Snarky Faith

Join us for part two in our conversation with professor and author Karl Giberson. Karl is the Science and Religion professor at Stonehill college and author of many books such as  Saving Darwin  and  Worlds Apart: The Unholy War between Religion and Science . Karl also penned a satirical series for the Huffington Post called,  Jesus at Trump Tower . We discuss his motivations in writing and also h...

A rundown of why evolution matters to faith with an interview with professor and author Karl Giberson. Karl is the Science and Religion professor at Stonehill college and author of many books such as  Saving Darwin  and  Worlds Apart: The Unholy War between Religion and Science . Join us for part one of our talk as we delve into the importance of critical thinking. It's an insightful discussion ab...

A rundown of Martin Scorsese's movie Silence, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Shūsaku Endō. This was a tough movie to get through, but a rewarding and powerful one, none the less. Join us as we talk about the importance of doubt in the journey of faith. We also have an interview with Scorsese presented by  FULLER  studio. It's an outstanding talk about his faith and how it impacts his...

A rundown of all you need to know about Christian hypocrisy in regards to Trump's refugee ban. With theological hypocrisy wildly slapping about in a politically fueled haze, how people of faith should respond? We'll delve into scripture for answers and fire a few warning shots at some of the culprits (*cough cough* Franklin Graham). Buckle your seat belts and crank up the hypocrisy... it's going t...

A rundown of all you need to know about protesting. Did the Women's March on Washington accomplish anything? What do you do after the protests are over? We'll delve into those topics and more as we look into the anatomy of a protest and also how people of faith should respond. We've also got  What's Good? What's Bad?  chronicling the interweb's best and worst of the week. Join us as we skewer thro...

A rundown of all you need to know about the Trump inauguration, Christian's obsession with Israel and remembrance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream for America.  We've also added a new segment called  What's Good? What's Bad?  chronicling the interweb's best and worst of the week. Join us as we skewer through life, culture, and spirituality in the face of a changing world.   Tune in and co...

A rundown of all you need to know about 2017. Can it be better than 2016? It certainly wouldn't take much to improve on last year. Join us as we run through a whole host of topics related to the new year including New Year's Resolutions, Trump's inauguration, Meryl Streep, Mc Donald's, Ken Ham and so much more. Tune in to get up to speed on everything 2017... Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compa...

A rundown of the new bestselling book,  The Divine Dance , with co-author Mike Morrell. Mike wrote the book with spiritual heavyweight Father Richard Rohr. Does the Trinity really matter today in contemporary Christianity? Morrell and Rohr would assert an affirming, " YES! " So join us as we delve into why the Trinity matters in today's world, what this means for us and how we can return again to...

As 2016 moves towards it’s end, we’re giving you the best of Snarky Faith this past year in a rewind episode… A rundown of the pitfalls of reading the Bible literally. One-third of Americans, literally, take everything the Bible says at face value. The common phrase, “The Bible says it, I believe it, and that settles it!” only leads to bad scholarship and a warped worldview. Join us as we literall...

As 2016 moves towards it's end, we're giving you the best of Snarky Faith this past year in a rewind episode... A rundown of the process of sainthood. With Mother Teresa set to be canonized, we talk through the steps of how to become a saint. Also, for kicks we lay out our own snarky path for a particular version sainthood. Are we right on or simply heretics? Tune in to find out. Hosted by Simplec...

A rundown of Thanksgiving with a twist as we spend time delving into the things we're not thankful for. Too often do we turn sappy sentimental during these holidays, but we'll have none of that. Join us for a snarky take on Thanksgiving along with a discussion on the 12-step program to surviving the post-election blues. Join us this week as we skewer through life, culture and spirituality with our...

A rundown of the post-election mess through the lens of teenagers. I (Stuart) attended a recent denominational youth conference with my daughter and experienced a race-related mess that could have been averted. Will Christians ever learn how to do the right thing instead of covering their own asses? Probably not. We've also got the second part of the Unchurching interview with the great Richard Ja...

An interview and rundown of the new book  Unchurching: Christianity without Churchianity  with author, Richard Jacobson. Is there hope for Christianity in America? Could there be another way? Join us as we talk with Richard and delve into an alternative path. There's also some snarky bits on voting! production. Is this a viable third option? Is there another way out of the capitalist system that w...

A rundown of the line between belief vs practice. Too often we let one override the other. Is there a different way to strike a balance between the two? We'd assert that both are needed for a healthy journey of faith and if you separate the two you end up with something twisted, harmful and inert. production. Can we find a happy marriage between the two and restore the beauty of Christianity? Join...

A rundown of distributism - an alternative to capitalism and communism. Distributism is an economic ideology that is based upon the principles of Catholic social teaching. It is a socioeconomic theory and system advocating widespread ownership of private property and the means of production. Is this a viable third option? Is there another way out of the capitalist system that we find ourselves mir...

A rundown of the problem with pastor burnout in the church. On a congregation by congregation basis, this problem can be overlooked. When you begin to look at pastor burnout on a macro level, you begin to see a repeating pattern that goes unnoticed or is too often swept under the rug. Why have churches become burnout factories for clergy? Join us as we look into this epidemic and offer a different...

A rundown of how and why the church ends up being so darn judgy. Can there be fun with judgement? Probably not, but we'll do our best to snark it up this topic that has plagued Christianity for years. Why are Christians so judgemental? How did we get here and is there way out of this mess? Come with us as we look for a different way. Join us to hear what Church could look like as we skewer through...

A rundown of how the church in the west is dying. Is it simply that culture is changing and moving away from organized religion or should the church change? Come with us as we delve into the ways the Christian church should return to its roots. Christianity transformed from a movement into an institution as a direct impact of culture and history. With the institution dying, is there hope in transf...

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A rundown of how we, in America, find ourselves stuck within a two-party, political system in regards to voting. Could there another way? If we don't like options A or B... is there a point in voting for options C or D. Ho do we vote differently? Too often, we feel like our vote doesn't make a difference, but every vote has the opportunity to change the future. Is there a viable alternative to a t...

A rundown of the Richard Rohr (a Franciscan spiritual teacher) and his alternative orthodoxy. Christian 'orthodoxy' may not be what we think it might be. In this discussion, we move beyond the traditional views and delve into the richer and older perspectives that also have a place in the realm of orthodoxy. Join us to hear what that would look like as we skewer through life, culture and spiritual...

A rundown of the ongoing, colossal battle of science vs religion. These two arenas of thought have long been pitted against one another, but does it have to be that way? Instead of taking an 'either/or approach,' maybe we should look at this through a lens of 'and.'  Can science and religion play nice with one another? Could they even potentially make beautiful music together? Join us to hear what...

A rundown of the nonsensical ways that Jesus is so often inserted into politics. His ways and teachings don’t line up with quests for political power and personal gain. But what if the ideology of Jesus was infused into the political spectrum? What would it look like?  Join us to hear what that would look like as we skewer through life, culture and spirituality. Tune in to find out more… Hosted by...

A rundown of the pitfalls of reading the Bible literally. One-third of Americans, literally, take everything the Bible says at face value. The common phrase, “The Bible says it, I believe it, and that settles it!” only leads to bad scholarship and a warped worldview. Join us as we literally delve into the practice and consequences of reading the Bible literally.  You should literally tune in to fi...

Leo Tolstoy (Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy) is the newest addition to our growing congregation of Snarky Saints. Join us as we delve into the religious and political beliefs of the great and influential Russian author. Tolstoy's insight and acumen are so vital as we wrestle through life in light of the current religious and political climate of today. Is there hope? What can we learn from him? Wh...