Thinking with Sam Harrelson
Thinking Religion: #BaltimoreRiots #SCOTUS and the Public Transcript
“Does it look like I’m going down stairs?”
Prof. Thomas Whitley and Sam Harrelson attempt to bring some thoughtfulness to the topic of religion again this week with a sober discussion of the situation in Baltimore, some news from the ancient world, and a thought piece on today’s Supreme Court hearing which could determine the legality of same sex marriages in all of the United States.
This Week’s Topics
- Yik Yak and the ephemeral nature of human interactions
- Taking our country back!
- We want to see The Bible Museum and Green Collection!
- Baltimore narratives, context, subtexts, and hidden transcripts
- Bart Ehrman wonders why people think he’s controversial?
- Can Hillel help us realize more about how Jesus viewed the Torah?
- Same sex marriage and shifting American religious perceptions
Show Notes
Religion In The News
- Jesus and “Taking Our Country Back†notions – Benjamin Corey
- David Trobisch Lends Green Family’s Bible Museum a Scholarly Edge – Religion News Service
- Museum of The Bible
- Baltimore clergy march against violence – WBAL
- Orioles playing game in front of no one – Twitter
- Orioles COO Angelos on Baseball and Civil Rights – Hardball Talk
- Jesse Williams Twitter Essay
Ancient Religion
- Ehrman on being controversial as a scholar – Christianity In Antiquity
- Jesus and Hillel on Torah – Historical Jesus Research
Thought Piece: Supreme Court To Decide Same Sex Marriage Legality
- Same Sex Marriage question? – Pew Research
- Which religious Americans support SSM? – Vox.com
- Religious Americans Support SSMÂ – The Atlantic
- Changing Attitudes on SSMÂ – Pew Forum
- It’s Not Gay Marriage v. The Church Anymore – NY Times
- Tony Perkins: SCOTUS Won’t Have Final Say – MSNBC
- No one speaks for religion – ThinkProgress
- Understanding religious liberty in SSM cases – Baptist Joint Committee Online