episode 289: Episode 289 - Christianity’s cultural background
This week we talk about the cultural background in which Christianity developed, How God chose Trump, a House committee’s oath, Catholic sex abuse, YouTube taking conspiracies seriously, and an Iranian dog walking ban.
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Dustin’ off the Degree – Christianity’s cultural background
- Essenes – Jewish sect 2nd century BCE – 1st century CE
- Pharisees vs Sadducees
- Mithraism
- Hellenism
- Roman emperor worship
- Funeral Societies
News
Sarah Sanders claims that God wanted Trump to be president
Trump never went to church according to his former pastor
The House committee that proposed removing God from their oath have backtracked
Indian nuns getting split up over support of victim who accused bishop of rape
High ranking priest in charge of disciplining priests resigns over sex abuse
YouTube claims it will stop recommending conspiracy theories and other misinformation
Iran’s capital has banned dog walking
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