Why are religious moralists so preoccupied with sex? Attitudes on sexuality are far more predictive of religiosity than attitudes on charity, social justice or any other measure. Religious scriptures abound with rules and restrictions aimed at controlling women’s sexuality in particular. Is the current religious obsession with sex just an unfortunate result of religion’s male-dominated history or are there deeper forces at work? On this episode the doubtcasters review recent studies which illuminate possible procreative strategies underpinning religious patriarchy. Also on this episode: the supreme court hears gay marriage cases, the Pope Who Stole Christmas and fan favorite Ed Brayton joins us to discuss his new book about the violence and intimidation many secular activists face when defending the separation of church and state.
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Love your podcast. I am an artist and put up a Saturnalia graphic on my blog site – http://anywhenart.blogspot.com/ – that is formatted to be used as a card. You are welcome to it. Why not? I use your stuff as well. I previously refered to myself as an ecumenical atheist, but polyatheist is even better.
What was the name of those doggone tribal people? I’ve been trying to look up an article on that study to send to a family member.
Love the show, keep it up! Glad you had Ed Brayton on. Any idea what happened to his podcast?
@Dan #2:
Dogon. Menstrual huts are easier to remember and search for.
Article: Epiphenom – Do ‘world religions’ make cuckoldry easier?
Dan said:
It’s on (possibly permanent) hiatus while he works on his book.
Excellent podcast, really fun and instructive to hear.
The description by Ed Brayton of his book is very promising, a book I will certainly look forward to.
I raise one question: is it right to have children become the figureheads for moral causes?
In the Jessica Ahlquist case, I had read that her uncle, or some close male relative, is a member of a group I also belong to, FFRF. The opposition to the prayer banner in the school would most likely have come initially from the adults in the family, and to put a 16 year-old at the forefront of the case is a decision I, as a adoptive parent of now grown children, would not have done.
Ostracism is a terrible condition to be put in, at any age, and children especially are at a terrible risk at being unable to handle the pressures wrought by violent, spiteful, rage-filled peers and their parents. I of course do not like child preachers, nor children being intimidated into going to church, and perhaps others may see this as concern-trolling, but I would be interested in hearing whether Ed is going to investigate this angle, and if the fine folks of RD would have importuned any of their children or nephews/nieces to press this kind of matter.
Article: Wikipedia – Ahlquist v. Cranston, Lawsuit…
@Martin #5:
Think about the assumption you made there.
Yes.
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Guys,
OK, you start off most podcasts with a little Republican bashing. That’s fine, it’s your show. But, as long as you present yourselves as fair-minded skeptics, you might provide a little balance occasionally. You take Marco Rubio to task for fumbling his way through the hit question about the age of the earth. You might care to provide some balance and quote our current President, when he was a senator, reacting to the same question thus, “Whether it happened exactly as we might understand it reading the text of the Bible, that I don’t presume to know.” Just in the interest of being “fair and balanced”.
Lothar
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And since satire is such a good medium for ridiculing sanctimonious assholes, you own a powerful tool, should you decide to dedicate yourself to it. :-)
@12,
When one party is obviously and egregiously more unscientific than another, it would hardly be fair to pretend that they are equally so.
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7 & 8 too.
Are transcripts of your podcasts available?
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OK, sorry for the diversion. Is there a better way to write to, or to ask a question of, the Doubtcasters other than to use one of these comment threads?
What I want to do is request that the esteemed gents cover the subject of Christians and guns, and the subject of what the NT suggests that Jesus might think or say about the American gun culture were he to materialize at, say, an NRA press conference. In my experience, there seems to be a really strong correlation between being a devout evangelical Christian and being at the same time an owner of a small arsenal of powerful, rapid-firing weapons.
On another forum frequented by some Christians, today I asked the following:
If Jesus were among us today, would Jesus own, or wish to own, a Glock or an AR-15 or a similar weapon?
If Jesus were among us today, would Jesus own a high-capacity magazine for a firearm?
If the answer to either of the above questions is yes, according to anyone here, please explain how so.
What kind of firearms would Jesus own, if any?
If Jesus were among us today and owned a firearm of any sort, would Jesus be interested in armor-piercing or frangible ammunition?
If Jesus were among us today and was a U.S. citizen, would he be concerned at all about his rights under the Second Amendment of the Constitution?
I’d love to hear the RD fellows’ take on these kinds of questions, too.
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