Fasting! In all its forms and purposes. We take a wander through world religions to see how fasting plays a part in almost all of them. Mormon fasting is far less peculiar than we thought. Then a few episodes of South Park that provide wonderful commentary on fasting, the economy, and witch hunts. We round out with happy news about land being returned to Indigenous people and burn through listener mail that’s been piling up.
Show notes:
Fasting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting
Fasting: https://www.britannica.com/topic/fasting
Religious Fasting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_fasting
Fasting in Islam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting_in_Islam
Ramadan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramadan
Native Teachings are about a way of life: https://mushkiki.com/programs-services/fasting/
Fasting in Jainism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting_in_Jainism
With Lent almost over, here’s why religions fast: https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/07/world/religious-fasting-traditions-finding-jesus/index.html
Fasting in African Spirituality: https://asanee44.com/fasting-in-african-spirituality/
Sam Young: https://protecteverychild.com/
Hunger strikes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunger_strike
Nonviolent resistance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_resistance
Civil disobedience: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_disobedience
Violet Bland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violet_Bland
Emmeline Pankhurst: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmeline_Pankhurst
The Pankhurst Sisters: How suffragettes changed the world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax2wGWNco0k
Prisoners (Temporary Discharge for Ill-Health) Act 1913: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoners_(Temporary_Discharge_for_Ill-Health)_Act_1913
Intermittent Fasting: Fad or valid weight-loss solution: https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/intermittent-fasting-fad-or-solution
The Effects of Fasting on Drug Metabolism
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17425255.2020.1706728#d1e326
MOGP:
South Park
Spontaneous Combustion S3E2
Margaritaville S13E3
Sons of Witches S21E6
Happy News:
https://apnews.com/article/potawatomi-illinois-treaty-reservation-805f5030d9abbac93ce3da3cec18a636
Other appearances: Chris Shelton interviewed us in the beginning of a series on Mormonism. Here’s the most recent episode on ”What’s with Mormon Underwear?” https://youtu.be/1s2h71-UfP8
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