Why is God?

In this episode we cover the Stoned Ape Theory, Magic Mushroom Soap!, Movies ALWAYS ruining perfectly good books, Battle Pugs, and Committing Murder in the Name of A Messiah! We are so so sorry for the sound quality in this episode! We are working on our skills. I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm doing the best I can, thank you for your patience!

This week we are nerding out over one of our favorite book series of all time, Dune! We watched David Lynch's 1984 version and whined about liberties taken in the abandonment of the sacred text. We discuss the evils religious institutions convince their faithful to commit, why is circumcision, and conveniently self-fulfilled prophecies. We are so so sorry for the sound quality in this episode! We are working on our skills. I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'm doing the best I can, thank you for your patience! We got our synopsis from https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Dune_Wiki

In this episode, we discuss the horror of industrialized prisons, legalized slavery, the failure of the war on drugs, the importance of hope, as well as the hypocrisy and abuse of faith within religious institutions. There is A LOT of superfluous background noise in this episode, and for that we are extremely sorry. Our humble editing skills are not up to the task; however, we promise to do better in the future. 

This week after our hero sustains a massive head trauma, we follow him and his fever dream out of the comforting depths of Midian and back into the stinking "civilized" bowels of Memphis. We disavow the indoctrination of children, and charge the god of the bible with using evil to glorify himself. Other books to read instead of the bible: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera Anything by Anne Rice

Today's episode features our very first guest host, local Orlando tattoo artist, Mitchell! Check out his work at @handspuntattoos and www.handspuntattoos.com. We had so much fun talking about this movie that it couldn't be contained in one episode. On Part 1 we discuss the pitiless, vengeful, little man that is the god of the old testament, racist casting decisions, and the inherent YUCK of missionary work. Tune in next week for the stunning conclusion!

Today we will be talking about Religious Nationalism, and The Sacred vs. The Profane, through the vehicle of Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. In this episode I quote an article, written by Professor of History, Joseph E. Bisson, linked below: https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1012&context=jrf

Today we are going to be talking about free will, messiahs, and journeys into atheism!

*** Trigger Warning *** Suicide and Loss In this episode we discuss suicide and loss, near death experiences, and unique concepts of heaven and hell after watching What Dreams May  Come.

**Trigger Warning** Sexual abuse of minor by church leader, suicide, and spousal homicide. In this episode we discuss religious authority, obsession, and power dynamics.

In this episode we touch on themes of inter-connectivity, fate, and the hardly omniscient omnipotent creator.