Episode 39: Church of Christ
Submitted by johnhummel on Sun, 10/25/2009 - 12:08So how do I address a leader of a church - without a title? Enjoy this and other mysteries as we go to a Church of Christ, uh - church!
http://blogthereligions.com/podcast/Episode_39_Church_of_Christ.mp3
2009-10-25 Happy Science Temple
Submitted by johnhummel on Wed, 10/21/2009 - 14:37Happy Science Florida Temple
12210 N 56th Street, Temple Terrace, FL 33617
(University Place)
TEL: (813)914-7771
Religion: Happy Science
Other details pending.
Catholics to Traditional Anglicans: Come on in!
Submitted by johnhummel on Wed, 10/21/2009 - 08:25After visiting the St Stephen Catholic Church and St Matthews Traditional Anglican Church, I could see the similarities. The rituals were almost the same, the practices and beliefs were very similar.
Hey, I could have just used Wikipedia!
Submitted by johnhummel on Mon, 10/19/2009 - 17:50I had a friend of mine point out that someone linked to this project. Naturally, being the egotistical bastard that I am, I thought I'd check out what people were saying.
I was going through the comments, recognizing some valid complaints (some entries too short, who was I to investigate religions compared to someone famous, etc).
Then I ran across this comment:
"Doesn't this fedora wearing idiot realize he could just use Wikipedia or read a book?"
Gee. Why didn't I think of that.
That's right - I did.
Episode 38: Greensong Grove (Pagan)
Submitted by johnhummel on Mon, 10/19/2009 - 05:30At the Mabon Celebration in St. Petersburg, I had the chance to visit with the Pagan church Greensong Grove, and learn more about their faith:
Claims of Mormon discrimination found wanting
Submitted by johnhummel on Wed, 10/14/2009 - 06:07Recently, a senior authority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints delivered a speech at BYU Idaho, in which he said:
College Hill Mennonite Church
Submitted by johnhummel on Sun, 10/11/2009 - 14:26College Hill Mennonite Church
3506 Machado St
Tampa, FL 33605-1362
(813) 247-2798
Religion: Christian
Denomination: Mennonite
Contact: Reverend Roy W. Williams, Senior Pastor
You can listen to the interview with Reverend Williams here.
When I first drafted my list of religions, Mennonites were on there. Only because I had no clue whatsoever they were about. I remembered seeing some at a vacation resort in Oregon as a kid. Even at the swimming pool, the women were dressed very conservatively, wearing scarfs on their head.
Episode 37: Beit Tehila (Christian Hebrews)
Submitted by johnhummel on Sun, 10/11/2009 - 08:13The sight of what appeared to be a Judaic congregation turned out to be a fascination fusion between Christian beliefs and Jewish practices at Beit Tehila:
http://blogthereligions.com/podcast/Episode_37_Christian_Hebrews.mp3
Episode 36: Vedanta (Hindu)
Submitted by johnhummel on Mon, 10/05/2009 - 08:14I knew nothing about Vedanta until I had a chance to visit the Vedanta Center of St. Petersburg - and now you can learn too:
What makes someone leave or join a church?
Submitted by johnhummel on Sat, 10/03/2009 - 10:17The other day I was interviewing a local Tampa minister for my podcast, and he started lamenting the dwindling numbers of people going to church.
"They don't want the Word of God," he said. "They ask what bands are going to play, or if there's a kitchen for meals afterward, or other things. I don't do that - I just preach the Word of God. But people don't want that."
