Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

Cultural Update: Polyamory, Lab Grown Eggs, Atheist Churches, and the Responsibility of Christian Voters

Jan 19, 2024

The podcast discusses the mainstreaming of polyamory, advances in lab-grown human eggs, the rise of atheist churches, and the responsibility of Republican voters. They also explore the implications of polyamorous relationships with children and the possibility of reproduction using lab-grown human eggs. Additionally, they discuss the differences between Mormonism and other religions and explore the concept of salvation and the role of faith in the Old and New Testaments.

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Polyamory is becoming more mainstream and accepted by society, as evidenced by a recent issue of New York Magazine dedicated to the topic.

Advances in lab-grown human eggs have the potential to revolutionize reproduction, but also raise ethical questions about the disconnect between procreation and parenting.

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Polyamory featured in New York magazine

New York magazine recently published an entire issue dedicated to polyamory, titled 'Polyamory, a practical guide for the curious couple'. The issue explores various aspects of polyamorous relationships, including questions about rules, meeting new people, and disclosing information to partners. The magazine aims to normalize and make polyamory seem more mainstream, noting that this generation is more accepting of non-traditional relationship structures. However, some Christian students at a private school in Southern California were not surprised by this, as they believe it is a logical progression from the changing societal attitudes towards marriage and sexuality.

Introduction

3min

Exploring Polyamory and its Implications

6min

Implications of Polyamorous Relationships with Children and Lab-Grown Human Eggs

8min

The Rise of Atheist Churches

14min

Founding of Religions and Salvation in the Old Testament

2min

Exploring Faith, Salvation, and the Role of the Holy Spirit

3min

In today's episode, Scott & Sean discuss these topics and articles:

A recent issue of New York Magazine focused on the mainstreaming of polyamory.
Potential advances in lab-grown human eggs.
Church without God: How secular congregations fill a need for some nonreligious Americans
New York Times Editorial Board piece on The Responsibility of Republican Voters.
Listener Question: "Couple to Throuple" Dating Show
Listener Question: Are Old Testament saints born again?

Send your thoughts and questions for future episodes to thinkbiblically@biola.edu.

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Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith and Culture is a podcast from Talbot School of Theology at Biola University, which offers degrees both online and on campus in Southern California.

Find all episodes of Think Biblically at: https://www.biola.edu/think-biblically.
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To submit comments, ask questions, or make suggestions on issues you'd like us to cover or guests you'd like us to have on the podcast, email us at thinkbiblically@biola.edu.

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