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Holy Watermelon Holy Watermelon
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Welcome to the Holy Watermelon podcast, where a Christian and an atheist talk about the weird and wonderful things that people do because of what they believe. It's a show about religious studies.
Join us, Katie and Preston, as we dive into the world of comparative religion. We use humor and research to have real, challenging, and uproarious conversations about the world's religious traditions and behaviors.
If you're interested in religious studies, learning about other people and cultures, or fun facts for your dinner conversation, tune in to our bi-weekly episodes.
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Touched by the Angels
Angels are a mysterious bunch of creatures, regardless of your religious tradition--and they are everywhere.
Interpreting Colossians 1:16 to contain a list of angels is ridiculous, and nobody should be that bad at reading. -
In the (Hubbard) Navy - An Interview with Katherine Spallino
Katherine Spallino is the author of The Bad Cadet, a memoir of her days as a child-slave to the secretive Scientologist "Sea Org."
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The Alien Escape
Bonnie Lu Nettles and Marshall Herff Applewhite, Jr. founded what is known today as Heaven's Gate, a fantastic group of UFO enthusiasts and religious believers. Though they both came from a Christian background in Texas, the mystery of Area 51 affected their daily lives to the very end.
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How YOU Could Become a God
Apotheosis is the process of becoming a god....
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How They Became Gods
Euhemerism is the hypothetical explanation of the mortal (or non-divine) origins of a subject of worship or mythological figure.
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Sounds Suspicious
Ever wonder why we bother with the groundhog, or horseshoes, or four-leaf clovers? Have you noticed city employees relying on divining rods to find your water leak? Where do all these superstitions come from, and how do they manage to linger in our science-powered information age? All these questions have answers, and we've tracked them down....