Podcasts about why religion

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This evening we have two special guests on to answer some big questions about Life and Faith. Timothy Gordon (TimothyJGordon.com) and Jay Dyer (JaysAnalysis.com) join the show to answer a very fundamental question: Why Religion? And, more specifically, Why Christianity? The question was posed to me from a member of the audience who has a hard time answering it themselves? And so goes our Thursday evening together! Watch the full video rerun here: https://pilled.net/topic-detail/990431 Sponsor The Show and Get VIP Perks: https://www.quitefrankly.tv/sponsor Badass QF Apparel: https://tinyurl.com/f3kbkr4s Elevation Blend Coffee: https://tinyurl.com/2p9m8ndb One-Time Tip: http://www.paypal.me/QuiteFranklyLive Send Crypto: BTC: 1EafWUDPHY6y6HQNBjZ4kLWzQJFnE5k9PK LTC: LRs6my7scMxpTD5j7i8WkgBgxpbjXABYXX ETH: 0x80cd26f708815003F11Bd99310a47069320641fC For Everything Else Quite Frankly: Official Website: http://www.QuiteFrankly.tv Official Forum: https://bit.ly/3SToJFJ Official Telegram: https://t.me/quitefranklytv GUILDED Chat: https://bit.ly/3SmpV4G Discord Chat: https://discord.gg/4R6bkxqb Twitter: @QuiteFranklyTV Gab: @QuiteFrankly Truth: @QuiteFrankly GETTR: @QuiteFrankly MINDS: @QuiteFrankly Streaming Live On: QuiteFrankly.tv (Powered by Foxhole) FULL Episodes On Demand: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/301gcES iTunes: http://apple.co/2dMURMq Amazon: https://amzn.to/3afgEXZ SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/2dTMD13 Google Play: https://bit.ly/2SMi1SF BitChute: https://bit.ly/2vNSMFq Rumble: https://bit.ly/31h2HUg

In this episode of Healing & Human Potential, we're helping you discover your true purpose and exploring the deeper questions like why we're here + what happens after we die. You will not be the same after watching this episode!   Join me and Matias De Stefano, a spiritual leader, teacher, featured expert on Gaia TV, and sought-after guest who's gained international attention through his ability to remember past his lives.   We'll discuss our journey to spiritual awakening, what you're doing wrong when manifesting, and why we aren't born knowing our life purpose. This powerful and magical episode is full of insights, thought-provoking questions, and perspectives that will have you rethinking what's actually true to you, not just what's accepted in society.   ===   EPISODE TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 2:14 - Becoming Known As The Rememberer 5:44 - How to Find Our Purpose 11:46 - 3 Questions to Ask to Come Back Into Alignment 16:50 - Breakdown of the Different Dimensions 27:50 - What Happens When We Die 32:44 - The Problem With Morality 34:53 - Finding Your Authentic Self 44:05 - Learning to Trust Life 53:30 - The 4th Dimension Explained 56:54 - Why Religion is a Tool to Find Ourselves 1:01:53 - Having a Healthy Relationship with Money 1:06:11 - Relationships from A Spiritual Perspective 1:11:00 - The Good in the Bad 1:18:45 - The Real Definition of Acceptance 1:25:54 - What Might Be Stopping You From Manifesting All You Desire 1:30:30 - The Power of Joy 1:34:20 - The Unseen Guidance That's Always Here for You 1:37:56 - The Question We Should Be Asking   ===   Matías De Stefano is a renowned New Age media personality, author, speaker, and teacher widely recognized for his profound insights into consciousness, spirituality, and the interconnectedness of the universe. His work offers a unique perspective on the nature of reality. His philosophical worldview can be translated as: “Ater Tumti” (Heaven on Earth). It is a concept explaining how we are creators of our own reality, as well as giving us the tools to be able to transcend it.   Matías De Stefano continues to inspire and guide spiritual seekers worldwide and is currently developing new materials to help us understand the world and our role in it.   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matiasgustavodestefano/   ===   Have you watched our previous episode, the Guided Manifestation Meditation?   Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cvlVc2kCHv0?si=iCaRi8o2sMgbrtJT   ====   Alyssa Nobriga International, LLC - Disclaimer This podcast is presented solely for educational and entertainment purposes. It is not intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, psychotherapist, or any other qualified professional. We shall in no event be held liable to any party for any reason arising directly or indirectly for the use or interpretation of the information presented in this video. Copyright 2023, Alyssa Nobriga International, LLC - All rights reserved.   === Website: alyssanobriga.com Instagram: @alyssanobriga TikTok - @alyssanobriga Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6b5s2xbA2d3pETSvYBZ9YR Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healing-human-potential/id1705626495  

Why Religion and Politics Don’t Make for Nice Company.

01:00 Everything comes with side effects 04:30 Does Mindfulness Meditation Work for ADHD, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFJBwdpSPmU 23:00 The Emergence Of Conspirituality, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=154322 24:00 Guardian: The dark side of wellness: the overlap between spiritual thinking and far-right conspiracies, https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/oct/17/eva-wiseman-conspirituality-the-dark-side-of-wellness-how-it-all-got-so-toxic 25:00 Getting Too Good at the Wrong Thing, https://blog.nateliason.com/p/getting-too-good-at-the-wrong-thing 26:00 Philosopher Nathan Cofnas, https://twitter.com/nathancofnas 28:00 Dissident podcasters (Joe Rogan, Russell Brand, Konstantin Kisin) embracing God, https://www.patreon.com/DecodingTheGurus/posts 43:00 The God Pivot: Rogan, Brand, & Huberman, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brief-the-god-pivot-rogan-brand-huberman/id1515827446?i=1000648576325 48:30 Russell Brand finds Christ, reads Rick Warren's Purpose Driven Life 51:00 Pastor Rick Warren, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Warren 53:00 Joel Osteen, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Osteen 1:05:00 Balance theory, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_theory 1:08:00 Liberal Democracy 3.0: Civil Society in an Age of Experts (4-5-22), https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=143252 1:19:30 Andrew Huberman finds God 1:40:00 Liberal Democracy 3.0: Civil Society in an Age of Experts (4-5-22), https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=143252 1:45:40 Is Andrew Huberman just chad ramming? 1:57:00 Glenn Greenwald v Ben Shapiro on Candace Owens: https://twitter.com/SystemUpdate_/status/1773815888979902907 2:05:15 John Mearsheimer: Russia is confident of victory Ukraine - Hezbollah Launches Revenge Strike Israel, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0rc4kkCWYg 2:10:00 Colin Liddell joins, his site Neokrat is down, https://twitter.com/cbliddell 2:16:00 Japan rearms 2:21:00 Russian influence in America 2:24:00 Chinese influence on Elon Musk 2:32:00 Alt Right 2.0 2:34:00 Young men seek meaning, adventure 2:37:00 Is religion necessary for social cohesion? 2:41:00 The role of sports in Japan 2:43:00 Japan & Covid 2:46:00 Critical Thinking vs Religion 2:49:00 Why Religion & God are Disappearing in the West | David Voas, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYza6xw0S1g 2:53:00 Claire Khaw joins 2:55:00 WEHT to Stephen J. James? 3:05:00 Stephen Walt: The United States Has Less Leverage Over Israel Than You Think, https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/03/21/us-israel-leverage-biden-netanyahu/ 3:07:30 Yes, Huberman's Behavior Matters, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brief-yes-hubermans-behavior-matters/id1515827446?i=1000650868549 3:14:40 Coaches Coaching Coaches, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/186-coaches-coaching-coaches/id1515827446?i=1000639906632 3:15:00 Danger Signs In Large Group Awareness Training, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=51719 3:19:00 The Dangers Of Large Group Awareness Training (LGAT), https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=50378 “There Are Worse Things Than Dying”, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonus-sample-there-are-worse-things-than-dying/id1515827446?i=1000647922376 The “Super Reasonable” Dr. Vinay Prasad, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brief-the-super-reasonable-dr-vinay-prasad/id1515827446?i=1000646694464

This week we are talking to Elaine Pagels about her book "Why Religion?" We talk about grief, loss, and experiences that surpass our understanding. Enjoy! SHOW NOTES: ELAINE PAGELS: https://www.elaine-pagels.com WHY RELIGION?: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Religion-Personal-Elaine-Pagels/dp/0062368540/ref=sr_1_5?crid=I4PB2QTUZP88&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yfo2bGO0S3IqJmtSysGHtBEhBxBLk2PSrCRToILleiuW0_qUKltgwCaWosr7wEDku2iil_JZRIUCFr9x_N4cGNliIJa3hrGRFr803tUKezkNq_E5fui4Wa-CoJ7xDn2tCANHSzmzrnarZ8cjcoGncQ4R1vywxNhNml8jIN61_kn6Uk46vN48pr82wDpwGCGFcyUkphwqfpuJTVmnTN2yZtXQkSBlLa3InQ7ANQ_f_cBHVBdm5LF2amQkoxInNJl5DvafvSA-ywf2L6eqlT8S8ZXThuKylbWY_212nDzydHA.JdnYwZLtWlmFNZWRnZeqMBjrMhAZ9GyJWAot121dbmI&dib_tag=se&keywords=elaine+pagels&qid=1709053771&sprefix=elaine+pagle%2Caps%2C183&sr=8-5 MY BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Emerging-Rubble-Stories-Shattered-Relationships/dp/B0C7T5TJD4/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2B051GGV2WCSI&keywords=glenn+siepert&qid=1700157759&sprefix=glenn+%2Caps%2C399&sr=8-1 SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.whatifproject.net/support SPECIAL MUSIC: HATAMITSUNAMI (Artist) / Funky Munky Biznis (Song Name) / courtesy of epidemicsound.com

 What went wrong, in our society…After I have seen two interviews with Rabbis about the current situation in Israel..For them are the Israelis immoral and harming their religion!When I was young I read again and again the Jewish magazines in Germany about the disgusting brutality, and immorality of the Israelis punishing Palestinians just out of fun… Today, I like to publish the opinion from Rabbi Manis Friedman… What went wrong, in our society…?I published 3 years ago, Why Regions Have Failed and not God! Today our politicians want to replace religion with the Green, genderless philosophy … And we see the devastating results. Wars, after wars, destroying the wealth of the people and society, social unrest, imperialistic try to rule the world, Sanction every country that doesn't want to surrender to their agenda… Most nonreligious People think, that they can be moral, but don't need to be religious. The past proves that this is wrong. Until today every Secular morality has failed, and so it will happen with today's genderless, CO2-free, green agenda…We actually produce more CO2 than ever before. And even the CO2 theory that the climate is changing because of higher CO2.- That is totally wrong.100 years ago we had double so much CO2 and in the middle age more than 4 times… So higher the temperature so higher becomes the CO2… The temperature increased through destroying the jungle in the equator area… What is Secular morality?Secular morality is the aspect of philosophy that deals with morality outside of religious traditions. Modern examples include humanism, freethinking, and most versions of consequentialism. Additional philosophies with ancient roots include those such as skepticism and virtue ethics.This means the level of education has nothing to do with morality!Remember, the Nazis killed/tortured so many Jewish because of their ideology or secular morality. For most religions, not so with Islam (read the Hadith, Sharia, and Quran or my book… Why Religion…).Killing/torture/rape of any person (for Non-Muslims, it is okay (Islam)) is forbidden in nearly every religion! The idea, I don't need God to tell me what is right and wrong…All the morality, like the 10 commands is still in the place of non-religious people, but if something goes wrong they quit their morality. A religious person loves every person! The only true command is love… (letter, Romans, bible)Religions lost their grip on society.Where does morality come from? From home, from school, or from religion? The disaster is not coming from the Gaza stripe, it is coming from humanity…Humanity started from barbaric and is until today barbaric! No improvement. If we kill one person, then this is a tragedy if we kill 1 million people it is a statistic! (Stalin)Actually, we are trying to hide our barbarism in polite behavior...Why are we enjoying so much brutality in movies? I try always to avoid seeing these brutal videos, on buses, airplanes, and everywhere,  … I would forbid every movie that has brutality scenes if I had the power! The religious idea is to teach you to go to hell if you are doing sins… And doing good you go to heaven… That never worked out and never will work out. Because this is a business… The Mafia is going also to the church… You are doing good without promising to get rewards because you surrender your life to God selflessly… Because you love God.Because you have faith in God.Tell me what is right, I will do it without threatening or bribing me. Nobody likes to be pressed to do something… Can we be altruistic? Yes, because it is healthy and makes sense!And our real self is altruistic. So the religious teaching of rewards/punishment or the teaching of hell/heaven is so destructive… It never worked out!Good people don't need to be threatened.And bad people can't be threatened to do good or to stop doing cruel things… Because their passions are too strong, even the death is not threatening them… Who benefits from these rewards / punishment principles?  The religions, earning big money to free their members from their sins… Democracy is good as long it promotes goodness…If democracy is sending troops to kill the enemies… Guess, democracy is bad.Because bad democracy is sacrificing people instead of negotiating…Every secularly moral good idea was a bad idea in the long term and did more harm than good. My Video: Religion has failed https://youtu.be/y-hN92x7wW4 My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast3/Religion-has-failed.mp3

 What went wrong, in our society…After I have seen two interviews with Rabbis about the current situation in Israel..For them are the Israelis immoral and harming their religion!When I was young I read again and again the Jewish magazines in Germany about the disgusting brutality, and immorality of the Israelis punishing Palestinians just out of fun… Today, I like to publish the opinion from Rabbi Manis Friedman… What went wrong, in our society…?I published 3 years ago, Why Regions Have Failed and not God! Today our politicians want to replace religion with the Green, genderless philosophy … And we see the devastating results. Wars, after wars, destroying the wealth of the people and society, social unrest, imperialistic try to rule the world, Sanction every country that doesn't want to surrender to their agenda… Most nonreligious People think, that they can be moral, but don't need to be religious. The past proves that this is wrong. Until today every Secular morality has failed, and so it will happen with today's genderless, CO2-free, green agenda…We actually produce more CO2 than ever before. And even the CO2 theory that the climate is changing because of higher CO2.- That is totally wrong.100 years ago we had double so higher CO2 and in the middle age more than 4 times… So higher the temperature so higher becomes the CO2… The temperature increased through destroying the jungle in the equator area… What is Secular morality?Secular morality is the aspect of philosophy that deals with morality outside of religious traditions. Modern examples include humanism, freethinking, and most versions of consequentialism. Additional philosophies with ancient roots include those such as skepticism and virtue ethics.This means the level of education has nothing to do with morality!Remember, the Nazis killed/tortured so many Jewish because of their ideology or secular morality. For most religions, not so with Islam (read the Hadith, Sharia, and Quran or my book… Why Religion…).Killing/torture/rape of any person (for Non-Muslims, it is okay (Islam)) is forbidden in nearly every religion! The idea, I don't need God to tell me what is right and wrong…All the morality, like the 10 commands is still in the place of non-religious people, but if something goes wrong they quit their morality. A religious person loves every person! The only true command is love… (letter, Romans, bible)Religions lost their grip on society.Where does morality come from? From home, from school, or from religion? The disaster is not coming from the Gaza stripe, it is coming from humanity…Humanity started from barbaric and is until today barbaric! No improvement. If we kill one person, then this is a tragedy if we kill 1 million people it is a statistic! (Stalin)Actually, we are trying to hide our barbarism in polite behavior...Why are we enjoying so much brutality in movies? I try always to avoid seeing these brutal videos, on buses, airplanes, and everywhere,  … I would forbid every movie that has brutality scenes if I had the power! The religious idea is to teach you to go to hell if you are doing sins… And doing good you go to heaven… That never worked out and never will work out. Because this is a business… The Mafia is going also to the church… You are doing good without promising to get rewards because you surrender your life to God selflessly… Because you love God.Because you have faith in God.Tell me what is right, I will do it without threatening or bribing me. Nobody likes to be pressed to do something… Can we be altruistic? Yes, because it is healthy and makes sense!And our real self is altruistic. So the religious teaching of rewards/punishment or the teaching of hell/heaven is so destructive… It never worked out!Good people don't need to be threatened.And bad people can't be threatened to do good or to stop doing cruel things… Because their passions are too strong, even the death is not threatening them… Who benefits from these rewards/punishment principles?  The religions, earning big money to free their members from their sins… Democracy is good as long it promotes goodness…If democracy is sending troops to kill the enemies… Guess, democracy is bad.Because bad democracy is sacrificing people instead of negotiating…Every secularly moral good idea was a bad idea in the long term and did more harm than good. My Video: Religion has failed https://youtu.be/y-hN92x7wW4 My Audio: https://divinesuccess.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/Podcast3/Religion-has-failed.mp3

We all believe in something greater than ourselves, and with that belief, we are able to overcome obstacles, no matter how hard life gets sometimes.In this episode of The Founder Spirit, Professor Elaine Pagels, a historian of religion at Princeton University and a Trustee of the Aspen Institute, discusses the significance of the Gnostic Gospels. These ancient texts (nearly 2000 years old), believed to be the secret teachings of Jesus, were discovered in 1945 buried in the deep desert of Upper Egypt and were denounced as heresy in the early Christian era. They suggest that within each of us, there is the ability to access divine energy.The episode also explores the concept of inner light as key to Gnosis (knowledge in Greek) and living a fulfilling life. It also discusses the role of women in early Christian societies and their impact on religious practices. Elaine explores the idea of God as both masculine and feminine emanations of energy, as well as her personal story with the tragic deaths of her young son Mark and her late husband Heinz.TUNE IN to this incredibly enlightening episode! Join us for a thought-provoking journey with Professor Elaine Pagels whose heart not only healed from unimaginable losses, but also continues to blossom in her new-found bliss.For detailed transcript and show notes, please visit TheFounderSpirit.com. Also follow us on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-founder-spirit-podcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefounderspirit_podcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFounderSpiritPodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheFounderSpiritTwitter: https://twitter.com/founder_spiritIf this podcast has been beneficial or valuable to you, feel free to become a patron and support us on Patreon.com, that is P-A-T-R-E-O-N.com/TheFounderSpirit.As always, you can find us on Apple, Google, Amazon and Spotify, as well as social media and our website at TheFounderSpirit.com.About This Podcast:Whether you are an entrepreneur, a mid-career professional or someone who's just starting out in life, The Founder Spirit podcast is for you!In this podcast series, we'll be interviewing exceptional individuals from all over the world with the founder spirit, ranging from social entrepreneurs, tech founders, to philanthropists, elite athletes, and more. Together, we'll uncover not only how they manage to succeed in face of multiple challenges, but also who they are as people and their human story.So TUNE IN & be inspired by stories from their life journey!

Jason Parker, RICP, is the best-selling author of Sound Retirement Planning and the host of Sound Retirement Radio, a popular podcast that is also broadcast on 820am The Word in Seattle.  He has appeared as a regular guest on ABC, FOX, & NBC.  He is the inventor of retirementbudgetcalculator.com, which is software as a service to help people create an inflation-adjusted spending plan for retirement.  He has earned the advanced retirement designation of a Retirement Income Certified Professional.   At a young age, Jason had an interest in personal finance and was a bit obsessive about money.  At 12 years old he would collect dollars from his lawn mowing business and he would bring the money home and wash it in the sink and blow it dry straight before depositing it in the bank.  In his 20s, he met his mentor a man named Dean who hired him and helped him get his official start as a financial adviser and Jason hasn't looked back.  He developed a niche for helping people prepare for a transition into retirement with a greater sense of clarity, confidence, and freedom.  Jason Parker Vroom Veer Stories Jason went back to the bank to make a withdrawal and he was surprised to find that they gave him dirty money; he wanted his clean dollars back Jeff uses credit cards and pays them off each month; mostly for convenience and for points; Jason pointed out that the folks that are paying 21% per month on their balance are paying for those points; food for thought Jason asked his Dad for advice; which led him to his mentor that set him up for success; those key connections really steer the vrooming and veering in your life Jason's nerd behavior led him to wrap cassette tapes in paper towel and put them in plastic bags; Jeff was a "look at me" kind of kid--dying for attention of any kind Jason was an atheist and an agnostic; then when he was broke; not making enough money to provide for his family on Christmas, he prayed to Jesus and his life changed over night How to practice personal peace and create your own spiritual path through Jesus or some personal brand of faith When it comes to retirement planning the money part is just a math problem; the spiritual question of how to find purpose and contribute is the more difficult question Website mentioned in show on Wait but Why: Religion for the Nonreligious Connections Website Retirement Budget Calculator

In 1945 fifty-two papyrus texts were found concealed in an earthenware jar buried in the Egyptian desert. They turned out to be early Christian writings, some dating all the way back to the first few centuries AD. Elaine Pagels, a historian of religion at Princeton university, has dedicated her life to studying and interpreting these texts and it turns out that there are some surprisingly powerful connections between some of the teachings in these ancient texts and the doctrines of the Restored Gospel. In this episode, Zach Davis spoke with Elaine about her life and research, the importance of wrestling with the big questions of existence, and how religion can open transformative new relationships and perspectives.Elaine Pagels is a historian of religion and the Harrington Spear Paine Professor at Princeton University. Her ground-breaking books include The Gnostic Gospels, The Origin of Satan, and the New York Times best-seller Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas. Her most recent book tells her own story and why she loves investigating the history of religion: Why Religion? A Personal Story.

I mentioned Elaine Pagels earlier in this sermon series.  She's one of the most important biblical scholars of the last century.  She's also written a recent memoir called Why Religion.  In it, she seeks to reconcile her Knowledge of the Bible and religion with the grief and loss in her life, including the shocking deaths of a young child […]

I wanted to talk about a topic today where I saw somebody post something that just made me think, “hmmm, I want to clarify this topic, and it's the topic of faith. So if you'd like to know more about the topic of faith, I encourage you to listen. Anyone can be successful, it's all about finding the courage and opportunity. Let's have some faith in ourselves and do this. Please share your thoughts on faith :) Leave any comments or questions below.

Today is the birthday of religious historian Elaine Pagels, author of The Gnostic Gospel, and most recently, Why Religion? A Personal Story.

Professor Elaine Pagels has spent decades seeking to understand religion and, as her latest book reveals, this isn't a merely academic exercise but a quest bound up with her own experience of life and bereavement.

On Today's Episode Rich talks about How the concept of loving others is so easy to grasp when you're talking about somebody else loving their enemies, but it's so hard when you're knee-deep in a painful situation. Rich Mentioned These Previous Sunday Episodes: 168 Higher Love, Agape 175 The Quid Pro Quo God 301 George Carlin on Religion and Shattering Triangles 308 We Believe all things 322 Having Faith in a Person First 343 The Rocky Road to Peace 378 Let your Communication be Yea, Yea..Nay, Nay 392 The End of Forgiveness as you know it 406 Why Religion is losing Young People and What to do about it 441 Thankful for All Things. Yes! All things 511 Sin is Just the Symptom

“I didn’t want to just write about loss,” says religion scholar Elaine Pagels. “I wanted to write about coming back from it and finding you can still have joy and a wonderful life. Because for me, that was a surprise.” Pagels is a bestselling author and the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Today, she joins host Elise Loehnen to discuss her books Why Religion? and The Gnostic Gospels and the journey that led her to writing them. They talk about how religious traditions can shape how we understand ourselves, whether Pagels thinks there’s such a thing as sin, and why she considers herself more of an explorer than a believer. (For more, see The goop Podcast hub.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jaimie and Sunny interview Dr. Anita Vasudevan, a registered yoga teacher and resident physician interested in Integrative Medicine that's focused on underserved populations, with a specific emphasis on nutrition, physical activity, and mind-body practices. Tune in to gain scientific and spiritual perspectives on the meaning of health and wellness and how it relates to matters of social justice. Works cited in this episode:Why Religion and Spirituality Matter for Public Health: Evidence, Implications, & Resources, edited by Doug Oman (book)Protective and Damaging Effects of Stress Mediators, by Bruce McEwen, Ph.D. (review article)

In the final episode of our series The Bigger Picture, we're joined by renowned scholar of Princeton University, Professor Elaine Pagels. Professor Pagels has spent decades seeking to understand religion, and as her latest book reveals, this isn’t a merely academic exercise, but a quest bound up with her own experience of life, and bereavement.

In the final episode of our series The Bigger Picture, we're joined by renowned scholar of Princeton University, Professor Elaine Pagels. Professor Pagels has spent decades seeking to understand religion, and as her latest book reveals, this isn’t a merely academic exercise, but a quest bound up with her own experience of life, and bereavement.

Religious scholar Elaine Pagels trusted the Gospel of Thomas to get her through the almost unbearably painful years after the death of her six-year-old son -- born with a congenital heart defect -- followed one year later by the unexpected death of her husband. Thomas was one of many hidden texts discovered in a cave in Egypt in 1945, written around the time of Jesus but omitted from the New Testament. Pagels's exploration of the secret gospels revealed early Christianity to be a mix of traditions, stories, music, mysticism, art, and poetry that were lost in later versions perpetuated by individual Christian groups. Pagels wonders how Roman Catholics, Baptists, Mormons, and Quakers -- to name a few -- could all proclaim themselves the one true version of Christianity. The Gnostic Gospels challenged thousands of years of Christian ideology regarding our views on God, women, sexuality, and death that still dictate the cultural values we follow today. How had we not become aware that thousands of years of censoring Christianity has come to contradict our own experience of what is meaningful in our lives? So often, religion fails us in our time of need. The Gnostic Gospels gave Elaine Pagels hope. She was grateful for that. GUEST: Elaine Pagels - Professor of Religion at Princeton University and the author of several books including The Gnostic Gospels, Beyond Belief, and, most recently, Why Religion? A Personal Story Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show, which originally aired February 21, 2019.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Religious scholar Elaine Pagels, trusted the Gospel of Thomas to get her through the almost unbearably painful years after the death of her six-year-old son -- born with a congenital heart defect -- followed one year later by the unexpected death of her husband. Thomas was one of many hidden texts discovered in a cave in Egypt in 1945, written around the time of Jesus but omitted from the New Testament. Pagels exploration of the secret gospels revealed early Christianity to be a mix of traditions, stories, music, mysticism, art, and poetry that were lost in later versions perpetuated by individual Christian groups. Pagels wonders, how Roman Catholics, Baptists, Mormons, and Quakers -- to name a few -- could all proclaim themselves the one true version of Christianity? The Gnostic Gospels challenged thousands of years of Christian ideology regarding our views on God, women, sexuality, and death that still dictate the cultural values we follow today. How had we not become aware that thousands of years of censoring Christianity has come to contradict our own experience of what is meaningful in our lives? So often, religion fails us in our time of need. The Gnostic Gospels gave Elaine Pagels hope. She was grateful for that. GUEST: Elaine Pagels - Professor of Religion at Princeton University and the author of several books including The Gnostic Gospels, Beyond Belief and most recently, Why Religion?: A Personal Story Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Parker, RICP, is the best-selling author of Sound Retirement Planning and the host of Sound Retirement Radio, a popular podcast that is also broadcast on 820am The Word in Seattle.  He has appeared as a regular guest on ABC, FOX, & NBC.  He is the inventor of retirementbudgetcalculator.com, which is software as a service to help people create an inflation-adjusted spending plan for retirement.  He has earned the advanced retirement designation of a Retirement Income Certified Professional.   At a young age, Jason had an interest in personal finance and was a bit obsessive about money.  At 12 years old he would collect dollars from his lawn mowing business and he would bring the money home and wash it in the sink and blow it dry straight before depositing it in the bank.  In his 20s, he met his mentor a man named Dean who hired him and helped him get his official start as a financial adviser and Jason hasn't looked back.  He developed a niche for helping people prepare for a transition into retirement with a greater sense of clarity, confidence, and freedom.  Jason Parker Vroom Veer Stories Jason went back to the bank to make a withdrawal and he was surprised to find that they gave him dirty money; he wanted his clean dollars backJeff uses credit cards and pays them off each month; mostly for convenience and for points; Jason pointed out that the folks that are paying 21% per month on their balance are paying for those points; food for thoughtJason asked his Dad for advice; which led him to his mentor that set him up for success; those key connections really steer the vrooming and veering in your lifeJason's nerd behavior led him to wrap cassette tapes in paper towel and put them in plastic bags; Jeff was a "look at me" kind of kid--dying for attention of any kindJason was an atheist and an agnostic; then when he was broke; not making enough money to provide for his family on Christmas, he prayed to Jesus and his life changed over nightHow to practice personal peace and create your own spiritual path through Jesus or some personal brand of faithWhen it comes to retirement planning the money part is just a math problem; the spiritual question of how to find purpose and contribute is the more difficult questionWebsite mentioned in show on Wait but Why: Religion for the Nonreligious Connections Website Retirement Budget Calculator (coupon code "podcast") this deal is expiring soon.

Acclaimed scholar of religion Elaine Pagels discusses the role of faith today, the practical consequences of religious ideas, and what led her to ask, "Why Religion?" with Tricycle's editor and publisher, James Shaheen. Pagels is the Harrington Spear Paine Foundation Professor of Religion at Princeton University, a MacArthur Fellow, and a best-selling author who won the National Book Award for her groundbreaking 1989 work, "The Gnostic Gospels." Her latest book, "Why Religion? A Personal Story" explores why religion has persisted through a blend of meticulous research and an earnest exploration of her own struggles with faith and grief.

In conversation with award-winning journalist, Tracey Matisak One of the most esteemed religious scholars of our time, Elaine Pagels is the author of Revelations, Beyond Belief, and The Gnostic Gospels. Her many honors include Rockefeller, Guggenheim, and MacArthur fellowships. Her new book draws upon the perspectives of science, history, and her own research, as well as the insight she gleaned from the shocking loss of both her son and husband in the same year. Lauded by Joyce Carol Oates as ''an extraordinary memoir of loss, spiritual struggle, illumination and insight,'' Why Religion? contemplates some of the modern world's most important questions about why so many still believe and how we reconcile faith with contemporary ideas of sex and culture. Watch the video here. (recorded 11/29/2018)

National Spokesperson for PolitiChicks, Sonya Sasser discusses "What is a conservative?" Why Religion and Politics goes together" and What Doctors Really Think of Obamacare.

National Spokesperson for PolitiChicks, Sonya Sasser discusses "What is a conservative?" Why Religion and Politics goes together" and What Doctors Really Think of Obamacare.

National Spokesperson for PolitiChicks, Sonya Sasser discusses "What is a conservative?" Why Religion and Politics goes together" and What Doctors Really Think of Obamacare.

Why Religion & Politics Don't Work Wise Women Rise Up Together and teach our young women how to be truly empowered. Abortion is NOT a birth control method. While I do support a woman's right to choose, I do ask that women take responsibility for their own actions. Also discussed on this video: Religious Rule is Never a good idea no matter which religion or country. Stop identifying as color, or sexual preference, or geographical local. We are All Divine Eternal Beings experiencing being Humans. It is time for humanity to stand for something, rather than being divided by being against everything. Get your Happy on! Discover the power within you to create with happiness! Http://www.BeLiveHappy.com Discover YOUR power to heal & experience Abundance! New self healing online course. http://bit.ly/JourneyToHealing It's all about life. Your life, your dreams, your beliefs. Change is a bit unsettling.. BUT without the unsettling part nothing is ever different. If you want to be happy, have new relationships, get a better job, something that already is has to be released in order for you to experience anything different. Donna DeVane, The Barefoot Guru discusses easy ways to transition through the changes in your life so you can live your dreams and enjoy prosperity. Donna DeVane, The Barefoot Guru, author of "A Journey Back To Self", "How To Thrive In A Survival Mindset World" & several other books, teacher, mentor & live talk radio host at Awakened Radio Network encourages you to step into the motion of the change you want to see. All around us we see the reflection of our co-creations. Now we are asked to go within and tweak what we project and create into the vision of that which we say we want to experience. Get informed, inspired and motivated to live life out loud! Join Donna DeVane in the live chat room or call in by visiting http://www.AwakenedRadio.net Discover who Donna is and how to work with here http://ShiftMyBeliefs.com For information on coaching with Donna visit http://www.ConsciousnessPower.com Look for Donna's books on Amazon, ITunes, Barnes & Nobles & Audible search for Donna DeVane @RealDonnaDeVane @AwakenedRadio on Twitter

It's January 14th and this is only my first episode posted this year, which leaves me wondering why I had a random spike in downloads this week. Who are you people and why on Earth are you listening to this? Anyway, as promised, here is my "interview" with Laszlo the Barber. I hope you enjoy it. He covers a wider range of sociophilosophical topics in 30 minutes than I have all season. Timestamps of note: 00:00 - My Introduction 02:26 - Why The Dinosaurs Died 05:30 - The Umbilical Cord of the Universe 08:43 - The Source of Turmoil in the Middle East 10:22 - Why Religion was Born in the Middle East 13:44 - Why the Jewish People were Hated by Other Cultures 15:37 - Why the Jewish People are the Chosen People 18:12 - Why the Jewish People Left Egypt 21:32 - More About Why The Dinosaurs Died 23:49 - The Reasons for Hair Loss 24:37 - The Solution for Growing Hair 29:30 - Parting Thoughts About Laslo   (Backing music by Danny Baranowsky. For more of his work, visit http://dbsoundworks.bandcamp.com)

Host: Chris Mooney Over the last decade, there have been many calls in the secular community for increased criticism of religion, and increased activism to help loosen its grip on the public. But what if the human brain itself is aligned against that endeavor? That's the argument made by cognitive scientist Robert McCauley in his new book, Why Religion is Natural and Science is Not. In it, he lays out a cognitive theory about why our minds, from a very early state of development, seem predisposed toward religious belief—and not predisposed towards the difficult explanations and understandings that science offers. If McCauley is right, spreading secularism and critical thinking may always be a difficult battle—although one no less worthy of undertaking. Dr. McCauley is University Professor and Director of the Center for Mind, Brain, and Culture at Emory University. He is also the author of Rethinking Religion and Bringing Ritual to Mind.

Let's Take the Atheist Test (http://www.wayofthemaster.com) with Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron, Proof of Evolution from Art, Keep the Commandments! Why Religion? And Teen Sex. Opens with DEVO, closes with Carne Cruda (http://www.carnecruda.com).