There’s a public radio show in Canada, hosted by Jonathan Goldstein, called WireTap.

In a recent episode, Adam Davidson (of NPR’s Planet Money podcast) told a story about how his atheist family hired a Baptist minister for his atheist grandmother’s funeral. They told him the family was not religious.

You can guess what happened next…

There was essentially a fire-and-brimstone service in which he said the grandmother would be going to hell.

During the episode, Goldstein and Davidson call that minister up to ask why he did that. You get to hear the entire conversation.

Afterwards, they share their conclusions. Perhaps not the same conclusions you thought you would hear…

You can download the episode by clicking here and searching for “How to Say Goodbye.” Or you can directly download the MP3.

(Thanks to Duncan for the link!)



