Morals, Mores, and Morale

Episode #4.1: Morals, Mores, and Morale

Chris and Ed continue to discuss relion, it's implications, and our feelings towards such institutions.

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This is the second part of our four-hour discussion on religion. This one has a greater focus on the interaction between members of the same faction, as we tackle the way religious leaders communicate their faiths. There's also talk of morality, its origins, and why religion can be good (if not necessary) for some people. As always, we're not experts, but we try to speak clearly and honestly about the way we see the world and how people manifest their ideas and ideals. So, while Ed speaks as though his statements are fact, take them with a grain of salt. If there are any concerns or comments, please feel free to leave them below or email us.

We apologize for so often conflating "religion" with "Christianity." Oh, and welcome Chris to the Liner Notes!

Also, we apologize for the length of this conversation, and the toll it took on our sobriety. 

And, finally, we apologize for the music that crept through the studio during recording. Unless you like it, in which case you can let us know and we'll book them for your next party!

We haven't gone completely off the rails yet, so there's still more to come. And after this conversation is finished, we've still got our first special guest and the return of Charlie, unseen and unheard of since episode 1!

Liner Links:

The Right to Bear Arms!

One of several articles about the 9 year old who shot the instructor (Washington Post)

One of several articles about the 9 year old whose mom was arrested (The Atlantic)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley

Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak's Essay: Can The Subaltern Speak?

P.S: The first song this week is from Gnarls Barkley's second album, 2008's The Odd Couple, and it's called Who's Gonna Save My Soul. We think it fits in any scenario wherein someone's lost another, be he a career idol, personal savior, or parent. Also, that album's pretty great. We ended up with Panic! at the Disco's antepenultimate track from their first album (A Fever You Can't Sweat Out), I Constantly Thank God for Esteban. It can be read as a condemnation of hypocrisy and contradiction, which arises both in the church and out of it. There was a major focus in this episode on sincerity, which some of us find lacking on all sides of these issues. Plus, Panic!'s a band that sometimes doesn't get a lot of love outside of its circles, so we figured it was a good share.