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2014-04-07T18:05:20+00:00

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Church Sign Epic Fails, “Fuzzy Math” Edition

Last updated on: April 7, 2014 at 6:05 pm By Christian Piatt

So many people claim to be bad at math, which is why I always pay anyone who does work for me in rainbows and belly button lint. So far, so good! Read more

2014-04-03T15:59:06+00:00

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Sneaky Televangelists, Fred Phelps is Dead, and a Glut of God Flicks

Last updated on: April 3, 2014 at 3:59 pm By Christian Piatt

This week we are honored to have NPR Religion Correspondent John Burnett return to the show to talk about his investigative series on televangelists and fiscal transparency: Can a Television Network be a Church? The IRS Says Yes. You may remember that John first appeared on the Culture Cast last year when he was in Portland covering Beer and Hymns. Andy talks about his detox diet, having to pee all the time, and calls for a ban on the phrase “whole... Read more

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2014-04-02T22:54:43+00:00

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Daystar’s Day of Reckoning: My Interview with NPR’s John Burnett

Last updated on: April 2, 2014 at 10:54 pm By Christian Piatt

I first got to know NPR correspondent John Burnett when he was in Portland doing a story about beer and theology. He was featuring the Beer and Hymns event that we do monthly at First Christian Church in Portland. This time around John has a two-part exposé on evangelical churches in the United States, and in particular, a few of them who have media empires that seem to be immune to the investigations and accountability that so many individuals and... Read more

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2014-04-02T16:34:08+00:00

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The Dead Don’t Die; They Just Reboot

Last updated on: April 2, 2014 at 4:34 pm By Christian Piatt

Religion has, for centuries, been fairly obsessed with the afterlife. For some, what awaits us after our physical death is fairly central to their faith. But thanks to the Internet, many of us end up having a sort of life after death, whether we intended to or not. In a recent article published in the New Yorker magazine, Pia Farrenkopf experienced the sort of digital life after death that some might find appealing, while others would consider it rather horrifying. Pia traveled frequently... Read more

2014-04-01T17:07:31+00:00

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What Rock & Roll and Religion Have in Common

Last updated on: April 1, 2014 at 5:07 pm By Christian Piatt

I grew up with music in my life. At first, it was a combination of my dad’s Willie Nelson and Ray Charles with my mom’s old southern Gospel hymns. I’d sit under the piano, feeling the vibrations as she played “Blessed Assurance,” and then lie on the floor in front of the speakers as Ike and Tina belted out “Proud Mary.” And then I discovered my own music, in the form of rock. Eventually, I sang lead in several hard... Read more

2014-03-31T16:54:04+00:00

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Malaysia, Marriage and Measles! (CultureCast)

Last updated on: March 31, 2014 at 4:54 pm By Christian Piatt

We continue our time-tested tradition on the Homebrewed Christianity CultureCast about taking completely unrelated topics, digging into them, making a smart-ass joke and then pretty much leaving a bunch of loose ends when we’re all done. And you listen to this because… We talk this week about the Malaysian airliner that’s been missing for some time now, and our obsession with recovering the wreckage and victims. It leads to an interesting look at how we deal with death in our... Read more

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2014-03-30T22:37:33+00:00

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Church Sign Epic Fails, “God Created Sex” Edition

Last updated on: March 30, 2014 at 10:37 pm By Christian Piatt

On the third day, God created sex…which was good because Eve was all kinds of stacked. I mean, like POW! Amen, my sister. Read more

2014-03-27T17:50:03+00:00

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5 Reasons You Need a Female Pastor

Last updated on: March 27, 2014 at 5:50 pm By Christian Piatt

I recently asked my five-year-old daughter, Zoe, what God looks like. She gazed into the distance for a moment before saying, “She has a really big, beautiful face.” My wife smiled and, hugging Zoe tight, suggested that maybe there are also parts of God that are more like daddy. My wife has been a senior pastor for the past 10 years. In that time, I’ve seen plenty of situations in which her gender worked against her. There was the man... Read more

2014-03-25T17:30:00+00:00

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The Legacy of Fred Phelps

Last updated on: March 25, 2014 at 5:30 pm By Christian Piatt

I suppose it is an indication of how steeped in popular culture I am that the first thing that came to mind when I heard of the death of Westboro Baptist Church founder and former leader Fred Phelps was the song, “Freddie’s Dead,” by Curtis Mayfield. But although it is a relatively superficial and tangential connection to make, I still prefer that to much of the venom and grave dancing have witnessed since the announcement. Phelps and his predominantly family-based... Read more

2014-03-23T15:27:36+00:00

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Church Sign Epic Fails, “Biblical Marriage” Edition

Last updated on: March 23, 2014 at 3:27 pm By Christian Piatt

I was told to maintain a biblical marriage. Anybody know where I can get me a red tent and some concubines? Read more

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