
Rethinking God with Tacos PODCAST Rabbi Brian Zachary Mayer / Highly Unorthodox Gospel
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Oct 23, 2025 Rabbi Brian Zachary Mayer, founder of Religion Outside the Box and author of Highly Unorthodox Gospel, shares his enlightening journey from organized religion to a more inclusive spirituality. He emphasizes the importance of love, compassion, and kindness, while challenging concepts like original sin. The dialogue explores shame's impact on theology and introduces his S-A-S-A framework for love. Rabbi Brian advocates for asking questions and caring for others, making kindness the true measure of faith. He reminds us that everyone has a beloved identity grounded in love.
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Reframe Shame As A Systemic Failure
- Reframe shame: it signals insufficient love in the situation, not intrinsic defect.
- Stop shaming; fix the system rather than blaming the person.
A Four-Step Definition Of Love
- Practice S-A-U-R: See, Accept, Understand, Respond as a four-step love definition.
- Use all four steps to move from noticing someone to taking loving action.
Kindness Trumps Creed
- Mayer prioritizes kindness over doctrinal agreement when assessing faith.
- He would rather know how a person treated others than their answers about God.




