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Episode 180: Planned Parenthood and Police Protests

Phil and Skye react to the Planned Parenthood shooting and protests against police violence in Chicago, plus the age-old question of “What is a religion?” has one women successfully wearing a spaghetti strainer on her head for her driver’s license picture! This week on the podcast!  

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Episode 179: Outrage and Grit!

Everybody’s outraged! Trump is mad at Starbucks for those darn cups! Liberals are mad at Raven-Symoné for eating a sandwich! Students are mad at their schools for… well, for just about everything! And Skye says what we really need is a little more “grit.” This week on the podcast!  

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Episode 178: Paris, Violence, and Religion

Phil and the gang react to the attacks in Paris, plus theories about the relationship between violence and religion, and a new – yet very old – religion is becoming the “religion of choice” for white supremacists.   Listen to the episode | Download the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 177: Boycotting Starbucks and Buycotting Chick-fil-A

Which age group is most concerned about religious freedom in America? How many Americans want Judeo-Christian values favored above other views? Barna Research president David Kinnaman joins the gang to discuss the surprising findings of his latest study!   Listen to the episode | Download the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 176: Religious Freedom with Guest David Kinnaman!

Which age group is most concerned about religious freedom in America? How many Americans want Judeo-Christian values favored above other views? Barna Research president David Kinnaman joins the gang to discuss the surprising findings of his latest study!   Listen to the episode | Download the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 175: Halloween and Oprah on Faith?!

Halloween gets thrown out of school, presidential candidates get invited to church, and Oprah makes a show to promote her version of “faith.” (And tries to explain it to Stephen Colbert!)   Listen to the episode | Download the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 174: The Future of Religion in America!

New examples of religious people behaving poorly in not one but THREE major faiths! Gallup looks at the future of religion in America, and Skye thinks the church needs help thinking about work! This week on the podcast!)   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 173: Who Are the Happiest Parents?!

Audio only podcast … Listener feedback from last week’s show, plus who are the happiest parents? And is your Christian school filled with Muslim students? You must be in the UK!   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 172: Dude Ranches in Texas with Guest Bob Roberts

Muslim imams and evangelical pastors camping together on a dude ranch in Texas?? Some kind of bizarre reality show coming to cable this Fall? Nope! It’s the real life work of Texas megachurch pastor Bob Roberts – who joins us on the podcast to describe his unlikely and somewhat controversial role as a bridge between conservative Christian leaders and their Muslim counterparts.   Listen to the episode | Download to Read More...

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Episode 171: “Sticky Faith” with Guest Kara Powell!

We’ve all heard the stats about kids leaving the faith when they head for college – but why? And what would have made their faith more “sticky?” Has anyone done any actual research on this? Kara Powell has! Fuller Youth Institute Executive Director Kara Powell joins the gang to discuss her research and her book – Sticky Faith!   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find Read More...

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