The Holy Post 568: Oh, Boycotts! & What Happened to Humility? with Richard Foster & Brenda Quinn
Boycotts Fuel Purity Signaling
- Boycotts often become purity signals that shrink civic engagement instead of solving problems.
- The hosts argue boycotts bypass hard political conversation and create echo chambers rather than change.
Pride Flag On The Chosen Set
- John Root noticed a small pride flag on The Chosen set and pushed for explanation, sparking controversy.
- Dallas Jenkins replied that the production hires people with varying beliefs and asked audiences to let the show speak for itself.
Engage, Don't Immediately Boycott
- Avoid making boycott the first response to disagreement; instead engage in difficult conversations and seek compromise.
- Work to keep communities together and negotiate differences rather than simply withdrawing from shared spaces.
Bud Light, Target, Kohls, Chick-Fil-A—the list of companies and brands being boycotted by Christians keeps getting longer. Now there are even calls to boycott the hit streaming series about Jesus, "The Chosen." When are boycotts justified, when are they just performative, and is there any escape from the purity death spiral they create? Then, Skye talks to Pastor Brenda Quinn and author Richard Foster about his new book, "Learning Humility." When did Christians decide humility was a vice rather than a virtue, and what are the ingredients necessary to cultivate it in our lives and communities? Plus, atheist street pirates!
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1:57 - Show Starts
3:26 - Theme Song
3:48 - Atheist Street Pirates
9:30 - Boycott Wars
36:16 - News of the Good
47:01 - Religious Freedom
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1:02:43 Interview Intro
1:11:32 - Childlike humility
1:21:19 - Avoiding pride in ministry
1:37:55 - End Credits
Links mentioned in news segment:
LA's Atheist Street Pirates go national in efforts to remove illegal religious signs
'The Chosen' Defends Pride Flag Spotted On Set: 'Let The Show Speak For Itself'
Jeremy Boreing's Critique of His Own Website
https://twitter.com/JeremyDBoreing/status/1663897763375992837?s=20
Religious freedom was meant to protect not bludgeon. What happened?
Other resources:
Learning Humility: A Year of Searching for a Vanishing Virtue by Richard Foster
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