Nerds At Church

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 27 or Lectionary 32, which falls on November 6th this year, including our deep dive into asexuality!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  For more on asexuality, check out the Asexual Visibility & Education Network website or this guide from GLAAD.  Also, check out Out Now: Queer We Go Again, a collection of short stories edited by Saundra Mitchell.  Also, check out our deep dive into relationship anarchy from last year’s 6th Sunday of Easter episode.

CN: we talk about church abuse, trauma, and manipulation when discussing the deep dive.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Justin Thornburgh (he/they) of Thresholds End of Life Planning and Accompaniment to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for All Saints, which falls on November 1st this and every year, though it is frequently experienced in worship on the first Sunday in November, which is November 6th this year, including our deep dive into death!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Make sure you check out Hospice Nurse Julie on Instagram.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for Reformation Day, which falls on October 31st this and every year, though if it is commemorated, its commemoration would be on Sunday, October 30th, including our deep dive into lesser known impacts of the Reformation!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  For some information on lesser-known reformers, check out this list of short bios Emily made.  Learn more than our culture’s terror interpretation of Sodom and Gomorrah in this year’s episode on the 7th Sunday after Pentecost.

CN: we talk about antisemitism in the deep dive and Gospel.

We talk about queerphobia in the deep dive.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for 21st Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 26 or Lectionary 31, which falls on October 30th this year, including our deep dive into taxes!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about a wealth tax and you can check out Senator Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax plan here.  We also mentioned our episode this summer on Sodom and Gomorrah, if you want to learn and unpack more of that.  Kay mentioned this Ally McBeal clip.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for 20th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 25 or Lectionary 30, which falls on October 23rd this year, including our deep dive into environmental desolation!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about environmental devastation and drought, including where you can find drought, which you can explore more here. We discussed the Landback movement and the Sunrise movement. Emily talked about the Baltimore trash wheels. And Kay mentioned a blooper reel from Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas during the Muppets’ Musical segment!

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Professor Sally Frank (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 24 or Lectionary 29, which falls on October 16th this year, including our deep dive into the Justice System!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about the stories of Mahlah, Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah (also known as the daughters of Zelophehad) during the episode.  Emily referred to last year’s Easter 4 episode with Elle Dowd on prison abolition.

CN: we talk about harassment as retaliation during the deep dive.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Katie Hall (they) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 18th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 23 or Lectionary 28, which falls on October 9th this year, including our deep dive into nursing!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Check out this twitter thread on the history of the BMI and follow the tweeter for lies doctors tell you about being fat.  Also, check out this summer’s episode from the 5th Sunday after Pentecost about Samaritans!

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 17th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 22 or Lectionary 27, which falls on October 2nd this year, including our deep dive into dehumanization!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about dehumanization as part of the ten stages of genocide.  Also, if you want to find more examples, check out TV Tropes’ article on tears that heal!  If you need a refresher on the importance of handwashing, check out last year’s episode on the 14th Sunday after Pentecost.

CN: we talk about genocide and dehumanization (based on race, religion, weight, gender, etc) when discussing the deep dive and throughout.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 21 or Lectionary 26, which falls on September 25th this year, including our deep dive into economic justice v. toxic charity!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Make sure you check out our Merch Store for our new merch, just in time for Halloween!  Kay mentioned Brad Pitt’s attempt at post-Katrina housing in the deep dive. Emily talked about the 5th girl of the Birmingham church bombing in the Patreon version of the episode.  We mentioned last week’s episode with Dr. Filipe Maia on Capitalism for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost.  For more about reparations and their importance in economic justice, check out the 1619 Project and its resources.  Kay mentioned there are further details to explore on the changes with the Patagonia company.  Emily mentioned this article about the endangered animals that are still being hunted for food.  In the Gospel reading, Kay talked about the difficulties of making purple dye in ancient times as explained here.

CN: we talk about economic injustice, colonization, racism, and slavery when discussing the deep dive.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Dr. Filipe Maia (he) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 20 or Lectionary 25, which falls on September 18th this year, including our deep dive into capitalism!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Check out the preface and intro to Dr. Maia’s book and preorder it now!  Kay mentioned this Carl Sagan quote.  Learn more about the algorithmic trading and the black box trading that Emily mentioned.

CN: we talk briefly about selling humans and killing children when discussing the first reading.

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