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82: Putin's Christian War
Manage episode 323332855 series 3324211
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.
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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Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @radical_secular
Twitter: @RadicalSecular
All standard podcast venues: Apple, Google, Stitcher, Amazon, Gaana, Saavn
105 episodes
Manage episode 323332855 series 3324211
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.
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.
________________________________
Email: [email protected]
Instagram: @radical_secular
Twitter: @RadicalSecular
All standard podcast venues: Apple, Google, Stitcher, Amazon, Gaana, Saavn
105 episodes
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