Flawed Theology

Prayer is a quintessential part of Xtian doctrine and is a mainstay of the life of the believer.  Phil and Susie will delve into what prayer is, if it actually works, why and how people use the concept of prayer to give their faith more value/ meaning/ reality.  Based a bit off of Susie’s blog post “Does Prayer Work?” which was the first post I ever read of hers.  https://www.flawedtheology.com/2021/11/does-prayer-work.html  We will discuss what “does it work” means and how we view prayer now, on the other side of faith versus how we viewed it before.  
Show Notes and Links:
https://www.theodysseyonline.com/yes-no-wait 
https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/prayer/why-we-pray.html 
https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/prayer/how-to-pray.html 
https://www.flawedtheology.com/2021/11/does-prayer-work.html 
https://get.tithe.ly/blog/how-many-times-is-prayer-mentioned-in-the-bible 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2802370/
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In this extremely passionate episode, Phil and Susie talk with Robert Peoples, Founder and CEO of Affinis Humanity.  Affinis Humanity is a non-profit organization strategizing to alleviate religious discrimination for secular communities in education, business, and government. Since establishing Affinis Humanity in 2016, Robert has highlighted the problematic woes of racism, women's rights, homophobia, and their connection with societal religiosity.  They have a unique focus on Government and Education.
We talk with Robert about his faith background, how and why he started Affinis, the dangers of christian nationalism, theocracy, and fascism to our society.  He explores the connection between christianity and racism and if humanism could actually be the most beneficial way to live and full and meaningful life.  This is probably the most fun Phil and Susie have had during an interview and Robert's genuineness and passion for making the world a better place really shines through.  
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In this week's episode, Phil and Susie talk about the concept of “magical thinking” and how it is used by believers to explain things that they just don’t understand or to explain away things that they can’t logically defend.  The common explanation for explaining the unexplainable for the believer is the “providence” or “sovereignty” of God, meaning God’s overarching plan for the universe and by extrapolation, one’s entire life.  Phil and Susie ask, "Does God really have a plan? Is it a good one? What happens when people question the plan and what happens when we discover that there isn’t one?"  
 
Show Notes and Links:
https://valerietarico.com/2018/10/02/why-people-believe-in-miracles-and-other-kinds-of-magic/ 
https://valerietarico.com/2018/10/09/the-human-mind-is-wired-for-magical-thinking/ 
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/the-providence-of-god 
https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/God-Changing-His-Mind 
https://www.crcna.org/welcome/beliefs/confessions/heidelberg-catechism 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Lamentations
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In this episode, we have our first international guest, Aaron from Australia.  Phil and Susie talk with Aaron about a wide variety of topics, including his faith background, childhood, and significant life events, some differences between Xtianity in Australia vs. the US, music, Hillsong, and worship leading.  We also dig into how deconversion happened for him and a bit about grieving the loss of faith and how Xtianity shortcuts the grief process.  It's a really enlightening and honest look at what it's like to give your whole life to a belief system and the courage it takes to take back that life for yourself.  We hope you enjoy!
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Susie's blog: https://www.flawedtheology.com/  
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TW/CW: discussion about abuse, general
In this episode, Phil and Susie discuss that the idea that Xtianity is not a “religion, but a relationship” is flawed, but if believers want to maintain that it is a relationship, it’s certainly not a healthy one.  We will discuss the ways the “relationship” that God has with his followers has numerous similarities to a human abusive relationship.  This will hopefully be information to help you decide if the things you believe are harmful to your life or not.
We also highlight a really special "Good Human of the Week".  Kristen from the Kitten Sanctuary talks with us about all things kitten rescue and how she and her organization do all the work with no help from any deity.  
https://www.facebook.com/kristensfosterkittens 
Show Notes and Links:
https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/domestic-abuse-warning-signs/ 
https://philqmusings.wordpress.com/2021/09/20/its-not-religion-its-a-relationship/ 
https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/gkq7f5/tifu_by_admitting_to_my_coworkers_that_my_wife/
https://www.gotquestions.org/born-sinners.html
https://www.thehotline.org/identify-abuse/domestic-abuse-warning-signs/
https://www.openbible.info/topics/being_friends_with_non_christians 
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/daylightatheism/essays/is-the-christian-relationship-with-god-healthy/ 
George Carlin on religion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPOfurmrjxo 
Deuteronomy 28 
Resources for human domestic violence
https://www.thehotline.org/get-help/   
 

In this episode, Phil and Susie talk about the origins of morality and if it's possible to be "good without God".  We dig into the definitions of morality and discuss if morality is objective or subjective.  We have both of our new segments in this episode, Flawed Theology and a truly inspiring Good Human of the Week story.  
 
Show Notes and Links
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/religion-morality/
https://www.betterhelp.com/advice/morality/what-is-objective-morality-what-can-it-teach-us/ 
 
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TW/CW:  This episode features audio recorded from a church service/ baby dedication.  If you are sensitive or triggered by church language or church services, please skip this episode or continue with the proper mindset and self-care.
In this episode, Phil and Susie discuss a baby dedication that Susie attended for her sister's child at a Seventh Day Adventist church.  We dissect the pastor's dedication speech line by line and do some classic exegetical breakdown of everything he says and why it's such flawed theology.  We talk about child indoctrination, secularism, the nature of belief and unbelief, and we delve into the 10 Commandments and discuss why they might not be such great guides to live by.  
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In this week's episode, Phil and Susie talk with Humanist Chaplain, Licensed Clinical Counselor, Coach, and our Good Human of the Week, Bart Campolo.  Bart is the longtime host of the Humanize Me Podcast, author of "Why I Left, Why I Stayed" which he cowrote with his famous, evangelical father, Tony Campolo, following his deconversion from a life as a professional Christian, pastor, and evangelist  He served as the first humanist chaplain at USC and now serves his community as a therapist and coach in Cincinnati and around the world.  Our conversation covers a wide variety of topics, especially around the idea of morality, humanism, having meaningful conversations with people we care about, how to make the world a better place in a secular way, and so much more.  
Bart’s Links:
https://humanizemepodcast.com/ 
https://www.patreon.com/humanizeme 
https://bartcampolo.org/ 
 
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