HOLY WATERMELON

Martin Luther got big mad about Rome selling tickets out of Purgatory. His invitation to debate turned into a protest that started a global fire that still burns five centuries later. Martin Luther is a hero to countless Christians around the world. The birth of European Protestantism and the Lutheran Church cannot be expressed without citing the 95 theses that Martin Luther posted to the church door on Halloween 1517. A diet of worms follows. Whether you want to celebrate Fred the Wise or Pope Leo X, big changes came to Western Christendom because of Martin Luther's refusal to back down from a fight he believed in. He also believed that God wants people to suffer, so we'll take the whole thing in parts, favoring some things and not others.... We examine the Five Solae: Fidae, Scriptura, Gratia, Christus, and Deo Gloria; and how Protestantism differs from the Imperial tradition from which it was born. We also take a look at contemporary protestors, like Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, Menno Simons, the anabaptists of Zurich, and the dramatic climax of Guy Fawkes' treasonous Gun Powder Plot. All this and more.... Published simultaneously on Simplecast, 21 April 2025. Find us wherever you get independent podcasts. Holy Watermelon Links: You can support us through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holywatermelon Shop: https://holy-watermelon-podcast.myspreadshop.ca You can join our community on Discord: https://discord.gg/xpny5JVTGD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holywatermelonpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holywatermelonpod Additional info can be found here Official Website: https://holywatermelonpod.wixsite.com/homepage

Martin Luther got big mad about Rome selling tickets out of Purgatory. His invitation to debate turned into a protest that started a global fire that still burns five centuries later. Martin Luther is a hero to countless Christians around the world. The birth of European Protestantism and the Lutheran Church cannot be expressed without citing the 95 theses that Martin Luther posted to the church door on Halloween 1517. A diet of worms follows. Whether you want to celebrate Fred the Wise or Pope Leo X, big changes came to Western Christendom because of Martin Luther's refusal to back down from a fight he believed in. He also believed that God wants people to suffer, so we'll take the whole thing in parts, favoring some things and not others.... We examine the Five Solae: Fidae, Scriptura, Gratia, Christus, and Deo Gloria; and how Protestantism differs from the Imperial tradition from which it was born. We also take a look at contemporary protestors, like Ulrich Zwingli, John Calvin, Menno Simons, the anabaptists of Zurich, and the dramatic climax of Guy Fawkes' treasonous Gun Powder Plot. All this and more.... Published simultaneously on Simplecast, 21 April 2025. Find us wherever you get independent podcasts. Holy Watermelon Links: You can support us through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holywatermelon Shop: https://holy-watermelon-podcast.myspreadshop.ca You can join our community on Discord: https://discord.gg/xpny5JVTGD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/holywatermelonpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holywatermelonpod Additional info can be found here Official Website: https://holywatermelonpod.wixsite.com/homepage