Kim Paffenroth — Author of Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth
"Zombies are back," the New York Times declared recently, reporting a new crop of zombie films, books, and computer games. Why the enduring fascination with the undead? It's more than just gore: zombie movies offer insights into human nature, and even into theological concepts such as sin and redemption, says Kim Paffenroth, a scholar known for his studies of Saint Augustine and Flannery O'Connor. He turns his attention to the master of the zombie flick, George A. Romero, in his new book, Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero's Visions of Hell on Earth.
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Richard James — High Priest of The Wiccan Church of Canada
It seems to be more reputable and authentic to consider "primary source material" and actually ask a Wiccan about what Wiccans believe! Richard joins us to clear up any misunderstandings we might have about witchcraft, Wicca, white witches, dark witches... which witch is which!
Everything you wanted to know about witchcraft and Wicca but were AFRAID to ask!
A once in a lifetime opportunity to call in with your questions for the High Priest of The Wiccan Church of Canada.
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What do you do for Halloween? Hide in your back room with the lights off?
Same question every year at this time... what is a Christian supposed to do on Halloween? Do you take your kids trick or treating? Does your church have a "Halloween Alternative"? Do you go to the office Halloween Party or do you stand outside and boycott? Why do you do what you do, or don't do?
Do you think that we can communicate with the dead?
Sometimes people have dreams of a deceased loved one... dreams that seem so real and bring such comfort. Are these a blessing from God, a trick of Satan or just our sub-conscious minds taking us to a familiar place? What about when a medium or channeler tells you things that only the deceased would know? How about praying to Mary?
Do you visit the grave of your loved one very much or hardly at all?
And on a slightly different matter, if your loved one was killed in the World Trade Center, would you want the remains they just found to be tested to see if there was a match? Or would it really matter to you at all? Just how attached are you to the dead?
The Drew Marshall Show ran for 16 years but came to an end on June 29th 2019.
However, Drew has decided to leave the interview archives online and available for you.
So enjoy!
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DREW WHO? Since 2003, Drew Marshall has talked to everyone about whatever it is they believe, in a very light-hearted manner and with absolutely zero agenda, aside from a genuine personal curiosity to understand “belief”. Drew was adopted, grew up in a funeral home, survived a teenage suicide attempt, dropped out of school in Grade 9, ran away to California to be a wrangler, played semi-pro football with NFL/CFL tryouts, drove around North America volunteering for charities, tried to be a firefighter & a rodeo cowboy, was a stay at home dad, has worked a little in film and TV, became a Pastor in Australia and studied stand-up comedy & improv at Second City Toronto. These days he’s a hospital chaplain and hosts Canada’s most listened to spiritual talk show. He’s interviewed hundreds of celebrities & cultural icons about their beliefs or lack thereof. Struggling with his own faith, Drew sacrificed his eyesight for the last week of Lent, paid non-believers to go to church, drank with witches, celebrated with Wiccans, visited with Satanists, walked 1000 KM’s on the Camino de Santiago, then spent time writing in a monastery on an island off the coast of the Western Sahara during a three month vow of silence. Basically, he’s “Red Letter”, wandering, autodidactic iconoclast with agnostic tendencies and a microphone - a skeptical believer on an irreverent search for the sacred!
*Should you wish to reach out to Drew directly, please use the contact page. It might take a while for him to respond though, as he now lives on a farm and is no longer addicted to technology. (Which is a good thing as he's trying to write a stupid book and gets distracted easi - SQUIRREL!)
CAUTION: DO NOT CONTINUE IF YOU ARE 100% CERTAIN ABOUT YOUR BELIEFS