The Paths To Understanding Podcast

Challenge 2.0 A Vote Withheld Part One

Our country’s reported voter turnout is among the lowest in the developed nations of the world . That’s one reason The Economist magazine recently ranked the United States 25th in an assessment of the strength of our democracy. Our country didn’t even make the top 20…and it represents a continued decline. Why don’t more people participate in elections and what does that indicate about our sense of hope for our present and our future. We’ll examine those questions in this episode of Challenge 2.0 

 

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Challenge 2.0 The Grief Of No Goodbye

Among the great tragedies of the Corona Virus Pandemic is the inability to be physically present with friends or family who are hospitalized. That’s especially true of those who are dying. The Pacific Northwest Interfaith Amigos, Rabbi Ted Falcon, Pastor Dave Brown and Imam Jamal Rahman return in this episode of Challenge 2.0 to examine the wounds created by the grief of not being able to say goodbye. They also offer thoughtful strategies to heal those wounds.

 

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Challenge 2.0 Finding Peace During The Pandemic

The physical threat of the Corona Virus is obvious. We only have to look at the daily statistics of those infected and the fatalities. The more subtle danger is the impact of both the virus and social separation on our emotional health. In this episode of Challenge 2.0, we welcome the return of the Interfaith Amigos, Rabbi Ted Falcon, Pastor Dave Brown and Imam Jamal Rahman. They will examine the threat the Pandemic poses to our mental health, and offer strategies to find peace and resilience.

The Call to Be a Blessing to all Families Cultures and Nations

This episode will engage in deep conversation about the heart of the Abrahamic Traditions and how it can guide our lives as individuals and communities in relation to people of different cultures and religions. Now that we are all living together in our towns and cities, how can we be a part of a group while honoring other groups, sharing and receiving what we all have to offer? We will explore what the Abrahamic Tradition in its expressions of Islam, Judaism and Christianity propose about this crucial question.

Human Beings within the Ecosystem

Collectively, human beings are creating the conditions of an unparalleled ecological crisis. We will explore the relationship between the human being, the earth and all of life, explore the scope of the challenges we face and what the Abrahamic Traditions might offer us as we face them.

The Blessing and Bane of Love of Our In-Group

In the book of Genesis God says, “It is not good for the human to be alone.” Human beings need relationships to survive and thrive. Yet love for our in-group can lead to suspicion and even violence toward different cultures or religions. We will explore some of the challenges facing us as we engage with people of different cultures.

Challenege 2.0 No Mountain High

No Mountain Too High-Overcoming an addiction can seem like climbing a mountain. An impossibly high mountain. And there are many who find themselves on that trail. A federal study last year concluded that 32 million Americans aged twelve or older suffer from a substance abuse disorder. But therapists emphasize it’s just as important to focus on recovery rates...that many can and do reach ‘the summit’ of recovery. That’s the focus of this episode of Challenge 2.0-some remarkable stories realized through a program called Recovery BP.

Air Date: October 19th, 2019 at 7:30 AM on MeTV, carried through cable providers as well as DirectTV and Dish Network.

Host: Jeff Renner

Panelists: Mark Ursino, Dawn Brown, Shadow Behrends, Scott
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Challenge 2.0 From Evangelist to Post Evangelist

The Evangelical/Fundamentalist movement has seemed to be a monolith of Christians embracing conservative politics. But news and social media sources have increasingly been documenting rifts in the movement. ‘Ex-vangelical’ and ‘Post-Evangelical’ are both growing Facebook pages, friended by those disillusioned by what they term right-wing politics. One of our guests today, a former southern Baptist minister, never thought those terms would apply to him. But that was before he met a young Muslim boy in a North Carolina coffee shop.

Air Date: November 10th, 2019 at 7:30 AM on MeTV, carried through cable providers as well as DirectTV and Dish Network.

Host: Jeff Renner

Panelists: Jeff Burns, Aneelah Afzali

Challenge 2.0 Keep Your Tired and Poor

Keep Your Tired and Poor-The Statue of Liberty has greeted millions seeking better opportunity, even physical safety, in our country. “Give us your tired, your poor,your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” reads the welcome on the Statue. With each passing week, that welcomebecomes more remote. In this week’s episode of Challenge 2.0, we examine the issue of refugee camps and the connection to the internment camps of World War 2.

Air Date: November 3rd, 2019 at 7:30 AM on MeTV, carried through cable providers as well as DirectTV and Dish Network.

Host: Jeff Renner

Panelists: Maru Mora, Terry Kyllo, Tom Ikeda

Challenge 2.0 Does The Word Truth Still Have Meaning

Has truth really become whatever we want to believe? What are the costs of embracing what’s come to be called ‘Alt-Truth’. The Interfaith Amigos scrutinize this trend of ’the decade’ in this episode of Challenge 2.0. 

Host: Jeff Renner

Panelists: Rabbi Ted Falcon, Imam Jamal Rahman, and Pastor Dave Brown

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