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82: Putin's Christian War

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Putin's Christian War

(00:00) Intro and t-shirts.

(5:59) Current news highlighting the issues around the pandemic, climate change and inflation and the need to stay informed.

(14:49) The situation on the ground in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. What’s at stake.

(25:17) The principles of secularism and the need to challenge religious authoritarianism. Defining the links between fundamentalism, war and social justice.

(47:38) Deep politics, intimate forms of social relations and control and how they have shaped the political landscape, the Ukrainian invasion and the assault on LGTBQ+ rights.

(01:00:07) A response to the notion that fundamentalists are not “real Christians."

(01:12:31) Does the arc of the moral universe bend toward justice?

(01:20:27) Outro.

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Show notes:

Pat Buchanan. “Whose Side Is God on Now?” Townhall.

“Putin believes he is defending Orthodox Christianity from the godless West.” By Rowan Williams. The New Statesman.

“The bond that explains why some on the Christian right support Putin’s war” by Bethany Moreton. The Washington Post.

Casey Michel. “How Russia Became the Leader of the Global Christian Right"

While the U.S. passed gay-rights laws, Moscow moved hard the other way.” Politico.

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Putin's Christian War

(00:00) Intro and t-shirts.

(5:59) Current news highlighting the issues around the pandemic, climate change and inflation and the need to stay informed.

(14:49) The situation on the ground in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. What’s at stake.

(25:17) The principles of secularism and the need to challenge religious authoritarianism. Defining the links between fundamentalism, war and social justice.

(47:38) Deep politics, intimate forms of social relations and control and how they have shaped the political landscape, the Ukrainian invasion and the assault on LGTBQ+ rights.

(01:00:07) A response to the notion that fundamentalists are not “real Christians."

(01:12:31) Does the arc of the moral universe bend toward justice?

(01:20:27) Outro.

________________________________

Show notes:

Pat Buchanan. “Whose Side Is God on Now?” Townhall.

“Putin believes he is defending Orthodox Christianity from the godless West.” By Rowan Williams. The New Statesman.

“The bond that explains why some on the Christian right support Putin’s war” by Bethany Moreton. The Washington Post.

Casey Michel. “How Russia Became the Leader of the Global Christian Right"

While the U.S. passed gay-rights laws, Moscow moved hard the other way.” Politico.

________________________________

Patreon

Website

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @radical_secular

Facebook

Twitter: @RadicalSecular

Podcast

All standard podcast venues: Apple, Google, Stitcher, Amazon, Gaana, Saavn

  continue reading

105 episodes

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