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 14th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 19 or Lectionary 24, which falls on September 11th this year, including our deep dive into islamophobia!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  For a better understanding of the differences between hijabs, burqas, niqabs, and other clothing, check out this article.  This Vox article shares important experiences of Muslim Americans since September 11, 2001.  Check out our episode for Good Shepherd Sunday (Easter 4) with Polly Festa for more on what a shepherd might do for a lost sheep.  Learn more about Zari, the Afghan Muppet introduced in 2016 and Noor and Aziz, Rohingya Muslim twin Muppets introduced in 2020.

CN: we talk about islamophobia and white (Christian) nationalism when discussing 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 the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 18 or Lectionary 23, which falls on September 4th this year, including our deep dive into Life!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  The Alan Turing movie we mentioned was The Imitation Game.  Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg’s brilliance on why gender inclusive language in conversations about abortion is important and on the Jewish case for abortion justice.  Kay mentioned the book Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Kobes Du Mez.  For more on prison abolition, check out last year’s Easter episode with the now Rev. Elle Dowd and for more on capital punishment, check out this year’s Good Friday episode.  Emily talked about Blackfoot Nation beliefs that Maslow stole for his hierarchy of needs.  Kay mentioned Conway’s Game of Life.  Emily mentioned this year’s episode on blessings and curses.  Check out this reading list for a Black Geographies class for your next read.

CN: we talk about reproductive justice (sterilization, abortion, etc) genocide when discussing the deep dive, slavery in Philemon (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 12th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 17 or Lectionary 22, which falls on August 28th this year, including our deep dive into modesty, humility, and meekness!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Check out Janet Stephens’ historic hairstyles.  For more on the Hebrew words for pride, go here. Check out the Tumblr post Kay mentioned.  Find more on the Muppets Christmas Carol costumes here.

CN: we talk about incels and abuse when discussing the deep dive and ableism in the Gospel reading.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guests Beth Bollenbach and Rev. Dale Welling from Paws For Humanity to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 16 or Lectionary 21, which falls on August 21st this year, including our deep dive into the role of animals in rest!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We mentioned our episode last year on RESToration and our episode last year on organized religion and spirituality.

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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 10th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 15 or Lectionary 20, which falls on August 14th this year, including our deep dive into divisiveness!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about last year’s Horror Nerds at Church’s Hocus Pocus Episode.  Also, if you want to learn more about Archbishop Oscar Romero, check out last year’s Lent 5 episode with Francisco Herrera! Learn more about ACT UP and Die Ins as protest.  You can find the lyrics to “For Everyone Born a Place at the Table” here.  Here’s more about the benefits of fire that Emily mentioned!

CN: we talk about oppression, divisiveness, and some victim blaming, with small examples, when discussing the deep dive.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and guest co-host Pace Warfield-May (none/they) of the Horror Nerds at Church podcast to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper14 or Lectionary 19, which falls on August 7th this year, including our deep dive into righteousness!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about last year’s Reformation episode with Luther scholar, Pace Warfield-May.  To learn more about JWS Telescope and the controversy around the namesake, check out this article about it. Also, we mentioned last year’s Batman Returns HNAC episode, this spring’s Vampirina BooTube episode for HNAC’s Patreon subscribers, and the 2018 Halloween episode of HNAC.

Also, if you want some company for your existential dread, this is the article we mentioned.

CN: we talk about the Lutheran Church aligning with Nazis in Holocaust in the deep dive

we talk about queerphobia when discussing the first reading.

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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 8th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 13 or Lectionary 18, which falls on July 31this year, including our deep dive into barns!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about agriculture in ancient Israel, and specifically beehive granaries. You can learn more about grain entrapment from Wikipedia. You can watch a time lapse of a barn raising or read about them. Emily mentioned that unions are growing, and Kay brought up our episode two weeks ago when we talked about invisible labor.

CN: we talk about death by exposure and grain entrapment when discussing 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 the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 12 or Lectionary 17, which falls on July 24th this year, including our deep dive into Sodom and Gomorrah!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Check out the full story arc of Sodom and Gomorrah.  Sodom comes up other places in the Bible, so check out these biblical references for more context.  Judges 19-21 is an important story to read alongside the story of Sodom and Gomorrah.  Pastor Debbie did a great job preaching this sermon on Sodom and Gomorrah and this sermon on Lot’s wife and family.  Kay recommended Wrestling with God & Men: Homosexuality in the Jewish Tradition by Rabbi Stephen Greenberg for further reading.

CN: we talk about Sodom and Gomorrah when discussing the deep dive.

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Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Rev. Nic Peñaranda (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 11 or Lectionary 16, which falls on July 17th this year, including our deep dive into invisible and emotional labor!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Check out this metafilter emotional labor thread that we talked about.  Check out Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams and Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o, which we talked about.  Also, if you want to learn more about Water For All, then SOUL is a great place to start! Definitely make sure you check out God’s Holy Darkness, illustrated by Nikki Faison (aka: Rev. Nic Peñaranda)!  We also talked about Treasures of Darkness, curated by Rev. Kwame Pitts.

CN: we talk about trans-racial adoption when discussing the deep dive and pregnancy and Roe v. Wade dobbs v. jackson women’s health organization.

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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 5th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Proper 10 or Lectionary 15, which falls on July 10th this year, including our deep dive into Samaritans!

The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  Check out these links if you want to see where Samaritan and Shechem (Samaria’s other name) show up in the Bible.  Also, if you want to learn more about modern day Samaritans, they have a website! Kay refers to our 2nd Sunday after Epiphany episode when we discuss the second reading.

CN: we talk about rape when discussing the deep dive, Supreme Court, military (and other) coups, and rising fascism in the Gospel reading.

Before the episode begins, we include a brief note on the recent Dobbs vs. Jackson ruling, and mention the donations4abortion.com website.

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