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Welcome to Episode 3 of ADVENT SHMADVENT, where The Mighty Philbert takes the pink Shepherd’s Candle of Joy and holds it up against the real, documented history of Christian power.

This week’s Shmadvent candle is:

🔥 The Tyranny Candle —
lit in remembrance of the violence, oppression, forced conversions, and authoritarian control carried out in the name of Jesus for centuries.

In this episode, we examine:

• How illiteracy allowed church leaders to control Scripture
• Why the Catholic Church banned common people from reading the Bible
• The indulgence scam that sparked the Protestant Reformation
• The Crusades and the myth of “holy war”
• The Spanish Inquisition and religious torture
• Pagan persecution under Christian emperors
• Forced conversion and cultural erasure in the Americas
• Why “Christian joy” didn’t feel joyful to its victims

This is not anti-Christian propaganda — it’s history.

If Christianity truly brought joy to the world, we have to ask an uncomfortable question:
Joy for whom?

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It's that time of year again, where we take a look back at the year and talk about the future of the Mighty Philbert podcast. Yes, today I present my State of the Philbert address for 2025.

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In Episode 2 of Advent Shmadvent, we compare the Christian Bethlehem Candle of Faith with the Shmadvent Contradictions Candle — and discover that Matthew and Luke can’t even agree on where Jesus’ parents lived, why they traveled, when Jesus was born, or what happened after.

Turns out the Christmas story is… kinda a mess.

🔥 Shmadvent Candle #2: The Contradictions Candle
Faith vs. impossible timelines. Fun for the whole family.

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