Cafeteria Christian

Latest Episodes:

#180 This Country Is a Dystopian Nightmare Jul 03, 2022

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Emmy and Natalia talk about how things feel particularly difficult right now, and how we even begin to celebrate Independence Day when a lot of us feel less free this year than ever before.

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Show Links: New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Rights: https://nmrcrc.org/ Together Rising Fund: http://Togetherrising.org/give SisterSong: https://www.sistersong.net/ Indigenous Women Rising: https://www.iwrising.org/

#179 Reclaiming Spiritual Sovereignty with Dr Kelly Sherman Conroy Jun 27, 2022

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Emmy and Natalia welcome the first Native Female Theologian in the ELCA - Dr Kelly Sherman Conroy, to talk about land acknowledgements and summer vacations, and how to be an ally to indigineous people everywhere.

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Links for this episode: Kelly's Website: http://kellysconroy.com

Sacred Sites Tours: http://www.mnchurches.org/what-we-do/healing-minnesota-stories Website for learning about the land: http://native-land.ca

178 - None of These Facts Are Fun Jun 20, 2022

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Emmy and Natalia answer some various listener requests to talk about happenings in various church systems, including the ELCA, the UMC, and the SBC; And then expand it out to a wider lens of why this matters and what to do when systems fail us.

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#177 People Are Messy with Colleen Lindstrom Jun 07, 2022

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Emmy and Natalia welcome special guest Colleen Lindstrom to break down one specific and particular pop culture current event and why it matters to Christians and people of faith.

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#176 I Just Can't Christian Right Now May 31, 2022

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Emmy and Natalia take some time to process this terrible no good very bad week and what our faith has to say to us right now. Also Emmy takes us on a journey in Fun Facts in Christian History and Natalia reminds us of the importance of our stupid joys right now.

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#175 Why You Gotta Be So Mean: Internet Edition May 24, 2022

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Emmy and Natalia talk about conversations on the internet and how to disagree in the midst of hot take nation. Digressions include Chicken Soup for the Soul, Luther's Catechism, and a new segment called: Write it down, Emmy was wrong.

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#174 BS (Bible Study, Obviously) May 17, 2022

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Emmy and Natalia talk about why they love scripture but are freaked out by people who love scripture, and why we decided to start CCBS (Cafeteria Christian Bible Study), in person and online.

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Previous Bible Episodes:

What the Bible? https://five.libsyn.com/episodes/view/9837797

Let's Get Biblical: https://five.libsyn.com/episodes/view/9562187

#173 But I Want the Flower! and other Mother's Day Rants May 08, 2022

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Emmy and Natalia tackle a listener's voicemail about the toxicity of Mother's Day and how we can celebrate or not celebrate and be kind all around while doing it.

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Previous Mother's Day episodes:

https://five.libsyn.com/episodes/view/19028843 https://five.libsyn.com/episodes/view/14354609

#172 Why You Gotta Be So Mean? May 02, 2022

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Emmy and Natalia set aside the plan for the week to talk about arrow slinging and receiving that is happening right now and what we can do to rebuild our resilience after a few years of deficits.

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Links discussed:

https://annehelen.substack.com/p/the-expanding-job?s=r

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/

#171 Burn It All Down with Janice Lagata Apr 26, 2022

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Jesse and Natalia welcome back Janice Lagata to talk about Hillsong and broken systems and why power and the church can't coexist.

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