The Holy Post 604: Faulty Foot Washing & Pagan Christianity with Nijay Gupta
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Feb 14, 2024 New Testament professor Nijay Gupta discusses his book 'Strange Religion' and explains the pagan values and practices returning from Roman religion. The hosts react to a controversial Super Bowl ad depicting foot washing, and discuss the misunderstandings of Jesus washing his disciples' feet. Other topics include a trip to Las Vegas, swearing parrots, a pigeon spy, Roman religion, and the contrast between Roman rituals and Christian worship.
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Swearing Parrots
- Five gray African parrots donated to an English zoo swore at visitors.
- The zoo's attempts to curb the swearing, including separation and introducing more parrots, failed.
Parrot Integration
- Integrate new, well-behaved parrots into the flock of swearing parrots.
- Hope their good manners influence the troublemakers, despite the risk of more swearing.
Spy Pigeon
- A pigeon detained in India for suspected espionage turned out to be a Taiwanese racing pigeon.
- Racing pigeons can fly up to 620 miles daily, sometimes traveling thousands of miles.