Remember when churches were seeker-sensitive? The goal was to grow by welcoming newcomers, skeptics, and non-believers. But now it seems some evangelical churches and denominations are more worried about ideological purity than outreach. Sociologist, political scientists, and pastor Ryan Burge is back to talk about the self-defeating trend toward subtraction rather than addition in the church. Also this week, the Southern Baptists decide not to ban all women pastors…yet. Megan Basham claims evangelical leaders aren’t selling out to conservative constituents, but to gain the approval of liberal elites. Death cafes open in L.A., and the Swiss are making tiny computers from brain cells. What could possibly go wrong?

0:00 - Intro

1:18 - Show Starts

3:14 - Theme Song

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5:58 - Democracy Betrays News of the Butt

6:38 - What Could Possibly Go Wrong with Swiss Brain-Computers

13:02 - SBC Law Amendment Denied Ratification

20:33 - Baptist Church Conservative Resurgence

25:03 - Being a Cultural War Symbol Rather Than a Person

30:20 - Shepherds for Sale and How Everyone Has Economic Benefit

36:37 - The Temptation to Look Down on Others

41:55 - Modern Death Cafes in Los Angeles 

44:28 - Sleeping in a Room with a Casket

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52:40 - Interview

59:56 - American Behavior Changing Faster Than Their Beliefs

1:05:43 - The Disappearance of The Christian Left

1:09:22 - Strict Churches vs Moderate Churches

1:22:10 - The Nicene Creed, Doctrine, and Dogma

1:31:53 - End Credits

Links Mentioned in the News Segment:

Swiss Startup Connects 16 Human Mini-Brains to Create Low Energy ‘Biocomputer’:

https://www.sciencealert.com/swiss-startup-connects-16-human-mini-brains-to-create-low-energy-biocomputer

SBC Law Amendment Vote:

https://www.newyorker.com/news/on-religion/an-unexpected-turn-in-the-evangelical-culture-wars

Modern Death Cafes in LA:

https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2024-06-12/death-cafes-los-angeles-grieving-discussion-group

Other resources:

Cafeteria Catholicism: https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/cafeteria-catholicism

Americans Dropping Out of Everything:

https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/dropping-out-of-everything

Most Americans are Still Christians:

https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/most-americans-are-still-christians

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