Is polyamory a good idea or a trainwreck waiting to happen? Is it even biblical? We discuss open marriages with our Heretic of the Week, Chuck McKnight, in what may be our most controversial episode yet!

Show Notes

    • 00:20 – Introduction and show sponsor The Hope Center.
    • 03:04 – Voicemail about mental health and medication shaming.
    • 09:07 – Text about Jamal moaning.
    • 10:14 – Text about church and sexual repression before marriage. What is a healthy expression for sexuality?
    • 12:48 – Passionate Marriage by David Schnarch.
    • 15:20 – Masturbation.
    • 16:10 – Taking shame out of sexuality.
    • 18:33 – Heretic of the week, Chuck McKnight.
    • 19:13 – Why Chuck is considered a heretic. Denying Biblical inerrancy, penal substitutionary atonement, and eternal conscious torment.
    • 21:45 – Annihilationism.
    • 23:12 – Employers and statements of faith.
    • 26:48 – Chuck’s affirmation of Christians and polyamory.
    • 28:33 – Chuck’s background with his open marriage.
    • 29:59 – Love as a guiding ethical principle.
    • 31:03 – Common misunderstandings of polyamory.
    • 34:19 – The Bible and polyamory.
    • 35:32 – Patriarchal polygamy and modern polyamory.
    • 37:57 – Primary and secondary relationships.
    • 39:40 – Jealousy.
    • 42:03 – Positive elements in polyamory.
    • 44:30 – Monogamy as a cultural concept.
    • 55:34 – Accepting polyamory without affirming.
    • 57:06 – LGBTQ+ affirmation.
    • 1:07:49 – Concerns about polyamory.
    • 1:09:40 – Expectations about marriage.
    • 1:12:10 – Disagreements about monogamy and polyamory.
    • 1:14:10 – Men vs. women with monogamy.
    • 1:17:07 – Oneness and the uniqueness of marriage.
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