558: Saddleback vs the SBC & Misusing the Marriage Metaphor with Beth Felker Jones & Amy Peeler
The Holy Post
Phil Vischer
4.5 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 29 March 2023
⏱️ 80 minutes
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Summary
Description: Rick Warren, the founder and former pastor of Saddleback Church, is speaking out after his church was ejected from the Southern Baptist Convention for ordaining women. Phil explains how the SBC went from being accepting of female leaders, to opposing them, to kicking out churches that depart even slightly on the issue. Then, Kaitlyn talks with Dr. Beth Felker Jones and Dr. Amy Peeler about Joshua Butler's controversial article comparing the gospel to marital sex. They explain what his article gets fundamentally wrong about the New Testament's marriage metaphor. Plus, a new study finds evangelicals are the least liked religious group in America, except by evangelicals who think they're great. And someone is anonymously leaving their mark on Broadway.
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0:00 - Intro
2:45 - Theme Song
3:55 - News of the Butt
9:03 - Evangelicals loved by Evangelicals, but not anyone else
14:14 - SBC history around women ordination
26:49 - Denny Burke's response to Rick Warren
46:14 - Guest Interview - Beth Felker Jones & Amy Peeler
53:47 - Can marriage and sex point us to God?
59:29 - Interpreting the marriage metaphor in Ephesians 5
1::03:11 - Flaws of the giver, receiver framework
1:18:59 - End Credits
Links mentioned in news segment:
Fan poops in aisle near Hillary and Chelsea Clinton at Broadway show
https://pagesix.com/2023/03/20/fan-poops-in-aisle-near-hillary-and-chelsea-clinton-at-show/
Evangelicals Are the Most Beloved US Faith Group Among Evangelicals
The Southern Baptist Convention's coming 'Great Ejection' https://religionnews.com/2023/03/22/the-southern-baptist-conventions-coming-great-ejection/
Rick Warren Has Done the SBC a Great Service
https://www.dennyburk.com/rick-warren-has-done-the-sbc-a-great-service/
Other resources:
The Bible's Marriage Metaphor Doesn't Belong In the Bedroom by Amy Peeler
Protestant bodies, Protestant bedrooms, & our furious need for a theology thereof by Beth Felker Jones
https://bethfelkerjones.substack.com/p/protestant-bodies-protestant-bedrooms
Faithful: A Theology of Sex by Beth Felker Jones
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to The Holy Post. On today's show, we talk about the Southern Baptist Convention's decision to kick out Saddleback Church because they ordain women. |
| 0:09.0 | Rick Warren defends the church he founded, and other SBC voices are ready for the battle that's likely to come this summer during the convention. |
| 0:17.0 | Then, Caitlin talks to Dr. Beth Felker Jones and Dr. Amy Peeler about Joshua Butler's very controversial article comparing the gospel to Marital sex. |
| 0:27.0 | He explains how his article gets the metaphor and the New Testament about marriage, fundamentally wrong. All of that, plus a new study finds evangelicals are the least liked religious group in America, except among evangelicals who think they're great, and someone is anonymously leaving their mark on Broadway. |
| 0:45.0 | Before we jump into the episode, I have a really important announcement. A couple of weeks ago, we asked you to submit your questions for me, Phil, and Caitlin. We compile all those questions, and then our Patreon supporters voted on which one they wanted us to answer, and we have a winner. |
| 1:00.0 | So if you are a Patreon supporter, you can go there today and Phil, Caitlin, and I are answering the question, what do you think spiritual warfare actually looks like, and how much of a role should it play in the life of the believer? |
| 1:13.0 | It's a really good conversation. So thank you for sending in that question. Thank you for all you who voted on it, and I'm happy to announce we're going to do it again next month. |
| 1:21.0 | So you can submit your questions to us via our bio on Twitter or on Instagram, where there's a link. Again, we'll take all those questions, present them to our supporters, let them vote on which one they want us to answer, and then we'll record our answer next month. |
| 1:35.0 | Thank you for participating in that way. If you are not yet a supporter of the Holy Post, and you want content like that, along with things like getting schooled by Caitlin Chess, Christian asks, bonus interviews with our guests, exclusive merchandise, live streams, all of that is available. |
| 1:50.0 | If you go to Holypost.com and click the support us button, really grateful for everyone who's participated. Be sure to check out that bonus conversation. I think you'll really like it. And here is episode 558. |
| 2:03.0 | Hey there. Welcome back to the Holy Post podcast. I'm Phil Vissier. I'm here with Caitlin Chess. Hi, Caitlin. Hi, Phil. |
| 2:11.0 | Hi, Caitlin is coming from the Caitlin Chess Memorial Library, where we see all the many, many books. Memorial. Yes, she died recently. When she died, she donated the books to herself, and now she has a library. And Sky, Jitani. Hi, Sky, coming from the Sky, Jitani Memorial Death Star. How's it going? That's actually appropriate. Yeah, yeah, it's Death Star. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, you're the star of your own death. Memorial, at least, speaking. |
| 2:40.0 | Hope to be one day. Now it's time for the theme song. |
| 2:45.0 | What's the news that you like the most? Who's your favorite podcast host? If it's breakfast, get your toast. It's Sky and Phil and the Holy Post. Sky and Phil and the Holy Post. |
| 3:01.0 | And sometimes, take land. |
| 3:06.0 | What if you are the star of your own death? What if someone else like takes the stage and takes off? Well, if you get murdered by someone famous, or, or if you're part of a large death event, where someone more famous than you is involved, then you're going to go down on a plane with Beyonce. |
| 3:24.0 | Then it's like, no one will remember. I never existed. It's like, yeah, yeah, you know, when the big bopper and Frankie Valley and those guys went down on the plane. Yeah, I was on the plane too. |
| 3:37.0 | I don't know what it cares. Nobody cares about me. Richie Valens. Do you know what we haven't done in a long time? |
| 3:44.0 | Oh, no. That's good. I like to have it, Phil. Just do it. Just rip it off. I like that. I like that attitude, Caitlin. I like it. |
| 3:53.0 | I like it. I like it a lot. Now it's time for news of the butt. And now it's time for news of the butt. |
| 4:01.0 | And before you get mad at me, Caitlin, before you get mad at me, this story was forwarded to me by Skyjutani. |
| 4:11.0 | I saw Skyjutani. |
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