With Joshua North-Shea at the 6th Avenue United Church of Christ
"Who Is Nellie Bly?" art project by Joshua North-Shea. Clockwise from top left: Jane Addams, Ida B. Wells, Margaret Sanger, Emma Goldman
Finally, it’s episode #46 of The Audra Show. Thank you and apologies to my guest Joshua North-Shea, the Sexton of the 6th Avenue United Church of Christ in Denver. We had a fun and fascinating conversation that originally ran almost 3 hours, so took this long to edit (with a vacation in-between).
Topics of discussion include:
- What is a sexton?
- Joshua’s time with the guerilla in the Guatemalan jungle at age 15
- His art project entitled “Who Is Nellie Bly?” featuring revolutionary American women from the turn of the century
- How to find a commune
- Why more people aren’t married by Jedi Knights (or are they?)
- What it means to be a Christian Anarchist and why it’s about hope (which i finally understood)
- Religion vs Spirituality vs Science
- The concept of America as a Christian nation
- The Open and Affirming Project of the United Church of Christ to invite congregations to think about their relationships with the LGBTQ community
- Community discussions provoked by statements he’s put on the church marquis
- Our thoughts on how to solve racism and other bigotry
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