Reds Room Podcast

The Crusades were a series of wars lead by the Christians beginning in the 11th century. They were primarily aimed to check the spread of Islam and take control of the Holy Land. The Crusades were a large part of the expansion of medieval Europe. The wars and actions during this time mark a controversial…

The Jehovah’s Witnesses are a nontrinitarian Christian denomination that is best known for there door to door evangelizing. The group emerged from the Bible Student movement started by Charles Taze Russel in the late 1870’s. They have been criticized for using their own translation of the bible (The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)…

Scientology is a religion that was started by L. Ron Hubbard, a science fiction writer who holds the Guinness World Record for the most written books. His religion has been very controversial over the years; most notably for it’s vicious battle with the IRS for tax exemption, and it’s hard stance against anti psychotic medications…

Krampus is a horned goat-demon counterpart and helper of Santa Claus. While Santa rewards the good children, Krampus punishes the bad children beating them with birch rods. Krampus originated in the Alpine regions of Austria alongside other pagan traditions that eventually became inrertwined with Catholicism. Celebrations around Krampus can be dated back at least as…

Christmas is actually a fairly recent term used to describe the celebration of Jesus birth for the Christian faith. The older Germanic term Yule came from the pagan celebration of the winter solstice. In fact much of the celebration of Christmas comes from pagan origins. Even the idea that Jesus was born on December 25th…