Message: “Boxers and Saints and Gene Luen Yang”

The StoryMen welcome graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang. We discuss Gene’s previous work, the award-winning American Born Chinese, and his newest work, Boxers & Saints.

In This Episode:
0:00 – Clay and JR.’s real-life horror film
07:30 – Gene Luen Yang
12:30 – American Born Chinese
24:30 – Boxers & Saints
29:30 – It’s More Complicated than That…
44:00 – Negotiating American Identity
50:00 – Favorite Saints

Story Men - May 16, 2014

Religious Freedom with Rabbi Eliyahu Fink

Religious Freedom with Rabbi Eliyahu Fink

Rabbi Eliyahu Fink returns to the StoryMen to discuss the Supreme Court Decision regarding public prayer. We explore the history of Religious Freedom, how the government and we as individuals should respond, and end by asking what's at stake in this conversation. IN THIS EPISODE: 00:00 - Welcome Back, Eli! Let's talk about Religious Freedom! 03:00 - A Brief History of Religious Freedom 07:00 - City of Greece, NY vs. Galloway 14:00 - Should we all just be okay with feeling uncomfortable? 19:00 - Case Study: Prayer in Schools 27:00 - Should we be wholly secular? 31:00 - What about Civil Religion? 37:00 - How should we pray in public? 41:00 - What's at stake for us?

From Series: "StoryMen Season 3"

The StoryMen return under the NorvilleRogers banner! We've got better guests, bigger shows and - quite possibly - more potato chip challenges!

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