Why do we worship? How do we worship? Is it all about singing? What about when it becomes emotional manipulation? Or is it more about connecting to God? Plus, singer/songwriter (and former Bachelorette contestant) Brady Toops as our Heretic of the Week!

#038: Worship: Is Jesus My Girlfriend? (HOTW: Brady Toops)

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In this fascinating panel discussion, co-hosts Matthew Distefano and Keith Giles talk with new testament and early church scholars, Elaine Pagels, Christopher Skinner and William G. Duffy to answer your questions about the Gospel of Thomas to determine if it's a legitimate collection of the sayings of Jesus. If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We would love to get to your calls! To buy the Heretic Happy Hour book, find it on Amazon! LINKS QuoirCast on PatreonQuoirCast on Patheos PANEL Elaine PagelsWilliam DuffyChristopher Skinner

#183: The Hidden Gospel of Thomas with Dr. Elaine Pagels, Dr. Christopher Skinner and William Duffy

On this edition of Sunday Matt, Nazism is compared with MAGA, and the similarities will unnerve you. If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. In the very near future, we will get to your calls! LINKS QuoirCast on PatreonQuoirCast on Patheos

SUNDAY MATT: MAGA and Nazism

For today's Bonus Show, Keith and Matthew continue the conversation about the very dangerous false white gospel, and even challenge Sean McDowell to address it on his YouTube channel instead of worrying about the so-called "threat" of deconstruction. If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We would love to get to your calls! LINKS QuoirCast on PatreonQuoirCast on Patheos

BONUS SHOW: The False White Gospel

White Christian Nationalism threatens American Democracy and American Christianity, but how did we get here, what happens next, and why won't this election solve the problem? If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We would love to get to your calls! To buy the Heretic Happy Hour book, find it on Amazon! LINKS QuoirCast on PatreonQuoirCast on Patheos PANEL Jim WallisDillon Naber CruzHerb Montgomery

#182: The False White Gospel with Jim Wallis, Herb Montgomery, and Dillon Naber Cruz

It's bonus-bonus time! Keith and Matt finally get to all the hotline calls and texts, answering questions from abortion to Trump and just about everything in between. If you want to call in to the Bonus Show, leave a voicemail at (530) 332-8020. We would love to get to your calls! LINKS QuoirCast on PatreonQuoirCast on Patheos

#038: Worship: Is Jesus My Girlfriend? (HOTW: Brady Toops)

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