PODCAST · religion
noeasyanswer
by Cameron Carter
Exploring themes that might not have an easy answer.
Episodes
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0071 Myths
0071 Myths: Myths are the stories we collectively tell ourselves that keep society functioning. They may be true or they may be false. However, their role in society is fundamental. This episode explored myths as part of a new series exploring the truth, reality, and faith. 2023/12/02
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0070 Would the existence of Non-Human Intelligence Conflict with Christianity?
0070 Would the Existence of Non-Human Intelligence Conflict with Christianity? In this episode, the idea of whether the simple existence of Non-Human Intelligence would somehow conflict with the Christian faith is examined. Using a paper written from McIntosh and McNabb, six areas of potential...
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0069 UFOs and Aliens, Introduction
Yes I actually am doing a series of episodes on this topic and for good reason. Recent events have brought this topic of UFOs, now called UAPs into the mainstream. I would much rather be proactive in addressing this topic than getting blindside at some point in the near future. In this episode I...
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0068 Grave Dangers of End Thinking
0068 Grave Dangers of End Thinking War, climate, political instability, economic hardship, disease, asteroids... its just too much! The end must be nigh! In this episode of No Easy Answer, "end thinking" vs "The End thinking" are examined from a biblical perspecitve. Simply because there is an…
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0067 Grave Dangers of "They" Thinking
0067 Grave Dangers of "They" Thinking What were they thinking? They are behind it all. They are in control. They have been planning this. They are coming for you. "They" thinking is ubitquitous. We all do it, and are constantly reminded of the influence of "they". And of course, since "they" are...
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0066 Commentary on Current Events
A big of a break from the normal, a week or so back, feeling a bit overwhelmed by current world events and their consequences, I felt the need to do some commentary regarding some of the powers in play in the background of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This podcast looks at some of the...
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0065 Violence: Colonization Part 1
0065 Violence: Colonization Part 1 Colonization creates and exploits divisions in identity. This introduction to the topic explores identity, repentance, reconciliation, and forgiveness on the individual and corporate level from a Biblical perspective with the key focus being on that of the…
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0064 Burn Out
0064 Burn Out Breaking a bit from the series, this is personal reflection on this last season with a bit of my own take on burn out. I share this with the hope that this might benefit everyone as we go through moments of burn out. 2021-11-05
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0063 Violence: Murder and Anger
0063 Violence: Murder and Anger Jesus declares in the sermon on the mount that anger is equivalent to murder. This podcast looks at this link and how low the bar for murder is, while just how high the bar is for reconciliation. This is a unique position and opportunity for the disciple of Christ…
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0062 Violence: Mass Shootings Part 2
0062 Violence: Mass Shootings Part 2 What can be done to prevent mass school shootings? This episode examines three different commonly proposed strategies being gun control, school hardening, and interpersonal relationships. While the first two are policy based, how can we as Christians be lights...
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0061 Violence: Mass Shootings Part 1
0061 Violence: Mass Shootings Part 1 One of the most tragic and attention grabbing elements of this age is the rise of the mass shooting. This episode dives into the data presented by the Violence Project as produced by their database of mass shootings. Places, times, warning signs, and…
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0060 Violence: Environmental Violence Part 3
0060 Violence: Environmental Violence Part 3 A follow up from the last episode with truly practical ways to better steward God's creation within the urban, suburban, and rural contexts. The time to act is now! 2021-08-03
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0059 Violence: Environmental Violence Part 2
0059 Violence: Environmental Violence Part 2 Instead of the typical environmental call to sacrifice, there are many ways and methods where we, as the part of God's creation called to steward it, can work with nature for mutual benefit. This episode examines some of my own experiences with...
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0058 Violence: Environmental Violence
0058 Violence: Environmental Violence In such a polarized, political, and overwhelming topic such as the environment, the easy path is to look for the scapegoat to blame and sacrifice and continue on as normal. While scapegoating may bring relief to our own psyche, it by no means brings any…
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0057 Violence: Graphic Violence Part 2
0057 Violence: Graphic Violence Part 2 Why are we so drawn to the basic story of the good guys defeating the bad guys via violence? In this episode, Rene Girad's scapegoat theory sheds light on the most basic of all human stories and ritual. We see how Jesus breaks that story by taking the place…
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0056 Graphic Violence Part 1
0056 Graphic Violence Part 1 At time when screens abound, the pervasiveness of graphic violence is hard to miss. Is it a true problem? What do the studies say regarding graphic violence upon our own actions. What kind of warnings does Scripture give if it is full of descriptively violent stories…
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0055 Violence: Gun Violence
0055 Violence: Gun Violence Amongst a sea of statistics, partisanship, and debate, guns both take and save lives. One much more than the other. This podcast looks at statistics in general as well as the major sources of gun related deaths and the values promoted by gun culture. Finally, a bit of…
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0054 Violence: Gang Violence 3
0054 Violence: Gang Violence 3 In this third and final installment on gang violence, the details of the example organization is studied along with the disastrous results of trying to simply "get rid of the problem". Also the impact of the evangelical church in on prison and a brief overview of…
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0053 Violence: Gangs Part 2
0053 Violence: Gang Violence Part 2 An examination of the context of the origin of one of the more recognized gang of the past decades. This is a historical look at an 1850's American Filibuster and the civil war in El Salvador in the 1970's-1990's both of which give the name and context for the...
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0052 Violence: Gang Violence
0052 Violence: Gang Violence With the endless cycles of killing and violence surrounding gangs, the reaction from outside can be to look for someone to blame or scramble for a solution. However, Jesus, crucified among two criminals shows a different way. 2021-04-06
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0051 Violence: Genocide
0051 Violence: Genocide The word Genocide is first coined in 1944 in response to the horrors of the holocaust. None the less, genocide has been part of human history writ large. This episode dives into the definition, history, and factors that can lead to genocide. 2021.03.29
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0050 Violence: Atlanta Shooting
0050 Violence: Atlanta Shooting Some reactions to the shooting in Atlanta this past Tuesday, 03/16/2021. There are many stories to hear. I discuss some of the impact upon the varied Asian American community as well as looking into the now derided "purity culture". Give it a listen. 2021.03.18
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0049 Update
A quick update and brief reflection on the Immerse Bible Study 2021-01-20
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0048 Violence: Domestic Abuse
0048 Violence: Domestic Abuse When violence is under our own roof, it cannot be escaped except by walking a very difficult road. Is staying ever justified? Is divorce ever justified? What can we as the church do to help, support and bless those who suffer under domestic abuse? 2021-01-05
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0047 Masking and Church
0047 Masking and Church Before it becomes any more of a hot button issue, I humbly submit some thoughts about masking and the church at large. This is most certainly not the first pandemic the church has seen but it is quite possibly the most divisive. What can we do to stay united in Christ even...
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0046 Christmas 2020
0046 Christmas 2020 Thank you Lord for coming here to be with us as one of us. It´s this years Christmas podcast. 2020-12-21
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0045 Violence: Corporal Punishment from the Authorities
0045 Violence: Corporal Punishment from the Authorities Rounding out the topic of Corporal Punishment, this week I look at what corporal punishment from the authorities looks like in scripture and in practice. Romans 12 and 13 help distinguish between the roles of the government and of the…
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0044 Violence: Corporal Punishment in Parenting
0044 Violence: Corporal Punishment in Parenting This is a case where science and scripture diverge wildly. Studies consistently show the negative effects of corporal punishment on children while the Bible extols the virtue of the rod. In this podcast, I first go over the scientific view of the...
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0043 Violence: Bullying
0043 Violence: Bullying Continuing on with particular examples of violence, we come next to bullying. Once lived by many and ignored beyond the teenage years, bullying has now come into the general spot light. I take a look at the Biblical example of Gideon to give some insight into the matter…
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0042 Violence: Abortion
0042 Violence: Abortion The first examination of particular acts of violence in a semi alphabetical order. The debate over abortion is always set as one of rights vs life. I propose that the issue is that of equality or life. In this extended episode, I look at the Biblical perspective on…
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0041 Violence: Neutral Structures Part 3
0041 Violence: Neutral Structures Part 3 In this last look at neutral structures, the question is considered whether the Christian is called to ever attack a neutral structure or the people that are part of or identified with the neutral structure. In examining this, we come to the point of...
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0040 Violence: Neutral Structures Part 2-In Defense
0040 Violence: Neutral Structures: In Defense What is our role as Christians in terms of defending neutral structures? Can we ever support a structure carte-blanche? It is correct to think that a structure represents God's plans in the world or God Himself? 2020-10-27
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0039 Violence: Neutral Structures Part 1
In many cases, the position of a Christian should be easy to define when referring to certain types of structures. In this episode, I being to analyze neutral structures and what our position, attitude and actions should be regarding these most common type of structures. Some examples include...
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0038 Violence: Evil Structures
0038 Violence: Evil Structures What is to be done about evil structures? Ironically enough, this is possibly the clearest of all structures to deal with. First and foremost is to differentiate between the structure and the people since our struggle is not against flesh and blood. Ephesians 6 is…
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0037 Violence: Good Structures
0037 Violence: Good Structures In the next few podcasts, I will be examining what our response as followers of Christ should be to violent and oppressive structures. As frequently as not, good intentioned, necessary structures become misguided, oppressive and violent. How does Jesus deal with…
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0036 Violence: How God treats a Structure
0036 Violence: How God treats a Structure What can be learned by how God treated the Egyptians within the Egyptian empire as well as the Hebrews in the time of Exodus? How does God judge a structure (in this case, the country under Pharaoh´s rule) and how does He judge the individuals within the...
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0035 Something Admirable Challenge
0035 Something Admirable Challenge Introducing the Something Admirable Challenge (name is still a work in progress) to be revealed this Thursday. But get ahead of the game and listen now! How can we as followers of Christ bless and speak well of all people in this moment of such division and...
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034 Violence: Structures
0034 Violence: Structures Being part of a group adds identity that is more than the identity of the individual. This causes a certain justification within our minds for victims of violence that are identified with violent groups. In this podcast, I talk about the recent massacre in Samaniego,...
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0033 Violence: Definition of Violence and Oppression
0033 Violence: Definition of Violence and Oppression Finally, a definition of violence, even if it is a bit anti-climatic. Additionally, is oppression violence? Is all violence oppression? What does violence look like beyond individuals and in groups and systems? Our initial response to these...
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0032 Violence: Chaos and Monsters
0032 Violence: Chaos and Monsters As a beginning of systematic violence and also as a continuation of the concepts of libetry and order, chaos becomes the topic at hand. What is chaos and how is it depicted biblically? What inhabits the environment of chaos and what is our role regarding chaos?...
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0031 A personal story
0031 A Personal Story And now for something completely different. A bit of life shared. 2020-08-04
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0030 Violence: Liberty and Order
0030 Violence: Liberty and Order Before looking at other forms of violence, both in the Bible and the world, there is a framework necessary to understand: The Liberty-Order Spectrum. All freedom means no order, while all order implies no freedom. These extremes don't exist, either in the natural...
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0029 Violence: Can Christians use Violence?
0029 Violence: Can Christians use Violence? Regardless of whether God Himself uses violence or not, our role as followers of Christ is rather clear. While violence will always be the most expedient way to resolve a difference, to start and maintain a kingdom and to ensure personal protection, the...
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0028 Violence: God of Peace
0028 Violence: God of Peace. Part of the dialectic on God´s character and violence. Here I take the position that God is best revealed through Jesus Christ and it is through Him that we can best understand the scriptures and God Himself. While Jesus certainly isn´t "nice", He is a peace maker and...
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0027 Violence: God of War, the first part of dialectic on God and violence
How is the Bible so full of blood if telling the story of an all loving God? This is not an easy question and the best answer is the one that's comes after wrestling with God. To help in that wrestling process, this episode provides one argument of a dialectic that God is free and is best suited…
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0026 Violence: From Cain to Noah
0026 Violence: From Cain to Noah: Two family lines are drawn. One from Cain where violence increases and one from Seth, where violence also increases. We add violence from insecurity to violence from comparison to the list of violent causes. Even after the flood, God admits that violence is…
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0025 Violence: Cain Builds a City
Upon separating himself from God's presence, Cain embarks upon a journey of searching. Yet the more he searches, the less he finds. Railing against the God of Creation, he tries countless new beginnings only to find himself the same more than ever. Eschewing the punishment of being an errant and...
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0024 Violence: How God Treats a Murderer
God is just, but His mercy out runs His justice. We often hope for God's justice upon others and His mercy for ourselves. God is God and will do what He will do. How He treats Cain is far different that what justice what demand, yet still holds consequences barred by mercy. 2020-06-08
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0023 Violence: Race, Fairness and Riots
I have to break with the series and process so much of what is going on right now. I am sorry if I offend anyone, as this is almost stream of consciousness, but I can´t keep it in. The question that got under my skin was this: What is fair? If my son breaks one of my daughter´s toys, the fair…
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0022 Violence: Cain kills Abel
When Cain finds himself offended, God presents to him a choice: Do well and be accepted, or don´t with sin lying at the door, and it will rule you. When confronting the offense which comes from comparison, there a choice that leads to life and choices that lead to death. Everyone has to make that...
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