Episode 535: What Does the Global Church Believe About Guns? with Morgan Lee

Published: Nov. 16, 2022, 11 a.m.

The U.S. midterm elections were full of surprises. The Holy Post crew asks if the political side of the pro-life movement has hit a wall, and if the Republican Party is really moving on from Donald Trump. Then, new data shows a sharp rise among evangelicals who didn\u2019t attend college and who don\u2019t attend church identifying as Republicans. What does it mean? And a new book chronicles the rise of Charlie Kirk, Candace Owens, and the rage-fueled conservative youth culture. Then, Skye talks to Christianity Today\u2019s Morgan Lee about what global Christian leaders think about guns and self-defense. Her reporting on the issue reveals a wide spectrum of beliefs, how our perspective may be more cultural than biblical, and why dysfunctional governments elevate the appeal of guns. Plus, no one accidentally licks a toad.

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News Segment
0:00 - Intro
4:26 - Psychedelic toads
9:24 - Midterm election debrief
22:33 - Conservative youth culture
34:01 - New data on evangelical Republicans


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Interview with Morgan Lee
\u201cShould Christians Own Guns for Self-Defense? A Global Snapshot\u201d (Christianity Today) - https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/october-web-only/guns-christians-self-defense-mass-shootings-protection.html


Morgan Lee: https://twitter.com/Mepaynl


43:58 - Interview intro
47:42 - Article overview
51:38 - \u201cGod-given right to self-defense\u201d
59:18 - Biblical basis for arguments
1:10:34 - Safe societies and effectiveness of government
1:14:42 - Credits


Links from news segment:
Christian\u2019s film, \u201cThe Girl Who Wore Freedom\u201d - https://geni.us/TheGirlWhoWoreFreedom


\u201cPlease stop licking psychedelic toads, National Park Service warns\u201d (Washington Post) - https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/11/08/national-park-toad-sonoran-desert-hallucinogenic/


\u201cHow America\u2019s conservative youth youth movement grew a powerhouse on the cult of rage\u201d (Religion News Service) - https://religionnews.com/2022/10/31/how-americas-conservative-youth-movement-grew-a-powerhouse-on-the-cult-of-rage/


Data from Ryan Burge on evangelical Republicans -https://twitter.com/ryanburge/status/1588292184914432000


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