What Do You Mean It's True?
C. David Hainer
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Learning often involves unlearning the stories and lessons taught to us. Yet this unlearning need not be an act of deconstruction and demolition of what we believe and hold precious. Unlearning means asking fresh questions and earnestly seeking answers from scholars, neighbors, and friends. While sometimes uncomfortable and challenging, examining the foundations of who we are and what we believe can be a joyous pilgrimage where we claim for ourselves traditions and beliefs worthy of our embrace.
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S1E16 What Happens When We Die?
Perhaps the most pressing concern we have as we grow older is what happens to us when we die. A focus on death is not usually a pressing issue for the young, who presumably have many years of…
S1E15 Am I Accountable for the Acts of Past Generations?
Many of us struggle, uncertain whether we should be guilty for the racism and sexism that exist in our society. We acknowledge how unfair life has been for many, but we do not know how to right past…
S1E14 Do We Believe in Religious Fredom?
For the past 60 years, I held in trust a wooden model of the Mayflower. The Mayflower was the ship the Pilgrims sailed in 1620 as they migrated from England to the coast of America in search of a…
S1E13 Do Christians Still Believe in Jesus?
The predominant message of Christian preachers and teachers today is that Jesus died to save us from our moral sins. This message is so prevalent and accepted that most Christians fail to recognize…
S1E12 Is War and Violence Ever Just?
We live in violent times. Nations openly battle each other in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa, with the United States providing military aid to the countries we favor. And while…
S1E11 Why Should I Want the Salvation the Church Today Offers?
The predominant message of Christianity today is that through Jesus Christ we can be saved from sin and death, and that God’s judgment of every person will precipitate eternal salvation in heaven for…
S1E10 How Should We Live Outside of Eden?
It does not take more than a glance at the headlines to remind us that we live outside of the Garden of Eden, outside of that biblical, mythical, mystical garden where at one time life knew no…
S1E9 How Can I Discern Truth From Untruth
How can we know what is true?We watch one news network that claims President Trump is destroying America, and we watch another news network that claims Trump is the savior of America. How do we know…
S1E8 Say What? Christians Are Not Under Attack?
There is a pervasive belief today that Christians are under attack in the United States of America. Christian bakers and florists are prosecuted for declining to provide services celebrating…
S1E7 How Do I Live With Those I Diametrically Oppose?
We live in a polarized society. Some perceive the current national direction as offering hope and restoration. Others anticipate only pain, despair, and loss. Yet although we openly battle over…
S1E6 Does the Bible Really Mean What it Says?
It seems that everyone has a different understanding of the Bible. For some, the Bible clearly mandates that women should not have leadership over men, premarital and homosexual sex is a sin, wealth…
S1E5 Why Are There Poor When There is So Much Wealth?
Wealth inequality seems contrary to Christianity's basic teachings. Jesus preached a way of life free of possessions, and the original disciples warned against power and prestige. The first church in…
S1E4 How Does Jesus Save?
Perhaps the most well-known biblical quotation is from the Gospel According to John, chapter 3, verse 16. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him…
S1E3 Whose Understanding of Our National History is Correct?
Diverse people and cultures challenge our understanding of history. Statues of historical leaders of the United States that have been deemed offensive are being removed, buildings long named after…
S1E2 Whose Understanding of Christianity is Correct?
The Christian faith as traditionally understood is under attack. Scientific discoveries and theories regarding the evolution of life and the cosmos contradict traditional Christian doctrines.…
S1E1 What is Faith?
What does it mean to have faith?Does faith mean accepting things as true that have little to no evidence? Is faith based on what we profess to know or how we live? Can I have doubts and questions and…
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What Do You Mean It's True? has published 16 episodes since January 2025, covering topics in Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture.
What Do You Mean It's True? is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 31m.
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