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Just wanted to let folks know that the transcript of show 032 is now available.

It deals with whether God hates sinners and how to use the Internet without violating canon law (specifically: in terms of imprimaturs).

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Where did we get the phrase “pearly gates”? Why are heaven and hell depicted as if they have “gates.” What role did gates play in the ancient world? Where do battering rams come from?

What did Jesus mean when he said that the gates of hell will not prevail against the Church?

If the gates of heaven were opened on Easter Sunday (or thereabouts) then when were the gates of hell opened?

What resources could you offer a Muslim to show him the truth of the Catholic faith?

These are just some of the questions we address on this week’s episode of the Jimmy Akin Podcast!

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SHOW NOTES:

JIMMY AKIN PODCAST EPISODE 033 (03/24/12)

In the opening segment Jimmy has three pieces of news:

(1) The funds to make transcripts of the next 52 episodes have now been raised!

(2) Jimmy is producing the show a week ahead of time now so that the transcripts can be made available the same day that the podcast is released!

(3) Enough funds have been raised to transcribe all the previous episodes of the show!

1) TOM FROM WISCONSIN ASKS, IF THE GATES OF HEAVEN WERE OPENED ON EASTER SUNDAY (OR THEREABOUTS), WHEN WERE THE GATES OF *HELL* OPENED?

2) SUE FROM BUFFALO ASKS WHAT RESOURCES SHE COULD SHARE WITH HER DAUGHTER’S MUSLIM BOYFRIEND TO HELP SHOW HIM THE TRUTH OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH.

Today’s Music: Joy Trip (JewelBeat.Com)

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Does God *HATE* sinners? If not, why does the Bible seem to say he does? Why do other passages say he loves sinners? How are we to reconcile these statements? Just how biblical is the saying “Love the sinner but hate the sin”? Who said that? And what were they talking about? Does God “hate” anything at all? What does Catholic theology say about this?

How can you use the Internet to serve God without tripping on canon law? Do you need an imprimatur from your bishop to have a blog or a web site? How about a Facebook page? What if you talk about subjects like Scripture, the liturgy, catechesis, theology, devotions, or other religious subjects? Is the Internet the new Wild West, where anything goes, or is it subject to the Church’s law?

These are just some of the questions we address on this week’s episode of the Jimmy Akin Podcast!

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JIMMY AKIN PODCAST EPISODE 032 (03/10/12)

We’re *almost* at our initial goal of $3000 to make transcripts of the next 52 episodes of the show. If we can make $4000 then we can also do transcripts of all the past episodes. Our drive for this project is almost over, so now is the time to donate!

Visit JimmyAkin.com and click the “Donate” button to make your donation by credit card or PayPal–or mail a check. Thank you, and God bless you for your generosity!

JACK FROM ARDMORE ASKS IF GOD HATES SINNERS AS WELL AS SINS.

Sources we quoted:

Augustine’s Letter 211:11
Psalm 5:5-6
Wisdom 11:23-26
Romans 5:6-11
John 3:16
1 John 4:7-10
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Contra Gentiles 1:89

TONY FROM MONCTON, CANADA ASKS IF HE NEEDS TO DO ANYTHING FOR HIS FAITH-RELATED FACEBOOK PAGE TO BE OKAY UNDER CANON LAW.

See the section from the Code of Canon Law on the publication of books, online here:
http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P2Q.HTM

Today’s Music: Holiday Cheers (JewelBeat.Com)

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Jimmy is raising funds to help transcribe a year’s worth of the episodes of the show so that they can be available in written form for everyone to benefit from–making it easier for people to learn from the information provided on the show.

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In this special mini-episode, Jimmy gives an update on where the project is right now and also announces a special extension of the project: making *all* of the past episodes of the show available in written form as well.

This will include things like:

1. Has the Consecration requested by Our Lady of Fatima been done?

2. Autistic children and first Communion

3. Watching TV shows with bad theology

4. Dungeons and Dragons

5. Taxes and abortion

6. 2 part special apologetics of Christmas

7. Sunday rest special

8. Can a priest force you to confess to the police

9. Medjugorje special

10. Is women’s ordination a heresy

11. Can priests report murderers who confess

12. Capital punishment for heresy

13. What did the early Christians believe about the Millennium

14. Jimmy vs. the Flying Spaghetti Monster

15. Relationship between God and Time

16. Whether God is a Monster & Predestination

17. Artificial Intelligence

18. Pirating Software

19. Sedevacantism

20. Colonizing Space & the Religious Questions It Raises

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Why does the Apostles Creed say that Jesus descended into Hell? Why would he do this? Wasn’t the Crucifixion enough? Did he have to suffer even more?

What did he do while he was “down there”? Did he preach to the dead? Which dead? Why? Do we have a second chance at salvation after death? What did the Church Fathers say about this? How about the teaching of the Church today?

Why does the Law of Moses say not to wear clothes made from two kinds of fibers? Can we wear cotton/polyesther blends? What’s the reason for this commandment? Who was bound by it? Does the commandment really forbid mixing any two types of fiber? Should we take this literally?

These are just some of the questions we answer in this week’s episode of the Jimmy Akin Podcast!

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SHOW NOTES:

JIMMY AKIN PODCAST EPISODE 031 (02/26/12)

1) JIMMY MAKES AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE PODCAST

He needs your help raising funds to enable the podcast to help even more people, in more ways, by making transcripts of it available. If he can raise $3000 then he can keep the podcast going and provide *a year’s worth* of transcripts (52 episodes) at the same time!

Please visit www.JimmyAkin.com to learn more about this project and how you can help!

God bless you, and thank you for your generosity!

 

2) LUCIA ASKS WHY THE APOSTLES CREED SAYS THAT JESUS “DESCENDED INTO HELL.” WHAT DOES THIS MEAN, AND WHY DID HE DO IT?

 

3) LUCIA ASKS ABOUT THE LAW IN THE OLD TESTAMENT THAT SAYS NOT TO WEAR CLOTHING WITH TWO KINDS OF FABRIC. ARE WE TO TAKE THIS LITERALLY?

 

ONLINE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LAW OF SHA`ATNEZ

Shatnez

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatnez

Ask Rabbi Simmons: Clothing Worn by Jews

http://judaism.about.com/library/3_askrabbi_o/bl_simmons_clothing.htm

The Mysteries of Shaatnez

http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/381831/jewish/The-Mysteries-of-Shaatnez.htm

Clothing Mixtures: The Commandment of Shatnez

http://www.beingjewish.com/mitzvos/shatnez.html

 

THOMAS AQUINAS ON LAW

Summa Theologiae I-II (see questions 98-103)

http://newadvent.org/summa/2.htm

 

Today’s Music: Fresh Country Air (JewelBeat.Com)

 

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Dear Friend,

If you’re a regular reader of one of my blogs, or a Facebook friend, or if you encounter me in other ways, you know that I have a podcast–what you might think of as an Internet radio show.

Every week I sit down in my home studio and record a new episode. I do this because I believe in the show and because I believe in using the New Media to spread God’s word.

Since launching the program, I’ve received regular inquiries about whether there are transcripts available. People who listen to it find the content very valuable, but they recognize that it would be even better if there were written versions as well.

• Some people would like to refer back to particular parts of the show without having to listen to the whole thing.
• Some people would like to quote it in in email or through sites like Facebook for their friends, co-workers, and family.
• Some people have slow Internet connections that can’t handle the requirements of audio.
• Some people are deaf–or want to share it with those who are deaf.
• Some people aren’t comfortable working with audio and find using text much easier.

There are a host of reasons–and they are good ones!

The truth is: The show would be even more effective if it were available in text as well as audio format.

That’s why I’m writing this post today. I’d like to ask your help in taking the show “to the next level” by making it available in text format.

Unfortunately, there is a problem: How can I make this pay for itself?

You see, I do the show on my own time. Nobody is paying me, and I don’t charge for it. In fact, I pay in order to be able to present it. I pay for the equipment costs, the service providers that allow me to deliver the show, the music you hear on the show, and more. I also spend a lot of time on the program. Between researching each episode and editing it, I usually spend at least three hours preparing each one hour episode of the show.

I’d love to provide transcripts, but I need to find a way for the transcriptions to at least pay for themselves, and hopefully cover some of the additional costs of producing the podcast every week.

After researching the issue, I’ve determined that if I could raise just $3000, I’d be able to keep the podcast going and provide a year’s worth of transcripts.

That is not a huge amount of money!

• I know that there are some people in the show’s audience who could donate the whole $3000.
• Or three people who could donate $1000.
• Or six people who could donate $500.
• And there certainly are 30 people who could write $100 checks.
• And most definitely 100 people who could write $30 checks.

This is a very doable, very achievable amount. Or I think it is, based on my knowledge of my show’s audience.

And so I want to ask you to help me take the show to the next level.

I’ve already spoken with a transcription service (a good one–the kind that will be able to handle the technical terms from Catholic theology and the Bible that I use on the show). As soon as I’m able to raise the needed $3000, I will give them the “go order,” and we will begin producing a year’s worth of transcripts. For example, if we have the needed funding by episode 35 of the show then I’ll use it to produce transcripts for the next 52 shows (a whole year’s worth), which would carry us through episode 87!

Bear in mind that these will be transcripts of my own podcast–not my appearances on other radio shows or podcasts. (I’m not the rights-holder for those.)

Whether you can help by donating $3000, $1000, $500, $100, $30, $10 or some other amount, I hope that you’ll be able to help with this effort, because it’s really all about making the show more effective by making it available to more people, in more ways.

You can donate by Credit Card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover), by PayPal, or by check.

To donate by Credit Card or by Pay Pal, here’s all you need to do:

1) Click the “Donate” button below (or in the right hand margin of this page).

2) Enter the amount you want to donate and click “Update Total.”

3) Enter your Credit Card information or sign in to PayPal (if you have a PayPal account) and complete process.

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You can also mail a check to:

Jimmy Akin
9625 Mission Gorge Rd, Ste 2B (PMB 354)
Santee, CA 92071 

Thanks again, and God bless you for your generosity!

Your pal,

Jimmy

P.S. In the interests of full disclosure, I should point out that I am not a 501(c)3 organization, and so I’m afraid that I can’t offer you a tax deduction. You will, however, be helping to spread God’s word to people all over the world, and that should count toward having treasure in heaven.