Snarky Faith
Welcome to Snarky Faith, your irreverent guide to navigating the maze of life, culture, and spirituality. Hosted by Stuart Delony, we're all about ditching religious clichés and dogma in favor of meaningful conversations that challenge the status quo. Forget the questions or even the answers; it's all about the journey towards a fresh take on faith. Tune in for a no-holds-barred exploration of spirituality that offers sanctuary for those questioning, seeking, or just tired of the same old religious platitudes.
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- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 272
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Richard Rohr and Alternative Orthodoxy
A rundown of the Richard Rohr (a Franciscan spiritual teacher) and his alternative orthodoxy. Christian 'orthodoxy' may not be what we think it might be. In this discussion, we move beyond the tradit…
Science vs Religion
A rundown of the ongoing, colossal battle of science vs religion. These two arenas of thought have long been pitted against one another, but does it have to be that way? Instead of taking an 'either/…
The Politics of Jesus
A rundown of the nonsensical ways that Jesus is so often inserted into politics. His ways and teachings don’t line up with quests for political power and personal gain. But what if the ideology of Je…
The Bible 'Literally'
A rundown of the pitfalls of reading the Bible literally. One-third of Americans, literally, take everything the Bible says at face value. The common phrase, “The Bible says it, I believe it, and tha…
Snarky Saints: Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy (Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy) is the newest addition to our growing congregation of Snarky Saints. Join us as we delve into the religious and political beliefs of the great and influen…
A Rapture of Fun
A rundown of the topic and legacy of Tim LaHaye's Left Behind rapture books and movie series. Stoking the fire of fundamentalist Christians obsession with the end times, LaHaye's books, for better or…
How to Make Change
A rundown on the topic of social change and movement. Join us as we continue our conversation from the previous week about how faith should inform advocacy. Is there hope that faith can inform action…
Pokemon Go and Black Lives Matter
A rundown on of the topics of Pokemon Go and the Black Lives Matter movement. In the midst of the insane whirlwind of the current political season, we talk about advocacy and social justice in the fa…
Moral Relativism
A rundown of the topic of moral relativism - the view that moral judgments are true or false only relative to some particular standpoint. The recent Barna group on Millenials has Christians freaking …
Graham Rage
A rundown of the Franklin Graham and the Christian tradition of throwing temper tantrums. When rage is misdirected, it quickly becomes something that's far from righteousness. Call it what you want, …
The Orange Messiah
A rundown of the Trump: the Orange Messiah and his courtship with the religious right. The new messiah looks little like Jesus and yet we see Christians flocking to him for all the wrong reasons. Cal…
NC Bathrooms and 30 Seconds or Less
A rundown of the NC HB2 Bathroom bill along with an interview with Jim Kast-Keat, the curator of the 30 Seconds or Less project. What does faith and HB2 have to do with Christianity? Plenty.
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