(2012/08/30) The crazy side of faith (Religion)
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🗓️ 30 August 2012
⏱️ 71 minutes
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Summary
Edition #638
The crazy side of faith
Ch. 1: Intro - Theme: A Fond Farewell, Elliott Smith
Ch. 2: Act 1: Abuser Priest Caught in Underwear Chasing Boy Down the Street- David Pakman - Air Date 8-22-12
Ch. 3: Song 1: Knockin' on heaven's door - Guns N' Roses
Ch. 4: Act 2: Descriptions Just Not Graphic Enough - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 06-22-12
Ch. 5: Song 2: God's radar - The Dixie Hummingbirds
Ch. 6: Act 3: Dinosaurs Lived With Man So Says Allen Quist, GOP Candidate- Young Turks - Air Date 8-15-12
Ch. 7: Song 3: Pray for you - Jaron And The Long Road To Love
Ch. 8: Act 4: Lord Answers Bible-Camp Counselor's Prayer For Safe And Enjoyable Hike - The Onion
Ch. 9: Song 4: Save a prayer - Duran Duran
Ch. 10: Act 5: Poetic Human Nature - Moyers and Company - Air Date 7-6-12
Ch. 11: Song 5: Eden - Phil Wickham
Ch. 12: Act 6: Pat Robertson Sikh Shooting Because Atheists Hate God - David Pakman - Air Date 8-7-12
Ch. 13: Song 6: Me and God and Jesus - Crooked Roads Band
Ch. 14: Act 7: Christian Girl Faces Death Penalty For 'Blasphemy' In Pakistan - The Young Turks - Air Date: 08-26-12
Ch. 15: Song 7: Whenever God shines his light - Van Morrison
Ch. 16: Act 8: OMG Mandatory Church and Pat's Orphans - Jimmy Dore Show - Air Date 8-17-12
Ch. 17: Song 8: Personal Jesus - Johnny Cash
Ch. 18: Act 9: A Win for the Religious Censors in Wis. - The Progressive - Air Date: 8-23-12
Ch. 19: Song 9: Heaven knows I'm miserable now - The Smiths
Ch. 20: Act 10: Faith-Based TV-Repair Shop Severely Backed Up - The Onion - Air Date: 7-12-12
Ch. 21: Song 10: Like a prayer - Madonna
Ch. 22: Act 11: Bill Nye Vs Creationism - Young Turks - Air Date -8-28-12
Ch. 23: Song 11: We are all made of stars - Moby
Ch. 24: Act 12: And The Lord Sayeth Be A Greedy A$$hole - Lee Camp - Air Date 7-17-12
Voicemails:
Ch. 25: "Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction" - Colin from Cleveland, OH
Ch. 26: Is holding a door for a woman inherently sexist? - Chuck in Salt Lake City
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Voicemail Music:
Loud Pipes - Ratatat
Ch. 27: Final comments on intention vs actions in benevolent sexism and how traditionalism can lead to bad public policy
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show, for details visit |
| 0:06.5 | the membership tab at Best of the Left.com. |
| 0:08.8 | Now, welcome to the award-winning Best of the Left Podcast with Cups Today from the |
| 0:12.0 | David Pakman Show, the Jimmy Dores Show, the Young Turks, the Onion Radio News, Moyers |
| 0:16.5 | and Company, the Progressive and Comedian Lee Camp. |
| 0:19.7 | And a note for all listeners, this episode is about religion, so prepare to be outraged |
| 0:24.1 | regardless of what side you're coming from. |
| 0:30.1 | There was a priest in Woodburn, Oregon, who was caught chasing a boy down the street wearing |
| 0:36.6 | only his underwear. |
| 0:37.9 | In other words, the priest was the one wearing only his underwear. |
| 0:40.4 | It was close to midnight on Sunday. |
| 0:42.3 | James Kirtz saw the 12-year-old boy running down the street toward him. |
| 0:46.2 | Kirtz said the child was panting, was out of breath, begging for help, saying there's |
| 0:49.8 | a man chasing me. |
| 0:51.6 | Moments later, a man rounds the corner and he is wearing only underwear. |
| 0:56.8 | He stood a short distance away. |
| 0:58.8 | He tried to wave the boy over. |
| 1:00.9 | Kirtz and the sister-in-law prepared to drive the boy over to relatives. |
| 1:06.1 | It turns out that the man who was doing the chasing was the reverend Angel Armando Perez, |
| 1:11.5 | the parish priest at St. Luke Catholic Church in Woodburn. |
| 1:15.6 | Early Monday, the boy gave the police a detailed account of what happened. |
| 1:19.5 | Of course, unfortunately, it involves alleged sexual abuse at Perez's home, which eventually |
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