Bible Stories for Atheists
Bible Stories for Atheists
Often we’re told that we need to read the bible. That it would cure us of our atheism. We’re told that the bible is perfect and all answers come from the bible. Welp, let’s take a look at what the bible actually says.
Every week Josh summarizes stories from the bible that Linz is hearing for the first time. There’s no easy outs on this one. No one telling us, “Here’s what the bible really means” then adding stuff that’s not actually there. No one telling us, “The culture was different” when explaining why God didn’t let us all know that women are equal. Let’s see if this is truly the Word of God or just a way for politicians to control their people thousands of years ago.
You’re in for one hell of an experience. There’s incest. Uncles swapping out daughters left and right. Talking animals. Dogs and cats living together. Mass hysteria. You’re going to love it.
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Esther - Haman Pockets
Bible Stories for Atheists
01/15/23 • 72 min
We take on the 2nd and last book named for a woman. Will she be a feminist icon? No. I'll just let you know that now. But she will make a few decisions for herself. So yay for progress.
Have you ever wondered, "What's up with the Jewish holiday of Purim?" I know you have. I heard you whispering about it into your pillow at night. "Where did Purim come from?" you asked into what you thought was the empty darkness of your bedroom. Quieter than silence, your quivering voice asks, "Why are they called Haman's ears?" I heard you. I always hear you.
And you're in luck! Because this is it.
Hope you enjoy the show! See you soon...
...sooner than you might even know...
...sleep tight...
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The Book of Josh
Bible Stories for Atheists
01/29/23 • 100 min
We dive deep into Josh. Or at least Josh's past. How he went from devout Christian to a raging atheist.
Was it because of all the Carmen, dc talk, and POD he listened to growing up? Was it because he learned about creationism from Canned Hamm? Was it because he went to a Christian university that didn't allow dancing? Nope. Ultimately it's God's fault.
Big thank you to a couple listeners for sharing their stories about waking up and dropping belief in the Jehovah's Witnesses!
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Jonah - What an Ashole!
Bible Stories for Atheists
02/12/23 • 79 min
We finally cover the story of the little wooden prophet who wanted to be a real boy so bad he ended up in the belly of a whale. Ok, so he wasn't wooden, didn't want to be a real boy, and it was a fish and not a whale. But still!
Hear the iconic tale of Jonah being swallowed for a fi... oh it's over? Just like that, it's just done? Well how are we going to sell children's books based on this? Children and their parents aren't going to read the original story so we can make up stuff to fill space? Awesome. Christian capitalism in action!
It's a super short story so there's not much else to say about it. Also, I would totally jerk off a dolphin for humanity to have clean energy. Just going on the record now.
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Joshua Pt. 1 - Rinse and Repeat, Repeat and Rinse
Bible Stories for Atheists
03/12/23 • 85 min
I'll be honest. This episode is about crossing a river. We cover 5 chapters of the bible, and at the beginning of it some people are on one side of a river, and at the end those people are on the other side of the river.
If you're into rivers, this episode is for you. If you loved River Phoenix in the 1992 cinema masterpiece "Sneakers" then this episode is for you. If you loved the 1992 cinema masterpiece "A River Runs Through It" this episode is NOT for you. That movie was about going down a river in a boat. This episode is about crossing a river. Very different. But if you loved 1992 because of all the river movies that came out that year then this episode is for you.
Also we're talking about Joshua. Not the world famous atheist podcast host. No. This is the original Joshua. The one who crosses the river. Podcast Josh has probably crossed rivers at times, but no one put that in the bible. No one stacked stones for podcast Josh. No one cut off the ends of their penises when podcast Josh asked them to. But also no one stole his shoes.
So I hope that has successfully informed you on the content of this episode.
It is now 12:11am the night before this episode comes out. I spent about 6 hours editing today and the episode was already pretty much done when I had started. I don't know what happened. No, I do know what happened. Linz went out of town for the weekend and no one was here to tell me, "You need to see sunlight or you'll grow mushrooms on your skin, podcast Josh!"
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Joshua Pt. 2 - Joshua and the Giant Heap
Bible Stories for Atheists
03/26/23 • 77 min
We all remember the songs about Joshua and the Battle of Jericho and the cartoons and the children's books. All those glorious money-making forms of "art" that taught children valuable lessons about walking in circles around a city and not shouting until God says it's ok, while ignoring that the story was about divinely mandated genocide.
Let's play a drinking game. Every time God says kill kids, you drink. (Don't really do this. I'm not legally responsible for your alcohol poisoning.)
Joshua proves himself to be a brilliant, strong leader, undeterred by minor setbacks like when 0.01% of his fighting force is killed at AI.
You're in for a heap of a good time with this episode. Such a big heap. A great heap! A giant heap of bible is coming at ya.
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Judges Pt. 1 - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
Bible Stories for Atheists
05/07/23 • 87 min
Sit down, Judge Judy! We're talking about Judge SHAMGAR!!! That's an EPIC name for a judge, isn't it? It's going to be an amazing story, right!?
The point of the Book of Judges is to fill in the gaps between Joshua and the Israelites "demanding" their first king. A cycle, similar to Exodus, where the chosen people continually let God down, get spanked by God, come back to God, and God forgives until they let God down again. Over and over and over.
We dig into the first 3 stories of Judges. And I know this might be a surprise, but some of these stories seem a little unlikely.
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Joshua Pt. 3 - Josh Dies at the End
Bible Stories for Atheists
04/23/23 • 100 min
We wrap up the Book of Joshua and boy does it make time stand still. Apparently God makes the sun stand still for a whole day and somehow that didn't cause everything and everyone to go flying off into space. Why would a god capable of doing that tell people to kill each other? Probably to teach us a lesson about faithfulness.
Excuse the meow's in the background. We did our best but Frodo just couldn't help sharing his thoughts and opinions. He's a Hare Krishna and a real see-you-next-Tuesday about it.
Oh yeah. I almost forgot. I had a vision from God. He says, "Fuck you, Ron DeSantis."
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Judges Pt. 2 - God's Seventh Evil Ex-Boyfriend
Bible Stories for Atheists
05/21/23 • 96 min
The bible is SO PRO-WOMAN! As you'll be able to tell from the story of Deborah, the only female Judge. Her story is well balanced in comparison to the story of Gideon, the other Judge for this episode.
Gideon is the closest we get to a scientist in the bible, what with his not trusting a single sign from God and requiring further evidence. Moist, soggy evidence.
Unfortunately Gideon wasn't much of a dad to his 71 kids, so one of them kills almost all of the other 70 and tries to take over Israel.
THUS SAYETH THE LORD!
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(Re-Release) You're a Good Man, Pontius Pilate
Bible Stories for Atheists
06/04/23 • 107 min
This is it folks. The crucifixion. The grand climax. Where God’s Holy Spirit comes on all of us.
But first we find out what happened to Judas, who realized what a Judas he had been to Jesus. But of course, no one can say for sure what happened to him.
Jesus is put on trial before Pontius Pilate who oddly comes across as a pretty decent dude. Too decent, mayhaps. And Jewish people seem to be suspiciously too eager to have Jesus killed and save ANOTHER JESUS!
And finally we discuss the crucifixion and death of Jesus. Including the rarely discussed zombie apocalypse that one of the gospels tells us happened when Jesus rose from the dead.
This is our first episode following the overturning of Roe. Linz shares her feelings on it. And we bring our grievances on the state of Christianity to God.
Love and kisses. Enjoy the episode.
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Dognapping a Fuckuski
Bible Stories for Atheists
01/01/23 • 64 min
Happy New Year all you sinners and sodomites! We're having ourselves a laid back episode where we go down a Wikipedia rabbit hole on Yzidism, a religion where one of the central figures is a Peacock Angel.
And we talk about a great post a listener left on our subreddit.
Pardon the goddamn husky belonging to our neighbor barking in the background practically the entire time. And our cat, Frodo, jumping in with his own meowing. I guess animals aren't our target demographic.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Bible Stories for Atheists have?
Bible Stories for Atheists currently has 90 episodes available.
What topics does Bible Stories for Atheists cover?
The podcast is about Christianity, Society & Culture, God, Comedy, Podcasts, Religion, Philosophy, Gospel, Jesus, Christ, Bible and Atheist.
What is the most popular episode on Bible Stories for Atheists?
The episode title 'Job Pt. 1 - Mouth Relief... Just, Mouth Relief.' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Bible Stories for Atheists?
The average episode length on Bible Stories for Atheists is 76 minutes.
How often are episodes of Bible Stories for Atheists released?
Episodes of Bible Stories for Atheists are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Bible Stories for Atheists?
The first episode of Bible Stories for Atheists was released on Jun 1, 2021.
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