After a brief hiatus, Randy and I wanted to come back with something light, fun – an episode called “Guilty Pleasures”. We’ll get there. But, we came back into a world that didn’t feel terribly light or fun. Against a backdrop of persistent bad news – or news that riled the nation – The SupremeContinue reading “The Faitheism Project Podcast, S2E22: “What NOW?””
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The Faitheism Project Podcast S2E17: “A Few Words About Words”
On paper, Randy and I should be a train wreck of a relationship. In part, that should be because we have nothing in common. That’s not the case of course; this podcast is the weekly proof that Randy and I have way, way more in common than we do otherwise. This episode is more fuelContinue reading “The Faitheism Project Podcast S2E17: “A Few Words About Words””
The Faitheism Project Podcast S2E16: “5 Mantras”
A devout atheist and a Presbyterian pastor walk into a conversation together. And nothing bad happens! It ain’t about winning an argument – it’s about having a meaningful conversation.
The Faitheism Project Podcast Season 2, Episode 6: “For Ritual Or Poorer”
This episode of the Faitheism Project Podcast is kind of a bonus episode. A few episodes back, we talked about rituals and how rituals transcend religion. As Randy and I were winding down after the episode, we ended up adding a few insights that we hated leaving on the cutting room floor. We think ofContinue reading “The Faitheism Project Podcast Season 2, Episode 6: “For Ritual Or Poorer””
The Faitheism Project Podcast Episode 35: “The Zen Of Agnosticism”
From a religious point of view, agnostics are no better than atheists. From an atheist’s point of view, agnostics are wishy-washy. Both of them have it all wrong about agnostics and agnosticism. If one stops to think about it — which we’re about to — it turns out agnostics are the most honest thinkers amongContinue reading “The Faitheism Project Podcast Episode 35: “The Zen Of Agnosticism””
The Faitheism Project Podcast, Episode #33: “Meet Jim”
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””
The Faitheism Project Podcast, Episode #29: “Three Tickets To Paradise”
A few podcasts back, we put ourselves on a deserted island — just us, three movies we love and one book. Then we returned to the island a few podcasts later and chose three songs. In this podcast, paradise calls again. But, with a twist! Here’s a thought experiment the whole family can play: pictureContinue reading “The Faitheism Project Podcast, Episode #29: “Three Tickets To Paradise””
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”
The Faitheism Project Podcast, Episode #13: “Ya Call THAT An ‘Original Sin’?”
Why does evil (or Evil) take root so easily inside human heads? Why IS there a rotten apple spoiling the whole bunch? Why is there suffering to begin with? Christianity has often traced it all back to “original sin”. If only Eve had listened…But what if Eve is a literary invention? Doesn’t the entire cause-and-effect constructContinue reading “The Faitheism Project Podcast, Episode #13: “Ya Call THAT An ‘Original Sin’?””
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”