Sunday School Delinquents

Shhh! Can you keep a secret? Today's episode is about Secret Societies! Mystery Cults, Hellfire Clubs, Symbolism and more! Seth starts us off with a brief over view of the ancient mystery cults, including the Eleusinian Mysteries and the Cults of Mithras and Cybele, then Christine has a word about symbolism and inappropriate cultural projection. Erica finishes off discussing the Hellfire clubs of 17th and 18th Century Britain.

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Have you ever wondered what someone is talking about when they're discussing "Catholic Social Teaching?" Or have you been perplexed when terms like "natural law" are tossed into a discussion of a moral issue?

The Sunday School Delinquents are here for you!

In this episode the team tries to clear up some misconceptions about Catholic Social Teaching, what it's based on, and all that in encompasses. You'll hear more about Natural Law than maybe you ever wanted to know! There's also an extensive aside about Indiana Jones and the team's unfiltered thoughts about arachnids. Good stuff.

Join the Delinquents as they transform themselves once again into Carnies for Christ. Bringing to you, Sideshow Miracles part two, and this time with a special guest.

Step right up, step right up! Presenting our New Orleans native guest, Sarah, who tells us about the face of Christ at the oldest Catholic academy in the United States. Once Seth arrives back the trio discusses all sorts of oddball places that people have found Jesus and Mary. 

Also in this episode, discussions on nativity animals relating to Christine's inner most desires, Erica's continuing obsession with the penitentials, and Seth's memory of a miraculous tissue!

Admission is free and the three freaks are waiting for you.

Like an ouroboros biting its own tail,  Christine wraps up her series on Regenerative Philosophy, by bringing it all back to where it began, from the Church to the Barnyard. She then takes a big picture view of Large scale Degenerative Cycles vs Regenerative Cycles, how looking at history and society as self-feeding cycles helps break the mind free of the false dichotomies that plague the human mind. Seth and Erica help by offering valuable critique and input, even breaking into an invigorating Augustine Vs Thomas debate!

Take a listen, and then submit your own critique! Where is Christine failing in this concept? Where is it weak, where does it fall through, what needs to be reconsidered?

Also, think about any subjects you'd like us to address in Season 3, and let us know! 

Remember the Satanic Panic of the 80s and early 90s? The Sunday School Delinquents do!

In this episode the team discusses the Satanic Panic, putting it in the context of other fear-based moral panics in history. From the witch trails to the Affair of the Poisons to the satanic cabal of Fall River, MA.

They also discuss the process and politics of credibility, with a healthy dose of nods to conspiracy theories.

Oh No! I said to much. . .
I haven't said enough . . .
(And that's how you know this episode was titled by a totally 90's kid, who randomly starts singing R.E.M. songs while editing religion podcasts!)

This week Christine tackles the subject of Regenerative Religion, after her previous musings on Regenerative Theology. What would a regenerative religion look like? What attitudes and practices would be hallmarks of a religion that took regenerative concepts to heart?

Numerous ideas are brought up and discussed, but Christine is very interested in input from the audience. What do you think important aspects, attitudes, and practices would be?

How does Theology impact Technology? How does Technology impact Theology? These are the questions that start of this week's wide ranging discussion. From cloned sheep and human-monkey chimeras, to velociraptors and tyrannosauri, to social media, Oprah, and the market place of ideas, to Outlander, The Last Kingdom, and One Piece, this wide ranging conversation is meant to prompt the listener to ask themselves: How does my Faith effect my use of technology, and how does technology effect my Faith? What are our responsibilities and opportunities, both on a personal level, and as a society?

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This week's episode was scheduled to be about technology and theology; however a SSD listener requested we do an episode on pornography ... and we couldn't resist!

This week newly-minted PhD, Erica, gives some historical, professional, and personal reflections on pornography and romantic relationships.

Christine and Seth chime in with ideas on internet porn, porn and politics,  Christian sexual ethics, and sexual gratification.

Dear Listeners,

Have you ever gotten yourself tangled into a story of horror? Did you hide in dark places as children telling tales of monsters? Have you watched terrifying scenes of mayhem and mystery through the safety of your fingers, hoping it would shield you from the next fright?

Horror movies, scary stories, and Jello, have been a part of each of our lives in different ways. Some horror stories are particularly scary with added elements of religion, humanity's evil, and dehumanization.

With our awesome guest from Lore School Podcast, Girl, we dive into the macabre, chilling, and eerie world of horror.

Don't risk missing this one.

It's well known that Christine is an unrepentant heretic. Today, in the next installment of her thoughts on Regenerative thinking, she focuses on regenerative ideas in theology. Specifically: the notions of One True Religion or One True Church and how they are, in her perspective, even more heretical than she herself is.

From Genesis to Revelation, and even in the Acts of the Apostles, scripture makes clear that the nations are supposed to be many, and that God desires the multiplicity of cultures and viewpoints. This is further evidenced by stories and legends of what appears to be the working of the Holy Spirit across the world in pre-Christian and pre-missionary-contact times (including a notable instance found in Acts as well).

Take a listen and learn why the very concept of "Religious Heresy" is, itself, contrary to the Word of God.

Sources referenced (aside from the Bible):

Richardson, Don. Eternity in their Hearts: Startling Evidence of Belief in the One True God in Hundreds of Cultures Throughout the World. 1981. Regal Books, Venture, CA, USA.

Riverwind, (Chief) Joseph. That's What the Old Ones Say. 2015. Firekeepers.

For more information on the Samurai scholarship of Antony Cummins, visit http://www.antonycummins.com/