The point of the exercise here at the Faitheism Project is to start conversations that, hopefully, go on and on. The objective is never to “win” anything, rather it’s to gain something: understanding of what makes each other tick. We don’t have to agree with each other to have relationships — or even be friends. Continue reading “The Faitheism Project Podcast, Episode #33: “Meet Jim””
Category Archives: Historicity Of Jesus
A Presbyterian Pastor & A Hardcore Atheist Walk Into A Podcast Together: The Faitheism Project Podcast — Episodes 1 – 14
In a time of rancor, malice and polar division, the Faitheism Project Podcast offers a strong measure of level-headed, respectful conversation about the Really Big Things. For all their theoretical differences though, life-long atheist (and TV-film writer-producer) A L Katz and Presbyterian Pastor Randy Lovejoy, over the course of a 15 year friendship, have discoveredContinue reading “A Presbyterian Pastor & A Hardcore Atheist Walk Into A Podcast Together: The Faitheism Project Podcast — Episodes 1 – 14”
One Can Still “Do Unto Others” Even If The Book That Teaching Comes From Is Fiction
Fiction: literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people. By comparison — nonfiction: prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history. Going strictly by definition, it’s damned hard to call the Bible anything but fiction. Yes, yesContinue reading “One Can Still “Do Unto Others” Even If The Book That Teaching Comes From Is Fiction”
A Presbyterian Pastor & A Hardcore Atheist Walk Into A Podcast Together: The Faitheism Project Podcast — Episodes 1 – 11
The first thing my friend Randy Lovejoy and I agreed about when we started our conversation about spirituality 15 years ago, was how much awe we both felt when we gazed up at the cosmos. We also agreed: spirituality and religion are NOT the same thing. Spirituality is how you relate to things vastly biggerContinue reading “A Presbyterian Pastor & A Hardcore Atheist Walk Into A Podcast Together: The Faitheism Project Podcast — Episodes 1 – 11”
A Presbyterian Pastor & A Devout Atheist Walk Into A Podcast Together: The Faitheism Project Podcast — Episodes 1 – 10
The first thing my friend Randy Lovejoy and I agreed about when we started our conversation about spirituality 15 years ago, was how much awe we both felt when we gazed up at the cosmos. We also agreed: spirituality and religion are NOT the same thing. Spirituality is how you relate to things vastly biggerContinue reading “A Presbyterian Pastor & A Devout Atheist Walk Into A Podcast Together: The Faitheism Project Podcast — Episodes 1 – 10”
A Presbyterian Minister & An Atheist Walk Into A Podcast Together: The Faitheism Project Podcast — Episodes 1 – 7
For the last 15 years, Presbyterian minister Randy Lovejoy and devout atheist TV/film writer-producer A L Katz have been carrying on a conversation together about spirituality — a thing they discovered they had in common. Spirituality and religion, Alan and Randy both agreed, are not the same thing. They also agreed: everyone — atheists includedContinue reading “A Presbyterian Minister & An Atheist Walk Into A Podcast Together: The Faitheism Project Podcast — Episodes 1 – 7”
The Faitheism Project Podcast, Episode 6: “Is The Bible Still Relevant?”
Love it or Leave it, the Bible is the most widely read book in the world, having sold over 3.9 billion copies over the past 50 years. That’s a lot of books. Plenty of hotel rooms still have a Gideons Bible hidden in a drawer. Plenty of televangelists still hold it aloft like it hadContinue reading “The Faitheism Project Podcast, Episode 6: “Is The Bible Still Relevant?””
How A Devout Atheist & A Presbyterian Pastor Became Very Good Friends
From The Atheist’s Point Of View… You know what they say about oil and water not mixing. It’s true. Without a whole lot of chemical intervention, you cannot make oil and water mix. But, on closer inspection, you may realize that what you thought were oil and water are actually both variations on water orContinue reading “How A Devout Atheist & A Presbyterian Pastor Became Very Good Friends”
A Presbyterian Minister & An Atheist Walk Into A Podcast Together: The Faitheism Project Podcast — Episodes 1 – 5
For the last 15 years, Presbyterian minister Randy Lovejoy and atheist TV/film writer-producer A L Katz have been carrying on a conversation together — about spirituality — a thing they discovered they had in common. Spirituality and religion, both agreed, are not the same thing; everyone — atheists included — feel profound awe as theyContinue reading “A Presbyterian Minister & An Atheist Walk Into A Podcast Together: The Faitheism Project Podcast — Episodes 1 – 5”
Christianity Has Never Been As Good At “Doing Unto Others” As It Has Convincing People They Can Beat Death (They Can’t)
By A L Katz One of our goals here at The Faitheism Project is to foster respectful conversation by creating an honest, truthful context in which to discuss spirituality. That’s spirituality divorced from organized religion’s artifice & mythmaking. The point isn’t to judge Christianity. That serves no purpose. But it’s instructive to ask “How didContinue reading “Christianity Has Never Been As Good At “Doing Unto Others” As It Has Convincing People They Can Beat Death (They Can’t)”