Sacred Tension

Timothy and I talk about meditation, why it's a helpful skill, and how it can reveal the fundamental illusoriness of the self. 

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In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by Jon Ward to discuss his new book Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Failed a Generation. We discuss his role as a border-stalker between cultural and religious boundaries, why the Evangelical movement struggles with understanding minority experience, his own religious journey after leaving evangelicalism, and much more. 

Jon Ward is senior political correspondent for Yahoo News, author of Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Failed a Generation (Brazos Press, 2023) and Camelot's End: Kennedy v Carter and the Fight that Broke the Democratic Party (Twelve Books, 2019), and host of “The Long Game” podcast. His Substack newsletter is called "Border Stalkers." Jon has covered American politics and culture for two decades, as a city desk reporter in Washington D.C., as a White House correspondent who traveled aboard Air Force One to Africa, Europe and the Middle East, and as a national affairs correspondent who has traveled the country to write about two presidential campaigns and the ideas and people animating our times. He has been published in The Washington Post, The New Republic, Politico Magazine, Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, and The Washington Times.

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In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by renowned New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman to talk about his new book Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says About the End. We discuss what led him out of the Christian faith, why it's important to understand the Bible, and the consequences of a fundamentalist reading of Revelation. 

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Read his blog here: https://ehrmanblog.org/

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Timothy and I discuss the controversy over my latest podcast episodes and the way online trolls have distorted how we think.

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In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by The Satanic Temple cofounder Lucien Greaves to discuss AI and the threat it might pose to religious minorities. 

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Timothy and I react to a former ex-gay leader coming out as trans, the current cultural meltdown over pronouns, and much more. 

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In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by fellow Satanic Temple member Murphy Fawkes to discuss our recent article defending The Satanic Temple. We give a thorough response to many of the falsehoods and conspiracies about TST. 

JD Swords' article: https://secularhumanism.org/2023/02/needs-must-when-the-devil-drives-should-secularists-support-the-satanic-temple/

Our response: https://secularhumanism.org/exclusive/secularists-imperfect-allies-a-response-from-the-satanic-temple/

Stanford Law School Letter on Free Speech: https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/letter-stanford-law-school-dean-jenny-martinez-campus-community-march-22-2023

TST Health: https://www.tsthealth.org/

Lucien Greaves on Mary Doe: https://luciengreaves.com/the-savage-saga-of-mary-doe/

Murphy Fawkes' article on TST's finances: https://medium.com/@viceovervirtue666/that-which-can-be-destroyed-by-the-truth-should-never-be-spared-its-demise-308a92a8b358

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In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by Evangelical and multi-faith expert John Morehead. We discuss lessons he's learned to bridge irreconcilable religious and ideological differences.

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