Bob Ripley: a Preacher's Deconversion

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🗓️ 7 October 2014

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Reverend Bob Ripley was a minister for over 30 years, with 15 of those years as Senior Minister at Metropolitan United Church, one of the most prominent churches of the United Church of Canada. He wrote a syndicated column discussing religion for 25 years.

In his September 26, 2014 column on LFPress, he announced to the world that he no longer believed in God. He's releasing a book which chronicles his journey, titled "Life Beyond Belief: a Preacher's Deconversion."

Bob joins Seth Andrews for a candid discussion about his life, his beliefs, his doubts, and the transition from Christian minister to skeptic/humanist.

BOB'S WEBSITE: www.lifebeyondbelief.ca

BOB'S COLUMN: http://www.lfpress.com/2014/09/26/ripley-how-my-mind-has-changed

ARONRA: Theism is Irrational http://www.patreon.com/creation?hid=1042266&u=198656

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0:00.0	Oh, Mackey Dees, give us a fry.
0:02.6	Help yourself.
0:03.4	Wait, what?
0:04.4	I've won, Dad.
0:05.2	They were free.
0:06.0	Free fries, huh?
0:07.0	Signed up for rewards on them at Donald's App.
0:09.0	But Donald's have a reward scheme.
0:10.4	Yes, and an app is a thing you get on your phone
0:13.0	when you don't want to be a kid.
0:14.0	Okay, thank you.
0:15.0	I'm having another one for that.
0:16.0	My McDonald's rewards.
0:17.6	Sign up on the McDonald's App and get free fries
0:19.8	and a thousand points when you place your first order.
0:22.0	18 plus.
0:24.0	Only via app are participating restaurants.
0:26.0	Registered by the 16th of August and order within 14 days,
0:28.4	switch around situations inside the public,
0:34.6	switch around situations outside the public.
0:37.6	I won't.
0:40.6	Yes, and an app is a thing you get on your phone when you don't want to.
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