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The Anarchodox PodcastEp. 14-- Week of 05.09.2025: Nobody Expects the Episcopal Inquisition, ft. Micah Belong (The Word in Black and Red)We have a very special episode on this week's Anarchodox, featuring our first guest: Micah Belong, from the Word in Black and Red! They have come to have a friendly conversation with us about the role of authority, specifically episcopacy, and how it can coexist with our anarchist outlook. It's an extra-long but also extra-good episode, and we hope you all enjoy the ride.___________________________________________________ft. Micah Belong (they/them): https://linktr.ee/twibarBill Eldridge (he/him): https://bsky.app/profile/bill-eld.bsky.socialMae Forrest Barnes (she/her) : https://bsky...2025-05-092h 01
The Anarchodox PodcastEp. 13-- Week of 05.02.2025: Yea, Verily, I say unto thee, "Oof."This week on Anarchodox:Popewatch 2025 continues, and already one Cardinal drops out before we beginWhite House announces that it's going to release the Cass Review: Donald's VersionPastors hold protest in the rotunda, get arrested. So much for religious freedom!Anarchy 101: the Where and the HowIf you would like to support us, join our Patreon at: patreon.com/TheAnarchodoxPodcast2025-05-0247 min
Found in TranslationWas Jesus tempted to be a dictator? - Matthew 3 & 4 with Mae Forrest BarnesThe anti-authoritarian, justice-y vibes dance off the page as Jesus goes through a communal preparation ceremony in the wilderness with his cousin and then is tempted by the Accuser to embrace domination. It's a spicy set of stories, brimming with loads of wit and wisdom for times like ours.Our guest cohost this week is the delightful and delightful Mae Forrest Barnes (she/her). Mae writes at https://maeforrestbarnes.substack.com/ and you can listen to her at The Anarchodox Podcast. (Apple Podcasts, Spotify)...Read LIT online: https://www.litbible.net/matthew-3 and htt...2025-04-251h 12The Anarchodox PodcastEp. 12-- Week of 04.25.2025: RIP Pope Francis. Now let's get ready for POPEWATCH!!This week on Anarchodox:The death of Pope Francis prompts us to ponder THE CONCLAVEMae’s article: https://maeforrestbarnes.substack.com/p/dignity-and-the-transgender-person?r=2x9a9ePodcast with Queer Polifaith: https://sites.libsyn.com/410384/dignitas-infinita-with-maeThe UK Supreme Court deems that trans people are legally their assigned sex at birth; existential dread ensuesRFK Jr. wants to make an autism registry. Do you hear the jackboots marching?Christian Anarchy 101: What does Christian Anarchism mean to you?If you want to support us, subscribe to our Patreo...2025-04-251h 13The Anarchodox PodcastThe Anarchodox Holy Week Special 2025: The Hell-Harrowing PolkapaloozaThis week, Bill and Mae have decided to take a break from the unrelenting onslaught that is the news, and instead serve a full 7 course meal, chock full of theology bites! We walk through the Holy Week liturgy and scripture, and have a blast doing it. A full hour and a half of extremely church-nerdy talk, you love to see it.If you would like to support us and get access to exclusive content, sign up for our Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheAnarchodoxPodcast2025-04-181h 34The Anarchodox PodcastEp. 10-- Week of 04.11.2025: In the Face of Evil, We Brought Potluck CasserolesOn Anarchodox this week:The Regime admitted to sending a man to hell in error, and we gaze into that gaping maw of depravityGeorgia Democrats dusted off their spines and protested an anti-trans billTariff nonsense continues, but we pause to consider the globalized economy built on exploitationReligious folks in Philadelphia build an altar in protest of ICEAnarchy 101: A reading list____________________________________________The books mentioned:Anarchy and Christianity, by Jacques EllulChristian Anarchism: A Political Commentary on the Gospel, by Alexandre ChristoyannopoulosThat Holy Anarchist: Reflections on Christianity and Anarchism, by Mark Van Steenwyk...2025-04-111h 04
The Anarchodox PodcastEp. 9-- Week of 04.04.2025: Filibustin' Makes me Spiel GoodTopics for today's episode:Elon tries to bribe voters in Wisconsin, winds up losing the election. Masterful gambit, sir!Cory Booker sets a new filibuster record on the senate floorTrump's tariffs got announced, and hoo boy the stove is HOTMae becomes visible, inexplicablyWe talk about the Diggers, a 17th century proto-anarchist movement in England!Want to support us? Consider joining our Patreon! Also, follow us on social media!patreon.com/TheAnarchodoxPodcast2025-04-041h 08The Anarchodox PodcastEp. 8-- Week of 03.28.2025: We Don't Talk About the Group Chat Incident, because the Atlantic Did It For UsThings we talk about this week:The chief editor of The Atlantic was added to a top secret Signal group chat, because fascists are buffoonsA car drove into a crowd of anti-Tesla protestors, which prompts us to talk about protest best practicesAOC and Bernie Sanders take their show on the road, and we have conflicting feelings about the whole thingMae yaps about Pyotr Kropotkin for a bitSome sober reflection on the Prodigal Son parable______________________________________Want to support us? Consider joining our Patreon! Also, follow us on social media!patreon.com/TheAnarchodoxPodcast2025-03-281h 03The Anarchodox PodcastEp. 7-- Week of 03.21.2025: The Peasants are Revolting and Things are Falling ApartThings we covered this week:Voters are flooding GOP and Dem town hallsThe utter failure of Senate Democrats, and Chuck Schumer in particularTrump goes against court orders to deport immigrantsTexas is the fascism laboratory Mainline protestant denominations are downsizing due to lack of moneyThe curious case of the Charizard CheetoBill talks about the secret origins of Christian Anarchy via the 12 Articles of the Swabian PeasantsArticles referenced:https://apnews.com/politics/christianity-ted-cruz-texas-religion-and-politics-donna-campbell-d272e4cf0ae598b356f2a676cbcf3d01https://apnews.com/article/us-protestant-denominations-budget-cutbacks-episcopal-presbyterian-342c6d294ee2ab687981fb171a7b95cd2025-03-211h 21The Anarchodox PodcastEp. 6-- Week of 03.14.2025: The Encroaching Perfect Storm of Trump's Foreign Policy, plus SECRET ORIGINS!Things we talked about this week:Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and un-personedThe ever-looming war with CanadaSupreme Court might make conversion therapy legalThe Oklahoma Bible GriftSECRET ORIGINS--Bill and Mae talk about what made them into Christian AnarchistsJacobin article referenced: https://jacobin.com/2025/03/mahmoud-deportation-anti-communism-ina__________________________________________________If you like our show, please like, comment, and share it! Every little bit helps.Also, if you want to support us directly, join our Patreon: patreon.com/TheAnarchodoxPodcastLinks to all socials can be found there as well.2025-03-141h 27The Anarchodox PodcastEp. 5--Week of 03.07.2025: Trumps Congressional Address, Troops Heading South, and the Beginning of LentThings covered in this episode:Trump made a very long, pointless, meandering speech filled with lies and bullshitDems pose barely any resistanceSCOTUS narrowly block the funding freeze3000 troops are being sent to the Mexican BorderWe discuss the beginning of Lent, the temptations of Jesus, and our love for certain Passion films________________________________________If you like our show, please like, comment, and share it! Every little bit helps.Also, if you want to support us directly, join our Patreon: patreon.com/TheAnarchodoxPodcastLinks to all socials can be found there as well.2025-03-071h 03The Anarchodox PodcastEp. 4-- Week of 02.28.2025: Pope Francis Illness, Theological Turf Wars, the Existential Horror of Trump Gaza, and Sec. 504 - Transphobia edition!Up this week on Anarchodox: Pope Francis comes down with the sickness Paula White-Cain draws friendly fire from fellow Christian Nationalists Evangelical Zionists lobby to rename the West Bank "Judea and Samaria" States walk back their lawsuit attacking disabled people, because their real target was trans people all along And we talk about the Transfiguration, as a palate cleanserIf you like our show, please like, comment, and share it! Every little bit helps. Also, if you want to support us directly, join our Patreon: patreon.com/TheAnarchodoxPodcastLinks to...2025-02-281h 12The Anarchodox PodcastEp. 3-- Week of 02.21.2025: Booming Private Prisons, JD Vance's Dachau Adventure, RFK's Terrifying Agenda, and All Manners of Holy Foolishness Private Prisons are gearing up for the anti-immigration policies JD Vance Visited Dachau RFK Jr.'s efforts to Make America Healthy Again involve a lot of ableism 17 States are trying to remove Section 504 Mae talks about being a holy fool Lectionary_____________________________________________Article referenced: "Holy Foolishness as a Form of Anarchism," by Per Arne BodinFrom Anarchy and Orthodoxy, Ed. Davor Dzalto_____________________________________________-To help in fighting against the removal of Section 504: https://dredf.org/protect-504/Want to support the podcast? Consider subscribing to our patreon: patreon.com...2025-02-211h 03The Anarchodox PodcastEp. 2--Week of 02.14.2025: Trump's Gaza Plans, JD Vance vs. Pope Francis, and the Unholy GoatA lot happened this week, and we tried to make the most sense of it that we could.-Trump announces plans to do ethnic cleansing in Gaza-There's some kind of idol in Mar-A-Lago-JD Vance is so wrong, the Pope has to correct him-The IWW is optimistic about the disbanding of the NLRB-The AP is banned from the White House-The National Archivist is dismissedAnd other things. Like I said, it's been quite a week.____________________________________Want to...2025-02-141h 16The Anarchodox PodcastThe Anarchodox Podcast 02.07.2025: The New Regime, Bishop Budde, Gregory of Nyssa, and other PrologomenaMae and Bill make introductions. The Trump Regime has begun. Bishop Budde did us proud. Protests sparked across the nation. We talk about Gregory of Nyssa, anarchy, and the nature of God. We also go over the lectionary for the week, and how it speaks to us.
Essay discussed: "Not by Violence and Tyrannical Domination: Apophatic Political Theology in Gregory of Nyssa," by Johannes A. Steenbuch, in Orthodoxy and Anarchism: Contemporary Perspectives, ed. by Davor Dzalto, Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, London UK, 2004.
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Cmoove Grooves Podcast2024: Best of Gospel (Vol. 2)Whether it's Traditional, Contemporary, Hip Hop or R&B....
The focus is the Message....
Here's some the best of Gospel in 2024!!
Listen....Enjoy....and Share...
(Gone head and hit that ❤ button too)
2024: Best Of Gospel (Vol. 2)
01. GloRilla - RAIN DOWN ON ME (feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music, Kierra Sheard & Chandler Moore) | (00:00)
02. Ted & Sheri - You’ve Been so Faithful (Groove) | (03:36)
03. Lecrae - Die For The Party | (07:38)
04. Carvin Winans - God Still Working On Me | (09:58)
05. Tauren Wells - Making Room | (13:27)
06. Forrest Frank & Caleb Gordon - GOD IS GOOD | (17:24)
07. Pastor Mike Jr. - He Got Me (feat. Big Boi) | (20:39)
08. Anthony Evans - 10...2025-02-032h 23
Crucible of ThoughtA Conversation about Queer Theology with Mae Forrest BarnesI'm really pleased to bring you another interview. My guest today is Mae Forest Barnes, someone I've gotten to know remotely via social media for the last year or so. But as I watched her comment and interact, one thing really stuck out: she made various comments about queer theology. That was an area I knew nothing about, but had a growing sense that I needed to understand.
I grew up with the understanding that any kind of what I call "adjective theology" was very bad: feminist, Black, Hispanic, Catholic... there was only one real theology and of course...2025-01-221h 18
Queer PoliFaithUMC General Conference with Mae Forrest BarnesWelcome to the season finale of Queer PoliFaith! And do we have a special episode for you! Our guest today is Mae Forrest Barnes, who you may remember from our conversation about Dignitas Infinita in July. As I promised then, she is back on to talk about the 2020/2024 General Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC). Mae Forrest Barnes is a theologian and PhD candidate at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Her area of focus is in disability studies, science, bioethics, and gender studies. She is a former United Methodist pastor, now laity in the Episcopal C...2024-11-281h 14
Queer PoliFaithDignitas Infinita with Mae Forrest BarnesWelcome to today's episode of Queer PoliFaith! Today, I am talking with Mae Forrest Barnes about Dignitas Infinita, the document that the Catholic Church put out a few months ago. I talked about it here. Mae Forrest Barnes is a theologian and PhD candidate at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. Her area of focus is in disability studies, science, bioethics, and gender studies. She is a former United Methodist pastor, now laity in the Episcopal Church, and is looking forward to finishing her doctorate so that she can become a professor theology and ethics. She...2024-07-2555 min
Queer PoliFaithElection UpdatesWelcome back to Queer PoliFaith! Today we are talking about the Biden debate debacle and the assassination attempt on the seditious traitor. I start by talking about my plans for the rest of the season. Then we talk about the assassination attempt on the seditious traitor and the reactions to it. Then I spend most of the episode focused on Biden's dismal debate performance. I talk about some online critiques and what I think he should do. I also critique the media's obsessive coverage with this and contrast that with their lack of coverage of Project 2025 and...2024-07-1845 min
Horror Nerds at ChurchAlien 3 (1992-Theatrical) with Mae Forrest BarnesPace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by Mae Forrest Barnes (she/her) to talk about Alien 3. We get into Ripley's butch shaved head, the religion of the inmates, and the absolute nihilism of this film.
CN: conversation about the carceral system and mental health
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