It's one thing to see fundamentalist religious zealots on the news, it's another to live in the line of fire. Here in Austin Texas, we've realized that we need to take action!
Religion has NO place in government, prove us wrong. If there's a good argument for why religion should motivate law, give us a call toll-free at 585-526-8774 or tiny.cc/callSG and tell us why!
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TIME STAMPS & CALL NOTES
00:00 - Intro - TMI, Eric!
06:49 - Are the Polys OK? - Steven (N/A) - NY
22:08 - Repeat Muslim Caller Admits He Has Doubts - Sajid (he/him) - CAN
36:52 - Theist Caller Makes Vi Call For a Timeout - Connor (he/him) - TX
55:37 - Can Theists Be Skeptics? - Mike (he/him) - MA
1:09:56 - Balancing Skepticism and Open Mindedness - Nathan (he/him) - AUS
1:20:30 - A Perfect Ending To This Episode - Steven (he/him) - AZ
1:26:01 - Superchats
00:00
Eric is getting snipped this upcoming week and will be sharing all the gorey (or not so gorey) details next Sunday. In the meantime, consider this your motivation to be proactive about protecting the reproductive rights of those around you… whatever that looks like for you!
06:49
Why does a secular society still judge polyamory as being wrong or icky? Even as new legislation makes it safer to pursue poly relationships, it is important that we dig deep and ask ourselves: “What about this is making me uncomfortable, and is there a good reason for it?”
Check out the ruling discussed on this call here: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/10/new-york-judge-rules-favor-polyamorous-relationships/
22:08
Our repeat Muslim caller Sajid calls in with what Christians would call a “crisis of faith.” Some things just aren’t adding up about his religion, and he is finding it harder and harder to ignore these incongruencies. Eric and Vi listen and affirm the discomfort he finds himself in, and encourage him to be gentle with himself and call back as he has questions.
If you or a loved one is struggling with leaving a religion, you don’t have to do so by yourself! Contact Recovering from Religion by visiting this link: https://www.recoveringfromreligion.org/
36:52
Our repeat theist caller Connor is back, this time with a seemingly innocuous conversation starter… that seems to completely contradict his statements on previous calls. Vi calls a timeout and confronts this discrepancy, getting increasingly irritated as Connor fails to sufficiently explain his position. Perhaps next week?
Do you think Connor was contradicting himself? Watch his previous calls to determine for yourself:
- Theist Contradicts Himself Over and Over: https://youtu.be/k-nPFWve510
- Theist Defends Contradictions in Holy Texts: https://youtu.be/7ZSYLuGNbw8
55:37
What happens when two skeptics reach different conclusions? What if one of them believes that praying for rain will help a drought? This caller is concerned that maybe he is doing skepticism wrong because he has failed to be convinced of God’s existence. Eric and Vi reassure him and give him pointers to talk to skeptical theist friends and family members.
1:09:56
We’re going to be honest, this one baffled us just a bit. This caller wants to discuss the convergence of skepticism and open mindedness: how do the two intersect? Should we be more worried about being one than the other? Eric encourages him to call back with specific examples in order to get to the m
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