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The Holy Post

Episode 135: Charlie Hebdo and the Christian Roots of Secularism

The Holy Post

Phil Vischer

Skyejethani, Society & Culture, Philvischer, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, 226012, Christiantaylor, Atheism, Veggietales

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2015

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

2015 is off to a questionable start as the Charlie Hebdo tragedy in Paris inspires much hand-wringing in the media (think Bill Maher) and a lively discussion on the podcast about secularism, its Christian roots, and its shaky future in an increasingly Muslim Europe.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Phil. Welcome back to the show. I'm here with Christian Taylor, who's returned

0:09.8

to Christmas town. No, it's snowflakes and I even have snowflake earrings. It's red.

0:14.4

It's red. Yes, I know. It's red, but we're still in winter and this is a cherry color

0:19.9

and it's snowflakey, which is really snowy today in Pizzanyland. It is really snowy today.

0:26.0

Hi, Jatani. Hi. Who's got a box? Is that a Christmas box? No, that is. You don't even know

0:32.4

what you're wearing. No, I got it free at a conference somewhere. Really? I think there's a bunch

0:36.4

of sponsors on the back. Okay, it is very cold. Do you feel like I'm a man? I feel like I'm a man. I'll be honest.

0:43.7

Okay, if you're just listening to this, you have no idea what sky is wearing. He's wearing a black

0:47.6

t-shirt with a bright orange box with little smaller boxes inside it. It's a graphic. He looks like Iron Man.

0:54.3

It means something or other, but we don't know what. It's very cold here in Chicago. It's five degrees

1:00.0

and snowy and windy. The only thing better than five degrees and snowy is five degrees snowy

1:05.1

and windy. And we got that. And we got it all going today. It's horrible. This is but sky claims

1:10.8

that he remembers every winter being exactly like this in his childhood. Hey, in January and

1:15.2

Chicago, this is what you expect. Five degrees? Sure. I remember colder, but not often. I'm from

1:21.4

Mississippi, so all I remember is 68 and sunny. And it's labor because the south doesn't have any

1:27.2

other issues. We did not have slaves when I was a child just maids. Okay, and they had Jim Crow

1:33.3

and indentured servants houseboys like pool boys like cabana boys. Boys that helped around the house.

1:40.7

Really? At a fairway? Where did they come from? Probably not. Where did they come from? I don't know,

1:46.0

but I have this to acquire these boys. I don't know, but I know that my dad grew up in the wrong

1:50.4

at my wedding. Yeah, he hired two guys and brought them in white gloves to move the chairs and do all

1:58.4

the furniture moving during my wedding. I thought my husband was probably going to kill him. Wow.

2:04.6

Kind of how he fascinating. Well, we should probably sing the theme song. Don't tell him,

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