For the 48th podcast, we look into the persecution of Christians by pagans in the first three centuries after Christ. How often were they persecuted? What was the extent of Imperial involvement? Was Christianity always illegal in the empire? What was the Christian reaction to their persecutions? And why were these meek and mild Christians being persecuted in the first place, in a world usually so tolerant of divergent religious beliefs?
The answer, of course, is obvious: Satan was behind it all.
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So, part two of this will be the persecution by Christians. That will make a podcast just a little shorter in length than the movie Berlin Alexanderplatz. (894 min)
You will include Hypatia of Alexandria, of course,because if you don’t “your flesh will be scraped from your bones with sharp oyster-shells and your quivering limbs were delivered to the flames”, to paraphrase Mr. Gibbon
And what happened to the movie about her,”Ágora” ?
Since we have no theaters, it never played here in Tropic, Ut.
Hypatia will be included. We were going to lump all the persecutions together, but there was just too much for one episode.
Long and short of next week’s episode: Christians are mean.
I wish the persecution of christians was still socially acceptable, I can only dream of rolling my supervisor in pitch (tar?) and using him to light a cigar!
I found it odd only Christians in the USA are being persecuted. I might be wrong but the list didn’t explicitly imply they were focusing only on Christians in a geographical location but, you know, the world wide community of christ. I’m pretty sure christians outside of the usa in places like, oh, pakistan or malaysia, are being persecuted in what most sane people would consider ways more horrible than having a gay marching band attend your party.
WTF.
But Karl, if it doesn’t happen in the US of A, can it actually be said to happen at all?
And if it can, does it really rise to the level of urinating on a painting of Jesus and then failing to apologize?
I cannot put into words how offended and angry I am after listening to this episode. You guys really crossed the line. The two of you sit high in your ivory tower and cast judgment on all you see below you and I’m sick and tired of it. I’ll have you know I will stand for it no longer. My complaint is, specifically, I happen to think “Curb Your Enthusiasm” is an awesome show and I will not sit and let you make your baseless criticisms against it. Either you make an apology on the show or at least nominate me for “Skunk Dick of the Week”. I could use an award for my mantle.
Peace be with you,
Aaron
Could you refresh me on the origin of the Mims Carter Skunk Dick of the Week feature? What douche-baggery kicked off the award?
Mims Carter wrote our lowest review ever, 2 stars, and called for “fewer skunk dick jokes and more substance.” So we figured we’d start a feature called the “Mims Carter Skunk Dick Award” and give it to the most deserving person on a weekly basis.
For some mysterious, as yet unexplained reason, Mims Carter keeps winning.
Okay, this is just funny.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/19/fresh-prince-prank-pulled_n_428070.html
No, MY nipples are hard. Great episode.
What’s the deal? It’s been 10 days since your last podcast… Is it taking THAT long to reference all the Pagan persecutions?
Of course it does Doc. BTW, Ed Wood said to say hello.
Heads up. The cast of Reasonable Doubts mentioned your podcast and actually got the pronunciation right.
I can’t take it anymore! When are we going to get more irreligiosophy?
You can blame Charley’s wife for the lateness(And by this I mean you can blame Charley entirely.). We were supposed to get together to do it on Tuesday after meeting our adoring fan, but she wound up cooking him a big, fat meal. Then Thursday is Charley’s day off, but for some reason he felt it more important to spend time with her on her birthday than to do the podcast. Charley’s working all weekend, but we’re planning on getting to it and having it up in the next couple days.
Karl, can’t you just tell us what Reasonable Doubts said? I haven’t listened to them since the podcast awards and I’d like to keep it that way. By the way, when you planning on having me on your show?
Actually, I made a pact with Pat Robertson to delay the show. 200 years from now, the Lord will send a massive earthquake to kill tens of thousands of people who had no involvement in it.
I wouldn’t say there are multiple *throngs* of people demanding a new podcast but the more people ask for the podcast the more I’m reminded of the Sodomites banging on Lot’s door demanding to rape an Angel in the ass. No, no one else’s children will do either.
Yeah Karl, when is Leighton going to be on Conspiracy Skeptic? That’d be a hoot. He’d get a chance to bag out Chuck (at least on another podcast).
@taiki
I am feeling rather rapey…
Well, I was all ready to go last night, but Leighton preferred instead to spend the ENTIRE weekend at the house of his very religious parents. So, THANKS TO LEIGHTON, the next podcast won’t be out before Monday.
Which Monday?
Sorry. i live in Utah. I KNOW to ask that question.
It is already Tuesday in some parts of the world
@erik and true to form, it wasn’t out before Monday, dates after Monday are open.
Bitch, moan, complain. You all are truly what makes this podcast worth doing. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go beat me a Thai child to make myself feel more manly.