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Episode 158 - What is Evil?

So theodicy, the question of evil, is Lord Bael's jam. He loves to discuss it, or at least he thought he did. Riff sprung this on him without warning because that's how e

Pyreside Chat - The Red Heifer

Don't have a cow, man. The boys are giving a little more insight into one of the wackier moments from last week's episode. 

Episode 157 - Living Out & More Bigotry

Since the religious right can't seem to leave people alone, we figured we'd try to reason with them from a different perspective. Let's try this again! 

Episode 156 - Godfathers and Christening

This episode is a little slice of life. Riff had to be a Catholic for a weekend. Join us as Bael gets the dirt on what it was like to be a member of THE MOTHER CHURCH for

Episode 155 - Rizpah

There are few things that get Riff as excited as getting to introduce Bael to a new Bible character. This week, meet Rizpah. Don't know the name? That's unsurprising, but

Episode 154 - The Golden Calf

This bible story is one that most people have heard of, and maybe even think they know. Let's put that to the test. Bael and Riff are here to educate you. 

Episode 153 - SSPX

The Society of Saint Pius X likes to kick it old school. So old school the Pope kicked them straight out of the church! We talked about this a couple weeks ago but then l

Ep 152 - 3rd Annual DFW Epic Eid

Eid is a Muslim celebration. Some Muslims in Texas wanted to celebrate the holiday by renting out a water park. Apparently, that's not ok with Texas. 

Episode 151 - Legal Puzzles

By now we're pretty sure that we all understand that portions of the Old Testament function as a legal framework for Hebrew Society. Inside that framework are some fun pu

Episode 150 - Bible Idioms

The Bible has contributed an incredible amount to our culture. Some of that is even good, or at least, not bad. This week the guys take a look at turns of phrase that hav

Episode 149 - Plot Holes and Other Stuff!

Yep, the guys are still on this nonsense. 

Episode 148 - More More Tropes and Plotholes

The guys investigate whether The Addams Family and the Book of Daniel exist in the same universe. For franchise sake...

Episode 147 - More Tropes and Plot holes

Bael & Riff are back to poke the bear and revisit a classic Bible tale from a different lens. 

Episode 146 - Tropes and Plotholes

The guys take a look at a pretty familiar tale with some giant narrative issues. Let's pull at that thread together. 

Episode 145 - You really gotta stop sacrificing children!!!!

Kids. We're talking about kids. 

Episode 144 - Rev Dr Jordan Simpson

Our last episode put a spotlight on someone who is getting the Christianity thing all wrong. Today, we profile someone who is getting it right. 

Episode 143 - F Doug Wilson

Seriously. The title says it all. No need for us to get clever or wax intellectual about this. That dude sucks. We call him on it. That's the episode. 

Episode 142 - Jephthah

We follow up last episodes sordid implications with a secondary investigation. We've established that Chemosh loves human sacrifice, especially children. Surely, that's n

Episode 141 - That time God lost a fight

We all know that history is written by the winners. So it seems awfully odd that in a book dedicated to telling us how God (Yahweh, Israel's version) is omnipotent, conta

Episode 140 - Jesus Cleanses The Temple

Despite the absolute desperation of right wingers to convince you Jesus is on their side, it's obvious to anyone reading the text that Jesus was a radical socialist. One