Irreligiosophy
Summary: Irreligiosophy means “the wisdom of irreligion” — it is about questioning dogmas handed down uncritically to us and researching into the history, practice, and theology of various religions. It’s about scrutinizing religious claims with a skeptical eye and placing them in historical perspective. But ultimately, Irreligiosophy 2.0 is really about arming atheists to wage the culture war with arguments and reason. We focus on Christianity because that is the religion that we are most confronted by in our daily lives, but we see all religion and all irrationality as threats to the continued advancement of knowledge, progress, and social justice.
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Podcasts:
A gay couple gets in trouble with LDS Temple authorities for a public display of affection.
We discuss two LDS articles on how to overcome the evils of masturbation, directed for some reason to Mormon males only. Two elderly men help us all out by giving such advice as to avoid admiring oneself in the mirror, leave the bathroom door open while taking showers, and to wear tight clothing to sleep in order to avoid wanking in a semi-sleep condition. Who knew you could sin in semi-sleep!
Texas Governor Rick Perry does the seemingly impossible by considering a replacement for ousted chairman of the Board of Education Don McLeroy who is even stupider than he is. Also, the Turkish game show that "rewards" atheists who convert with a trip to the holy site of the religion of their choice.
In this our 25th episode, we delve into LDS General Authority Boyd K. Packer's 1981 speech to his church educators on scholarship, objectivity, and fairness, and why none of those should be valued within the LDS church education system. A fascinating look into how Mormon youth should ideally be educated so as to avoid losing their faith.
Oklahoma Representative Sally Kern is up to her old tricks once again, this time interpreting our economic woes with the wrath of God, punishing the USA for supporting her favorite sins. Thank God we have Sally to interpret God's will for us, otherwise we'd never draw that connection. Also, gay demons floating free in Connecticut.
Wherein we discuss evolution, religion, science, mythology, and naturalism with itinerant evolutionary preacher Michael Dowd, author of "Thank God for Evolution."
In this episode, we talk about how widespread homosexual behavior is in the animal kingdom in response to fundamental Christian complaints that it is "unnatural." We also discuss a Texas county's attempt to rid the world of the pernicious influence of "hello" in favor of "heaven-o."
Leighton discusses his research into LDS policies and procedures for excommunicating members of the flock who have let go of the iron rod. That's a Mormon reference, if you didn't get it.
We discuss Southern Baptist Reverend Wiley Drake's interpretation of the modern relevance and usefulness of imprecatory prayer.
Leighton and Chuck discuss the evidence for the existence of a historical Jesus. We cover pagan sources, Jewish sources, and the books and letters found in the New Testament.
We cover the recent shooting of pro-choice doctor George Tiller, Kent Hovind's last-ditch SCOTUS appeal, and some surprising news from Texas.
We discuss faith, belief, and the what, why, and how of Christianity and Nick Fiedler's concept of the "Hopeful Skeptic."
In this episode of ANN, we talk about the religious content of President Bush's Iraq war briefings. Separate church and state much?
In our twentieth podcast, we discuss a wide range of interesting topics with Adele Sakler of Queermergent.
Orson Scott Card writes an article calling for open revolt if the government "redefines marriage" to include homosexual unions. Leighton and Chuck ponder Orson's journey over the deep end.
