Sacred Tension

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comBecome a paying subscriber: https://sacredtension.substack.com/In this paid subscriber podcast, Timothy and I are joined by Bo McGuffee, founder of the Evolving Christian Faith Network. He helps navigate Christians through re-envisioning what Christianity can be.We discuss my latest article Can I Return to Christianity? In the process, we explore what it means to have a mature and integrated Christian faith.

I am joined by journalist, author, and gay marriage activist Jonathan Rauch to discuss his recent article in The Atlantic, which is an investigation into America's long assault on the humanity of gay people. For the majority of the 20th century, the United States waged a war of psychic terror against its gay population. This history is largely forgotten, even by LGBT people. Read Jonathan Rauch's article.Do you agree with us? Disagree? I love hearing back from my audience. Share your thoughts on this conversation in the comments section. If your comment is excellent, I might feature it in an upcoming article. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comIn this episode of House of Heretics, Timothy and I discuss our most recent articles. His article discusses struggling with faith, and mine is about Christian sexuality. Along the way, we talk about the necessity of ministers; my Christian ethics; the disturbing case of TikTok star Ryan Foley; myths about porn, and more.Please become a paying subscribe…

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by sex therapist and author Dr. David Ley to discuss male sexuality. We talk about how men use sexuality to meet their deeper needs, myths about “porn addiction”, the importance of sexual role models, and much more. Dr. David Ley is a clinical psychologist, certified sex therapist, consultant, and expert witness. He is the author of Ethical Porn for Dicks, Insatiable Wives, and The Myth of Sex Addiction. Learn more about Dr. David Ley here.I love hearing back from my audience. Did you agree with us in this conversation? Disagree? Let us know in the comments below. If your comment is excellent, I might feature it in an upcoming post.Sacred Tension is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comIn this episode of House of Heretics, Timothy and I discuss the bills restricting the free speech of Satanists and how these encroachments threaten everyone's liberty. We also discuss my latest essay The Limits of Satanism, especially my criticism of “adolescent Satanism” as a form of political protest. Become a paying subscriber to get the full episode…

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by progressive Christian writer and minister Bo McGuffee. Bo is the founder of the Evolving Christian Faith Network and author of the Substack by the same name. We discuss his religious journey, how Christianity must evolve, orthodoxy vs orthopraxy, the necessity of spiritual practice, my journey beyond Satanism, and more. Find Bo on Substack: I love hearing back from my audience. Did you agree with us in this conversation? Disagree? Let us know in the comments below. If your comment is excellent, I might feature it in an upcoming post. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comTimothy and I discuss purity culture, porn, and sexuality. Become a paying subscriber: https://sacredtension.substack.com/

In this episode of Sacred Tension, my sister Elizabeth Schultz returns for a spirited debate about free will, the existence of God, and the foundations of morality. I am skeptical of the concept of free will, miracles, and God, while my sister defends them.Sacred Tension is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.I love hearing back from my audience. Did you agree with us in this conversation? Disagree? Let us know in the comments below. If your comment is excellent, I might feature it in an upcoming post. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comTimothy recounts his experience as a Christmas bell ringer in the Salvation Army. We also discuss the Catholic Church's astonishing new policy on blessing same-sex unions and the aftermath of my recent interview with Rauch.

Become a paying subscriber: https://sacredtension.substack.com/In this episode of Sacred Tension, author and journalist Jonathan Rauch takes the helm to interview me about my political transformation from progressive leftist to liberal centrist. We talk about cancel culture as a form of thought control, why I have turned against identitarianism, how the left's response to the Hamas invasion of Israel galvanized me, and much more.Jonathan Rauch is a senior fellow in the Governance Studies program and the author of eight books and many articles on public policy, culture, and government. He is a contributing writer of The Atlantic and recipient of the 2005 National Magazine Award, the magazine industry's equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize. His many Brookings publications include the 2021 book The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth, as well as the 2015 ebook Political Realism: How Hacks, Machines, Big Money, and Back-Room Deals Can Strengthen American Democracy. Other books include The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better after 50 (2018) and Gay Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America (2004). He has also authored research on political parties, marijuana legalization, LGBT rights and religious liberty, and more.I love hearing back from my audience. Did you agree with us in this conversation? Disagree? Let us know in the comments section for this post. If your comment is excellent, I might feature it in an upcoming post. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comTimothy and I discuss the new Daily Wire movie Lady Ballers, which is about a men's basketball team who decide to become trans women to compete in women's sports. It is obviously terrible and unfunny, but there are deeper issues worth discussing.Become a paying subscriber to listen to the whole episode and support my work.Sacred Tension is a reader-supp…

Become a subscriber on substack: https://sacredtension.substack.com/This episode of Sacred Tension is a cross-over with The Deep Dive podcast with Shawn C. Fettig. Shawn interviews me about my experience growing up as a deeply religious gay person, my thoughts on group solidarity vs. individual autonomy, and whether religion offers anything positive to society.Subscribe to the Deep Dive Podcast.Read my piece in Persuasion Magazine.I love hearing back from my audience. Did you agree with us in this conversation? Disagree? Let us know in the comments. If your comment is excellent, I might feature it in an upcoming post. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comTake advantage of my Black Friday Sale! You will get 40% off a 12-month subscription and join a growing community of like-minded and curious people. You will also get access to the rest of this podcast, as well as a ton of other paid content. Use this link to get the discount. It expires on Sunday 25th. https://sacredtension.substack.com/2023blackfridayIn this episode of House of Heretics, Timothy and I…

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by philosophers Subrena Smith and David Livingstone Smith to discuss the challenge and necessity of abolishing race. Subrena tells her story of moving from Jamaica to the deeply racialized culture of the USA and explains why she is Race Queer instead of Black. We discuss the many ways the ideology of race obscures actual human diversity, the difference between race and ethnicity, the similarities between race and witchcraft, and much more. Sacred Tension is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.Subrena E. Smith is associate professor of philosophy at the University of New Hampshire. Her research is focused on philosophy of biology, in particular how biological thinking is misappropriated both in science and in popular culture.David Livingstone Smith is a professor of philosophy who has been studying dehumanization for almost twenty years. He has written three books on this subject. The first, Less Than Human: Why We Demean, Enslave, and Exterminate Others (St. Martin's Press, 2011), received the Anisfield-Wolf award for non-fiction. It was followed by On Inhumanity: Dehumanization and How to Resist It (Oxford University Press, 2020), and Making Monsters: The Uncanny Power of Dehumanization (Harvard University Press, 2021).They both write at Dehumanization Matters on Substack: Read their article The Trouble With Race and Its Many Shades of Deceit in New Lines Magazine.Email David at dsmith@une.edu and Subrena at subrena.e.smith@gmail.com.I love hearing back from my audience. Did you agree with us in this conversation? Disagree? Let us know in the comments below. If your comment is excellent, I might feature it in an upcoming post. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comSubscribe on Substack: https://sacredtension.substack.com/Timothy and I discuss my recent interview with David Gushee and his book Defending Democracy From Its Christian Enemies. We talk about the deep resentment over culture war losses in conservative Christianity and the concept of “thin democracy.”

Become a paying subscriber: https://sacredtension.substack.com/In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by ethicist and Christian dissident David Gushee to discuss his new book Defending Democracy From Its Christian Enemies. We discuss why some Christians are turning on liberal democracy, and why we should all defend democracy despite its flaws. We also discuss “thin democracy” and why it is not sufficient for a cohesive society.Find David Gushee on Substack.Read Defending Democracy From its Christian Enemies.I love hearing back from my audience. Did you agree with us in this conversation? Disagree? Let us know in the comments below. If your comment is excellent, I might feature it in an upcoming post. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comBecome a paying subscriber to get full access: https://sacredtension.substack.com/Timothy is out this week, so my sister Elizabeth Schultz joins me to discuss how I may or may not be getting radicalized by the (admittedly not unanimous) leftist response to the Hamas terror attack. We also discuss the importance of thinking slowly, waiting for more evidence, Orwell's analysis of words that obscure atrocities, and more.

Please subscribe on Substack! https://sacredtension.substack.com/In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by author, musician, occultist, and professional weirdo Logan Albright to talk about his new book Libertarian Paganism. We discuss what drew him to the pagan path, the cross-over between Paganism and Libertarianism, the role that meditation plays in his life, the problems with utopianism, and much more.Find Logan Albright at https://loganalbright.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comIn this episode of House of Heretics, Timothy and I discuss the recent Atlantic article about the schisms in The Satanic Temple, whether Satanists have orgies, and why I found the article so mortifying.Become a paid subscriber and get access to this full episode: https://sacredtension.substack.com/

Subscribe on Substack: https://sacredtension.substack.com/In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by Yascha Mounk to discuss his new book The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time. We discuss why the progressive fixation on identity categories undermines the goals of progressive movements, my own experience as a gay man, the dangers of binary political thinking, and much more.Yascha Mounk is an expert on the crisis of liberal democracy and the rise of populism. The author of five books that have been translated into over ten languages, he is a Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University, a Contributing Editor at The Atlantic, a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and a Moynihan Public Scholar at City College. He is the Founder of Persuasion, the host of "The Good Fight" podcast and serves as a publisher (Herausgeber) of Die Zeit.Read The Identity Trap: https://a.co/d/3Oc9guH This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comBecome a paying subscriber for just the cost of a coffee: https://sacredtension.substack.com/In this episode of House of Heretics, Timothy and I discuss the importance and danger of engaging in first-person mystical practice. We also discuss why I chafe against our current culture's fixation with identity.

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I have a second conversation with the progressive Christian apologist Randal Rauser. This discussion originally appeared on Randal Rauser's YouTube channel, and I suggest that you all subscribe.In this episode, Randal asks me questions about Satanism, including why I am drawn to the literary Satan as the ultimate outsider instead of Jesus, and why I am drawn to Satanism instead of humanism. We also discuss the Seven Tenets of The Satanic Temple, and we explore agreements and potential disagreements.Please offer your feedback on this conversation in the comments below. If your comment is excellent I might feature it in an upcoming post. And don't forget to join the cult … I mean Discord server.This podcast and publication are made possible by your financial support. If you can, please upgrade to paid, and you will get an extra podcast and article every single week. If you aren't able to upgrade, you are still welcome here. Please subscribe and enjoy the free content. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I have a conversation with Christian apologist Randal Rauser moderated by John Morehead of Multifaith Matters. Randal and I discuss The Satanic Temple's Unveiling Day and its use of the phrase “archaic superstition.” We also discuss pluralism, why I stopped believing the core claims of Christianity, what counts as “superstition," and much more.Randal Rauser is a progressive Christian, theologian, apologist, and author of many books. Learn more about him here. John Morehead is an evangelical Christian and director of Multifaith Matters. He is committed to religious pluralism and cultivating conversations across divides.This podcast and publication are made possible by your financial support. If you can, please upgrade to paid, and you will get an extra podcast and article every single week: https://sacredtension.substack.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comThis is a free preview of my premium podcast House of Heretics. To unlock the full episode, become a paid subscriber: https://sacredtension.substack.com/Timothy and I discuss our kink scores from Aella's kink survey, and then Timothy asks me probing questions about my Satanism, primarily about how stigmatizing and alienating the label is to non-Satanists. I explain why I stay a Satanist despite the stigma, what I love about The Satanic Temple in particular, and much more.

Subscribe on substack: https://sacredtension.substack.com/In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by Buddhist and Shakespeare scholar Lauren Shufran to discuss their book The Buddha and the Bard. We discuss the similarities between Buddhist and Shakespearian wisdom, how reading Shakespeare is a mindfulness practice, how to explore beginner's mind, and much more.Buy Lauren's book on AmazonVisit Lauren Shufran's website.Follow the Shakespeare and Mindfulness InstagramPlease offer your feedback on this conversation in the comments below. If your comment is excellent I might feature it in an upcoming post. And don't forget to join the cult … I mean Discord server.This podcast and publication are made possible by your financial support. If you can, please upgrade to paid, and you will get an extra podcast and article every single week. If you aren't able to upgrade, you are still welcome here. Please subscribe and enjoy the free content. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredtension.substack.comIn this episode of House of Heretics, Timothy and I discuss the indictment of Donald Trump and the debased information landscape that makes it so hard to have a unanimous social reality. We also recap my recent conversation with my sister Elizabeth Schultz and discuss whether God is necessary to have a moral code.

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by my sister Elizabeth Schultz. Elizabeth is a conservative Christian, classical educator, and homesteader. She asks me probing questions about my agnostic atheist worldview, and we compare and contrast our perspectives. We get into a lively discussion about God, why we do and don't believe in him, whether it is possible to have a moral foundation without him, how we might find common ground across our worldview divides, and much more. We explore fascinating differences in intuition. I situate my ethics in the fact and mystery of human consciousness, whereas Elizabeth situates her moral framework in an external God that she is accountable to. She sees evidence of God all around her, while I see none at all. She believes doubt requires further surrender to the divine, whereas doubt led me away from belief in God entirely.I love hearing back from my audience. Please leave your comments on our discussion below, and I might feature them in an upcoming post. Be sure to also join the cult (I mean Discord server).Share this episode with friends. If you do, you get awards. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by philosopher David Livingstone Smith to discuss his work on the history of dehumanization. We explore why “monstering” language is dangerous, how dehumanization leads to violence, and how trans people are currently being dehumanized. In the second half of our conversation, we discuss racism and David's commitment to race abolitionism. We discuss “racecraft”, and why reifying race as a category reinforces racism. David Livingstone Smith is a professor of philosophy, former psychotherapist, and award-winning author of Less Than Human (St. Martin's, 2011), On Inhumanity (Oxford, 2020) and Making Monsters (2021). Subscribe to his Substack: Please share your thoughts on this conversation below. If your comment is excellent I might feature it in an upcoming article. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber, and sharing this post with a friend. Sharing Sacred Tension with friends gets you free stuff! Also, join the cult on Discord. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sacredtension.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by The Satanic Temple co-founder Lucien Greaves to discuss the recent controversy in our religious community. He was recently photographed with an alleged sexual harasser and transphobe, and we reflect on the kind of culture we want to see in The Satanic Temple and why Lucien has responded the way he has to this controversy. In early June 2023, Lucien Greaves took a photograph with David Silverman, a controversial figure in the online atheist space. Silverman posted the photo to Twitter and it was met with outrage both within and outside of the TST community. Lucien has received calls for clarifying statements, and even his resignation. We discuss the principles motivating Lucien's refusal to issue statements, and why he won't publicly denounce Silverman. We address three main concerns about his leadership: 1. The photograph might signify a friendly relationship between Silverman and Lucien. If so, what does that say about our community? 2. The photograph itself wasn't the problem, but Lucien's response on Twitter came off as defensive and unhelpful. 3. Lucien has seemed conspicuously silent on trans issues, so when he is photographed with an alleged transphobe, the LGBT+ community is unsure of where he stands in regard to their rights. This was a challenging conversation to record, and I'm posting it trusting in the goodwill of our religious community. Please note that this episode was originally recorded on the 16th of June and we don't comment on some events that have taken place since then. Lucien Greaves has also written an article addressing this situation, which you can read here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/angry-mob-84882770 Subscribe to my Substack newsletter: https://sacredtension.substack.com/  Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx  

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by Black author, minister, and internet personality Ally Henny to discuss her new book I Won't Shut Up. We discuss the nuances of intersectionality, her insights into injustice, and what her childhood taught her about being Black in America. Ally Henny is the author of I Won't Shut Up: Finding Your Voice When the World Tries to Silence You. She is a writer, speaker, advocate-minister, and vice president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective–an organization committed to encouraging, engaging, and empowering Black Christians toward liberation from racism. Ally completed her Master of Divinity from Fuller Seminary with an emphasis in race, cultural identity, and reconciliation, and she hopes to lead a church someday. Since 2014, Ally has been leading conversations about race on her blog, The Armchair Commentary, and on social media where her posts reach millions each month. She is a proud Chicago Southsider. Find Ally Henny here: https://allyhenny.com/ By her book here: https://allyhenny.com/books/ Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx Sign up for my newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/26d6f66bc739/stephenbradfordlong  

Timothy and I talk about meditation, why it's a helpful skill, and how it can reveal the fundamental illusoriness of the self.  Listen to the full episode by subscribing to my Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/house-of-of-self-83792787?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link  

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by Jon Ward to discuss his new book Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Failed a Generation. We discuss his role as a border-stalker between cultural and religious boundaries, why the Evangelical movement struggles with understanding minority experience, his own religious journey after leaving evangelicalism, and much more.  Jon Ward is senior political correspondent for Yahoo News, author of Testimony: Inside the Evangelical Movement that Failed a Generation (Brazos Press, 2023) and Camelot's End: Kennedy v Carter and the Fight that Broke the Democratic Party (Twelve Books, 2019), and host of “The Long Game” podcast. His Substack newsletter is called "Border Stalkers." Jon has covered American politics and culture for two decades, as a city desk reporter in Washington D.C., as a White House correspondent who traveled aboard Air Force One to Africa, Europe and the Middle East, and as a national affairs correspondent who has traveled the country to write about two presidential campaigns and the ideas and people animating our times. He has been published in The Washington Post, The New Republic, Politico Magazine, Vanity Fair, The Huffington Post, and The Washington Times. Find Jon Ward's book here: https://a.co/d/19RSlkV Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx Sign up for my newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/26d6f66bc739/stephenbradfordlong  

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by renowned New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman to talk about his new book Armageddon: What the Bible Really Says About the End. We discuss what led him out of the Christian faith, why it's important to understand the Bible, and the consequences of a fundamentalist reading of Revelation.  Get his book here: https://a.co/d/4rT9I8B Read his blog here: https://ehrmanblog.org/ Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx Sign up for my newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/26d6f66bc739/stephenbradfordlong

Timothy and I discuss the controversy over my latest podcast episodes and the way online trolls have distorted how we think. This is a preview of my Patreon show House of Heretics. Become a patron and listen to the full show here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/house-of-troll-82285113 

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by The Satanic Temple cofounder Lucien Greaves to discuss AI and the threat it might pose to religious minorities.  Find Lucien's article about AI here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/search-engines-81054969 Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx Sign up for my newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/26d6f66bc739/stephenbradfordlong

Timothy and I react to a former ex-gay leader coming out as trans, the current cultural meltdown over pronouns, and much more.  This is a preview of my Patreon show House of Heretics. Become a patron and listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/house-of-ex-gays-81660584?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link  

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by fellow Satanic Temple member Murphy Fawkes to discuss our recent article defending The Satanic Temple. We give a thorough response to many of the falsehoods and conspiracies about TST.  JD Swords' article: https://secularhumanism.org/2023/02/needs-must-when-the-devil-drives-should-secularists-support-the-satanic-temple/ Our response: https://secularhumanism.org/exclusive/secularists-imperfect-allies-a-response-from-the-satanic-temple/ Stanford Law School Letter on Free Speech: https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/letter-stanford-law-school-dean-jenny-martinez-campus-community-march-22-2023 TST Health: https://www.tsthealth.org/ Lucien Greaves on Mary Doe: https://luciengreaves.com/the-savage-saga-of-mary-doe/ Murphy Fawkes' article on TST's finances: https://medium.com/@viceovervirtue666/that-which-can-be-destroyed-by-the-truth-should-never-be-spared-its-demise-308a92a8b358 Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx Sign up for my newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/26d6f66bc739/stephenbradfordlong    

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In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by Evangelical and multi-faith expert John Morehead. We discuss lessons he's learned to bridge irreconcilable religious and ideological differences. Find John Morehead's show here: https://www.youtube.com/@MultifaithMatters Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx Sign up for my newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/26d6f66bc739/stephenbradfordlong

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In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by my sister Elizabeth Schultz. Elizabeth is a classical educator, homeschooler, conservative, and homesteader. We debate the truth claims of Christianity, whether a truly pluralistic society is possible, and if Christian revelation is necessary for a functional society. We also discuss healthy ways to engage people we love across profound differences. Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx Sign up for my newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/26d6f66bc739/stephenbradfordlong

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by Chalice Blythe to discuss the opening of The Satanic Temple's abortion clinic. Learn about TST Health at https://www.tsthealth.org/ Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx Sign up for my newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/26d6f66bc739/stephenbradfordlong

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In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by author, theologian, and musician Jack Holloway to discuss his new book Hands of Doom: The Apocalyptic Imagination of Black Sabbath. We discuss what theology means for the nontheist, how to relate to people with radically different spiritual beliefs, the significance of Biblical stories, and much more.  Find Jack Holloway's work at https://www.morbidxinstinct.com/ Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx Sign up for my newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/26d6f66bc739/stephenbradfordlong

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This is an unlocked episode of House of Heretics. My cohost Timothy and I discuss the brutal murder of Tyre Nichols at the hands of police in Memphis Tennessee. Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx Sign up for my newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/26d6f66bc739/stephenbradfordlong

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by journalist Helen Lewis to discuss her new BBC series The New Gurus. We discuss the rise of advice-giving gurus online, whether social justice is a new religion, her confrontational interview with Jordan Peterson, how online cancelation radicalizes people, and much more.  Listen to her series The New Gurus on BBC Radio 4: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001g9sq Follow her work at The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/helen-lewis/ Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx Sign up for my newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/26d6f66bc739/stephenbradfordlong

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by Minister of Satan and empowered Buddhist teacher Elder Mahakala to talk about his journey through addiction, the power of meditation, and finding a healthy, balanced Satanism. Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx Sign up for my newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/26d6f66bc739/stephenbradfordlong

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I'm joined by June Everett to discuss The Satanic Temple's After School Satan Club.  Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx Sign up for my newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/26d6f66bc739/stephenbradfordlong

In this episode of Sacred Tension, Lucien Greaves joins me to reflect on the upcoming ten-year anniversary of The Satanic Temple. We also discuss the After School Satan Club, standing up to theocracy, the importance of conversation and depolarization, and much more.  Become a patron so I can continue my crippling content creation addiction: https://www.patreon.com/StephenBradfordLong Join my Discord server: https://discord.gg/PrDU4zx Sign up for my newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/26d6f66bc739/stephenbradfordlong  

In this episode of Sacred Tension, I speak with sex worker, disability activist, and Minister of Satan Azura Rose about the encroaching threat of theocratic censorship against sex work and pornography.