Classic Replay: Comedy & Christianity: Marcus Brigstocke vs David Robertson

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🗓️ 20 September 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Marcus Brigstocke is a well-known comedian on UK radio and TV. An atheist, he wrote the book "God Collar" about his problems with religion, but also why he wants to believe in God. He chatted with David Robertson, who at the time led Solas, the Centre for Public Christianity. They talked about UK comedy's atheist leanings, Marcus' criticisms of both religion and new atheism, the problem of evil, the Old Testament and more besides. • Subscribe to the Unbelievable? podcast: https://pod.link/267142101 • More shows, free eBook & newsletter: https://premierunbelievable.com • For live events: http://www.unbelievable.live • For online learning: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/training-and-events • Support us in the USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow

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0:00.0	You're listening to Unbelievable with Justin Browley.
0:15.0	Welcome back to the show.
0:19.0	This is the classic replay midweek edition of Unbelievable where we bring out a classic
0:23.9	from our archive.
0:24.9	There are so many good shows from the past that I think do actually, you know, have
0:29.7	weathered well the ravages of time and it's always fun to bring them out and see what
0:35.8	we make of them.
0:37.0	Some 10 years on some of these shows, this is actually October 2012 that today's show
0:41.4	was first broadcast.
0:42.6	Marcus Briggs Stock, a well-known comedian on UK radio and TV, joined me.
0:47.8	Now Marcus is an atheist and the previous year he'd written a book called God Collar
0:51.8	about his problems with religion but also why he wants to believe in God.
0:56.2	He chatted with David Robertson who at the time ran so last the Center for Public
0:59.8	Christianity and they talked about UK comedy's atheist leanings.
1:04.1	Marcus's criticisms of both religion and new atheism, the problem of evil, the Old Testament
1:09.5	and much more besides really interesting wide ranging and quite fun show today.
1:14.7	Just a reminder though that you can find more from Premier Unbelievable Faith Explored
1:18.3	on you, Umbrella Ministry bringing you all kinds of reasons to share your faith, to
1:23.5	understand, defend and share it with confidence and helping skeptics to explore the claims
1:28.2	of faith as well.
1:29.2	If you want to see more go to premierumbleeable.com, the links are with today's show but for
1:33.7	now, here's the conversation between Marcus and David.
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