[irrelig]In this special episode we courageously venture into the dark heart of iTunes’ Top Ten Religious Podcasts, tackling the ever-charming, ever-gleeful Joyce Meyer as well as everyone’s favorite evangelical idiot, Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill. We also have a very special installment of “As the Allred Family Turns,” and a surprising announcement about the fate of the Mims H. Carter Skunk Dick Award.

It can all be found in episode 75, released on time even!

[irrelig]After discussing one final heresy, I hand the podcast reins over. Brace yourselves, it’s another Leighton-filled podcast, complete with all the stellar research you’ve all come to expect from Irreligiosophy.

Or at least, have come to expect since Leighton’s Hinduism podcast.

[irrelig]Today we talk about early Christian heresies like docetism and adoptionism, and how they influenced both the formation of the canon and the texts within it. It may not surprise you to learn that during the decades-long course of the argument over whether or not Jesus was fully human, fully divine, or both, scribes made alterations in the text so that it would more fully support their viewpoint. Because if you can’t win the argument with the texts you have, by all means make some shit up. And when that fails, simply kill people (as we’ll get into in the next episode).

Leighton’s Source: Wikipedia
Chuck’s Source: “Misquoting Jesus,” by Bart Ehrman, although “Orthodox Corruption of Scripture” goes into more detail

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[irrelig]We’ve caught those wily NT rascals at it again — this time plagiarizing not from pagan sources but their own Old Testament! In this episode we discuss various portions of the Gospels that were obviously cribbed from OT sources like Psalms or Isaiah. Now why would God be plagiarizing himself?

All this and an extended Skunk Dick section awaits.

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[irrelig]This week we have Emma, a former Catholic school girl who emerged nearly normal from her religious upbringing which included retreats, Catholic school, confirmation, lumpy dove candles, and so much more.

Don’t miss out, it’s all right here.

[irrelig]Well, it’s finally up so now I can get some real sleep. In this episode, we cover 3 more Chick Tracts, all sent in by our audience since our Thai child passed on during our absence: “Oops,” a “tract for blacks,” “Fairy Tales,” about a poor little boy screwed up by his horrific upbringing, and “The Last Generation,” an accurate prognostication about the “near future” apocalypse as told by the Bible and interpreted by our intrepid scribe, Jack T. Chick.

Check it out here. Me, I’m off to bed and hope to wake up sometime next week.

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