The Christian Obsession with Sex and Fear, with Benjamin Corey

Published: Feb. 13, 2018, 7:09 p.m.

In this episode, all the way from Hawaii, Christian and Amy talk about the Christian obsession with sex and fear.
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\n* Are we too focused on sex and sexuality too much?
\n* Are we sometimes focusing on things like inclusion of LGBTQ to the exclusion of other things like poverty, homelessness, ecology?
\n* Is defending one’s identity or group all there is?
\n* Are we stuck in a spiritual or emotional adolescence?
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\nChristian interviews Benjamin Corey about his new book\xa0Unafraid: Moving Beyond Fear-Based Faith,\xa0and his move from fundamentalist Christianity into something else. Hear about\xa0why writing this book was a big challenge for him, the major shifts that occurred while writing, the experience of losing community overnight, his period of theological deconstruction and how a conversation with Rob Bell sparked it.
\nPlus, how our views about God inform our views about ourselves and Benjamin tells the story of meeting Joe Biden with his Dad. You can check out Benjamin’s blog here.
\nIt’s not too late to sign up for Surviving the Bible for Lent!\xa0Sure, we all know Bible verses and may have even tried to read the \u201cwhole Bible,\u201d maybe even more than once. But it can be confusing, contradictory and \u2013 if we\u2019re being honest \u2013 really freaking boring in places. But there\u2019s another way to approach scripture that can actually make sense, and might even be enjoyable.
\nJoin Amy, Christian, and Homebrewed Christianity\u2019s Tripp Fuller in figuring out how to \u201cSurvive the Bible\u201d together this Lent.
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