Talk Heathen 07.23 with Doctor Ben and Jimmy Jr

Talk Heathen

Atheist Community of Austin

Society & Culture

4.7 • 611 Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2023

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Hello and welcome to Talk Heathen! This week, Doctor Ben and Jimmy Jr. are here to do Satan’s work!
Solomon from CA, a former Jehova’s witness, has seen the recent decline of religion by younger generations and wants to know where our hosts see religion going in the future.
Felix from GA is calling to argue that Christianity is actually a progressive religion. While it's nice that certain denominations or churches are adopting progressive messaging and stances, Christianity as a whole isn’t pushing the boundaries of progressive values. Is it really progressive, or just a means to survival?
Cam from MI wants to know if pride month really is necessary outside of a historical remembrance context. As long as there is someone who thinks the world would be a better place if we went back to a time when queer people’s voices and needs in society were out of sight out of mind, then pride is absolutely necessary.
Kathy from IL wants to discuss their experience visiting a Unitarian Universalist church and how different it is from every other more traditional church.
Zabi from MI is a former theist and wants to discuss how their deconversion altered how friends and family view them.

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0:00.0	I would like you all to open your Bibles to John 9, 5 through 7.
0:04.9	While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
0:08.8	After he said this, he spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man's eyes.
0:15.2	Go, he told them, wash in the pool of Siloam.
0:18.8	So the man went and washed and came home seeing.
0:22.6	Really? There's like no way that mud and saliva could have any impact on someone's sight, and it could in fact be very, very dangerous, even if this person was an eyewitness to what actually happened.
0:37.3	There doesn't seem to be a mechanism that would allow this to even occur. So, even if this person was an eyewitness to what actually happened.
0:40.9	There doesn't seem to be a mechanism that would allow this to even occur.
0:49.7	So if you think that Jesus actually performed these miracles, I want you to call in because the show is starting now. Welcome to Th Heathen.
0:59.0	Today is Sunday, June 11, 2023.
1:02.7	I'm your host, Dr. Ben.
1:04.2	And joining me today is our very special guest, Jimmy Jr.
1:08.4	How are you doing today, Jimmy?
1:10.2	Hey, what's going on? I am doing great.
1:12.3	Little starstruck at the moment to be with the great Dr. Ben, but happy as always to be here.
1:18.4	Yeah, would you like to tell the audience a little bit more about who you are and what you do?
1:22.9	Sure. So I am a former Lutheran. I struggled a long time with my religion, my upbringing. I think when I got into my mid to late 20s, I finally kind of shed that and started really questioning everything that I've been taught. I have 13 years of military experience, recently transitioned from my typical military employment and took a job
1:46.8	teaching at the collegiate level. And so, yeah, I'm here to do Satan's work and help the ACA
1:54.9	kind of, you know, do what they did for me when I found them about a decade and a half ago.
1:59.9	And maybe be there.
2:01.6	Somebody tunes in, sees me and says, wow, maybe that guy's got a point.
2:05.8	Yeah, it's amazing.
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