The Tucker Carlson Show Michael Knowles: Attacks on Christians, Norm McDonald, and Leaving Atheism for Catholicism
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Sep 3, 2025 
Michael Knowles, a Catholic political commentator and author, shares his journey from atheism to faith, discussing the increase of young converts in modern society. He critiques the moral decline linked to wealth and technology, while reflecting on the Vatican II Council's impact on Catholic identity. Knowles also humorously addresses the significance of nicotine in social settings and highlights the complexities of political narratives in today's world. His unique blend of faith and cultural commentary ignites a provocative conversation about contemporary issues.
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The Cost Of Moral Panics
- The 2019 moral panic around Greta Thunberg exemplified how swiftly social condemnation can exile people for benign observations.
- Tucker Carlson and Michael Knowles say cultural witch hunts destroyed lives and were never properly repented for.
Violence As Identity Collapse
- The Minneapolis Catholic school shooting revealed a chaotic mix of ideological signs that point to spiritual and psychological fragmentation.
- Knowles argues the attacker’s writings show a search for identity and demonic influence when modernity severs the link to God.
Digital Life Undermines Embodied Identity
- Living digitally has helped fuel the idea that the body is irrelevant, enabling ideologies like transgenderism to flourish.
- Knowles connects sacramental Catholicism’s focus on body-and-soul to a revival as people recoil from virtual disembodiment.
