religious influence

On this Good Friday special, Megyn Kelly is joined by Bishop Robert Barron of "Word on Fire Catholic Ministries" to discuss the decline of people going to church, young people disaffiliating from religion altogether, how to recruit disaffected Catholics, the commercialization of Easter and Christmas, how "woke" has become a new religion, he "Christ is King" debate happening on social media, the media nonsense about "Christian Nationalism" led by the absence of religion, debauchery in our culture today, how he helped actor Shia LaBeouf reclaim his faith and get confirmed in the Catholic faith, the value of silence in connecting with God, his love of Bob Dylan, stories of preaching in 2024, why he decided to become a priest, and more. Plus, Megyn gets personal and opens up about going through the annulment process, why it's leading to her having a "crisis of faith," the role of marriage in Christianity and Catholicism, and her recent trip to an Episcopalian church.
 

Barron- https://www.wordonfire.org/about/bishop-robert-barron/

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A busy week for President Biden! On the first anniversary of the Russian invasion, he made a surprise trip to Kyiv to meet President Zelensky, pledging to support Ukraine for "as long as it takes". Biden then gave a speech in Poland to reaffirm America's commitment to Nato. Sarah was on the trip and shares her impressions, and the Americast team also talk to Assistant US Secretary of State Karen Donfried.

In Kentucky, a Christian university campus went viral on TikTok after one of its church services turned into a continuous worship session lasting two weeks. We speak to a student about the so-called "Asbury Revival".

And former President Jimmy Carter, 98, has been moved to hospice care. Carter served just one term between 1976 and 1980, but what will his legacy be?

Americast is presented by North America editor Sarah Smith, Today host Justin Webb, the BBC's social media and disinformation correspondent Marianna Spring, and North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher.

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This episode was made by Phil Marzouk, Cat Farnsworth and Alix Pickles. The studio director was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor was Simon Watts. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.

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Today we dig into child molester Josh Duggar, and the Christian Dominionist cult that hid his crimes.

FOOTNOTES:

1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/06/03/what-to-expect-from-the-fox-news-interview-with-josh-duggars-parents/
2. https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/05/06/how-josh-duggar-kept-his-wife-from-discovering-his-alleged-child-porn-browsing/
3. http://defamer.gawker.com/the-web-has-known-about-josh-duggar-for-years-when-did-1706258269
4. https://archive.is/H1dO9#selection-1341.0-1349.220
5. https://people.com/tv/josh-duggar-computer-had-software-that-would-report-his-internet-porn-usage-to-wife-anna/
6. https://www.today.com/parents/jinger-duggar-vuolo-duggars-fled-arkansas-dead-night-t217943
7. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2015/05/28/timeline-josh-duggar-19-kids-and-counting-tlc-sex-abuse-scandal/28066229/
8. https://www.eonline.com/news/1268143/a-house-divided-the-secrets-josh-duggar-and-his-family-tried-to-keep-are-back-to-haunt-them
9. https://www.webcitation.org/5iQIl6cSO?http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/121805dntexbigfamily.2bb5559.html
10. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/05/21/josh-duggar-apologizes-resigns-from-family-research-council-amid-molestation-allegations/
11. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/book-party/wp/2015/05/22/in-a-2014-book-josh-duggar-discussed-his-failures-temptations-and-wrong-thoughts-as-a-teen/
12. https://churchleaders.com/news/396480-twisted-theology-josh-duggar-children-denhollander.html/2
13. https://nypost.com/article/duggar-cult-enabled-sexual-abuse-former-members-say/
14. https://www.thelist.com/220751/the-untold-truth-of-counting-on/?utm_campaign=clip
15. https://www.salon.com/2015/05/28/i_couldve_been_a_duggar_wife_i_grew_up_in_the_same_church_and_the_abuse_scandal_doesnt_shock_me/
16. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2015/05/22/the-duggars-dangerous-cult-of-purity/
17. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2015/05/what-did-josh-duggars-counseling-look-like.html
18. http://hsinvisiblechildren.org/2013/07/17/6-children-of-zion-and-glenda-lea-dutro/

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Space Religion: Will humans leave religion behind when they become an interplanetary species? Not hardly. Join Robert and Julie as they discuss how belief systems may change as a result of space exploration, on off-world colonization or extraterrestrial contact.

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