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b'We recorded this episode earlier in the week, before the murder of George Floyd by (now former) Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. On Friday, we quickly recorded a special introduction to briefly address that injustice and the ensuing organization for justice in Minneapolis, where Fr. Shay. A big part of that for us, as white guys, is to listen to and follow the lead of Black organizers. We share some of that in the episode and below. We’ll talk in more depth about this in next week’s episode.\\nOrganizations mentioned in the “pre-show”\\n\\nMinnesota Freedom Fund\\nReclaim The Block\\nBlack Visions Collective\\nMPD 150\\nFind a chapter of Showing Up For Racial Justice (SURJ) near you\\nor how to start one if there isn’t one near you\\nAnti-Racism Resources for White People\\nThe Color of Violence by INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence\\n\\nHappy Pentecost! In today\\u2019s episode, we answer a reader/listener question that was sent via Tumblr about heaven, hell, and satan. This reader was also wondering if NOT believing any of this would automatically cancel out your Christianity? If you\\u2019re interested to know our thoughts around that, then stay tuned.\\xa0\\nWe also queer this week\\u2019s text from Acts 2:1-21 and we share our love for this passage. We also share how this passage is very relatable for queer folks and the work that we do. There\\u2019s so much that we\\u2019ve unpacked in this episode and we\\u2019re excited to dive into it with all of you.\\nIn this episode, we talk about:\\n\\nFr. Shay\\u2019s life updates: reading books and cooking on an instant pot [0:40]\\nBrian\\u2019s current book read: Autoboyography [2:00]\\nQueering the Bible course update [2:57]\\nShoutout to Jodi Hasel [4:03]\\nTumblr listener/reader question about the afterlife [4:32]\\nReacting to conservative understandings of heaven and hell [5:44]\\nCan you still be a Christian if you don\\u2019t believe in the afterlife? [6:35]\\nWhat does \\u201cbelieving\\u201d really mean? [8:09]\\nWe queer a text from Acts 2:1-21 [9:53]\\nWhy does Brian love this passage? [10:18]\\nOn bringing our WHOLE self to this passage [11:11]\\nA sense of community [12:15]\\nWhat are we being emboldened to say right now? [14:12]\\nPentecost and LGBT Pride festivals [14:53]\\nCheck QueerTheology.com/queerbible to stay on the loop [16:31]\\n\\nArticles mentioned in the podcast:\\nIs It All About Getting Into Heaven?\\nHoly Flamers: Pentecost Sunday 2013\\nThe Power Of Community\\nIf you want to support the Patreon and help keep the podcast up and running, you can learn more and pledge your support at patreon.com/queertheology\\nIf you’d like to be featured in future episodes, email your question or Bible passage suggestion to connect@queertheology.com\\xa0\\nActs 2:1-21\\nWhen Pentecost Day arrived, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound from heaven like the howling of a fierce wind filled the entire house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be individual flames of fire alighting on each one of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages as the Spirit enabled them to speak.\\nThere were pious Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. When they heard this sound, a crowd gathered. They were mystified because everyone heard them speaking in their native languages. They were surprised and amazed, saying, \\u201cLook, aren\\u2019t all the people who are speaking Galileans, every one of them? How then can each of us hear them speaking in our native language? Parthians, Medes, and Elamites; as well as residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the regions of Libya bordering Cyrene; and visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism), Cretans and Arabs\\u2014we hear them declaring the mighty works of God in our own languages!\\u201d They were all surprised and bewildered. Some asked each other, \\u201cWhat does this mean?\\u201d Others jeered at them, saying, \\u201cThey\\u2019re full of new wine!\\u201d\\nPeter stood with the other eleven apostles. He raised his voice and declared,'