Humanists Take on the World

This week we talk about the contradictions in the gospels and in the news we have death penalty because Jesus, the wrong side gets compared to Nazis, anti-germ theory, anti-anti-vax, Utah's breweries on the same side as the LDS church, and more.Email us at contact@htotw.com or leave us a voice message at (541) 203-0666 or htotw.com/speakpipeSupport the show at htotw.com/donateSubscribe at htotw.com/subscribeDustin’ off the Degree - The Gospel of ContradictionsBirth of JesusMatthewThey live in a house in Bethlehem.Jesus is born in 6 BCE.Herod is King of Judea.Magicians from the east visit.Flee to Egypt.Herod kills all the baby boys - Josephus would have written about this if it happened since he wrote about lots of Herod’s misdeeds.Herod dies at the end of their 2 years in Egypt (4 BCE).Move to Nazareth because Herod’s son Archelaus was ruling Judea, so Galilee would be safe, except Galilee was being ruled by one of Herod’s other sons, Herod Antipas.Growing up in Nazareth satisfied the prophecy that he would be a Nazarene, however Nazarenes were people who took an oath, not people from Nazareth.LukeMary is told that she will be impregnated by the Holy Spirit while engaged to Joseph while Herod is king of Judea, so before 4 BCE.Mary and Joseph traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem for the census while Quirinius is governor.This census did happen 6 CE and was controversial enough in Judea to cause Judas of Galilee to revolt and establish the Zealots. This census was prompted by bringing Iudaea, which included Samaria Judea, and Idumea under the direct administration of Rome. As such Rome needed to figure out how to tax the region, and like any other census they only cared about where people lived, not where their families were from.MangerShepherdsTemple dedicationReturn to NazarethSermon on the Mount/PlainMatthew and Luke both have a sermon that starts with the Beatitudes.Matthew has Jesus preaching on the mountain.Luke has Jesus on a level place.Peter’s denial - Jesus predicted that Peter would deny him three timesEach story has Peter denying knowing Jesus or being one of his followers three times.Servant girl in the courtyard (Matt 27:69-70, Mark 14:66-68a, Luke 22:55-57).Servant girl at the entrance/gateway/door (Matt 27:71-72, Mark 14:68b-70a, John 18:17).Bystanders (Matt 27:73-74, Mark 14:70b-71, John 18:25).First man in the courtyard (Luke 22:58).Second man in the courtyard an hour later (Luke 22:59-60).Servant of the high priest (John 18:26-27).Matthew and Mark have the rooster crow and Peter remembers, in Luke the rooster crows and Jesus looks at him, which makes him remember.NEWSWY GOP legislator supports the death penalty since Jesus was executedA bill that would have ended the death penalty in Wyoming pass the state’s House of Representatives and was unanimously endorsed by the Senate Judiciary Committee, but ultimately failed 11-18.The most bizarre justification to vote against it came from Sen Lynn Hutchings, R-Cheyenne who said:“The greatest man who ever lived died via the death penalty for you and me. I’m grateful to him for our future hope because of this. Governments were instituted to execute justice. If it wasn’t for Jesus dying via the death penalty, we would all have no hope.”A House Republican has submitted a bill that would require House committees to use a specific oath with "so help me God"Let’s move to the US House of Representatives where Mike Johnson (R-LA) introduced House Resolution 110 which reads:Resolved, That clause 2(m)(2) of rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking “may administer oaths to witnesses” and inserting “shall administer the following oath to witnesses: ‘Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony that you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?’”.Jeffress compared anti-Trump Christians to Nazi enablers.Support the show