World religions: shall we not

Keeping It 101: A Killjoy's Introduction to Religion Podcast

English - February 27, 2020 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB
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Previous Episode: Major religions? Minor religions? Must we?

Next Episode: What does it mean to be "religious?"

In which we talk about WHY we're still talking about "major," "minor," or "world" religions -- because despite those models being racist and imperialist and white supremacist, "religion" can also help minoritized religion access rights and legal protections.

Keywords: Native/Indigenous religions; social construct; agency

Storytime: Wenger, "We Are Guaranteed Freedom"

Homework: Dunbar-Ortiz, Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States; Denison, Ute Land Religion in the American West; Wenger, We Have a Religion; Lewis, Sovereign Entrepreneurs; King, The Truth about Stories; research #NoDAPL, Mauna Kea, and the Wet’suwet’en; read Debbie Reese on land acknowledgements; and find out who's land you're on

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