Fundies take the WORST lessons from King David

About this episode

The episode discusses the lessons fundamentalists draw from the stories of King David and his family, exploring themes of failure and rebellion.

Chad joins us once again to talk about OTHER bible stories about King David and his family, and what lessons fundamentalists take from them. We examine why King David is seen as such a great king despite the many failures of his rule and the mess that was his family. We discuss Absalom's rebellion, Tamar's assault, and the ??? story that is the story of Abashag. Subscribe to Leaving Eden Podcast on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ4q94gAnsoW2jME4SvVrrQ Join our Patreon for extended, uncensored, and ad-free versions of most of our episodes, as well as other patron perks and bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/LeavingEdenPodcast Join our Facebook group to join in the discussion with other fans! https://www.facebook.com/groups/edenexodus Join our subreddit! Reddit.com/r/EdenExodus Bluesky: @leavingedenpodcast.bsky.social @hellyeahsadie.bsky.social @gavihacohen.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leavingedenpodcast/ https://www.instagram.com/sadiecarpentermusic/ https://www.instagram.com/gavrielhacohen/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Chad

Topics covered

• King David
• fundamentalism
• Bible stories
• family dynamics
• rebellion
• spiritual lessons

Keywords

• King David
• fundamentalists
• Bible
• Absalom
• Tamar
• family
• rebellion
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: King David, Absalom's rebellion, Tamar's assault, Abashag

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