Data indicates that white supremacy is growing in popularity, and according to FBI statistics hate crimes have spiked by 35 percent in recent years. Why can’t America shake itself free from white supremacy? The president and founder of Public Religion Research Institute, Robert P. Jones, is back to discuss his new book about the real roots of white supremacy in the 15th century Doctrine of Discovery. Also this week, why are religious Republican primary candidates losing so badly to Donald Trump? Holy Post Pundit and sociologist, Ryan Burge, says despite 30 years of conservative political activism liberals have clearly won the culture war. So why are so many evangelicals still fighting it? And, research finds robot preachers stink, and Phil is confused about professional corn hole players.

 

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13:45 - Robotic Preachers

 

19:31 - GOP Debate

 

29:09 - Liberals Have Won the Culture War

 

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- Interview Intro

Robert Jones

 

54:08 - The 1619 Project

 

1:04:51 - The Doctrine of Discovery Manifest Destiny

 

1:13:53 - The modern ramifications

 

1:31:44 - End Credits

Links mentioned in news segment:

 

Quadruple Amputee Given 3% of Survival as Baby Defies Odds, Becomes Pro Sportsman

https://mymodernmet.com/dayton-webber-american-cornhole-league-quadruple-amputee/

 

Robot preachers get less respect, fewer donations

https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2023/07/robot-preachers-less-respect

 

Liberals have won the Culture War

https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/liberals-have-won-the-culture-war

Other resources:

 

The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy: and the Path to a Shared American Future by Robert Jones

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White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity by Robert Jones

https://amzn.to/3qHRRH6

 

Holy Post Episode 475 with Robert Jones

https://www.holypost.com/post/episode-475-mammoths-mcdowell-making-sense-of-white-supremacy-with-robert-p-jones

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An unknown country singer with a fake name has skyrocketed to the top of the charts with the song “Rich Men North of Richmond,” and the film “The Sound of Freedom” has become one of the top-grossing movies of the year. These sleeper hits were both fueled by the MAGA media and conservative audiences. What do they say about the movement and the divisions in American culture? Then, Skye talks to Kaitlyn about the launch of her new book, “The Ballot and the Bible,” and the way political movements have used and abused scripture throughout American history. She also explains how George W. Bush and Barack Obama used the Bible very differently during their presidencies, and the surprising reason Obama cited scripture far more often. Also this week—backyard billionaire wrestling, China hires full-time adult children, and a three-year-old with the worst superpower ever.

 

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11:08 - Zuckerberg vs Musk

 

16:17 - Full time children in China

 

30:31 - Rich Men North of Richmond

 

44:07 - Sound of Freedom

 

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59:08 - Interview Intro

Kaitlyn Schiess

 

1:02:13 - How the Bible was used during the American Revolution

 

1:09:29 - Romans 13

 

1:26:25 - How Bush and Obama used Scripture during their presidencies

 

1:37:11 - End Credits

Links mentioned in news segment:

 

Mark Zuckerberg says ‘it’s time to move on’ from Elon Musk cage fight

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/14/tech/zuckerberg-musk-cage-fight-move-on-hnk-intl/index.html

 

Young Chinese are getting paid to be ‘full-time children’ as jobs become harder to find

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/26/economy/china-youth-unemployment-intl-hnk/index.html

 

Oliver Anthony’s Viral Hit Doesn’t Love Its Neighbors

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/august-web-only/oliver-anthony-song-rich-men-north-richmond-love-neighbor.html

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The Ballot and the Bible by Kaitlyn Schiess

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The Bible and Politics Explainer Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9sBIcrblS4&t=279s

 

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In a new article in The Atlantic, David Brooks asks how America became so mean. He says moral formation used to be a key part of social, religious, and educational structures in the country, but after World War II communal virtues were abandoned for an individualistic and therapeutic model. Simply put, we stopped teaching people how to be good. But what’s missing from Brooks’ solution? A popular preacher says he won’t watch The Chosen because it violates the Second Commandment prohibiting any images of God. Is he right? Then, Dr. John Walton is back to discuss his new book, “Wisdom for Faithful Reading.” He explains why relying on the Holy Spirit isn’t enough when engaging the Bible, and why he believes the American church isn’t facing a crisis of biblical illiteracy but a crisis of biblical interpretation. Also this week—snakes are falling from the sky in Texas.

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56:18 - Interview Intro

John Walton

 

59:10 - Faithfully reading Scripture

 

1:05:39 - Hermeneutical literacy 

 

1:14:43 - Difference between referencing and affirming

 

1:31:08 - End Credits

Links mentioned in news segment:

 

A Woman Was Attacked by a Snake That Fell From the Sky. Then a Hawk Dived In

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/us/texas-woman-snake-hawk-sky.html

 

Author, preacher Voddie Baucham says he won't watch 'The Chosen,' cites Second Commandment

https://www.christianpost.com/news/voddie-baucham-says-he-wont-watch-the-chosen.html

 

HOW AMERICA GOT MEAN

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/09/us-culture-moral-education-formation/674765/

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Wisdom for Faithful Reading: Principles and Practices for Old Testament Interpretation by John Walton 

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A new survey of worship leaders finds that four megachurches have cornered the worship music market. Should we care who is writing the songs we sing in church, and what gets lost when market forces influence local ministries? A sermon clip has gone viral showing a megachurch pastor scolding people who arrive late or leave early because they are treating the “church like it’s a religious show instead of a welcoming family.” But are people acting like church is a show because that’s the model church leaders have created? We explore the history of how churches came to copy theaters and its impact on the church’s mission and power. Then, Phil talks to Karen Swallow Prior about her new book, “The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis.” She explains how the current crisis in evangelicalism finds its roots in trying to preserve Victorian values rather than biblical ones. Also this week: a celebrity bear is above the law.

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58:38 - Interview Intro

Karen Swallow Prior

 

1:03:36 - How Victorian literature influenced Evangelicalism 

 

1:12:20 - Evangelicialism and Empire

 

1:24:43 - Broadening our imagination

 

1:36:43 - End Credits

Links mentioned in news segment:

 

Hank the Tank: Fugitive burglar bear captured in California

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66429736

Few worship leaders avoid Hillsong, Bethel songs — despite controversies and scandal

https://religionnews.com/2023/07/11/few-worship-leaders-avoid-hillsong-bethel-songs-despite-controversies-and-scandal/

JD Greear’s sermon clip - https://twitter.com/laurchas22/status/1687426921586622464

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The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis by Karen Swallow Prior

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A new chatbot based on OpenAI claims to have a “biblical worldview” and invites users to ask questions directly to the Apostle Paul. Is this a helpful tool, or another step closer to replacing Christian community with artificial intelligence? Then, a new article in The Atlantic says 40 million Americans have stopped attending church because our culture is addicted to work and no longer values community. But is it all the culture’s fault, or does the church also carry some blame? Washington Post columnist, Christine Emba, is back to discuss her new report about the masculinity crisis. She explains why voices on the far right are engaging men with a message of misogyny and anger, while voices on the left aren’t trying to engage men at all. Is there a better way out of the crisis? Also this week—toxic zombie worms

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1:00:57 - Interview Intro

 

1:06:28 - Responses on the right to the masculinity crisis

 

1:17:14 - Responses on the left to the masculinity crisis

 

1:25:25 - Solutions

 

1:36:51 - End Credits

Links mentioned in news segment:

 

Toxin-secreting hammerhead worms are invading the D.C. area. How to stop them.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/07/22/hammerhead-worms-invasive-poisonous-dc/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=U+S++Reservists+to+Boost+NATO&utm_campaign=U+S++Reservists+to+Boost+NATO

 

A worm has been revived after 46,000 years in the Siberian permafrost

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/28/world/worm-resurrected-frozen-siberian-permafrost-intl-scli-scn/index.html

 

Meet the Christian creators designing chatbots ‘with a biblical worldview’

https://religionnews.com/2023/07/20/meet-the-christian-creators-designing-biblically-inspired-chatbots/

The Misunderstood Reason Millions of Americans Stopped Going to Church

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/christian-church-communitiy-participation-drop/674843/

Other resources:

Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/10/christine-emba-masculinity-new-model/

Chistine Emba’s previous appearance on The Holy Post

https://www.holypost.com/post/episode-510-the-sbc-report-and-rethinking-sexual-ethics-with-christine-emba

 

Rethinking Sex: A Provocation by Christine Emba

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And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle by Jon Meacham

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