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Episode 140: The Islamic State, Iceland, and Thor!

Half of Protestant pastors say the Islamic State is “true Islam.” While Muslims are being killed by Christians in central Africa and atheists in North Carolina, Iceland says, “To heck with it all! We’re going back to worshipping Thor!” Plus, an audacious claim that lynchings in the South were “religious rituals” practiced by Christians. It’s a mad, mad, mad world…   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode Read More...

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Episode 22: Religion, Relationship, Science, and Creation!

Skye shares his thoughts after returning from the Global Church Forum and then the guys answer listener questions – ranging from religion vs. relationship to science vs. creation! PLUS a discussion around a recent Pew study that says America is less than 50% Protestant Christian for the first time in history. This week on the podcast! Check out this episode!

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Episode 139: National Prayer Breakfast, Katy Perry, and Ken Ham!

What do the Dalai Lama and Skye Jethani have in common? They were both at the National Prayer Breakfast last week! Stories from the prayer breakfast, plus Katy Perry hears from God and Ken Ham won’t be taking a cruise anytime soon. At least not a Carnival Cruise.   Listen to the episode |

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Episode 138: Super Bowl Ads, Fairy Tales, and Christianophobia!

Super Bowl ads make men cry, subverted fairy tales annoy Phil, and “Christianophobia” is now a real term with a new book to back it up! Drew Dyck joins Phil and Skye to discuss manly stuff like football, moral relativism and puppies!   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 138: Crying Men and “Christianophobia” with Guest Drew Dyck!

Super Bowl ads make men cry, subverted fairy tales annoy Phil, and “Christianophobia” is now a real term with a new book to back it up! Drew Dyck joins Phil and Skye to discuss manly stuff like football, moral relativism and puppies! Check out this episode!

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Episode 137: Evangelicals, Newsboys, and Germans!

What exactly is an evangelical? What does it take to turn a Newsboy into an atheist? And why can’t the Germans figure out how to pee?? This week on the podcast!   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 136: Website Hackings, Muslim Prayers, and Oxford Press!

French websites hacked and comedians arrested! Muslim prayers at Duke University and no pigs at Oxford Press! It’s post-Charlie Hebdo madness, dear listeners! Plus, the gang responds to your mail… all on the podcast this week!   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 135: Charlie Hebdo and the Christian Roots of Secularism

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.   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 134: Goodbye 2014, Welcome 2015!

Welcome to 2015! Skye, Christian and Phil are back talking about movies, worldviews and, you guessed it, the end of western civilization. Plus our friends at Barna Research give their top 10 trends of 2014!   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 133: Addressing Systemic Racism with Guest Theon Hill

It’s Christmas! Check out the new fun ways our atheist and satanist friends are celebrating Jesus’s birth this year! Then Phil and Skye are joined by guest Theon Hill to discuss the church’s role in addressing systemic racism in a post-Ferguson America. Atheists and Satanists and racists! Oh my! To view Dr. Theon Hill’s talk on Ferguson and race, visit the following link: https://vimeo.com/114390518   Listen to the episode |

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