(2009/11/11) Recruiting disciples through fear and coupons (MP3)

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News Commentary, News

4.5 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2009

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Edition #313 Recruiting disciples through fear and coupons Act 1: Catholic lifeboat - Colbert Report Act 2: Hell House - This American Life Act 3: God checks in to the Mayo Clinic - The Onion Act 4: The Republican Apocalypse Part 1 - Ring of Fire Act 5: Catholics recruiting new members - Daily Show Act 6: The Republican Apocalypse Part 2 - Ring of Fire Act 7: Catholic blow out sale - Le Show Act 8: Pat Robertson fighting against hate crime laws - The Young Turks Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content: Supreme court takes on religion - Colbert Report Music: God - The Dodos Friend of the devil - Counting Crows Like a prayer - Madonna Major Tom - Peter Schilling You know my name - The Beatles Natural Blues - Moby I'm free - Soup Dragons Produced by: Jay! Thanks for listening! Check out the Best of the Left iPhone/iPod Touch App in the App Store! Visit us at www.BestOfTheLeft.com Contact me directly at Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Vote for us and leave comments at www.PodcastAlley.com or Review the show on iTunes.

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by the members and donors of the Best of the Left podcast.
0:04.2	For details on membership, visit the membership tab at BestOfTheLef.com.
0:08.6	Now welcome to the Best of Left podcast, clips today from the Colbert Report, This American
0:12.8	Life, The Onion Radio News, Ring of Fire, The Daily Show, La Show, and The Young Turks.
0:30.2	Folks, you know who else I find inspiring?
0:33.0	The Pope.
0:34.8	I mean, look at the twinkle in his eye.
0:42.8	Suck it.
0:44.8	My favorite thing about this guy is he is infallible, though I gotta say a white robe after Labor Day.
0:53.8	And at times,
0:56.0	Popes have made mistakes in the past.
0:58.2	Like in 1533, when Pope Clement VII lost this thing, um, what's it called?
1:04.3	England.
1:06.1	Over Henry VIII's divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.
1:10.8	Catherine had made two big mistakes, not bearing him a male heir and aging.
1:18.3	Anyway, Henry asked for a divorce.
1:20.5	Popes said no, blah, blah, blah, chop, chop, chop,
1:24.6	church of England.
1:27.1	Well, these days, the Anglican Communion is in turmoil, folks.
1:33.2	Conservatives in the church are an open revolt against their liberal leader,
1:37.9	the Archbishop of Canterbury.
1:40.0	He's like the Diet Pope.
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