{"id":4998,"date":"2019-08-18T10:14:34","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T16:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secularhub.org\/blog\/?p=4998"},"modified":"2019-08-18T10:14:34","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T16:14:34","slug":"episode-60-interview-with-a-holy-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secularhub.org\/blog\/2019\/08\/episode-60-interview-with-a-holy-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 60 &#8211; Interview with a Holy Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4509\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4998-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.secularhub.org\/secularhubcast\/Episode_60_-_Interview_with_a_Holy_Man.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.secularhub.org\/secularhubcast\/Episode_60_-_Interview_with_a_Holy_Man.mp3\">https:\/\/www.secularhub.org\/secularhubcast\/Episode_60_-_Interview_with_a_Holy_Man.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secularhub.org\/secularhubcast\/Episode_60_-_Interview_with_a_Holy_Man.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.secularhub.org\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=4998-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secularhub.org\/secularhubcast\/Episode_60_-_Interview_with_a_Holy_Man.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_60_-_Interview_with_a_Holy_Man.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secularhub.org\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>One great thing about the Secular Hub is that there is no religious affiliation to the group.\u00a0 Just go there and you&#8217;re free from religion, dogma, indoctrination.<\/p>\n<p>But that doesn&#8217;t mean we&#8217;re totally cut off and removed from all the people out there who do practice.\u00a0 In fact, many of our members came out of some form of religious tradition.<\/p>\n<p>What makes people stay in religion, or leave religion?\u00a0 It&#8217;s a trade off with positives and negatives, so what makes one person stay in a religion and another person leave?<\/p>\n<p>Today we speak with someone who stayed.\u00a0 Mark Gomez is the pastor of SOLA church in Littleton, Colorado.\u00a0 He&#8217;s been active in that community for years but came into studio to share a little in the atheist community we have here in Denver.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the website of <a href=\"https:\/\/sola.church\/\">Sola Church<\/a> here.\u00a0 All their sermons are posted, like episodes in a podcast<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/goatsandsoda\/2019\/08\/09\/749005287\/american-with-no-medical-training-ran-center-for-malnourished-ugandan-kids-105-d\">crazy story from NPR<\/a> about how someone&#8217;s good intentions can really hurt a lot of people<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re on the South side of town stop in at <a href=\"http:\/\/gracefullcafe.com\/\">GraceFull cafe<\/a>.\u00a0 They sell food like any restaurant but provide meals free of charge to those who need it<\/p>\n<p>GUEST:\u00a0 Pastor Mark Gomez<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 1em\">\n<p>HOST, EDITOR:\u00a0 Jesse Gilbertson<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 1em\">\n<p>Logo Design: Terry Kirkham<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 1em\">The views and opinions expressed are those of their respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Secular Hub.<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 1em\">***<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 1em\">The Secular HubCast: The Voice of Denver\u2019s Secular Hub.<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 1em\">Become a member of the Secular Hub today!<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 1em\">Subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCw6r0_l8I4cZm0ohuUT2hyQ?view_as=subscriber\">YouTube Channel<\/a><br \/>\nFollow the Secular Hub on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SecularHub\/\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\nFollow the Secular Hub on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecularHub\">@SecularHub<\/a><br \/>\nMusic: <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/argofox\/a-himitsu-adventures\">A Himitsu &#8211; Adventures<\/a> (unedited, used under Creative Commons License)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One great thing about the Secular Hub is that there is no religious affiliation to the group.\u00a0 Just go there and you&#8217;re free from religion, dogma, indoctrination. 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