Latest First amendment Podcast Episodes
Lifewise Academy Exposed: The Dangerous Intersection of Religion and Public Schools with Zach Parrish and Molly Gaines
Secular Left - July 12, 2024 17:00 - 1 hourIn this jammed packed episode, we talk with Zach and Molly, parents who are taking a stand against LifeWise Academy, an evangelical Christian nationalist group that has found a way to seep into public schools through a legal loophole. They have formed Parents Against LifeWise to shed light on th...
Christian Nationalism in Legislation: Facts vs. Fear
Secular Left - June 27, 2024 12:00 - 48 minutesIn this episode, we open with noting a recent US Supreme Court decision in a social media censorship case. Then we discuss the hysteria in Ohio over trans women playing sports and the unconstitutional Ten Commandments law recently enacted in Louisiana. We explore how these laws are impacting ind...
Point of Pride From Stonewall To Drag Queens in Ohio
Secular Left - June 13, 2024 12:00 - 32 minutesA recent bill introduced by Christian Nationalists in Ohio labels the existence of trans individuals as obscene. We look into the implications of such legislation and questions the necessity for laws that perpetuate bigotry towards the LGBTQ community. The significance of Pride Month in June is ...
Unmasking the Illusion: Dissecting Trump's Lead in 2024 Election Polls
Secular Left - May 31, 2024 00:00 - 37 minutesWe delve into the upcoming 2024 election and the current political landscape. There is disbelief in polls showing Trump ahead of Biden, emphasizing the concerning reality of Trump's character and actions. We highlight the stark differences between the two major candidates, pointing out Trump's h...
Religion In Schools, Abortion Rights At Risk, And A Taste Of The Trump Trial
Secular Left - May 12, 2024 12:00 - 33 minutesCould Ohio's latest law be a seismic shift toward religious indoctrination in public schools? We grapple with the state's decision to allow Bible classes during school hours, and the societal tremors it's causing. Explore with me the backlash from an Ohio State Representative against cities supp...
From Pulpit to Politics: The Real Danger of White Christian Nationalism
Secular Left - April 27, 2024 14:00 - 46 minutesAmerica is facing a tipping point in potentially losing its democracy in 2024, particularly if Trump wins the upcoming election. White Christian nationalists are identified as a significant influence pushing the country towards this tipping point. We take a deep dive into the concept of Christia...
The Illusion of Free Speech and Inflation: Debunking Conservative Narratives
Secular Left - April 10, 2024 12:00 - 36 minutesWe delve into the complex topic of free speech and its limits. Free speech is not an absolute right and there can be the regulation of speech in certain contexts. A prime example is in a nearby conservative town where a vocal individual disrupts city council meetings with personal attacks on the...
Local Church And State Implications: Busing, Vouchers, And Politics
Secular Left - March 27, 2024 16:00 - 44 minutesWe update a local school busing dispute involving families wanting better accommodations for their children being transported to a Catholic school, citing concerns about early start times and religious freedom violations. In the discussion on Ohio's school voucher expansion, concerns were raise...
Copy of Migration: The Bible, Christians, and Migrants with Dr. Danny Carroll R.
Interfaith Encounters - March 26, 2024 05:00 - 16 minutesDr. Carroll is half-Guatemalan and was raised bilingual and bicultural. In his youth, he spent many summers in Guatemala and later taught at El Seminario Teológico Centroamericano in Guatemala City for thirteen years. The realities of Central America sparked Dr. Carroll's fascination with the Ol...
Copy of Migration: Islamic Views of Migration, an Ismaili Perspective with Dr. Zahra Jamal
Interfaith Encounters - March 19, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutesZahra N. Jamal is Associate Director at Rice University's Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance, and a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Consultant. An award-winning former faculty member at Harvard and MIT, Dr. Jamal was founding director of the Civil Islam Initiative at University of Chicago, fo...
Racism: A Deplorable MAGA Feature
Secular Left - March 16, 2024 13:00 - 37 minutesWe delve into the Ohio 2024 primary elections where three white Republican candidates in the congressional race are resorting to racist rhetoric in their campaign ads. These candidates include State Representative Derek Merrin, who is a Christian nationalist known for his anti-LGBT stance and at...
Immigration Reprise UMCOR and Immigrants and Migration with Rev. Jack Amick
Interfaith Encounters - March 12, 2024 05:00 - 18 minutesRev. Jack Amick, Director of Global Migration, United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). He directs UMCOR’s Global Migration portfolio and represents the global migration work of the General Board of Global Ministries. In his coordination of Global Migration work, Amick serves on the Unite...
Immigration Reprise: The Sikh Response to Migrants and Migration with Manpreet Kaur Singh
Interfaith Encounters - March 05, 2024 06:00 - 16 minutesA Houston native dedicated to the causes of diversity and women’s empowerment, Manpreet K. Singh is a supervising attorney that has tried over 50 cases. Currently a Chapter representative for the American Board of Trial Attorneys, she also is serving as a director and trustee with the Sikh Coal...
Republican Irony Unpacked: Diversity Battles and Reproductive Rights
Secular Left - February 27, 2024 17:00 - 40 minutesDo political and religious conservatives really understand DEI? We challenge popular misconceptions about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, confronting the unfounded fears that it poses a threat to traditional values. We dissect the essence of DEI, illustrating how it nurtures communities where ...
Immigration Reprise: Bishop Greg Kelly on Migrants and Immigrants from a Catholic Perspective
Interfaith Encounters - February 27, 2024 06:00 - 14 minutesBishop Kelly is a native of Iowa and grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He studied for the priesthood in Holy Trinity Seminary at the University of Dallas here in Irving and was ordained to the priesthood in 1982. He served in several parishes in the Dallas area since then and has served as ...
Immigration Reprise: Debra Boudreaux Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation
Interfaith Encounters - February 20, 2024 06:00 - 27 minutesDebra Boudreaux is a senior volunteer with the Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation. She has more than 31 years of experience working on major projects related to charity, medical care, education, and humanitarian aid. Debra was previously the CEO of Tzu Chi Medical Foundation. She leads Buddhist and Cat...
Jon Stewart Can't Save Us From Doddering Old White Men
Secular Left - February 15, 2024 13:00 - 36 minutesWe explore the controversial subject of police conduct, particularly in situations where an individual seeks to commit 'suicide by cop.' We then shift to the media's fixation on President Biden's age, questioning why it garners such attention and criticizing how coverage distracts from more subs...
Immigration Reprise: Anwar Khan and Islamic Relief USA on Migrants and Immigration
Interfaith Encounters - February 12, 2024 17:06 - 25 minutesAnwar Khan President of Islamic Relief USA. He has more than twenty five years of experience working in the field of humanitarian and development assistance. Mr. Khan has extensive experience in the field: he has traveled to five continents visiting more than 20 countries that have been affecte...
Immigration Reprise: Julie Raymon of the AJC
Interfaith Encounters - February 12, 2024 16:56 - 20 minutesJulie Rayman, Senior Director of Policy and Political Affairs of the American Jewish Committee helps us understand how Jews relate through their history to migrants and immigrants, and what this means today. Since January 2012, Julie Rayman, Senior Director of Policy and Political Affairs, has ...
Compassion Collides with City Laws in the Case of Dad's Place
Secular Left - January 27, 2024 17:00 - 44 minutesFormer evangelical minister Bruce Gerencser joins us to unravel a legal tangle where religious freedom clashes with municipal zoning laws. We dissect the contentious situation surrounding Pastor Chris Avell, a friend of Bruce's, who's currently embroiled in a federal lawsuit against the city of ...
Countering Bad Faith Religious Freedom Protection
Secular Left - January 06, 2024 15:00 - 53 minutesHumanists International just released their 2023 Freedom of Thought Report that documents the efforts to protect or not protect religious freedom in all the countries in the world. The US government created the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom in 1998 to call out count...
Exploring the Moral Courage of Investigative Journalists with Dr. Anthony Feinstein
Secular Left - December 18, 2023 13:00 - 33 minutesHow far are you willing to go for the truth? How much are you ready to risk for justice and freedom of speech? Join us as we traverse the treacherous terrain of investigative journalism with our guest Dr. Anthony Feinstein, author of the book 'Moral Courage 19 Profiles of Investigative Journalis...
The Struggle for Real Religious Freedom: A Talk with Andrew Seidel
Secular Left - December 02, 2023 17:00 - 36 minutesEver wondered why the separation of church and state is a formidable pillar of modern democracies? Join us as we dissect this essential concept with no other than Andrew Seidel, the vice president of strategic communications for Americans United, an accomplished author, and a relentless defender...
AI: Human Authenticity in an AI World
Interfaith Encounters - December 02, 2023 16:20 - 24 minutesThis episode explores more deeply what it means to be authentic humans in an AI age. A video version is found at http://www.youtube.com/@InterfaithEncounters or http://interfaith-encounters.org.
AI: Consciousness, Self-Consciousness, and Algorithms
Interfaith Encounters - December 02, 2023 14:25 - 17 minutesThis episode explores more deeply what it means for humans to think about themselves. What does it mean to be conscious? Self conscious? Can an AI be self-conscious? A video version is found at http://www.youtube.com/@InterfaithEncounters or http://interfaith-encounters.org.
AI: Being Human, Spare Parts and Immortality
Interfaith Encounters - December 02, 2023 14:20 - 12 minutesThis episode explores more deeply what it means to think of ourselves as biological machines, and where our true humanity might lie. A video version is found at http://www.youtube.com/@InterfaithEncounters or http://interfaith-encounters.org.
AI: The Human Place in the World,Hierarchy or Complexity
Interfaith Encounters - December 02, 2023 14:15 - 11 minutesThis episode explores more deeply how we find our human place in the complex relationships that make up our world. A video version is found at http://www.youtube.com/@InterfaithEncounters or http://interfaith-encounters.org.
AI: The Brain as a Computer
Interfaith Encounters - December 02, 2023 14:10 - 10 minutesThis episode explores more deeply what it means to think of our brains as computers, and how computers can be thought of as brains. But is it really that simple? A video version is found at http://www.youtube.com/@InterfaithEncounters or http://interfaith-encounters.org.
AI: Being Human, Being Intelligent
Interfaith Encounters - December 02, 2023 14:05 - 15 minutesThis episode explores more deeply what it means to think of ourselves as intelligent, and where our true humanity might lie. A video version is found at http://www.youtube.com/@InterfaithEncounters or http://interfaith-encounters.org.
AI: Are Humans Just Biological Machines?
Interfaith Encounters - December 02, 2023 14:00 - 8 minutesThis episode explores more deeply what it means to think of ourselves as biological machines, and where our true humanity might lie. A video version is found at http://www.youtube.com/@InterfaithEncounters or http://interfaith-encounters.org.
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