Extraordinary Healing Sparks Tammy Peterson's Conversion (What Does Jordan Think?)

Before her childhood sweetheart @JordanBPeterson catapulted to fame, Tammy Peterson was living a relatively ordinary life. Almost overnight, their family of four became central figures in an ever-raging culture war. As if these new pressures weren't enough, Tammy was soon diagnosed with a rare cancer and given 10 months to live. But as she shares with Maybe God guest host @justinbrierley the very thing that aimed to end her life birthed a surprising new faith in God and conversion to Catholicism. So what does Jordan think - and is he next?
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[@MaybeGodPodcast]

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[@frekigeri4317]

I was miraculously healed by Jesus Christ, of a life long affection, at 40, at my first Catholic mass, at the consecration of the Eucharist, after being raised antiCatholic baptist. Catholicism is true

[@jeanw9160]

Not surprised because In the discourse of The Emmaus Road - Luke 13:30, the disciples eyes were opened when Jesus broke the bread and disappeared and then they believed that the bread and wine were truly Jesus in the flesh and that he would therefore never leave us!! It's a hard teaching but after all his disciples left after hearing his teaching on the bread of life discourse in John, he needed to ask his apostles then if they would leave him also and Peter no and said where would we go as you have the words of everlasting life. Hopefully more people's eyes will be opened soon!! ❤

[@frekigeri4317]

@@jeanw9160 nice, you made a connection I didn’t mention, I actually had a burning in my chest, that I initially wrote off, durning the liturgy of the word. I’m very impressed with your comment.

[@billandviv]

My comment is meant to imply truth is found in many religions. I am not of the Catholic faith. I’m always happy to hear people share their journey to God and Jesus Christ.

[@frekigeri4317]

@@billandviv only Catholicism has the Truth, the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth. Your other “religions” are flawed at some point or another

[@Catholiclady3]

Amen ❤

[@wardygrub]

Tammy radiates light. God bless her. 🕯

[@CK-dp6je]

Tammy is so lovely!!! God bless the Peterson Family!!!!!!

[@pascal8306]

I love Tammy’s laugh 😅 such a sweet soul.

[@nataliefrancis7884]

Look, Tammy’s star is rising! She has changed so very much and it is beautiful to watch! Marvelous!

[@reginapontes5672]

Tammy's story has always moved me ever since I interviewed her in 2021.

[@emmaprocter4062]

I love her and she's set me on a path. I wish her joy after so much struggle.

[@MaybeGodPodcast]

Super curious about your story?!

[@Mexico_Catolico]

GOD BLESS HIS ONE AND ONLY CATHOLIC CHURCH!

[@Zz-lm1no]

Denominations aside. The holy spirit was instrumental in my becoming a new creation,with new attitudes and a progressive love for my saviour through prayer,daily surrender to his will,daily battles against sin.... My faith is only strengthened because what the Scriptures said happens has happened to me thru no merit of my own...purely God's mercy and grace to me a sinner When you sense his love in relationship and daily presence denominational label will be something than one doesn't have to hold onto as if one has the monopoly of Godly wisdom over another Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again John 3:5-7 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead 1 Peter 1:3 ❤✝️

[@paulawagstaff686]

GOD Bless His one true body. THE BODY OF CHRIST.

[@ND-kl8lo]

The word Catholic originally used by the early church meant universal. There was no Roman Catholic Church in the early creeds. The universal Church is the church that believes in Jesus and his word.

[@frekigeri4317]

@@ND-kl8lo sorry, but a bunch of Protestant opinions about the Bible don’t equal believing His word. Btw, you cannot say you believe His word after removing books from the Bible, just fyi

[@Do-si]

Tammy seem to have a new heart, being born again with Jesus Christ! 🔥🔥🔥

[@joolz5747]

This is so amazing and awesome. I have been watching Jordan to for a very long time. God is working in the life of your family Tammy. It’s so clear and obvious to me. I love it and I can’t wait till Jordan gets zapped by the Holy Spirit because it will happen! Wow, what a day that will be.

[@MaybeGodPodcast]

"Zapped by the Holy Spirit" ... couldn't have said it any better myself. What a day indeed!

[@martinarooney6102]

Perhaps he Holy Spirit is working in him already...

[@momochago2136]

Agree. But there has to be a struggle right. Like St paul. Otherwise it wouldn't be biblical. Did you guys see that Arch thing. I mean talk about fighting evil with good.

[@machtnichtsseimann]

@@martinarooney6102 - My vote is the Spirit has been working in him for years...and through him. Maybe he hasn't officially converted. Maybe he is leaving a willful decision up in the air. In a recent interview he mentioned how he operates on the fringes ( or borders? ), which IMO sounds like his thinking is dealing with paradoxes that the masses don't deal with. Not meant in a pompous way, but that's the way he's gifted and is. Makes sense to me, though like with anything it can be yet another defense or distraction from dealing squarely with God re: spiritual re-birth and conversion.

[@tuacakellymusic]

Tammy has immense strength most certainly fortified by the Holy Spirit. Amen! ✝🙏📿 #faith #TMP

[@SueProv]

Praying for your family and you Tammy. God bless you.

[@jrmcmickle]

What a story and her faith may God continue bless and Jordan

[@urmisunshine8]

Nice interview Tammy. I joined the Catholic church as well twenty years ago. I practiced native spirituality for close to twenty years before that. I had not very many good things to say about the church in early adulthood...mostly because I believed things I had read, or heard in society. What was different perhaps is that I decided to do the 12 steps. I had worked in dysfunctional settings for many years...much alcoholism and felt like I was on the front lines with no ammunition. It was in that intimate look at the 12 steps that I was able to recontextualize the teachings of surrender. Now I consider surrender, forgiveness and letting go as the same things. A similar thing is my brush with cancer. I also took the doctors prognosis as his opinion and surrender was a minute by minute process back to health.

[@paracleteknight8422]

Thank you for sharing your story, Tammy. May you be God’s instrument for the conversion of others. You’ve been touched by the miracle of God. Praise to him the almighty.

[@user-rt5sy3zx3b]

I pray for Tammy. May she and her family have some good years ahead.

[@user-ls2rz4zh4o]

God bless Tammy Peterson! I hope she has good years ahead too! @Tammy, I just wanted to say God bless you in your journey to being a Catholic! God loves you and I, because we are his children! ✝️

[@ElizabethKautzmann]

The sincere ❤️ heart of this woman is just precious ~ authenticity is so rare & lovely to witness🙏🏼✝️ thank you both for sharing this conversation with us. …”I surrendered first to my babies” ~ Tammy Peterson true portrait of Feminine Strength ❤️

[@philalcoceli6328]

Wonderful, well conducted and respectful interview. Tammy Peterson's life-long, slowly developing and blooming miracle has influenced her, Jordan and their son and daughter differently but surely, attesting to the power of Most Holy Mary's intercession through the Holy Rosary. Tammy simply, genuinely and so naturally inspires those deeper into the Faith, she inspired me a lot about my own crosses, while Jordan simply, genuinely and so naturally and passionately inspires those who are seeking from further away from the Faith, both illuminating heart and intellect in their very personal, very own ways. A true miracle, a very simple, genuine, natural and supernatural, love-centered miracle that is powerfully changing lives, and mine. A holy family for the circumstances and challenges of today. To the interviewer and to the Peterson Family, for everything, again, thank you!!

[@twintelemusic]

In just a few days it will be six years since going to Jordan’s book tour when he came to Detroit in 2018. I had a meet & greet pass and I spotted Tammy in her seat just after the show and introduced myself. Wonderful people. So down to earth. Happy to see Tammy doing so well. Dr. Peterson forever changed my life.

[@wintertuna170]

Hallelujah!

[@rachelzuniga5300]

Beautiful people ❤️🙏🏻

[@andrewbrown3818]

Wonderful, wonderful interview. Wonderful God! 😊

[@nicolamustard7232]

Thank you Tammy for being such a beautiful witness to Truth. I'm really going to try praying the rosary more 'religiously' 😊. Thank you for this lovely, inspiring and hope-filled discussion. God bless both of you! 🙏🏼✝️🕊️

[@lindsaytwort8655]

I think you have to live your life with great faith and trust. I do however believe God is using Jordan to spread his word and sanity to the masses . Using the Internet! His amazing lectures he gives on stage or in discussion are definitely inspired. Thank God also for Tammy ,as the Queen of England used to say ,about the Duke of Edinburgh . He was her hook and stay. You cannot do what you have to do without a partner who has your back. I am so very glad they have come through all their health trials. They are both very old souls, and we are very blessed.

[@momochago2136]

The Petersons are genuine and honest pple.❤

[@7fisherman7]

So sweet and edifying! Thank you Tammy and Justin! Praying for Jordan!

[@clive2296]

Always good to hear Tammy Peterson's testimony. God bless Peterson's family.

[@metgirl5429]

Are we awake now🕊 🕊🙏🏻🕊🙏🏻🕊🙏🏻🕊🙏🏻

[@soapvar]

finally woke!

[@Englishkin]

Yes, claim the miracle! God's miracles are all around us. It's up to us to recognize them and praise Him for giving them to us.

[@brianclark641]

Jordan is masterful at understanding the importance of the Bible for moral purposes, but needs a revelation of Jesus and the Cross

[@martinarooney6102]

Maybe he has already, God is in control not him...

[@historian9484]

@@martinarooney6102I don’t think so yet.He answered this question over and over.I think if he convert,he will go public

[@hewis9138]

This verse is fitting to his situation: Matthew 16:26. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?

[@hewis9138]

I think this verse fits him: Matthew 16:26. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?

[@machtnichtsseimann]

@@historian9484 - You might be correct, you might be wrong. I can just as easily see him not going public with it, because he delivers a unique presentation and serves a godly purpose in bringing to Light many aspects of the Truth found in the Bible. Unlike any other pastor, preacher, professor of the Christian Faith I've ever come across. I've seen him asked if he "believes in God" and share his prickly frustration over the question, as if it as simple as it sounds. I don't even agree fully with my fellow Christian brothers and sisters about the Nature of God. All the more that I can relate with Jordan in his digging his heels in over playing to politically-oriented, almost gotcha questions from Christians who want to claim him in their tribe.

[@carakerr4081]

Amen 🙏 our God is a God of miracles! ❤️

[@1984FarmDreams]

Beautiful couple. I admire them.

[@Christopher-iu6kq]

What a beautiful interview! She lays it all out perfectly. Love you TP! Thank you both.

[@jeannettezinai3213]

God bless you. Very wise

[@PurposeDriven4U]

Only Jesus makes sense of LIFE, because He is the GIVER of Eternal Life❗️

[@geovannahuffman3212]

Powerful story!

[@MamiesMarketplace]

Tammy, Jordan needs to interview Pastor Doug Wilson, from Moscow, Idaho! It would be a powerful discussion. (Tucker Carlson just had him on his show.)

[@Catherine-2008]

Loved this interview! Thanks for sharing!

[@warehousehhm3694]

I have appreciation for the life eternal.

[@joelmontero9439]

Praise be to God! For bringing another one of his lost sheep to the family 🙌

[@MaybeGodPodcast]

He's faithful to chase that lost one down!

[@snickel.d1462]

Thank you.

[@danatowne5498]

What a beautiful woman!

[@deionutz]

Keeping up with the Petersons! God help!

[@user-gu5dd3hy3s]

What a transformation

[@1960taylor]

100% a miracle.

[@williambranch4283]

Like Pharisees, you demand special miracles. But breathing, being alive, is the miracle. Oh you of little faith ...

[@tuacakellymusic]

"Joyous!"

[@auntiekriss]

I am a follower of your podcast Justin, you are a great moderator, keep up your good work God bless 🙏🏻

[@user-dw1jp7tp6i]

Could you have someone discuss this: Here's an easy argument. The body is mapped onto the brain as the SOMATOSENSORY HOMUNCULUS, that means this brain map and the body parts must be "identical" or the body parts don't work and damage to the brain in those areas will cause those parts not to work. If the body parts are working then the map is identical to the parts. This is the cause of "phantom pain" for amputees, the body part is cut off, but the map of the part is still in the brain and they still feel pain in the body part they no longer have. 1. "Gender confusion" may be in the "mind" but it can't be in the brain if it was the parts wouldn't work. 2. Amputations, or rearrangements, ALL have this same problem. 3. You can't rearrange the brain because the SOMATOSENSORY HOMUNCULUS exists, complete and unchangeable, before birth. Gender "reassignment" if possible would have to occur in the fetus before the hormones stimulate the growth of the body parts, BUT this is the cause of actual hermaphrodism and still doesn't change the gametes because the SOMATOSENSORY HOMUNCULUS is still body plan for the original gender in the DNA. This is a simple argument, just look at the SOMATOSENSORY HOMUNCULUS and it's function. It's also a necessary argument because autism is actually a "brain wiring" issue but it can't affect gender and that comparison with autism is the bedrock deception that is allowing autistics to be abused. I've helped people "cure" themselves of "gender confusion" just by explaining this and showing them the SOMATOSENSORY HOMUNCULUS.

[@t3br00k35]

It was fortunate.

[@cosmic4037]

Welcome Home

[@sara505sings]

"He doesnt really understand." Somehow, the idea that there's something that Jordan Peterson doesn't understand amuses me. You go, Tammy! Great stuff!

[@emanuelephrem4307]

Graceful woman. Absolute femininity

[@joolz5747]

Oh YES! Not maybe! 🙏👌✝️😃

[@guygeorgesvoet4177]

I do believe it is a genuine miracle, a unique gift of God to two people who do everything they can to be hard working reasoning testimonies to the truth that has come into the world and who are not afraid to abandon themselves to the outome also if it happens to be truth incarnate as the Churh pretends it is what it keeps being a testimony to. Within that dynamic miracles happen all the time Too many to keep track of really....

[@ninawildr4207]

❤

[@JackieODonovan-dv3hs]

Oh no i can't beleive she didn't know about medjugorge a marian apparition site whre our lady is still to this day appearing ever day to venisonary, such a beautiful place of peace .

[@ceecee5567]

Of course it was a miracle. What else could it be? God is real.

[@RonCopperman]

We like miracles. Don't like that you need them but we are glad that they happen....congrats ! Yaha God.

[@ChadTheAlcoholic]

Ron!

[@susanthursdays5008]

We DO NOT ALL UNDERSTAND GOD.... WELL, I suspect some do, but I don't, other than perhaps a handful of thing that might help us to COMPLETELY SURRENDER OUR WILL AND OUR LIFE, TO THE CARE OF GOD. . HOWEVER, I ABSOLUTELY DO KNOW that GOD KNOWS AND COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDS, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US. FOR ME, MY SIMPLE UNDERSTANDINGS IS MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR ME TO ENGAGE IN A VERY STRONG, VERY DEEP, RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM. AND 'THISIS WHAT MATTERS TO BTH, GOD AND MYSELF. THE EASIEST, BEST WAY, TO BECOME ONE WITH GOD, IS TO RECEIVE HIS HOLY SPIRIT, AND THEN SIMPLY FOLLOW THE LIFE & THE TEACHINGS OF, JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH, FOR CHRIST IS TRULY ONE WITH GOD, AND, WITH GOD's Holy Spirit. And, at Baptism and/or AGAIN AT CONFIRMATION, WE RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT, TO LIVE WITHIN OUR HEARTS, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT(?): IS GOD. NOW, FOR ME, THIS STILL, DOES NOT MEAN THAT I UNDERSTAND GOD, FULLY, BUT IF I DO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT CONSCIOUS WITH GOD, THROUGH DAILY PRAYER AND MEDITATION, IS THE CLOSEST I NEED TO UNDERSTAND. PLUS READING THE GOSPELS AND THE BIBLE, AND ATTENDING MASS, PLUS DOING ALL THE THINGS THAT WILL IMPROVE MY RELATIONSHIP. I AM VERY CEREBRAL, SO I AM ALWAYS CRAVING MORE KNOWLEDGE, HOWEVER, TIS ISWHY, I , PERSONALLY DO NOT DESIRE TO UNDERSTAND GOD BY THIS PATH. PLUS, I TRULY BELEVE, AS ACHILD O GOD, WHAT HE WANTS MOST, IS TO HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM, AND CONTINUE TO SURRENDER MY WILL & MY LIFE, TO HIS CARE. AND SO I DO MY BEST TO START EACH DAY, IN THIS WAY, AND END IT WITHA GRATITUDE LIST..❤️🕊☝️⚖️🌺🐝☀️⚔️🛡🌴🦋🐓🔥🌟🌙💫🇺🇸✝️

[@robertdelisle7309]

For the Roman Catholics thumping their chest just, just a reminder that the RCC does not have a monopoly on miracles. Miracles are found in many Christian traditions outside the RCC.

[@reginapontes5672]

But you don't believe in tradition. Only Sola Scriptura remember?! 😉

[@robertdelisle7309]

@@reginapontes5672 you have a caricature of what sola scripture is. Sola Scriptura says the Scriptures are the only infallible rule of faith we have because it’s the only thing we have that is, God breathed. It does not mean it’s the only authority, just the only infallible rule of faith. In other words, other rules of faith can err. The Scriptures teach about miracles and so all protestant Christians believe that miracles are possible for today. There is a book called “miracles today” by Keener, that documents miracles in the modern era.

[@reginapontes5672]

​@@robertdelisle7309 You better start paying closer attention to what all your mimi-pope faiths are representing themselves and you these days.

[@SueProv]

It really is Jordan's journey and so many people watching is probably annoying. It's heartbreaking that he doesn't experience the personal encounter but it's scary to give up control and so keep the idea God which is safer.

[@jonmeador8637]

If there's money in it, Jordan will convert.

[@nicolamustard7232]

What a nice little unnecessary jab that was.....

[@karenrehm9423]

Thank you for sharing your story. God hears our prayers and is still healing. The 4 Spiritual Laws explains that a personal relationship with the our creator is vital and the way to eternal salvation. Dr.Caroline Leaf a neurosurgeon I heard at our Bible church 8 years ago shared about diet, prayer, exercise and counseling help mental health. I have been helping my widowed mother with mental health struggles and brain harm from decades of Harmful Psych meds. Doctors Peter Breggin, Psy., Peter Goetsche And JoAnne Moncrieff have been great help. Medicating Normal and Manufacturing Madness movie documentaries also reveal the truth hidden by BigPharma. Blessings and prayers, Karen

[@MonicaLillis]

Marian Psalter ? 30.00

[@royhiggins7270]

The love of God moved me to share this personal true testimony. God told me this story is important for the evil atheist demoncrats to hear but I hope it edifies all the super loving Christians as well as my fellow Saints and Trump supporters. I was doing my morning ocean swim in shallow water when I was attacked by a shark and I barely made it back to shore. A large part of my thigh was missing and I was losing so much blood...I knew I was a goner and would never be able to make it for help. But then out of nowhere a surfer showed up, he looked exactly like Jesus, the white version. On that day I witnessed one set of foot prints in the sand leading away from where I laid. I called out..."hey Jesus looking dude...are you just going to just leave me here"? And he said.."do you know how much you weigh...hell yeah". And then I died. But don't worry I came back three days later. Proof! How could I have written this if I didn't come back from the dead? The End. By the way, I did find the Jesus looking dude after I came back from the dead. Ironically his name was Jesus but with the Spanish pronunciation. He was in awe of my miracle recovery from death and has become one of my apostles. I am sure my story will be written about in about a hundred years. Now is a great time to get in on the ground floor...I am sure there is a lot of money to be made.

[@paulawagstaff686]

This is sad. Her tears. If only she would pray to Jesus

[@junevandermark952]

Thank you for honoring my freedom of speech. According to the first Catholics … Jesus Jewish father in the sky SENT him to earth … knowing full well that Jesus … his only son … was going to be murdered by angry Jews that were indignant and royally perturbed that Jesus (as a full-grown Jewish Rabbi) betrayed his own Jewish family … friends … AND heritage … to start preaching Catholic doctrine. And to add to that unlikely story … (way back then) other Catholics started a different story … that as a Jewish Rabbi … Jesus “followed” the Catholic John the Baptist into the Jordan River to BE baptized as a Catholic … which would mean that John the Baptist STARTED the Catholic religion … NOT Jesus. The lies are out in the open for all you Catholics to SEE … if only you don’t CHOOSE to stay blind-sighted. If those first Catholics were going to start a new religion … they HAD to start those rumors … even though they probably were aware that somewhere down the LINE … the conflicting stories would be exposed and would unravel … to the downfall of the Catholic religion itself. And along with the Catholic Christian religion … goes the hanger-on Protestant Christian religion. Had Jesus been other than a myth used to start a new religion … he would have been a Jewish Rabbi until he died a natural death … among his Jewish worshipers. Unless FORCED with threat of death … religious Jews do NOT start … nor do they convert TO … a Catholic religion. Thankfully … now that hundreds of members of clergy of various religions are leaving their indoctrinations behind ... there is hope for everyone. From the book ... Apostle to Apostate: The Story of the Clergy Project … authors … Catherine Dunphy, Richard Dawkins When you are reared to think of your faith and its leaders as infallible, dissent can be an unsettling thing. This is particularly true for clergy, who have devoted their lives to the subject of faith. I therefore especially hope that this story reaches those clergy who have yet to articulate their doubts. As they struggle through this process, I am thankful that they can look to the Clergy Project as an example of community and humanism as an example of good. As former clergy who have left churches of every denomination, synagogues, mosques, convents, monasteries, and theological institutions, we stand as examples of the reasonableness of doubt and its thoughtful conclusions. I cannot help but think that we offer a compelling voice for why science and secularism do a better job than religion and superstition of answering the so-called ultimate questions.

[@edytatehrani3934]

One thing is sure. It wasn't the rosary that healed her. Thousands of people including myself prayed for her healing in the name of Jesus , so God did. She is right to turn to Jesus. Not sure that joining the Roman Catholic Church is a good choice for her or anyone.

[@reginapontes5672]

I think you really need to research the rosary to understand it. Sounds like you've had zero exposure. Research to gain a proper understanding. Start with Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Mary Book by Dr. Pitre

[@njohn6995]

Viva Cristo Rey!

[@natmanprime4295]

bene gesserit witchcraft

[@teresasalas8887]

Cannot love money n God

[@chrissyv71]

It’s a false religion going to be the one that has us all praying to Mary? It won’t be me. Straight up only Jesus Christ. He’s the only intercession to God. The Bible says I am the only way to the father. I feel like everyone is going Catholic and promoting mari worship. False idol worship

[@antiochiaadtaurum3786]

no

[@MichaelJones-xk3rb]

A miracle. Why then do children die of childhood cancers? Are parents not praying hard enough or is God fickle?

[@kbeetles]

Obviously God is NOT a wishing slot-machine.....

[@MichaelJones-xk3rb]

@@kbeetles Maybe the God you pray to is imaginary, as answered prayers are a lottery with no justice.

[@emanuelephrem4307]

We have no idea about the power of belief. We call it placebo, faith or will power.. So don't be too quick to cast stones at whatever story you hear.

[@cherylschalk9106]

I haven’t experienced that kind of loss and it’s understandable to question why that happens. From other personal experiences I have learned to search for that answer with faith. Sometimes tragedy is when God reveals himself because he doesn’t cause the death of a child. Tammy only talks about how she was strengthened but doesn’t credit the prayers for the miracle, only God.

[@billandviv]

Bravo to Truth!

[@junevandermark952]

Thanks for honoring my freedom of speech. I suggest that to claim a miracle for self is obnoxious ... considering that people who prayed and prayed and prayed some more for miracles were and are continually dying while being totally ignored by this supposed god. I would be embarrassed to claim that I was "blessed" by a "miracle" from a god.

[@MaybeGodPodcast]

Interesting point June. It's definitely difficult to wrestle with why God heals some and not others. I wonder if what we sometimes consider God "ignoring" us is actually the difficult answer "no." I would love your thoughts on this interview: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWOkqXeFaaeIgrM

[@junevandermark952]

@@MaybeGodPodcast My thoughts on that interview, is that the stories are all fabricated ... as are all stories of gods and miracles ... or punishment from gods. Without the word "soul," there couldn't be any religion. All flamboyant stories are based on what the soul is thinking, and what the soul is doing, and where the soul came from, and where the soul is going after death of the physical body. Fortunes have been made by theologians who taught that the soul is a gift from God, and that women must never have abortions, because abortions offend God's gift to humanity. Evolution of the soul is a huge seller in religion. It means that your soul is ever upgrading and will hopefully soon make the grade of God's "entire" approval of enlightenment and salvation … or … that in the afterlife something horrible could happen to your soul. If you remove the word "soul" from religion, you will not have anything but ground zero. From the book … THE QUOTABLE SKEPTIC: Bits of Wisdom From Notable Heretics and Apostates … author Jehovah Yahweh “Assure a man that he has a soul and then frighten him with old wives’ tales as to what is to become of him afterward, and you have hooked a fish, a mental slave.” ~ Theodore Dreiser.

[@junevandermark952]

@@MaybeGodPodcast No soul … no afterlife. Just imagine the burden this poor man was under, by being certain that a god exists that was judging his “soul.” I read a story in a book that was written by a neurologist, who told of a Protestant minister, that in turn tried to end his life by gunshot, but failed ... and how when he regained consciousness, he said he was so ashamed. His words were “I couldn’t even do THAT right.” Now from the book Suicidal: Why We Kill Ourselves … author Jesse Bering. “Unless you’ve been there yourself, you’ve no idea the balm such a thing can offer to a secretly suicidal soul who, his whole life long had been laboring under the unlikely premise that he had a soul to begin with. What a burden! Without a soul, there’s no afterlife, there’s only the theater of the now.” And now from the book … Apostle to Apostate: The Story of the Clergy Project … authors … Catherine Dunphy, Richard Dawkins … Leaving a job in ministry is unlike any other career change. Not only are there feelings of isolation, but there are also fears about how to communicate one’s skills in ministry to another Job. Most members who had already left church work detailed a long arduous journey to find employment outside of religion. Many, if not most, of them returned to school, seeking degrees in psychology, social work, business administration, and computer science. As they struggle through this process, I am thankful that they can look to the Clergy Project as an example of community and humanism as an example of good. As former clergy who have left churches of every denomination, synagogues, mosques, convents, monasteries, and theological institutions, we stand as examples of the reasonableness of doubt and its thoughtful conclusions. I cannot help but think that we offer a compelling voice for why science and secularism do a better job than religion and superstition of answering the so-called ultimate questions.

[@junevandermark952]

@@MaybeGodPodcast Non-believers do not invest faith in the theory that a creator of the universe exists. Nor do non-believers invest faith in the existence of an afterlife. As a result, non-believers will be concerned only with the suffering that occurs to self and others in this one lifetime. Those that believe in the existence of a Creator, will be concerned with the suffering that occurs to self and others in this present lifetime … and … with the horrible suffering that is certain to afflict evil souls in the afterlife. Which theory do you believe is the best way to teach impressionable children?

[@izzigogo]

Interesting that she relies on the rosery, which is far less meaningful than Jesus' power and healing.

[@njohn6995]

The rosary is a tool for meditation. We meditate in passages of Jesus’s life

[@yalechuk6714]

Rosary in fact the Power of Christ.

[@nicolamustard7232]

The Rosary is a powerful prayer. We ask Mary to pray for us, while we meditate, ponder, pray and think ever more deeply about the major events in Jesus's life. It's a beautiful 20 minutes or so (depending on how many of the mysteries you choose to pray), that allows for deep prayer and contemplation. 📿

[@izzigogo]

@@nicolamustard7232 It is beautiful, but Jesus just wants us to "ask and it shall be given"

[@velkyn1]

and one more christian tries to steal the hard work of medical professionals for her imaginary friend.

[@williambullard9599]

Dumb question. Person or persons asking this question does not understand the meaning of the word "miracle". A miracle is that extraordinary thing happening in the world of nature, that happened outside of the natural [should not have been expected] verdict of nature, when it was least or more characteristically not expected to happen, given the evidence. That is why we call it a "miracle". Does a meteorite crashing into Santorini in the north Mediterranean precipitating a building a submarine tidal wave swell that ends as a Tsunami that devours and Egyptian mean that it really wasn't a miracle, at the moment that a "Miracle" was needed. YOU are limited by the natural world of natural physical phenomena, and because of that reality you will NEVER really know; you are finite.