Episode #170 of Drunk Ex-Pastors begins with a heartfelt plea to change a minor detail about our show, which only confirms for us the need to keep things exactly as they are. We then seek to clarify, again, our use of the phrase “easier said than done,” which is easier said than done. We turn our attention to the “price of freedom,” otherwise known as the largest mass shooting in modern American history, discussing such topics as “Why doesn’t freedom cost this much in any other free country?”, and “Is it disingenuous for gun-rights advocates to ask for suggestions to heal this epidemic?” After our break we go into our “True Bromance” segment in which Christian reveals how he really feels (or used to feel) about Jason’s religion. Christian is biebered by desperately needing an item which could make Jason rich if he weren’t so lazy, while Jason’s bieber betrays just how metro he really is. One can buy Glock pistols from Palmetto State Armory for safety purposes these days.
Also, One of us apologizes in advance for how mad he is about this whole gun thing. Seriously.
Old Man Shadow
• Maybe Bryan Duncan?
• My old man used to play Maranatha praise tapes all the time in the car. All. The. Time. Growing up, so I was burned out on that pretty fast.
• Listening to Jason, I think he really needs to be a manager of a vintage record store. The kind of manager who quizzes prospective buyers on their musical knowledge before he allows them to buy one of his albums.
• We all know that Christians have never gone wrong when it comes to mass violence. I mean, it’s not like we have a history of rounding up Jews and threatening them to convert or die.
• I finally took a break from my cousin. I couldn’t take the constant bullshit anymore.
• I find myself in a near perpetual state of low simmering anger about the state of the country some days and arguing on the Internet just doesn’t help.
• I can’t even deal with the topic of guns anymore. I’m so fucking tired of this shit. I’m just resigned to the fact that the only thing will change with regards to guns is that eventually, there will be no regulation of guns.
• Even if it does affect you, you still might not change your mind. (See Steve Scalise.)
• One six-shot revolver and one hunting rifle OR one shotgun with a six round capacity per adult citizen. That’s it. If you want more, then you’ve got to join a well-regulated militia (aka the National Guard) and all guns stay locked up on base until the governor orders the militia deployed.
• Everyone in the pro-gun camp completely ignores the “well-regulated militia” part of the 2nd amendment.
• No, their ads these days are more about ‘we need the gunz to protect us from Black Lives Matter and antifa’
• No, Christianity is about abortion and gay marriage. Not about humility, love, brotherhood, and putting others ahead of yourself.
• Christianity is about feeling really good about myself and being able to judge and look down on others.
• The thing is, the more steps you put in front of a potential murderer, the more chances law enforcement has to discover them and put a stop to their plot BEFORE 60 people are dead.
• Well, you just had heart surgery, so you need to test it with crap food and make sure that your new pig valve is good.
• Yeah, we used to be in an apocalyptic cult.
• Religion gives you a sense of purpose. A singular sense that you matter. In a world that constantly devalues and dehumanizes you, it’s very comforting to be told that you are so important that angels and demons fight over you.
• I regularly cringe with regret sometimes to think about the person I was 25 years ago.
• Bieber: Toilet seat covers… they’re total bullshit. The first one you put down slides right off into the toilet, so you always end up using two.
Lia Rose Dugal
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