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In this episode, we speak to New York Times opinion writer Jessica Grose about her fascinating 5-part series exploring how Americans are moving away from religion. and what it means for society.

Study after study shows the rise of "nones," people who identify as having no religion. But there's also a plethora of evidence that religion plays a special role in community building. Eric and guest host Rabbi Daniel Septimus, the CEO of Austin's Federation Shalom Austin, explore with Grose what's behind the trends and how communities can adapt.

Read Grose's full series here.

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Is America losing its religion? Statistics indicate yes, with a rapid decrease in church affiliation and a marked increase in people who don't identify with organized religion. This episode of Church Potluck features Curt Hersey (Communication), Michael Bailey (political science), and Michael Papazian (philosophy), who each help us explore the fall of religiosity, the rise of non-affiliation, and the evolution of religious identities.

Some topics we address in this episode:

• What features of contemporary Christianity are turning people away from the Church?
• Even with this recent decline, religious faith remains resilient in the U.S compared to other industrialized countries. Why? How?
• How does faith get transmitted from generation to generation, and why are these traditional modes failing?

Join us for some food for thought and something to chew on!

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Washington Post columnist Perry Bacon Jr. recently wrote a column that has Brian and Aubrey debating the nature of church. They're also shocked by changing statistics about demographics, and end the show with something very special: an interview with Dr. Phil Ryken, the eighth president of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Ill.

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Alec Gewirtz is a community-builder and writer who co-founded The Nearness -- a community platform to nurture people in their spiritual lives. The Nearness offers 6-week journeys (the next journey begins in April 2023), where participants gather digitally, in regular small-group conversations. These conversations are built on structured conversation prompts, shared practices, and support among the participants, and are supplemented by additional workshops, offered by poets, activists, wisdom teachers, and more. Gewirtz joins Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg for the 8th episode in an ongoing mini-series focused on Jewish spirituality.

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Kevin Bolling faced the biggest challenge he's faced as Executive Director of the Secular Student Alliance. He had to manage the group through the pandemic and then resume regular support once the schools opened back up. SSA launched a massive effort to reach 1.4 million students. He will tell us how SSA did it and what is in store for the group. Lastly we take a look at a recent case where a professor settled a lawsuit while refusing to use the preferred pronouns of his students and how that case is really about him and others that attempt to needlessly erase LGBTQ+ people.

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01:35 Reaching Out To Secular Students
09:17 Dealing With Christian Nationalism
23:26 Doug's Letter To The Editor About Preferred Pronouns

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Many Americans believe things about God that simply don't mesh with the Bible. These confused beliefs can lead to false perceptions of what God is really like. In today's episode of The Rugged Truth Podcast, we will address 5 Things Most Americans Believe About God and compare them to the truth of Scripture. Listen now! What you hear might surprise you! God's Truth can endure any attack and answer any question. It's rugged. Our grasp of God's Truth has to be just as rugged in a skeptical culture. On The Rugged Truth Podcast, Dr Bryan Fergus answers real questions that real people are asking about real life with God as he helps listeners develop a rugged faith. The Rugged Truth Podcast is committed to helping people develop a biblical worldview through in-depth analysis of how God's Word impacts our understanding of the issues of the day. Complex theological and doctrinal questions are answered with Scripture and common sense reasoning. The result is a firm grasp of God's truth that allows followers of Jesus to both comprehend and defend their faith in today's skeptical culture. About Dr Bryan Fergus Dr Bryan Fergus is driven by a passion to teach God’s Word in clear and applicable ways and to train up the next generation of Christian pastors and leaders. He currently pursues his passion by serving as an Adjunct Professor at Phoenix Seminary, Calvary Chapel University, and Arizona Christian University. He is also the Lead Educator at The Rugged Truth. Bryan Fergus served in vocational pastoral ministry for 32 years. He has also been teaching courses on the Bible, theology, ancient near eastern history and pastoral leadership at Christian universities and seminaries on four continents for the past 21 years. Dr Fergus earned his Doctor of Ministry degree through Phoenix Seminary, writing a dissertation entitled The Intersection of Analytic Theology and Catechesis. ​ He is a voracious reader and writer with new book projects and online content coming out often and regularly. His YouTube channel is simply called Dr Bryan Fergus.

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Jesus calls us to love God with our minds.One way we can do that is by digging into good books. In this episode, we explore my Top 5 reads of 2021. Along the way, we'll talk about some critically important realities facing Christians today.

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In this episode we talk to Alison Gill, Vice President, Legal and Policy with American Atheists, about Christian Nationalists using the 1st amendment to discriminate and how the Do No Harm Act could help restore real religious freedom.

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00:43 The Nones and Separation of Church & State
05:53 RFRA and the Do No Harm Act
16:14 US Supreme Court and the Shadow Docket

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Blake Chastain is back! In this rebroadcast, the creator and host of #Exvangelical, a very popular podcast. It focusses on the stories of people who have been raised in staunch evangelical traditions and then found themselves in a classic “crisis of faith.” Blake created the podcast and then the hashtag - which went viral. It caught the attention of CBS, who produced a documentary entitled “Deconstructing my Religion.” In this podcast, Blake shares his own story and the crisis that led to a period of deconstruction. Blake introduces the new series he has just launched on Christian Nationalism. Blake is the founder of the new association of podcasts called The Irreverent Media Group.  SHOW  NOTES.

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There's been no shortage of commentary on the rise of the "nones," those Americans who claim no religious affiliation, a trend especially notable among younger people. But that doesn't mean we live in a secular age. Matt and Sam talk to Tara Isabella Burton about her new book, Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World, and the way our search for meaning and the need for ritual has met our neoliberal economic order.  What does this spiritual churn mean for our politics? Why do reactionary ideas find a ready audience among those disillusioned with modern life? We take up these questions and more in a wide-ranging conversation about the way we live now.

Sources and Recommended Reading:

Tara Isabella Burton, Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World

Tara Isabella Burton, "Christianity Gets Weird" (New York Times)

Daniel José Camacho, "The Racial Aesthetic of Burton's 'Weird Christians'" (Sojourners)

Michael Anton, "Are the Kid Al(t)right?" (Claremont Review of Books)

Kyle and Amy discuss the hot topic, "Do I make my kids go to church?" It always feels like a fight. Does it really matter? I want my kids to want to go to church> This question is asked often and it really matters how we answer. Join in the conversation.

Pew Forum on decline of church attendance

There's a rising trend in America of people whose religious affiliation can be described as "none". And now they number the same as Evangelical protestants and Catholics. On today's podcast, Jamie and I discuss the trend, and ultimately how the church could respond. Along the way we talk about how to combat the rise of the "nones", consider America as a mission field, and even get a shout out to Jamie's favorite restaurant- Taco Bell.
For further reading on this topic I recommend the book "The Rise of the Nones" by James Emery White. 

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More and more people are identifying as "nones"- no religious affiliation. That doesn't necessarily mean they don't believe in God, but they're not letting themselves be defined by an organization. That can seem like bad news, but we have to remember, God designed us for relationship, not religion. And we can't let "religion" get in the way of the relationship God wants to have with us through Jesus Christ.
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