That Religious Show

October 11, 2011 Tradition, LGBT Ordination, and Comedic Response

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:28:43 -0400

Tonight's show features BJ Lalonde, Joanna Leff, and Daniel Hughes.

Here you'll find out:
• about a certain Christian response to Halloween called "Jesus Ween."
• about conversations in Jewish synagogues regarding the status of Lesbian and Gay persons
• about satire and the Israel-Palestine confilct through Larry David's "Curb Your Enthusiasm"

And our weekly roundup of all the news thats fit for the sacred

October 4, 2011 Yoga, Sneezing, and True Blood

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:45:00 -0400

Tonight's show features Dan Higgins, Joanna Leff, and Nzaba Fonseca-Sabune.

Here you'll find out:
• why Jesus can't be used in a sales pitch
• who owns yoga
• when a sneeze becomes an media worthy event
• about the religious dimensions of HBO's "True Blood"

And our weekly roundup of all the news thats fit for the sacred

September 27, 2011 Mad Men and Protest, Free Speech and Occupations

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:02:46 -0400

Tonight's show features Leah Koren, BJ Lalonde, and Chase Uhlein.

Here you'll find out:
• about free speech at Universities
• about Amnesty International's arguments about abuse
• about #occupywallstreet and their desires and claims
• about the religious underbelly of AMC show "Mad Men"

And our weekly roundup of all the news thats fit for the sacred

September 20, 2011 Censorship, Modernity, The Law, and Aging

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:04:44 -0400

Tonight's show features Marika Paras, Eleanor Gartner, and Sorina Seeley.

Here you'll find out:
• why nine Amish men were recently jailed
• about the new "kosher" answer to Facebook
• why Paul Simon has turned to religious questions at age 70

And our weekly roundup of all the news thats fit for the sacred

September 13, 2011 "Sept 11, Ten Years After: Conflict and Commemoration"

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:29:33 -0400

Tonight's show features Daniel Hughes, Nzaba Fonseca-Sabune, and Sarah Perdomo on topics related to the ten year anniversary of Sept 11, 2001.

Here you'll find out:
• what's so "religious" about 9/11
• why sometimes two steel girders are just two steel girders
• why scenes of destruction can become "sacred," and therefore also contested
• why we humans need images, dust, and old shoes