Podcasts about irreligion

We continue our examination of the first commandment, unpacking irreligion and atheism. Fr. Mike highlights the different elements of irreligion, namely tempting God in words or deeds, sacrilege, and simony. He emphasizes that the sin of tempting God is easy to fall into when we are deeply troubled or afraid. Fr. Mike also spends time unpacking the many different aspects of atheism, and its impact on our world today. Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 2118-2126. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

Links: Irreligion - Wikipedia Criticism of religion - Wikipedia Religious skepticism - Wikipedia So many houses of worship fight over: •The designs and architecture of houses of worship. •The music, praise and worship, preaching, preaching styles, preaching content, wardrobe, and the usage of beauty products •Knowing vs. believing•racial justice •television and movie ratings•profanity•television and movie content/scenes•secular programs and secular music•technology•virality•streaming•the faith healings•photography•baptisms•recording deliverance sessions•recording exorcisms Drug decriminalization Harm reduction Legal drinking age War on Drugs Corporal punishment and child discipline, most notably spanking Creation–evolution controversy Family values Homeschooling and educational choice Sexual education and abstinence only education Anti-gender movement Age of consent Circumcision controversies Feminism LGBT rights and same-sex marriage Polyamory Sex work Sexual revolution Anti-war movement Capital punishment Reproductive rights including birth control (and its coverage by insurance) Right to die movement and euthanasia Stem-cell research Universal healthcare Animal rights Call-out culture Christmas controversy Counterculture Cultural conflict Cultural Marxism conspiracy theory Expurgation – Form of censorship of artistic or other media works Geographical renaming History wars Media bias in the U.S. Moral absolutism vs. moral relativism Multiculturalism Negationism Owning the libs Permissive society Race, affirmative action Secularism and secularization Social justice warrior Theory wars Woke Global warming controversy[41] Culture war - Wikipedia Hell Sin Iniquity Satan and the demonic realm The Holy Trinity Archangels and the angelic realm Megachurches and mega-houses of worship Televangelism The Prosperity Gospel Celebrity culture and Celebrity Worship Syndrome within religion and outside of religion Love offerings, tithes and offering, and building funds. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/support

Fr. Kirby explores the indifference and hostility toward God and sacred matters that characterize irreligion, urging us to recognize and combat these attitudes within ourselves and our societies.How can you cultivate a genuine relationship with God amidst a culture of irreligion? Share in the comments!—Morning Offering with Fr. Kirby, March 11, 2024—————————Every morning, join Father Jeffrey Kirby as he begins the day with prayer and reflection. In a few short minutes, Father Kirby guides you in prayer, shares a brief reflection grounding your day in the Church's rhythm of feast days and liturgy, and provides you with the encouragement necessary to go forward with peace and strength. Let us do as the saints urge and begin our days in prayer together so as a community of believers we may join the Psalmist in saying, “In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.” (Psalm 5:3-4)

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Dr. Hugh Turpin of Oxford University joins Feryl and Sahir on the podcast to share his work on  the decline of Catholicism in Ireland and the factors which have led to it. We also cover his current research with the Explaining Atheism project about understanding how Ireland, Northern Ireland and Poland, 3 regions with strong religious identities have seen steep declines in religious beliefs in recent years. We cover his book "Unholy Catholic Ireland: Religious Hypocrisy, Secular Morality, and Irish Irreligion" and discuss the history of religious identity in Ireland and what the future might hold.Support us and reach out!https://smoothbrainsociety.comInstagram: @thesmoothbrainsocietyTikTok: @thesmoothbrainsocietyTwitter/X: @SmoothBrainSocFacebook: @thesmoothbrainsocietyMerch and all other links: Linktreeemail: thesmoothbrainsociety@gmail.com

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We continue our examination of the first commandment, unpacking irreligion and atheism. Fr. Mike highlights the different elements of irreligion, namely tempting God in words or deeds, sacrilege, and simony. He emphasizes that the sin of tempting God is easy to fall into when we are deeply troubled or afraid. Fr. Mike also spends time unpacking the many different aspects of atheism, and its impact on our world today. Today's readings are Catechism paragraphs 2118-2126. This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB. For the complete reading plan, visit ascensionpress.com/ciy Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

“Irreligion, the lack or rejection of religious beliefs or practices. Irreligion is a broad concept that encompasses many different positions and draws upon an array of philosophical and intellectual perspectives, including atheism, agnosticism, skepticism, rationalism, and secularism. These perspectives themselves are multifaceted, such that people who are irreligious may hold a wide variety of specific beliefs about religion or be related to religion in varied ways. Around the world, hundreds of millions of people do not identify with any religion, particularly in China, which is officially an atheist state. The term irreligion can be challenging to apply in specific circumstances and is frequently characterized differently depending on context. Surveys of religious belief sometimes use lack of identification with a religion as a marker of irreligion. However, this can be misleading, as in some cases a person may identify with a religious cultural institution while not actually holding the doctrines of that institution or participating in its religious practice. Some scholars define irreligion as the active rejection of religion, as opposed to the mere absence of religion. “ I learned that “Spare the rod, spoil the child”, “Trinity” “Denomination”, and “The Lord helps those who help themselves” are not in the Bible. “An interesting quote from the 1915 “Gospel Advocate” (Pg 589) says: “The word ‘Church' is really not a translation of any word that was used by either Christ or His Apostles, but is the Anglican form of a different word which Roman Catholicism substituted in place of the word used by Christ and His Apostles… It is in our english scriptures by order of King James, who instructed his translators of 1611 not to translate the word “Ecclesia” by either ‘Congregation' or ‘Assembly' but to use the word ‘Church' instead of a translation.” “What does the word “Church” mean and from where did it come from? The scriptures? No.” “The word “Church” is neither Hebrew nor Greek. In point of fact, when these languages were translated into English Bibles, the word “Church” was already in existence. The greek word used in the renewed covenant for “Church” is “Ekklesia” which basically means “Called Out ones”. Ekklesia does not refer to a building, but rather a group of people. Proper English translations should read: Congregation, Assembly or Group. Strangely in Acts 19:32, 39 and 41, Ekklesia is the word that is translated as “Assembly”, but in other passages, it is translated as “Church”. Jesus and His disciples never spoke the word religion. “The term religion comes from both Old French and Anglo-Norman (1200s AD) and means respect for sense of right, moral obligation, sanctity, what is sacred, reverence for the gods.[15][16] It is ultimately derived from the Latin word religiō. According to Roman philosopher Cicero, religiō comes from relegere: re (meaning "again") + lego (meaning "read"), where lego is in the sense of "go over", "choose", or "consider carefully". Contrarily, some modern scholars such as Tom Harpur and Joseph Campbell have argued that religiō is derived from religare: re (meaning "again") + ligare ("bind" or "connect"), which was made prominent by St. Augustine following the interpretation given by Lactantius in Divinae institutiones, IV, 28.[17][18] The medieval usage alternates with order in designating bonded communities like those of monastic orders: "we hear of the 'religion' of the Golden Fleece, of a knight 'of the religion of Avys'".[19] “From Middle English sinne, synne, sunne, zen, from Old English synn ("sin"), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnju, from Proto-Germanic *sunjō ("truth, excuse") and *sundī, *sundijō ("sin"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from *h₁sónts ("being, true", implying a verdict of "truly guilty" against an accusation or charge), from *h₁es- ("to be"); compare Old English sōþ ("true"; see sooth). Doublet of suttee.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/support

This is me. “Irreligion is defined as a rejection of religion, but whether it is distinct from lack of religion is disputed. The Encyclopedia of religion and society defines it as the "rejection of religion in general or any of its more specific organized forms, as distinct from absence of religion";[5] while the Oxford English dictionary defines it as want of religion; hostility to or disregard of religious principles; irreligious conduct;[6] and the Merriam Webster dictionary defines it as "neglectful of religion : lacking religious emotions, doctrines, or practices".[7] A lot of believers value The Old Testament over the red letters of Jesus. Nonbelievers read the entire Bible, lots of believers don't. Nonbelievers read the Bible, lots of believers don't. Lastly, nonbelievers are courageous about reading the Bible and lots of believers are afraid to read the Bible. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/support

Join us as renowned Catholic author Joseph Pearce, this year's St. John Henry Newman Visiting Chair in Catholic Studies, lectures on the history of Christendom based on his forthcoming book, The Good, the Bad and the Beautiful: History in Three Dimensions (Ignatius Press). Each lecture will weave the tapestry of the centuries with the goodness of the saints, the wickedness of the worldly, and the beauty of great art.This is the eighth and final installment in a series of lectures given by Joseph Pearce. This series is presented by Thomas More College of Liberal Arts together with the Center for the Restoration of Christian Culture.Image: Knights of Columbus by William Balfour-KerLibrary of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-USZC4-10131 (color film copy transparency)Learn more about Thomas More CollegeExplore the Center for the Restoration of Christian CultureThomas More College Press

This week, we are talking to the inimitable Jessica Green from some stupid show called "The Mad Ones." She was once a cringey, angry, online atheist. Now, she's a dedicated Orthodox Christian. Hang around to hear her story and how God changed both her heart and her life.

Our hearts reveal a variety of things. What do our hearts look like when in total rejection of God? How do we come back in the Gospel to over come that rejection?

Join Pastor Ernie as we dive into Ephesians 2:11-12 as we process the truth that we have been rescued from religion and irreligion to become a new kingdom, a new family, and a new temple.

Religion was designed to conduct itself as a hate group: "A hate group is a social group that advocates and practices hatred, hostility, or violence towards members of a race, ethnicity, nation, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other designated sector of society." Religion was also designed for hate crimes: "A hate crime (also known as a bias-motivated crime or bias crime) is a prejudice-motivated crime which occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of their membership (or perceived membership) of a certain social group or racial demographic. Examples of such groups can include, and are almost exclusively limited to ethnicity, disability, language, nationality, physical appearance, religion, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Non-criminal actions that are motivated by these reasons are often called "bias incidents." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antonio-myers4/support

The Extravagance, Irreligion, and Universal Depravity of The Age  Video of Extravagance, Irreligion and Universal Depravity available at Rumble or Brighteon Am I talking about the 20th and now the 21st centuries in discussing ‘the extravagance, irreligion, and universal depravity … Continue reading → The post Episode 342: The Extravagance, Irreligion, and Universal Depravity of The Age appeared first on Sam Adams the 'Puritan Patriot' Returns.

Message by Pastor Tyler Sollie 1 Peter 1:13-16 (CSB) Two ways to get holiness wrong: Assume it doesn't MATTER Assume that you can PROVIDE it "Religion stresses holiness over grace. Irreligion stresses freedom over holiness. Christianity is freedom through Grace that leads to holiness." - Tim Keller Acts 15:5-11, 19-20 (CSB) Grace EMPOWERS us to live HOLY God has a STANDARD: God expects us to be HOLY God has a SOLUTION: HOLINESS is a gift we receive and a gift we steward --------------------- [NEXT STEPS] SAY YES TO JESUS BREAK FREE FROM LEGALISM - YOU CAN'T DO THIS IN YOUR OWN ABILITY DEDICATE TO LIVING HOLY AS A RESPONSE TO THIS AMAZING GRACE

Pastor Fletcher preaches from Ephesians 2:1-7 about the gospel.

Mpho Putini is talking to Pastor Thabang Mofokeng about Disciple as an antidote to immorality and irreligion. They look at the importance of disciple, the importance of irreligion since it is the absence of religion.

Mpho Putini is talking to Pastor Thabang Mofokeng about Disciple as an antidote to immorality and irreligion. They look at the importance of disciple, the importance of irreligion since it is the absence of religion.

Even in the most secular countries, some regions are very religious while some are more secular. In this episode, Prof. Tina Block takes us through the history of irreligion in the Pacific Northwest, traditionally the region with the lowest church attendance, religious identification, and participation in both the US and Canada. She describes the factors that helped shape the secular culture there as well as the impact that class, gender, and family had on forging a life free from religious compulsion.Tina's book, The Secular Northwest: Religion and Irreligion in Everyday Postwar Life (UBC Press): https://www.ubcpress.ca/the-secular-northwestNathan is presenting a talk, “No Gods, No Masters: The Politics of Atheism,” at the Nonreligion and Secularity Research Network conference on June 17th. For more details, see the conference program: https://nonreligionandsecularity.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/2021-nsrn-preliminary-conference-programme-03-2021.pdfRegister here if you are interested: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdC1DqY-hq-MXBE6ovsECaV2NOIjaM8TdDxGAWVdNaUX2J1Lw/viewformFollow Nathan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NathGAlexanderNathan's website: https://www.nathangalexander.com/If you find the podcast valuable and want to support it, go to https://anchor.fm/beyond-atheism and click the “Support” button. We are grateful for every contribution.

"...Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners" In this passage, Jesus calls Matthew to follow him. Despised at the time for being a tax collector, Matthew seems an unlikely candidate, yet Jesus mercifully chooses him. This should bring about a more truthful view of ourselves and our desperate need for God.

THE GOSPELRomans 1:16, 17 (NASB)3 Ways To Live:I. Irreligious: Be Your Own Savior Avoiding God by living as you want and disregarding God’s Laws.II. Religious: Be Your Own SaviourAvoiding God by working very hard to be good and obey God’s Laws so He will give you a good life. III. The Gospel: Looking to God Alone For Your Salvation. I. Irreligious: “I don’t really have to obey anyone but myself.”II. Religious: “I obey, therefore I am accepted by God.”III. The Gospel: “I’m accepted by God at infinite cost to Jesus Christ, therefore I obey.”The Parable Of The Prodigal Son - Luke Chapter 15:20-32The older brother is furious... and reveals he’s just like the younger brother. How? He wants the Father’s things and not the Father. One is more in love with his prostitutes than the Father. The other is more in love with his own morality than the Father. Both of these are, in fact, love of self!One, is the way of self-discovery and self-indulgence. The other, is the way of moral conformity and moral performance. Both of their hearts want the father’s things, not the Father! Both of their hearts generated strategies to get what they wanted. The Result: Both alienated from the Father. One was spiritually lost away from home. The other was spiritually lost at home.In the dramatic end of the story, the younger son comes to the Father’s feast and repents. Just like the two sons, there are two ways to be your own Saviour and Lord! There Is A 3rd Way To Live.He sought to bring both of them in! We need to learn to repent, not only of our bad things, but for the reason we did our good things. The older brother’s reason for not coming into the Father’s feast: “I’ve never disobeyed” Vs. 29 It’s not his bad deeds that are keeping him away from his Father’s feast. It’s his good works and his love of his own righteousness that isolate Him from his Father. We need to see what it cost the Father to bring us home. Remember, all the Father had was already given to the older brother. The Father could bring the younger brother home, but it wasn’t free. It was free to the younger son, but not to the family. The Father cannot bring the repentant prodigal home, except at the expense of the older brother. A Good Elder Brother Would Have Agreed. He would have celebrated!The Younger Son Did Not Have A Good Elder Brother. But We Do! Romans 8:29Jesus Christ on the Cross was stripped naked, so that we could receive the Father’s robe of righteousness. Jesus Christ on the Cross was cast out, so that we could be brought in to God’s family by grace.Jesus Christ on the Cross paid our penalty, so that we don’t have to pay that penalty and we can be brought home. The Gospel is not Religion or Irreligion.The Gospel is not Morality or Immorality. The Gospel is not something halfway between the two. It’s something else altogether. It’s a third way!Are you being transformed by the power of the Gospel into the image of our true elder brother, Jesus Christ!Luke 15:20-32

The fifteenth chapter of the seventh book, or Canto, of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, also called the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It was written by the Vedic sage Śrī Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsadeva and is about the life and times of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the most renown avatar of India who spoke the Bhagavad Gītā. Text at: http://bhagavata.org/canto7/chapter15.html --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bhagavata/message

Most people would expect Jesus to be the opposite of irreligion. But to hear him tell it, he's also the opposite of religion, too.

This section shows us the ways that people responded to Paul and Barnabas as they preached the gospel in various cities. They preached to Jews and Gentiles, and got responses that ranged from belief and repentance to plots to kill them. The passage shows us the ways that our hearts are prone to respond to the gospel.

John Allen Paulos from Temple University discusses his career in mathematics and writing public books about mathematical perspectives, with particular attention to his pseudo-memoir A Numerate Life, published by Prometheus Books. John's Website Sam's review of John's book Irreligion Complete list of episodes

How do you live the Gospel in your everyday life? It's one thing to know information about Jesus, but it's another to apply it to work, family, and even recreation. Based on Tim Keller's group curriculum, we will discover what it means to live the Gospel in life.

We start off our series about the Theology of the Cross talking about the ways that we try to attain righteousness, or becoming a good person, and how that can't be about our religion or our irreligion, but about a third way called the Gospel.

Is losing your religion about doing whatever you want? On the other hand, you can lose the Christian religion by being overly religious. Religion and Irreligion: although at either ends of the lifestyle spectrum, could it be these two ways of life are actually coming from the same thing? Speaker: Sam Haddon Series: Losing My Religion Reading: Galatians 2:11-21 (NIV)

Strengthened by the Gospel - Romans 1-7 (6pm)

The hedonist (moral relativist), avoids needing a Savior and keeps control of his life by "being bad." In an attempt to experience grace by denying truth, he ultimately loses the joy and power of God's grace. John 1.14-18

The USA is arguably the most religious democracy in the western world, while Denmark is arguably the least. Will the situation remain this way? Will Denmark stay relatively irreligious, or will religion start to grow stronger in the years ahead? This lecture argues that Danes will remain secular in the years ahead, and perhaps even come to see religion as part of the problem in the world – the USA included – rather than part of the solution. Lector Phil Zuckerman, from Study of Religion, Aarhus University guides us through the differences between Denmark and the USA.

Last week, we saw that religion can't connect us to God; only Jesus can do that. When we obey the rules and perform the rituals, too often we don't do it perfectly, or for the right reasons. But what about people who don't do it at all? What about people who break all the rules? What about bad people whose rule-breaking hurts other people? If God doesn't want religion, what does he say about irreligion? The answer can be found in the story of Jesus' encounter with a tax collector named Zacchaeus. Pastor Luke looks at Luke 19:1-10 in "Irreligion," the concluding message in his series, "(Untitled Series)."

Host: Chris Mooney How many atheists are there in the world? Where do they live? What kind of people are they, and how do they get that way? Are they happy? Are they prosperous? Do they drag their societies down into a cesspool of immortality—as is often alleged—or, is it precisely the opposite? All of these questions are amenable to scientific study. With, like, data. It's just that people didn't much bother—until now. One pioneer in the sociological study of atheists is Phil Zuckerman, professor of sociology at Pitzer College. He's the author of Society Without God: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us About Contentment, and Faith No More: Why People Reject Religion. And we're excited to have him on this week to reveal what we actually know about secularity—on a global scale.

We were very excited and fortunate to have our good friend, Seth Long, as a guest on this episode to talk about his upbringing in nominal Christian beliefs, his exodus to skeptical irreligion, and his move to confessional Lutheranism. Listen Now ---------------------------------- Resources from this Episode Surprised by Joy, by C. S. Lewis Conspiracies of the Cross, by Timothy Paul Jones

Irreligion: does poly create atheists? Joreth cohosts. Email polyweekly@gmail.com, call 206-202-POLY, Twitter polyweekly or visit www.polyweekly.com

John Allen Paulos is Professor of Mathematics at Temple University. He has been celebrated as a writer and speaker about the importance of mathematical literacy, although he is also drawn to other related subjects, such as the mathematical basis of humor. He is the author of Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences, as well as A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper and A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market. His latest book is Irreligion: A Mathematician Explains Why the Arguments for God Just Don't Add Up. In this discussion with D.J. Grothe, John Allen Paulos explores some classical proof of God's existence, and why he discounts them. He criticizes some mathematical proofs for theism, including those based on statistics, and explains how free market economics might challenge Intelligent Design theory. He also details why it is important for the non-mathematician to know math, and how mathematics might be beautiful.