Banned Books
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Welcome to Banned Books, where we read and converse with the rebel children, the holy mischief-makers of God, who fight against the kind of useless religious, spiritual, and moral methods of life improvement that seeks to smother the glory of God in Jesus Christ. We want to introduce you to those who forgot everything except Jesus Christ and him crucified. We all struggle with fear of being last, lost, least, littlest, and dead, and so we are here to encourage, challenge, provoke, and maybe even offend you by introducing you to theologians who at one time or another were banned by their church, declared dangerous, or simply vilified for daring to confess that Christ alone is the way, truth, and life. Welcome rebel children, holy mischief makers, and fools for Christ. This podcast is for you.
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Nov 16, 2021 • 2h 26min
226: Dreher - Families are Resistance Cells
We Are Family. In this episode, we discuss families as resistant cells. Families are the foundation of the church and society, and that’s why a totalitarian state must attack the family and replace it. Therefore, what can Christian families, Christian fathers, in particular, do to fight back? — SHOW NOTES: Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher https://amzn.to/2Wpmm4W Václav Havel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A1clav_Havel The Flight from Creation https://wipfandstock.com/9781532686979/the-flight-from-creation/ CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram Telegram Chat SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Oct 30, 2021 • 2h 12min
225: Dreher - Bear Communal Witness to Future Generations
Gain The Whole World at The Cost of Your Soul. In this episode, we read and discuss Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher. What happens when Christians withdraw from the culture in order to protect the churches from discord and affliction? How can Christian families function to reform and renew the churches? Why are Christians so reluctant to sabotage popular culture with God’s Word? — SHOW NOTES: Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher https://amzn.to/2Wpmm4W Shakespeare and the Bible https://www.eden.co.uk/blog/did-shakespeare-write-the-king-james-bible-p1905 Confirmation in the Lutheran Church - Repp https://amzn.to/3jScR7c CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram Telegram Chat SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Oct 25, 2021 • 1h 46min
224: Dreher - Create Small Fortresses of Memory
A Mighty Fortress is Our God’s Memory. In this episode, we read and discuss Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher. Why is communal memory important to preserving correct doctrine? What happens to families when communal memory is lost? When do traditions enable soft totalitarianism to infiltrate our churches and culture? — SHOW NOTES: Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher https://amzn.to/2Wpmm4W List of Federal Agencies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_agencies_in_the_United_States Sunrise Exposed https://www.sunriseexposed.com Repressive Tolerance https://www.marcuse.org/herbert/publications/1960s/1965-repressive-tolerance-fulltext.html Johnson Amendment https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1744/johnson-amendment CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram Telegram Chat SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Oct 16, 2021 • 2h 6min
223: Dreher - Cultivate Cultural Memory
Remember That Time We Forgot to Remember? In this episode, we continue our reading and discussion of "Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents" by Rod Dreher. What happens when we forget our familial, social, and Christian history? What have been the effects of therapeutic ideology on the churches? What is the benefit, and detriment, of communal memory? — SHOW NOTES: Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher https://amzn.to/2Wpmm4W The Bondage of the Will by Martin Luther (Author), J. I. Packer (Translator), O. R. Johnston (Translator) https://amzn.to/3BZRckJ Johnson Amendment https://mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/1744/johnson-amendment CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram Telegram Chat SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Oct 12, 2021 • 1h 25min
222b: Dreher - Reject Doublethink and Fight for Free Speech
The Truth Is Like A Good Steak. In this episode, we continue to read and discuss Rod Dreher’s book “Live Not by Lies.” Do we hold our pastors to a specific evangelical standard for preaching and ministry? What damage is done to churches whose members don’t have a firm theological and moral grounding in what’s good, right, and true? — SHOW NOTES: Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher https://amzn.to/2Wpmm4W What Hot Dogs are Made Of - Great Outdoors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=001dtJ0srBI David Chapelle’s Lutheran Take https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/08/brendan-on-dave-chapelle/ Repressive Toleration https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100414515 James Lindsay’s series on “Repressive Tolerance” https://newdiscourses.com/?s=Repressive+Tolerance CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram Telegram Chat SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Oct 9, 2021 • 1h 4min
222a: Dreher - Choose a Life Apart from the Crowd
Lies Are Like Hotdogs. In this episode, we continue to read and discuss Rod Dreher’s “Live Not by Lies.” What harm is done to the churches by abandoning the Truth, and what about a society the lives by lies? — SHOW NOTES: Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher https://amzn.to/2Wpmm4W What Hot Dogs are Made Of - Great Outdoors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=001dtJ0srBI David Chapelle’s Lutheran Take https://www.spiked-online.com/2021/10/08/brendan-on-dave-chapelle/ CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram Telegram Chat SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Oct 2, 2021 • 1h 47min
221: Dreher - Value Nothing More Than Truth
The Cake Is A Lie. In this episode, we read Rod Dreher’s “Live Not by Lies,” discuss Vaclav Havel, and how the churches’ learned passivity and helplessness have rendered their ministry and outreach impotent. — SHOW NOTES: Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher https://amzn.to/2Wpmm4W Masada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masada Subtle Art of… https://amzn.to/3FdaBRc CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram Telegram Chat SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Sep 28, 2021 • 1h 56min
220: Dreher - Progressivism as Religion
We’re Not Going Anywhere Fast, So Keep Going! In this episode, we read Rod Dreher’s book on being a Christian dissident, and discuss the myth of progress. What happens when the church adopts the myth of progress and how does it effect its ministry and outreach? — SHOW NOTES: Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher https://amzn.to/2Wpmm4W Dark Docs https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl3SuH2Ue044b7ACX1syk4A The Fog of War https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317910/ Operation Lockstep https://thuletide.wordpress.com/2021/08/06/operation-lockstep/ The Classicist: Destroying Culture https://victorhanson.com/the-classicist-destroying-culture/ CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram Telegram Chat SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Sep 22, 2021 • 1h 2min
219b: Dreher - The spirit of the therapeutic has conquered the churches
In this episode, we continue to read Rod Dreher’s book "Live Not By Lies." What happens when therapeutics captivate the church’s teaching? How do we repent of willfully rejecting the incarnation of God In the Church’s worship, and in our vocations? — SHOW NOTES: Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher https://amzn.to/2Wpmm4W The Other Guys (2010) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1386588/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_31 Noble Lie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_lie Monsters of Rock https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/when-heavy-metal-thunder-rumbled-in-moscow/87048/ CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram Telegram Chat SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
Sep 18, 2021 • 1h 4min
219a: Dreher - The death of God in the West
It’s So Soft, And Squishy. In this episode, we continue to read Rod Dreher’s book on being a Christian dissident. We discuss soft totalitarianism and its effects on the church and culture. What happens when everyone has a grievance and nobody can forgive? — SHOW NOTES: Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher https://amzn.to/2Wpmm4W The Other Guys (2010) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1386588/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_31 Noble Lie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noble_lie Monsters of Rock https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/when-heavy-metal-thunder-rumbled-in-moscow/87048/ CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter Telegram Telegram Chat SUBSCRIBE YouTube Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio SUPPORT Gillespie Coffee (gillespie.coffee) Gillespie Media (gillespie.media) Donavon Riley The Warrior Priest Podcast 1517 Podcast Network Support the work of 1517
