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b'In today\\u2019s episode, we answer a question from a listener about Hillsong worship songs. Now if you\\u2019ve been listening to us for some time, you might remember Brian saying that their lyrics are violent, abusive, and pretty terrible. The listener goes on to ask if it\\u2019s a \\u201cgeneral feature of this branch of Christianity/evangelicalism?\\u201d Tune in to hear our answer.\\nWe also queer the text from Matthew that talks about the Pharisees and how they planned on trapping Jesus with his words. They failed miserably at it. We share in this episode how disingenuous the Pharisees were with their question. How their ultimate goal was to use Jesus\\u2019 words against him. We also share how this passage relates to LGBTQ Christians (of course!)\\xa0\\xa0\\nKey takeaways:\\n\\nLife and fall updates from Brian and Fr. Shay [0:40]\\nListener question from Tumblr: on Hillsong’s music with violent and abusive lyrics [6:13]\\nBrian’s super short answer\\u2026 [6:48]\\nA small caveat [8:22]\\nWhat this worship music reminds us [9:44]\\nIf a regular human father does what we think God does, what would we think? [10:50]\\n3 problems in these worship songs [12:17]\\nQueering the Bible: Matthew 22:15-22 [14:39]\\nOn trapping Jesus with his words [15:51]\\nJesus is not a dummy [16:51]\\nHow this passage is used to justify paying taxes and government propaganda [18:14]\\nRelevance to the queer Christians [19:09]\\n\\nLinks mentioned:\\nAtonement webinar: queertheology.com/whydidjesusdie\\nName That Tune: Christian Music Edition\\nLGBTQ Christian Worship Music:\\n\\nThe Many Are Here\\nJess Grace Garcia posts originals and reimagined covers on her Instagram stores – https://www.instagram.com/jessgracegarcia/\\nGrace Semler Balbridge describes her music as \\u201ccreepy queer folk.\\u201d She has a Christian background\\xa0 and posts queer Christian music TikToks: https://www.tiktok.com/@thebaldridges\\n\\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\\nMatthew 22:15-22\\nThen the Pharisees met together to find a way to trap Jesus in his words. They sent their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to him. \\u201cTeacher,\\u201d they said, \\u201cwe know that you are genuine and that you teach God\\u2019s way as it really is. We know that you are not swayed by people\\u2019s opinions, because you don\\u2019t show favoritism. So tell us what you think: Does the Law allow people to pay taxes to Caesar or not?\\u201d\\nKnowing their evil motives, Jesus replied, \\u201cWhy do you test me, you hypocrites? Show me the coin used to pay the tax.\\u201d And they brought him a denarion. \\u201cWhose image and inscription is this?\\u201d he asked.\\n\\u201cCaesar\\u2019s,\\u201d they replied.\\nThen he said, \\u201cGive to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.\\u201d When they heard this they were astonished, and they departed.\\n\\n \\nPhoto by Masaaki Komori\\xa0\\nThe post It\\u2019s a Trap! – Matthew 22:15-22 appeared first on Queer Theology.'