544: MLK, Reparations, & the Benefits of Awe
The Holy Post
Phil Vischer
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🗓️ 18 January 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Martin Luther King Jr. is widely celebrated today, but that wasn't the case when he was killed in 1968. Esau McCaulley's editorial explains how King's current popularity comes from the tendency to cherry pick a few MLK quotes about race, but conveniently overlook his more controversial sermons about poverty, justice, and reparations. What does it mean to take King's words seriously today? Then, scientists have discovered the enormous psychological benefits of awe—the simultaneous feeling of overwhelming wonder and one's own insignificance. But are they simply affirming what every religion has known forever, and why have evangelicals given up on awe-inspiring architecture? Plus, the remarkable longevity of a lost turtle.
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News Segment
0:00 - Intro
3:33 - Animal News
11:14 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Discussion
18:33 - MLK continued; reparations
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38:03 - The value of AWE and WONDER
Links mentioned in news segment:
"Missing Pet Tortoise Found In Attic 30 Years Later — Still Alive And Well" - https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/missing-family-pet-tortoise-lost-for-30-years-found-in-attic-still-alive-and-well
"The Kind of Revolution That Martin Luther King Jr. Envisioned" by Esau McCaulley (New York Times Opinion) - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/15/opinion/martin-luther-king-woke-reparations.html
"How A Bit of Awe Can Improve Your Health" by Hope Reese (New York Times) - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/well/live/awe-wonder-dacher-keltner.html
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Holy Post. On today's show, we talk about Martin Luther King Jr., |
| 0:04.3 | who's widely celebrated today, but that wasn't the case when he was killed in 1968. |
| 0:09.6 | Isama Kali's written a new editorial explaining why King is popular today, |
| 0:14.4 | and it may be because we cherry-picked just a few of his quotes about race, |
| 0:18.1 | but conveniently overlook his more controversial sermons about poverty, justice, and reparations. |
| 0:23.8 | We talk about what does it mean to take King's word seriously today? |
| 0:27.5 | Then, scientists have discovered the enormous psychological benefits of awe, |
| 0:32.6 | the simultaneous feeling of overwhelming wonder and one's own insignificance, |
| 0:38.0 | but are they simply affirming what every religion has already known forever? |
| 0:42.0 | And why have evangelicals given up on more awe-inspiring worship and architecture? |
| 0:46.9 | Plus, the remarkable longevity of a long-lost turtle. |
| 0:51.1 | Two quick reminders before we jump into the show. First, this is the first episode where we are |
| 0:55.6 | splitting the news content from the interview. So this episode is just me, Phil, and Christian, |
| 1:00.6 | talking about these issues and articles, and then in a few days, you'll get another episode that |
| 1:05.2 | has this week's interview. And then secondly, a reminder for our Patreon supporters that there's |
| 1:10.3 | a brand new episode of Christian asks out this week, where we begin looking at the Lord's Prayer, |
| 1:15.5 | and what it really means and how to apply it to our lives. If you're not a Patreon supporter of |
| 1:20.0 | the Holy Post, go to HolyPost.com and click Support Us to get access to all that great bonus content. |
| 1:26.7 | Okay, here is episode 544. |
| 1:30.8 | Hey there, welcome back to the Holy Post podcast. I'm Phil Visher. I'm here with Christian Taylor. |
| 1:35.2 | I'm Christian. Hey Phil. Yeah, Skyjitani, good to see you too. Hi Sky. Hi Phil. Hi Christian. |
| 1:42.8 | Hi Sky. Sky just got back from somewhere. Where were you, Sky? |
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