Podcast #21: Altar Calls, Wounded Warriors, Born Agains, and Torture

In this episode of Drunk Ex-Pastors, Christian has to deal with an obstinate child named Jason who refuses to wear his headphones and stalls for twenty minutes on a shot he doesn't want to drink. After compromising, they discuss the manipulative practice of attempting to create Christians known as the "altar call," and what role this played in them being asked to leave the Calvary Chapel pastorate. They then listen to a wounded warrior describe his experience back in The States which drives home the realities of war in a way that many people don't ever recognize. Jason and Christian (or Christian and Jason) then address listener feedback including why it's impossible for Christian ministers to be authentic and whether or not being "born again" requires a complete change of personality. Finally, they are both biebered by torture, but not enough to distract them from pizza. Also, Jason gives his brother the best bir [...]