Impolite Company

This week we are outraged by the way Patrick Henry College handled a report of a sexual assault, and wonder how the church can begin to change expectations about how men treat, think about, and act towards women. http://muleradio.net/impolite/22/

TJ and Lindsay talk about the devil we know and why he came to be. http://muleradio.net/impolite/21/

TJ & Lindsay discuss TJ's new project, Reforming Faith. http://muleradio.net/impolite/20/

Holy smokes! There sure is a lot of talk about this new pope guy. TJ and Lindsay discuss Pope Francis and what he's done to cause such a ruckus. http://muleradio.net/impolite/19/ Sponsored by Terminology: Browse the English language on iPhone and iPad.

TJ and Lindsay host their first-ever guest! Journalist, economics geek, and citizen of the world, Anna Rascouët-Paz joins Impolite Company to give her perspective on the current power struggle between politics and religion in today's US government. http://muleradio.net/impolite/18/ Sponsored by CaptureAudio & Notes: Record your lectures, mark important items, then play back with a tap

TJ and Lindsay discuss the recent government shut down and why nobody is calling anybody out for their "Christian" values. http://muleradio.net/impolite/17/ Sponsored by CaptureAudio & Notes: Record your lectures, mark important items, then play back with a tap Squarespace: Everything you need to build exceptional websites!

Envy Medieval theologian Thomas Aquinas said of Envy: "Envy according to the aspect of its object is contrary to charity, whence the soul derives its spiritual life... Charity rejoices in our neighbor's good, while envy grieves over it." http://muleradio.net/impolite/16/ Sponsored by Squarespace: Everything you need to build exceptional websites!

loljknope. Whether you call it the root of all evil or the great American motivator, it is the fifth in our series of the seven deadly sins. http://muleradio.net/impolite/15/ Sponsored by Squarespace: Everything you need to build exceptional websites!

Lindsay and TJ talk about lust, how it differs from desire or motivation, and how it is (or at least should be) different from ‘sex shaming’. http://muleradio.net/impolite/14/ Sponsored by Squarespace: Everything you need to build exceptional websites!

Enjoy this episode on the deadly sin of Gluttony, but no more than is necessary. http://muleradio.net/impolite/13/

Continuing through the Seven Deadly Sins this week, Lindsay and TJ talk about Pride. Pride is an interesting "sin". Although it can be a negative and destructive force in excess, a total lack of pride can also be problematic. TJ and Lindsay try to find the balance. http://muleradio.net/impolite/12/

Take a deep breath, count to ten, and listen to TJ and Lindsay discuss the first of the seven deadly sins, anger. http://muleradio.net/impolite/11/

Lindsay and TJ talk about sin, forgiveness, and why we're sometimes more interested in other people's sins than our own. http://muleradio.net/impolite/10/ Sponsored by Squarespace: Everything you need to build exceptional websites!

Lindsay and TJ talk about ways of reading the Bible which take it seriously but not literally, and how they can free people from the fear inherent in trying to maintain a literal reading. http://muleradio.net/impolite/9/ Sponsored by Squarespace: Everything you need to build exceptional websites!

At the behest of a listener, TJ educates Lindsay on Original Sin and its theological and logical implications. Lindsay doesn't understand. http://muleradio.net/impolite/8/ Sponsored by Visit Audible.com for a free, 30-day trial and choose from 100,000+ audiobooks. Squarespace: Everything you need to build exceptional websites!

TJ and Lindsay start a campaign to change public opinion about change, and discuss the problems of mistaking "the way that we've always done it" with "the way it is supposed to be”. http://muleradio.net/impolite/7/ Sponsored by Squarespace: Everything you need to build exceptional websites!

Who's really being persecuted here? http://muleradio.net/impolite/6/

TJ and Lindsay discuss a listener's question about the purpose of evil and thoroughly disappoint themselves in the process. http://muleradio.net/impolite/5/ Sponsored by Squarespace: Everything you need to build exceptional websites!

We held off on sex until our 4th date… err, I mean, episode. Join Lindsay and TJ to talk about how the church's good intentions have led to bad results. http://muleradio.net/impolite/4/

Lindsay and TJ discuss a listener's question about the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act and religiously affiliated employers, and dive into the deep end of contraception and abortion. http://muleradio.net/impolite/3/ Sponsored by Squarespace: Everything you need to build exceptional websites!