pirkle (Pastor and Writer)
• The Burning Hell (1974 Film, the second Ormond/Pirkle Collaboration) (YouTube Video)
• The Believer's Heaven (1977 Film, the final Ormond/Pirkle Collaboration)
• The Battleship Potemkin (1925 Propaganda Film) (YouTube Video)
• Communism
• Joseph McCarthy… NOTE - during the episode Jeff mistakenly refers to McCarthy as McArthur
• Red Scare
• Hollywood Blacklist
• Fidel Castro
• Jeremiah 12:5 NRSV
• A Thief in the Night (A 1972 Rapture Film Series)
• 2 Chronicles 7:14 NRSV
• The Cold War
• The Jesus Movement
• The Untouchables (1987 Film)
• Cinema Inferno: Celluloid Explosions from the Cultural Margins by Robert G. Weiner & John Cline (Book - Amazon Affiliate Link)... A great book providing a lot of information about fringe film making including a whole chapter about this movies and it's sub-genre.
• Blaxploitation Films

HOST RECOMMENDATIONS

• Grindhouse (2007 Film)
• Dawn of the Dead (Original 1978 Film)
• The Mack (1973 Blaxploitation Film)
• Children of Men (2006 Film)
• The Battleship Potemkin (1925 Propaganda Film) (YouTube Video)

THE DIVINE SINEMA FILMOGRAPHY

Checkout the previous films Jeff, Adam and Dylan have reviewed. God's Not Dead and God's Not Dead 2.

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From rallying voter bases to post-election anxieties, the 2016 election, for many, has created an atmosphere of fear. The Irenicast hosts talk about the importance of dialogue rather than dismissal when it comes to engaging fears, the relationship between fear and privilege, as well as the role fear might play in control. The hosts challenge listeners to think outside the box when it comes to fear itself - to analyzing the impact fear has on us and what its real effects are.

RELEVANT LINKS

From Our Atmosphere of Fear Conversation

• Election Night SNL Sketch with Dave Chappelle (YouTube)
• Post-election spate of hate crimes worse than post-9/11, experts say (Article)
• An Open Letter to Evangelicals Who Voted for Trump by Mona (Irenicon Blog Post)
• Google will soon ban fake news sites from using its ad network (Article)
• Kristallnacht "The Night of Broken Glass"
• Church Vandalized With Swastikas, 'KKK,' 'Go Home N*****,' and Set on Fire Twice in California (Article)
• Officials Are Fine With This Armed Trump Supporter Patrolling A Virginia Polling Place (Article)
• 'Safety Pin' Solidarity Meme
• Fear processing in the brain
• Calls to crisis and suicide prevention hotlines surge post-election (Article)

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