Gun ownership climbed because of the civil war; and southern whites armed themselves to the teeth because after emancipation, they were afraid of the freed slaves
The 2nd amendment was inspired by Madison’s idea that militias would be needed to put down slave revolts (43 min)
Christians Behaving Badly w/Joey Svendsen
Can Christians swear? Can Christians swear on a podcast? Can Christians swear on a podcast and find a big audience? Joey Svendsen, co-host of the “Bad Christian Podcast” joins the show to talk Christian cussing, evil Dungeons & Dragons toys and a life spent recovering from an overly legalistic past. Plus – Harry Potter turns 20, and overly legalistic Christians rue the day..
Episode 257: Post-Church Church w/Jo Saxton
Our favorite Nigerian-British-Minnesotan author/speaker/thinker Jo Saxton returns to the show to talk about church and discipleship in an increasingly post-church world. If you’re in a community that doesn’t want church services at all, maybe tweaking your church service isn’t the right answer. But what is?? Jo describes experiments from Sheffield, England that she and others are now applying to the US. Plus, how denomination accurately predicts a pastor’s political affiliation, and Phil finds a story about space worms and can’t stop talking about it. Seriously. He can’t stop.
What did church leaders have to give up: our sense of excellence
Episode 249: Marching for Science & Taking the “Benedict Option”
As the culture moves further away from traditional Christianity, some propose Christians need to move further away from culture, taking the “Benedict Option.” Is a return to more communal Christianity the answer to what ails us? Also, Americans march for science and against… hmm… what, exactly? And Fox News has a moral crisis, but do conservative Christians care? This week on the podcast!