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An award winning podcast where Pastor Matt Shultz and Rabbi Abram Goodstein show how progressive clergy can serve their community. Each month they share their religious theologies and experiences and discover that there is more that divines us than divides us.
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Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
In this podcast Rev. Matt Shultz and Rabbi Abram Goodstein discuss their religion's holidays of Christmas and Chanukah. They then discuss the strange choices of Congress Elect George Santos and his use of the term Jew-ish. They bring up a dilemma of how to dispose of sacred or meaningful objects. They conclude by arguing on watching sporting events when players, employees, or even whole countries make immoral decisions.
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Wednesday Nov 23, 2022
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt are all over the place on this one. First they talk about why it's a triumph that Jews celebrate Thanksgiving. Next they get into the thorny topic of religion and money. They discuss the Colorado Springs shooting and pro-LGBTQ legislation moving through the senate. They conclude by commentating on Dave Chappelle's SNL Monologue. Enjoy.
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt are back after a brief hiatus. In this episode Matt and Abram discuss an incident that occurred in the Anchorage Assembly and Pastor Matt’s church purchase of housing for homeless. They argue over the 2 minutes of silence in all Mat-Su schools just voted in by the Mat-Su school board.
Friday Aug 05, 2022
Friday Aug 05, 2022
In this short episode Pastor Matt offers his sermon on why Christianity is supportive of abortions and women's rights to make their own healthcare choices.
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
In this months episode of What Divines Us Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram discuss the controversial topics progressive clergy struggle to give in/on/from the pulpit.
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
In this episode Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram share how their faith communities approach death. They discuss their faith's rituals around death and the reasons for them.
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Wednesday May 04, 2022
Hello Everyone,
In this extra special episode of What Divines Us Rabbi Abram interviews Rose O’Hara-Jolley the Alaska State Director of Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates and Ashley Minaei who has years of Public Health experience. They discuss what this leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court means for the Country and Alaska.
If you would like to volunteer for Planned Parenthood you can contact Rose O'Hara-Jolley at:
rose.ohara-jolley@ppallianceadvocates.org
Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
In our shorts format Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt deliver a sermon they are particularly proud of.
This sermon that Rabbi Abram delivered is about a funny comment made by an ancient Bible scholar and how it relates to modern LGBTQ advocacy.
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
Saturday Apr 02, 2022
In this super hero edition of WDU Rabbi Abram and Pastor Matt argue about Batman, but agree that Spiderman is pretty cool. They also teach other a few things about Passover and Easter. Finally they discuss value of prayer at football games.
Friday Mar 04, 2022
Friday Mar 04, 2022
In this episode Pastor Matt and Rabbi Abram begin by debating the religious implications of a Catholic priest incorrectly baptizing parishioners by mistaking one word. Next Pastor Matt teaches Rabbi Abram what Lent means for Christians.
Rabbi Abram then explains to Pastor Matt the difference between people who are Introverts and Extroverts including how they recharge and how they process information.
They conclude by discussing how they publicly respond to politicians who support hateful speech and organizations.