Autism is my super blessing! I'm a high-school valedictorian, college graduate, world traveler, disability advocate. I'm a Unitarian Universalist. I'm a Progressive Liberal. I'm about equal rights, human rights, civil & political rights, & economic, social, &cultural rights. I do servant leadership, boundless optimism, & Oneness/Wholeness. I'm good naked & unashamed! I love positive personhood, love your neighbor as yourself, and do no harm! I'm also appropriately inappropriate! My self-ratings: NC-17, XXX, X, X18+ & TV-MA means empathy! I publish shows at 11am! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/support
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 86 days 10 hours 6 minutes
episode 50: Atheism in the African diaspora
“Sometimes, atheism is seen as a whites-only club by black people and in the United States, African American history, slavery and the civil rights movement are all closely tied to Christianity. Religion has very much become part of the tradition of black history and culture. Even when there is a strong atheist or secular humanist movement in the African diaspora, it has been ignored. In surveys of history, black expressions of humanism and secularism have been ignored by historians...
episode 51: Jesusism (Non-religious Jesus)
“Jesusism is the teachings of Jesus in distinction to the teachings of mainstream Christianity. In particular, the term is often contrasted with Pauline Christianity and mainstream church dogma of Nicene Christianity. Flanagan defines Jesusism as the "message" of Jesus and notes that he "call[s] it 'Jesusism' because most Christian Churches do not endorse Jesus' message truthfully". "Christianity of today is not the old original Christianity...
episode 52: 3 Myths About Black Atheists That Prove They Need Better Representation (July 5th, 2022)
"Myth 1. Black Nonbelievers Don’t Exist The general population is well aware of the existence of atheists by now. Dawkins, Harris, and other prominent white atheists have made sure of that. But black atheists make up less than 0.5% of the black population in the US and a very small proportion of the atheist population. Though logic dictates that black nonbelievers must exist, their small numbers and lack of visibility contribute to their erasure...
episode 53: The Bible is Fiction: A Collection Of Evidence
"Similarities to Other Stories The similarities between the stories and characters in the Bible and those from previous mythologies are both undeniable and well-documented. This would be obvious if it weren’t for early indoctrination of these beliefs into children, which usually makes them unassailable as adults...
episode 54: The evils of religious narcissism
"It is not the type of belief but rather how faith is used that makes it abusive.
- It begins with dichotomous thinking, diving people into two parts. Those who agree with the narcissist's beliefs and those who don't. Interestingly, only the narcissist is the judge and jury of who belongs on which side. Your opinion is insignificant.
- Then the narcissist makes fun of, belittles, and shows prejudice towards other beliefs...
episode 55: (July 8th 2022) Ten Common Myths About Atheists
"1) Atheists Believe Everything Came From Nothing Many theists believe there was once nothing, and then there was something—the universe—created by their god. And so they ask, “But if there is no god then how can something come from nothing?” This question has been asked for thousands of years, but now Quantum physics has provided a basis for some atheists, such as Lawrence Krauss, to indeed believe the universe comes from “nothing...
episode 56: Church hurt memories
"What Is Church Hurt: Harm That The Church Does To Its Members.
That harm can take on various forms. For example, someone may have manipulated others for personal profit or power. Someone may have used their position to cover sexual abuse or assault.
Someone may have rejected others because of race, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or economic standing in the community. In addition, someone may have directly or indirectly betrayed a person’s trust...
episode 57: Healthy sexual ethicalness (July 11th, 2022)
"Everyone should know these facts, DO YOU?
- There is no method of contraception that is 100% effective.
- A woman who does not use any form of birth control has an 85% chance of getting pregnant within one year.
- For birth control methods to be effective, they must be used correctly and consistently.
- Taking medications, such as antibiotics, can reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills...
episode 58: DEADLY SILENCE OF THE CHURCH ON ABUSE: 5 SINFUL EXCUSES. (July 7th, 2022)
"Deadly Silence Excuse #1: It Will Detract From The Church’s Message. We fear addressing these issues will negatively impact the local church’s witness. No one wants to imply that the church is not a safe place to attend. But the reality is we have individuals in our churches as members and visitors who engage in emotional abuse, domestic violence, and sexual abuse...
episode 60: I am in full favor of The Election Worker and Polling Place Protection Act and The Protecting Our Election Workers Act of 2020
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