God Botherers

Halloween, whose celebration is it anyway!? Did the Church steal an ancient pagan religious observance? Is it evil? Should Christians celebrate it? Listen to find out! Credit to historians Tim O'Neill of History for Atheists, and Dr. Andrew Henry of Religion for Breakfast for the information on today's quiz. I’ll add their videos about Halloween on our FaceBook page - to find us search for God Botherers Podcast. Sound effects courtesy of Pixabay.

Episode 16. Sex. Do Christian’s hate sex? Is the Christian idea about sex out-dated? What’s the Church of England’s views on same-sex marriage? Listen to find out!

Rob & Martin are back with a packed show this month: Was the Paris Olympics Last Supper drag act parody blasphemous? Isn’t Heaven a made up tale? Is Heaven in Devon or the Isle of Wight? How do you get to Heaven - down the M5? Listen to find out!

Rob & Martin get a question from a listener! Has Martin really met Jesus? How do you meet Jesus? Listen to find out, with lots of laughs along the way!

Did Christian's steal the pagan celebration of Easter? Rob quizzes Martin to find out! Enjoy an episode of eggs and bunnies whilst exploring what Easter is all about. Happy Easter!

Rob & Martin have a stab at tackling the age old problem of suffering! Why would an all loving, all knowing God allow us to suffer? (Please note: The subject of miscarriage is briefly mentioned in the episode).

So, Christmas is over, but what now? Now that the distractions of Christmas are over, many of us can suffer from the 'January Blues', and some of us can suffer from depression and anxiety in other times of the year. Can Christianity help us at all with our mental health? Martin and Rob discuss with their usual sense of humour! (Note: The issue of suicide is discussed in this episode).

Join our Christmas party! Complete with quiz, music, mince pies, cracker jokes and a wee baby Jesus! Rob managed to wangle an extra quiz point somehow, hear how he did it!