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In this episode, I sit down with philosophy professor turned YouTube star Michael Burns (formerly part of the channel “Wisecrack," which recently was disbanded) to discuss the relationship between Christianity and Socialism and whether a Christian Socialism synthesis is possible in the modern day.

In The Backroom aftershow, Michael and I talk about the new Pope Leo XIV, Liberation Theology, and socialist strategy in America. Become a patron at Patreon.com/OneDime if you haven't already!

Timestamps:

00:00 The New Pope Leo XIV (The Backroom Preview)

03:43 Michael Burns of Wisecrack

04:56 How Christianity made Michael Socialist

07:45 New Atheism

09:20 Evangelicalism vs. Catholicism

12:37 Christianity on the left and right

20:00 Building a Socialist Coalition with Religious and Secular People

34:28 Christian Arguments for Socialism

44:40 Was Marx wrong about Religion?

49:50 Christian Atheism and Deism

59:47 Moral Relativism and Universal Truths

01:11:13 Faith and Anxiety

01:29:38 Transition to The Backroom

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