Secular vs. Solomon
The game that asks: Where are you getting your wisdom from?
102 conversations · 58 episodes · 2011–2025
102 conversations
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Secular vs Solomon with the room
The host runs the show's proverb game for the young people: guess whether a saying is secular wisdom (name its country of origin) or from Solomon (name the Proverbs chapter).
From No. 576 · Get A Dog
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Show open and docket
Produced intro voiceover rolls, then the live show start follows from the studio host (speaker-0=Ben): borderline-delightful welcome, Mennonite-technology comedy riff, and the night's docket — Dear LFTP advice and the Secular vs Solomon game show.
From No. 561 · The Answer is Liverpool
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Secular vs Solomon game
America's 'fastest-growing internet game show': the host reads proverbs and Dawson Schrader vs Mike ('pocket snickers') guess Solomon (with chapter) or Secular (with country of origin).
From No. 561 · The Answer is Liverpool
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Outro: Roku channel and sign-off
Wrap: Dawson Schrader is thanked for filling in; the hosts plug past Secular vs Solomon rounds at livefromthepath.org and YouTube.
From No. 561 · The Answer is Liverpool
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Secular vs Solomon: rules and scorekeeping
Ben launches 'America's fastest growing Internet game show,' Secular vs Solomon, explaining the premise: a proverb is read and players must say whether it is biblical (Solomon, broadly the Bible's wisdom) or secular, naming the country of origin for secular ones.
From No. 542 · The Peruvian Gambling Ring
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Show open and episode docket
The show opens live from the Pathway Studios in Johnston proper. One host tells Ben he is excited to be here, and the docket is set: Boova's social question about sale-item ethics…
From No. 519 · Folk Ain’t Happy
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Complaint-line plug and Secular vs Solomon setup
A host plugs the Bob Eisenlauer complaint line for calls and texts, then the retro edition of Secular vs Solomon is introduced: recycled proverbs notes, pithy sayings to sort into…
From No. 519 · Folk Ain’t Happy
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Secular vs Solomon: the game rounds
The full game plays out. Dan, prompted first, calls “a drowning man is not troubled by rain” secular and guesses Canada, specifically Niagara Falls (answer: secular, Iran).
From No. 519 · Folk Ain’t Happy
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Show open, docket, billboard-effectiveness comedy, and guest intro
Ben opens from the Pathway Studios in Johnston proper with a "bold" new-year voice and sets the docket: a man whose church only sings the Psalms (book author Shedlock's Facebook…
From No. 487 · Sing What You Want
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Secular vs Solomon: nine proverbs
The game runs with Mike keeping score: "A drowning man is not troubled by rain" (secular Iran); "anxiety in a man's heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad"…
From No. 487 · Sing What You Want
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Live open, introductions, and the night's docket
Live from the Pathway Studios in Johnston proper. Speaker-1 introduces himself as Mike Foust and speaker-0 introduces himself as Ben Foust, the show's host, noting Dan Hudson is in the room and Big Ron is out tonight, with only two people present.
From No. 474 · The Details Are Super Important
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Secular vs Solomon: drowning men, monkeys, and Proverbs 11:9
- A drowning man is not troubled by rain — secular or Solomon?
- A monkey never thinks her baby's ugly — secular or Solomon?
Secular vs Solomon begins with the Ben Franklin rule that 'God helps those who help themselves' is not biblical.
From No. 474 · The Details Are Super Important
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Secular vs Solomon: Kenya, Proverbs 14:21, slack hands, Norway
- Slippery ground does not recognize a king — secular or Solomon?
- Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor — secular or Solomon?
More game questions: 'Slippery ground does not recognize a king' is secular Kenya; 'Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor' is…
From No. 474 · The Details Are Super Important
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Sluggard marks 1-2: won't start, won't finish
The Secular vs. Solomon game frame is set with an article, 'Eight marks of a sluggard': mark 1 is that the sluggard will not start things (initiative fails; one host confesses a…
From No. 447 · November 1 2021
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Secular vs Solomon setup, points, and Andy Griffith
- How do we know where our wisdom is coming from?
The host announces the night's main event, a return of Secular vs Solomon after weeks away, with the premise that listeners should know where their wisdom comes from, since people quote the Bible and then quote Ben Franklin.
From No. 422 · Jesus, Technology and Persecution
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Secular vs Solomon: ten proverbs
The host runs what he calls America's fastest-growing internet game show, totally unproven by any viable statistics: he reads a proverb and the players, Dan, Jay, and Mike, call it secular with a country of origin or Solomon.
From No. 422 · Jesus, Technology and Persecution
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Secular vs. Solomon: rules and round one
A host explains the game: he reads a proverb, the others guess whether it is secular wisdom or biblical (Solomon), and for secular answers they must name a country of origin.
From No. 391 · They Let Us On Legit Radio
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Secular vs. Solomon: rounds two through five
'Every sin brings its punishment with it' fools one host into guessing Solomon with chapter and verse, but is ruled secular from Romania.
From No. 391 · They Let Us On Legit Radio
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Secular vs. Solomon: game intro, rules, and the kids join
The host introduces 'America's fastest growing game show,' Secular vs. Solomon: he reads a proverb or bit of wisdom and players guess whether it is biblical (Solomon) or worldly wisdom (Secular), naming a country of origin for secular ones.
From No. 389 · Impeachment and the Pat Brigade
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Secular vs. Solomon early rounds
The first rounds play out: Dan is asked about 'the beginning of health is to know the disease' and answers secular, then gets called out for answering with 'Christianity Today' as the country and violating the rules.
From No. 389 · Impeachment and the Pat Brigade
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Secular vs. Solomon: rules and first four rounds
The game Secular vs. Solomon begins with the August Guns as contestants. Ben explains the rules: he reads a bit of wisdom, the panel calls it secular or Solomon, and for secular answers they must name a country of origin.
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Secular vs. Solomon: final rounds and game wrap-up
The game continues: "Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth" is Solomon, Proverbs 12:27; "A scoffer does not like to be reproved.
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Secular vs Solomon game show round
The hosts play Secular vs Solomon: the game host reads a proverb and players must say whether it is biblical wisdom (Solomon) or worldly wisdom (Secular), naming a country of origin if secular.
From No. 382 · And Then I Got High
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Secular vs. Solomon, part 1: game rules and the first rounds
Ben hosts a round of Secular vs. Solomon (Mike, Dan, and Boova play): guess whether each proverb is biblical (Solomon) or worldly wisdom (Secular, with a country of origin).
From No. 373 · Don’t Wet Your Pants