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Episode 511: Americas 400 Million Guns & Saving Humanity from Technology with Andy Crouch

Published: June 1, 2022, 1 p.m.

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The United States has experienced another horrific school shooting, and the country is once again debating guns. Will this time be any different? Phil asks why the U.S. is incapable of passing sensible gun regulations like Australia did 25 years ago, and why do so many evangelicals support America\\u2019s gun culture and the 2nd Amendment with religious-like devotion? Skye then interviews Andy Crouch about his new book about the dehumanizing effects of technology. Crouch says we are drawn to tech the same way the ancients were tempted by magic. Both offer the promise of \\u201ceffortless power,\\u201d but it always comes with a cost. And he says we should look to early Christianity for ways to restore dignity and personhood to our culture. Plus, critical listener responses to our recent\\xa0Roe v Wade\\xa0episode.

News Segment
0:00 - Intro
2:22 - Critical listener responses
Holy Post episode 508: No More Roe? & the New Scandal of the Evangelical Mind -\\xa0https://www.holypost.com/post/episode-508-no-more-roe-the-new-scandal-of-the-evangelical-mind-with-mark-noll

20:58 - Baby formula
22:26 - America\\u2019s guns
Kaitlyn\\u2019s tweet: https://twitter.com/KaitlynSchiess/status/1529517008206942209\\u201c

Australia confiscated 650,000 guns. Murders and suicides plummeted\\u201d -\\xa0https://www.vox.com/2015/8/27/9212725/australia-buyback

Holy Post episode 423: Is America\\u2019s Gun Culture a Blessing or Curse? -\\xa0https://www.holypost.com/post/episode-423-is-america-s-gun-culture-a-blessing-or-curse-with-david-french

Interview with Andy Crouch\\u201cThe Life We\\u2019re Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World\\u201d -\\xa0https://amzn.to/3M6EbtH

51:11 - Andy Crouch intro
53:47 - Technology and magic
59:29 - Media and superpowers
1:14:39 - Early Christianity and personhood
1:26:10 - Interview wrap-up

1:28:42 - Credits

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