punishment – The Wayward Willis Podcast

What Even Is The Satanic Panic?

August 26, 2018 No Comments

Jon and Ron talk about the Satanic Panic and how bad ideas ruin people’s lives. Also, you probably won’t understand part of this episode unless the devil makes you listen to it backward!

Jon and Ron talk to Hertzey Hertz about Atheists Talk, Hertzey Talks, and her fascination with the 80s and D&D.
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Gandalf Or God?! Ron has to guess whether four quotes come from The Lord Of The Rings or The Bible. We’re keeping a running total to see if he can keep his score in positive numbers.

What Even Happened? Jon and Ron talk about their week and what they watched, read, or did that made it not so terrible.
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Religion

What Even Is Islam?

March 25, 2018 No Comments

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Jon and Logan talk about Islam, Muhammad, parallels to other Abrahamic religions, and flying horses.

We talk to Eiynah Mohammed-Smith about her podcast, blog, and being an ex-Muslim and Canadian.
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Logan and Jon talk about the history of porn, the strange search statistics on PornHub, and the future of immersive VR porn.

Intro music by Austin Colón:
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Religion, Social Commentary

What Even Is Deconversion?

March 4, 2018 No Comments

https://audioboom.com/posts/6705372-what-even-is-deconversion

Apologies for poor audio quality. We switched equipment this week and didn’t have a flawless recording.

Jon and Logan talk about outgrowing invisible friends and, basically, Jon’s life story.

Jon talks to his girlfriend, Dawn, about growing up in a religiously “meh” family and her move away from her childhood views and beliefs.

Logan and Jon talk about the sitcom, Friends, and its 90s mentality. Is it OK to watch old shows with misogyny, homophobia, and toxic masculinity?

Intro music by Austin Colón:
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Religion

What Even Is Sin?

February 15, 2018 2 Comments

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Jon and Logan find all the ways you can be strangled to death by Rabbis and look to Morgan Freeman for help with living a sinless life.

We talk to Andrew Torrez from Opening Arguments about podcasting with your kid, lawyering in space, why it’s OK for you to spend so much time in jail without being convicted, and suing gods!
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Logan and Jon argue over whether e-Sports are sports and whether motorcycle racing is better than NASCAR (hint: it is)!

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Social Commentary

Spare the Rod, Part 2

January 5, 2017 No Comments

MSN posted an article today referencing France’s new law banning violence against children, including corporal punishment (or “spanking”). While Conservatives would argue this is yet another sign of the downfall of society, I’m encouraged that we’re now discussing on a broader scale the efficacy of hitting children. I previously wrote a piece titled “Spare the Rod” in which I discussed my personal experience with corporal punishment and the fact that it never really deterred me, but I want to point out a few items from the article with which I heartily agree:

Personal Testimony

Family Ties

December 16, 2011 2 Comments

ne thing religious people cannot stress enough is that they’re all about family. Their organizations even have names like Focus on the Family and the American Family Association (branded a hate group out of MS). For the most part I find this to be true so long as everyone’s keeping the faith and maintaining the status quo. I can say from my upbringing (aside from corporal punishment and having no say in church attendance) that our Christian family was very tight-knit and we spent a lot of quality time together. It wasn’t perfect, but it was far better than a lot of other families I’ve seen. Now, to clarify, some of these not-so-happy families I’ve seen are religious as well so it’s not as though they have a corner on the market. I’m just speaking to the Christian view that family is important.

As I said, religious families are close-knit and happy so long as everyone’s keeping the faith. They don’t say, “The family that prays together stays together” for no reason. It’s literally true. I found this out myself when I started to upset the status quo of my family and I was made to feel like an outcast. My family’s treatment of me was mild compared to what some people endure at the hands of their religious parents, grandparents, and siblings.

Bible Critique

Examining the Bible: Genesis, Part IV

October 27, 2011 No Comments

In Genesis 6:14-21, god details his plans for saving Noah and his family from the flood that he plans on using to destroy every living thing on the Earth. As usual, I have several problems with this story and I’ll discuss them all in detail. Let’s begin!

Bible Critique

Examining the Bible: Genesis, Part III

August 26, 2011 2 Comments

For those who followed me on Xanga, I apologize. I’m migrating my favorite posts over here.

Genesis 6:9-22 tells the story of Noah and the events leading up to the Great Flood. As usual, I have problems with this story and I’d love to tell you what they are. Let’s get started, shall we?

Bible Critique

Examining the Bible: Genesis, Part II

August 18, 2011 4 Comments

For those who followed me on Xanga, I apologize. I’m migrating my favorite posts over here.

Moving on to Genesis 4, we learn about Adam and Eve’s two sons: Cain and Abel. As if the story of the “fall of man” didn’t seem like it was written by an underachieving sixth-grader, we’re now going to dumb things down so all you fourth-graders out there have something to read. As expected, this story has problems and I’ll tell you exactly what some of them are.

Personal Testimony

Spare the Rod

May 9, 2011 No Comments

s I said before, I don’t remember much about my childhood. My earliest memory was my acceptance of Jesus into my heart and then nothing until about 10 years old. It’s been suggested by more than one therapist that I’ve repressed those years because of abuse but I have no real reason to believe that’s the case. Although, corporal punishment in my family was applied (pardon the pun) religiously.

Spanking — This will hurt me more than it will hurt you.

I and my siblings were spanked with hands, belts, rulers and wooden spoons. I had a wooden spoon broken over my tush — an occurrence over which my mom had voiced much lasting remorse. As long as I can remember, spanking was nearly the first line of correction and it wasn’t until later in life that punishments like grounding were implemented. My dad always told me, “You’re never too old for a spanking.”