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Swifties are celebrating the record-breaking release of two new albums, but some conservative Christians are not happy. They’re accusing Taylor Swift of mocking Christianity and promoting witchcraft. Our resident Swiftie, Kaitlyn Schiess, explains the controversy. Then, former presidential speechwriter and contributor to The Atlantic, Pete Wehner, talks with Skye about the future of the Republican Party. Will the Trump spell ever break? Also this week—the end of America’s monoculture, and how dumb were dinosaurs?



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1:03 - Show Starts
2:15 - Theme Song
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4:50 - Update on Phil
6:08 - Dinosaurs—Were They Smart?
13:00 - Is Taylor Swift Mocking Christians?
15:12 - Taylor Swift’s Bohemian Mishmash
18:12 - Artistic vs Political Usage of Biblical Language
23:13 - Taylor Swift and Kids
23:23 - Children and Public Spaces
31:02 - Portrayal vs Endorsement
35:18 - Everything is a Cult Now and 20th Century Communication Technology
40:17 - What Even is Mainstream?
44:27 - Labels and the Good Samaritan
50:14 - Choice and Community
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58:13 - Interview
1:03:48 - What Radicalized the Republican Voter Base?
1:08:25 - Where There Signs 20 Years Ago That Radicalization Was Coming? 
1:11:30 - Pro-Life Republicans Changing Their Stances?
1:22:20 - What’s the Future for the GOP?
1:33:58 - End Credits

 
Links Mentioned in the News Segment:
 
T. Rex Was Probably About As Intelligent as a Crocodile
https://www.popsci.com/science/t-rex-intelligence/
 
Taylor Swift’s Religious Imagery for a Spiritually Syncretic Era
https://religionnews.com/2024/04/23/taylor-swifts-ttpd-religious-imagery-for-a-spiritually-syncretic-era/
 
Taylor Swift Mocks Christianity in Her New Album
https://www.movieguide.org/news-articles/taylor-swift-mocks-christianity-in-her-new-album.html
 
Everything’s a Cult Now
https://www.vox.com/the-gray-area/24133960/america-cult-internet-culture-end-monoculture-communication-tribalism#:~:text=Writer%20Derek%20Thompson%20on%20how,we're%20never%20going%20back.&text=The%20internet%20has%20fractured%20our,and%20habits%20of%20everyone%20online.
 
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The Death of Politics: How to Heal Our Frayed Republic After Trump: https://a.co/d/2ute7Ua
 
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The war in Gaza has carried on for longer than expected, and David French is starting to see parallels between Israel and the US military in the Iraq War—he thinks Israel could learn from what went wrong in Iraq. Then, David and Skye discuss the student protests and how universities are handling them—what’s civil disobedience and what’s lawlessness when it comes to protest?
 
0:00 - Theme Song
 
0:17 - Episode Starts
 
1:40 - America’s Mistake in Iraq
 
10:42 - Counter insurgency’s Importance
 
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17:08 - Israel’s Place on the World Stage
 
21:08 - What Are Israel’s Goals?
 
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31:30 - Are the Pro-Palestine Protests Free Speech?
 
43:32 - What the Administrations Are Faced With
 
51:08 - Gaza Protests Vs. January 6th
 
1:02:00 - End Credits
 
Links Mentioned in Episode
Israel is Making the Same Mistake America Made in Iraq
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/opinion/israel-iraq-gaza-civilians.html



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Previously puritanical evangelicals are increasingly embracing profanity and lewd content. A recent New York Times article explores possible explanations ranging from politics and the culture wars, to the internet and the decline of churches. Also, fewer people are reading books, and that’s a challenge for Christian traditions rooted in literacy, education, and the Bible. How do we make disciples in a post-literate culture? Then, more people are comparing our divisive culture to America just before the Civil War. Are we heading toward a national divorce—or worse? Historian Tracy McKenzie is back to share lessons and warnings from 19th century America. Plus, new developments as the turducken turns.



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0:37 - Intro
1:56 - Show Starts
3:10 - Theme Song
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4:36 - Stronger Men’s Conference Story Continued
14:46 - Raunchy Christians
23:23 - Children and Public Spaces
33:00 - Literacy and Discipleship
35:38 - Hearing vs. Reading the Bible
42:23 - Can Churches be the Antidote for a Lonely, Digital World?
51:13 - Integrating Technology and Scripture
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57:03 - Interview
59:03 - Can We Compare Today and 1850?
1:03:21 - How Has Media Affected Current Politics?
1:15:16 - The Role of Conspiracy Theories
1:24:42 - Why Were We More Unified in the Past?
1:35:00 - End Credits



Links Mentioned in the News Segment:
John Lindell and Mark Driscoll
https://julieroys.com/john-lindell-apologizes-for-inviting-driscoll-and-sword-swallower-to-stronger-mens-conference/
 
Biblical Literacy in a Postliterate Age
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/april-web-only/biblical-literacy-in-postliterate-age-reading-video.html
 
The Raunchy Christians Are Here
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/17/us/evangelicals-christians-conservative-trump.html
 
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Atheist Richard Dawkins has said he doesn’t believe one word of the Christian faith, but he now considers himself a “cultural Christian” and wants to defend the Christian values of his country against the influence of Islam and immigrants. Does this represent an alignment between the New Atheists and Christian Nationalists? Curtis Chang shares about “The After Party”—the new curriculum he’s developed with David French and Russel Moore to help Christians focus on hope and humility rather than partisanship. Also this week, Mark Driscoll gets booted from a men’s conference. And another infraction by a Florida man with a Bible.
 
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Getting Schooled - Mariah W. Stewart
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0:00 - Intro
 
1:02 - Show Starts
 
3:02 - Theme Song
 
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4:35 - Florida Man Scales Tower with Bible
 
12:00 - Mark Driscoll Kicked Off Stage After Calling Sword-Swallower a “Jezebel Spirit”
 
22:35 - Richard Dawkins, the “Cultural Christian”
 
36:40 - Dusty Deavers, the Country Singin’ Senator
 
46:06 - Pray for the Middle East
 
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52:55 - Interview
 
1:04:34 - The “What” vs the “How”
 
1:16:26 - Four Quadrant of Political Engagement
 
1:27:19 - End Credits




Links Mentioned in the News Segment:
Florida Man Climbs Cell Phone Tower
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-miami-man-climbs-cell-phone-tower-disconnects-power-live-video-1886494
 
Sword-Swallower on a Pole and Mark Driscoll
https://www.newsweek.com/pastor-kicked-stage-strip-show-1890247
 
Richard Dawkins and Cultural Christianity
https://christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/april-web-only/new-atheism-destroy-christianity-richard-dawkins.html
 
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The After Party: https://redeemingbabel.org/the-after-party/
 
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This week we’re discussing a series of articles exploring what we’re gaining and losing as fewer Americans are committed to religion and attending church. Even some non-believers are beginning to worry that the decline in religion may not be good for society, but does it also represent a new opportunity for the message of Christianity? Then, N.T. Wright is back to discuss his new book with co-author Michael Bird, “Jesus and the Powers.” While everyone knows mixing faith and politics can be dangerous, Wright says there’s also a danger when we refuse to mix them. He talks to Skye about what the Bible says on matters of church and state, and why we should defend liberal democracy despite its many problems. Also this week: Is the sun alive? And a Florida man shares the Bible at Walgreens on Easter.
 
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0:35 - Intro
1:21 - Show Starts
3:08 - Theme Song
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4:34 - Kaitlyn’s new show announcement!
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10:15 - Florida Man Strikes Again (with a Bible) on Easter
13:43 - Does the Sun Dream of Electric Sheep? Consciousness and the Sun.
19:43 - The Cost of the Churchgoing Bust
28:52 - How Trump Fills the Secular Void
44:19 - Is Trumpism Emptying Churches?
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54:33 - Interview
56:02 - Why Doesn’t Separation of Church and State Work?
1:14:02 - Does the Kingdom of Heaven Imply There Will Be No Government?
1:17:10 - When Should Christians Submit to Governing Authorities?
1:24:56 - The Value of Liberal Democracy 
1:30:15 - End Credits

Links Mentioned in the News Segment:
Florida Man Arrested for Hitting Manager with a Bible on Easter
https://www.christianpost.com/news/florida-man-arrested-for-smacking-walgreens-manager-with-bible.html#:~:text=A%20Florida%20man%20was%20arrested,a%20Bible%20on%20Easter%20Sunday.
 
The Sun’s Consciousness
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a60229168/panpsychism-everything-has-a-soul/
 
Trump is Emptying Churches
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-04-07/trump-s-brand-of-christian-conservatism-is-driving-people-from-church
 
How Trump Fills a Void in an Increasingly Secular America
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/05/trump-religion-secularism-authoritarian-populism/
 
The True Cost of the Churchgoing Bust
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/america-religion-decline-non-affiliated/677951/
 
Other resources:
Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies by N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird: https://a.co/d/7tCBCK8
 
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The newest Holy Post team member, Esau McCaulley, joins Phil and Skye to discuss two stories that caused outrage from both ends of the political spectrum during Holy Week. Trump is selling an American flag-wrapped Bible, and the Biden administration honored “Transgender Visibility Day” on Easter. And why are Catholic Charities being attacked for helping immigrants? Then Skye talks to atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe about how her evangelical faith led her to become a climate scientist. She says combating global warming is part of our call to love our neighbors and care for the least of these. Plus, an “emerging behavior” on Twitch grabs Phil’s attention.
 
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5:02 - Esau the Hufflepuff
8:56 - News of the Butt, Twitch
14:41 - The “God Bless the USA” Bible
38:36 - Catholic Charities Targeted by Far-Right
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51:25 - Interview
54:51 - What Changed Things for Katharine Heyhoe
1:03:49 - Are Evangelicals the Stumbling Block for Stopping Climate Change?
1:25:26 - End Credits

 
Links Mentioned in the News Segment:
“God Bless the USA” Bibles
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-selling-bibles-easter-b2519373.html
 
Threats to Catholic Charity Staffers
https://religionnews.com/2024/03/22/threats-to-catholic-charities-staffers-increase-amid-rightwing-anti-migrant-campaign/ 
 
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