Former police officer Dr. Jim Nolan talks with Joe and Brandon about how a fundamental shift from a strict focus on law enforcement to one built on social contexts could really make our communities safer and even improve both mental and physical health for people.
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Walk into almost any American sanctuary this Sunday and tell me what you see and hear. Altars draped in red, white, and blue. Patriotic hymns sung with fervor. Praises heaped upon the nation. If one didn’t know any better, it’s almost as if we are worshiping the state and its power rather than God.
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Pride Month continues at Accidental Tomatoes as Queer clergyperson Sam Blewis talks with Joe about “The Sacred Act of Neighboring,” a way of building community around authentic friendships and deep vulnerability.
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[T]here are those who not only are overlooked by the societal systems because of their race, sexuality or gender, but also for their disability…intellectual, physical, emotional, etc. The intersections of these social assumptions, expectations, and cultures creates a world in which disabled queer folks are pushed past the edges because “We just can’t make those accommodations for you…”
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Our Pride Month celebration continues with a fascinating interview with Isaac Simmons, whose drag persona, Ms. Penny Cost, is bringing an unexpected encounter with the divine to LGBTQ folks and allies across the country. In this episode Isaac talks to Joe and Brandon about how the art form of drag can reclaim religious language within queer spaces and how he’s able to redirect negative criticism into life-giving experiences of grace.
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