Cultish

I used to follow this show and can’t remember why I stopped but I thought I would try to pick it back up since I really like the hosts and find the coverage of high control groups so fascinating. However, I started back in with the latest episode and they go into it as if we all know who this guy Benny Hinn is and as if we all know what he’s done. I’ve heard of Benny Hinn but know nothing about him. Sad to have to leave because I think this show has so much to offer being that it’s one of the few that covers cults from a Christian perspective. But I can’t follow the dialogue if I know nothing about what they’re talking about.

The irony. It should be called, “Everyone else is in a cult except us. Our religion is real.” I tried to listen objectively, but since religion defies logic, I had to turn off the podcast. I think the hosts are very nice, earnest, kind, moral, and good people that mean well. I get it. I prayed and studied the Bible for 20 years looking for answers until I realized there aren’t any. There’s no way to make it make sense. It’s a scam. I wish you all well on your journey.

The idea of this podcast is intriguing. I’ve listened to many of the older episodes continuing on to newer ones. While the content is interesting, the hosts sometimes jump right into discussing the topics/people but explain no backstory. This is frustrating if you’ve never heard of some people and have no previous knowledge. They just expect you to have heard of everyone before! I come to learn and then come away more confused. They also use some pretty scholarly terms that most lay people do not use on a day to day basis, and then don’t define them. Instead of looking forward to new episodes, I come away frustrated. Loved the ones where ex-cult members were interviewed though.

Trent Horn and Jimmy Akin did a phenomenal job dismantling James White on Sola Scriptura and Justification. I’ve never seen White look so confused/angry as he did during Akin’s cross examination of him.