282: Heaven's Gates and Hell's Flames

282: Heaven's Gates and Hell's Flames

Author: Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC January 12, 2021 Duration: 1:45:35
This week, Cara Santa Maria joins us to discuss the Evangelical snuff play "Heaven's Gates and Hell's Flames", the story of people dying and burning in Hell for eternity because they were born in the wrong country.
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336: American Underdog [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:53:11
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335: Prayer Never Fails [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:57:55
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334: Grace of God [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:03:35
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333: Vindication Episode 2 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:17:38
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332: A Karate Christmas Miracle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:43:30
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331: An American Carol [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:39:52
This week, the guys team up for an atheist review of An American Carol, the story of the least talented third of Abrams, Zucker, and Zucker winning a shower argument with his liberal niece.---If you’d like to make a per…
330: The Laws of the Universe Part 0 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:58:26
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329: Demolition Man [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:44:37
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328: Full Court Miracle [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:59:57
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