Holding The Bible Like A Python: Murder, Protest, Political Pose

So much is current events now; so much is the original sin of racism through our history. So much is new ways of using religious items as props; so much is age-old hypocrisy. 

Our show pushes back against the unexamined, often unconscious ways that we frame public questions using political or economic modes of thinking. We aim to be part of a growing movement of people who are critical of the narrowness of political and economic categories, and who want to revive a vision of human flourishing that is grounded in the wisdoms of theological and moral philosophical tradition. We see these habits and ways of thinking as being pre-political, and foundational to a healthy and civil shared life in families, communities, economies, and polities.

In short, we want to create a community that is grounded in curiosity, going deep, and shining light.

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Here are timecodes to help you navigate through today’s show:

02:28     Words fail, yet words are necessary. Shayna presents the current moment as a choice between freedom and fascism. Do you agree?

07:07     If racism is America’s “original in,” how do we repent? 

10:45     If the Bible is a prop, how is that a perversion of faith?

13:46     What is the difference between change and transformation? Will “voting” lead to transformation, or is conversion necessary?

18:22     “If you have a badge, and you don’t have problem with this, you need to turn your badge in” said a police chief. Did saying this take moral courage?

21:34     “A riot is the voice of the unheard.” Can we imagine the rage that leads to violence?