A new survey finds that moderately religious Americans are the most likely to say that they see dead people. Which raises a question—why are the non-religious and the very religious less likely to report encounters with the departed? New York Times columnist Ezra Klein says that by over-emphasizing inclusivity, the Democratic Party has ironically become less inclusive. And Ryan Burge looks at the numbers behind the party's growing "God problem." Will the Democrats ever figure out how to compete against MAGA? New Testament scholar N.T. Wright is back to discuss his latest book, "The Vision of Ephesians." He tells Skye that the modern church has overemphasized the gospel importance of going to heaven and underemphasized the gospel importance of church unity. Also this week—Phil digs his hole with fans of Wicked even deeper.
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0:00 - Show Starts
4:23 - Theme Song
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7:33 - Live Show Debrief
9:20 - Phil's Beef with Wicked
15:26 - Visited by the Dead?
25:44 - Ezra Klein on Why Democrats Aren't Winning
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52:57 - Interview
55:50 - The Joining of Heaven and Earth
1:04:11 - Unity of the Church
1:16:43 - Barriers Against Multiculturalism
1:28:28 - End Credits
Links Mentioned in News Segment:
4 in 10 Evangelicals Say They've Been Visited by the Dead
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2023/09/christians-dead-relatives-visits-experiences-pew-research/
Other Resources:
The Vision of Ephesians: The Task of the Church and the Glory of God by N. T. Wright: https://a.co/d/5R4z3ys
Ezra Klein Article on the Democratic Party:
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