Rethinking DEI Programs: Insights from a Successful Church Initiative

More Americans than ever are single but they’re not happy about it. A new article in The Atlantic examines how the sexes are drifting apart, why more men are looking for a partner than women, and the side-effects of using an app rather than community to find a date. Then, political scientist Hahrie Han’s new book “Undivided” explores why the racial solidarity program at an evangelical megachurch was more successful than corporate DEI programs, and how that success created unexpected challenges for the predominantly white church. Also this week: the Swiss make an A.I. Jesus, and a Chicago school kid makes a medical breakthrough.

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9:26 - News of the Butt

12:46 - AI Jesus Confessional

16:04 - Why Not an AI Priest?

21:46 - Are People Dating Anymore?

27:17 - Men’s Delayed Adulthood

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54:58 - Interview

58:00 - Why Write About the Undivided Program?

1:09:06 - What Problems Did Undivided’s Success Cause?

1:18:23 - Jesus and “Being Apolitical”

1:29:13 - End Credits  

Links Mentioned in the News Segment:

Swiss ‘AI Jesus’ https://cbn.com/news/world/swiss-church-sets-ai-jesus-confessional-booth-critics-cry-blasphemous

The Death of America Romance

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2024/12/4b-sex-strike-american-dating/680770/?utm_campaign=atlantic-daily-newsletter&utm_content=20241208&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=The+Atlantic+Daily

Other resources:

Undivided: The Quest for Racial Solidarity in an American Church by Hahrie Han: https://a.co/d/4k8R6z5

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