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Sweetbitter: Women in the Bible 1 Thessalonians 5:21
2025/4/15
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Elise Knorr
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Ellie Brigida
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Lisa Charlotte
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Pastor Dawn Bennett
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Reverend Florentino Cordova
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Reverend Jacob Hero-Shaw
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Reverend Naomi Washington-Leapheart
Ellie Brigida 和 Lisa Charlotte：我们这季播客将探讨圣经和基督教中的酷儿历史，关注女性和酷儿群体的视角。
Lisa Charlotte：我从小是无神论者，希望通过女性和酷儿视角解读圣经故事，以此对抗当今社会的不公，并赋予人们力量。
Elise Knorr：我从小在福音派基督教环境中长大，经历了宗教的挣扎，现在想重新诠释圣经，并从酷儿视角解读基督教，寻找信仰的意义和疗愈。
Reverend Jacob Hero-Shaw：我青少年时期对信仰的探索，以及一位朋友的悲剧，促使我走上了牧师之路，并致力于用爱和接纳来对抗宗教中的偏见和伤害。
Reverend Naomi Washington-Leapheart：真正的基督教信仰应该是不顾自身安危，追求自由和解放，而不是基于羞耻的囚禁。我们应该挑战那些利用宗教来压迫他人的行为。
Reverend Florentino Cordova：对圣经的解读被用来控制人们，而真正的信仰应该通过重新解读圣经来赋予人们力量，并挑战那些利用宗教来控制和压迫他人的行为。
Pastor Dawn Bennett：我们应该重新解读、改革和收回圣经经文，而不是被单一的经文定义。我们需要从更广阔的视角来理解圣经，并从中寻找力量和希望。
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Lisa Charlotte: 'I grew up atheist....And so for me, I wanted to have, I guess, like women and queer people with the knowledge of the Bible and the stories of the Bible that are queer and women centered to kind of combat what's happening in the world.'
Elise Knorr: 'I grew up in a non-denominational evangelical Christian church, but that was really fraught with a lot of struggle and challenge for me because I was queer and closeted...And so I left, you know, I never kind of identified with Christianity. I never really believed in it. And then when I was coming out in grad school, I started I was just curious what gay church was like. So I started going to gay church...And I was just amazed.'
Reverend Jacob Hero-Shaw: 'I didn't grow up like religious....she died by suicide when she was 19, right after high school. And for me, that was a big turning point.'
Reverend Naomi Washington-Leapheart: 'So I think that institutions exist to preserve themselves, right?...But it means that I I have signed on to a risky proposition that if I follow Jesus, I I might just lose my life, both literally and figuratively, right?'
Reverend Florentino Cordova: 'It was a way, again, of power and control....Just like Reverend Tino said, we want to actually look at the text of the Bible itself to find ourselves in its pages and to empower ourselves to reinterpret it.'
Pastor Dawn Bennett: 'So the first thing I'll say right out the chute is that somebody told you it's wrong to be queer....But if you will just take a chance one more time, that's the beauty of the table right there is it's filled with people who have dared to believe that it just could be different this time.'
Deep Dive
The hosts of Sweetbitter discuss their motivations behind creating a season focused on queer and women's history in the Bible. Their perspectives range from an atheist upbringing to experiences within both conservative and LGBTQIA+-affirming Christian communities. This exploration aims to counter current societal trends and reclaim religious narratives.
- Season 3 focuses on queer and women's history in the Bible.
- Hosts' diverse religious backgrounds and experiences shape their perspectives.
- The season aims to counter current societal trends, using the Bible to promote inclusivity.
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