Mind the Ear with Tony Minear

By Tony Minear, Ph.D.

Mind the Ear with Tony Minear explores spirituality, religion and their

intersection with today’s most pressing issues. Prepare to be challenged as you

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January 12, 2021 BTL presents: A Closer Look | How Religion Can Help Put Our Democracy Back Together
Tony Minear, Janelle Tapphorn, Charity Gleason-Davis and special guest Gary Werner take a more in-depth look at one of the religious articles from Tony's weekly 20-minute podcast. This week's article: How Religion Can Help Put Our Democracy Back Together by Richard Just
To watch the video podcast, click this link: Between the Lines 1-2-3 presents "A Closer Look"

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January 07, 2021#19 - Can religion help repair democracy? // Roger Stone thinks God has a special purpose for him
Tony Minear offers both religious and spiritual insights concerning these timely issues:
Link for 1 Big Story:
How Religion Can Help Put Our Democracy Back Together by Richard Just

Links for 2 Headlines:
Faith and Mental Health: Part 2, Avoiding Extreme Views by Richard Beck
The Gospel According To Roger Stone by Jonathon Van Maren
Links for 3 Quotes:
Franklin Graham calls for “God’s Army” to intervene in Georgia to save Republicans by Juwan J. Holmes
Cynical hostility linked to greater risk of cardiovascular disease by BNG staff
The writing is on the wall for fragile rural church by Andrew Villageand Leslie Francis
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18min
December 17, 2020#18 - Will conversion therapy ever be banned in the U.S.?// Prominent evangelicals are directing Trump's sinking ship
Tony Minear offers both religious and spiritual insights concerning these timely issues:
Link for 1 Big Story:
Will conversion therapy be banned in the U.S.? by Kevin Dickinson

Links for 2 Headlines:
Prominent evangelicals are directing Trump’s sinking ship. That feeds doubts about religion. Opinion by Michael Gerson
For Muslims, sex can be 'an act of worship' — yet intimacy and pleasure are often taboo topics by Siobhan Marin
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Progressive United Methodists announce new denomination: Liberation Methodist Connexion by Emily McFarlan Miller
A Michigan judge rules companies don't have to serve gay customers. The attorney general says she'll appeal by Alec Snyder
A Canadian study gave $7,500 to homeless people. Here’s how they spent it. by Sigal Samuel
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19min
December 10, 2020#17 - Southern Baptist seminaries will not teach key theory on systemic racism// More universities eliminate religious studies
Tony Minear offers both religious and spiritual insights concerning these timely issues:
Link for 1 Big Story:
White Evangelical Leaders Pledge Seminaries Will Not Teach Key Theory On Systemic Racism by Carol Kuruvilla

Links for 2 Headlines:
The Americans Who Politicized the Bible by Casey Chalk
Why universities — and the rest of us — need religion studies by Simran Jeet Singh
Links for 3 Quotes:
Christian Woman in Pakistan Killed for Refusing Marriage Proposal by persecution.org
What does the Bible really say about abortion? by John J. Collins
Why Does Trump Win With White Men? opinion by Michael Sokolove
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16min
December 03, 2020#16 - Six Stages of Faith// Supreme Court Blocks NY Religious Restrictions
Tony Minear offers both religious and spiritual insights concerning these timely issues:
Link for 1 Big Story:
An Explanation of Modern Christianity [Stages of Faith Development] by Jim Meisner Jr.

Links for 2 Headlines:
Radical Truths by William T. Cavanaugh
How Gender Studies Transforms Religions by Caryn Riswold
Rev. Antoinette Brown Blackwell
Link for 3 Quotes:
Supreme Court Blocks NY Religious Restrictions by The Flip Side
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20min
November 19, 2020#15 - Democrats won't win back white evangelicals// Cancel culture threatens intellectual freedom// Athlete with Down syndrome finishes Iron Man
Tony Minear offers both religious and spiritual insights concerning these timely issues:
Link for 1 Article:
It’s Time for Democrats to Read the Bible Verses on the Wall and Stop Courting White Evangelicals by Ryan Burge

Links for 2 Headlines:
Opinion | Trump’s racist appeals powered a White evangelical tsunami by Dana Milbank
Cancel culture vs. toleration: The consequences of punishing dissent by Nicole Yeatman
Links for 3 Quotes:
Religious Freedom Arguments Give Rise To Executive Order Battle by Tom Gjelten
Hate crimes in US reach highest level in more than a decade by Michael Balsamo
Athlete With Downs Syndrome Makes History as First to Finish an Iron Man Race–And Gifts the Medal to His Mom by Judy Cole
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18min
November 12, 2020#14 - Same-sex foster parent case// Ancient porn, Christianity and homosexuality// Does Jesus matter
Tony Minear offers both religious and spiritual insights concerning these timely issues:
Link for 1 Article:
A more conservative court hears same-sex foster parent case by The Associated Press

Links for 2 Headlines:
Could This Ancient Porn Change The Way We Think About Christianity And Homosexuality? by Carol Kuruvilla
Does Christianity Make An Idol Out of the Human Brain? by Valerie Tarico
Links for 3 Quotes:
Does it matter if there was a historical Jesus? by Derek Beres
What happens when psychedelics make you see God by Sarah Scoles
102-year-old New Hampshire woman survives both COVID-19 and the 1918 Spanish flu by Bill Doyle
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16min
November 05, 2020#13 - Why do Christians protest?// Exorcisms increasingly widespread// Trump literally saved Christianity
Tony Minear offers both religious and spiritual insights concerning these timely issues:
Link for 1 Article:
Why do Christians protest? by Benjamin D. Wayman

Links for 2 Headlines:
Exorcism: Increasingly frequent, including after US protests by David Crary
Only the richest ancient Athenians paid taxes – and they bragged about it by Thomas Martin
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Did Eric Trump Say His Father ‘Literally Saved Christianity’? by David Mikkelson
Opinion | Summoning our better angels and our worst demons by Jim Wallis
Quantum Theory Proves Consciousness Moves To Another Universe After Death by Robert Lanza
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19min
October 29, 2020#12 - A rise of Patriot Churches// Trump no longer Presbyterian// Pope Francis endorses same-sex civil unions
Guest host Scott Jones offers both religious and spiritual insights concerning these timely issues:
Link for 1 Article:
Seeking power in Jesus’ name: Trump sparks a rise of Patriot Churches by Sarah Pulliam Bailey

Links for 2 Headlines:
Trump, confirmed a Presbyterian, now identifies as ‘non-denominational Christian’ by Jack Jenkins, Maina Mwaura
Francis becomes 1st pope to endorse same-sex civil unions by Nicole Winfield
Links for 3 quotes:
America is the Holy Roman Empire of the 21st century by Ryan Cooper
Opinion | The Shrinking of the American Mind by Roger Cohen
Opinion | How to Talk to Friends and Family Who Share Conspiracy Theories by Charlie Warzel
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18min
October 22, 2020#11 - Hatred dominates American politics// No atheists in Congress// Trump references God the most
Guest host Scott Jones offers both religious and spiritual insights concerning these timely issues:
Link for 1 Article:
How Hatred Came To Dominate American Politics by Lee Drutman

Links for 2 Headlines:
Why is it so hard for atheists to get voted in to Congress? by Phil Zuckerman
Appealing to evangelicals, Trump uses religious words and references to God at a higher rate than previous presidentsby Ceri Hughes
Links for 3 quotes:
How to Actually Make America Great opinion by David Brooks
COVID-19, the Problem of Evil, and the Role of Psychology by Ian Church
Dating Means Fear. Again. opinion by Steven Petrow
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18min

FAQs about Mind the Ear with Tony Minear:

How many episodes does Mind the Ear with Tony Minear have?

The podcast currently has 111 episodes available.