8.1.25 Culture Friday, Bad Boys 2, and side-hugging at church

The World and Everything In It

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4.8 • 6.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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On Culture Friday, lawlessness and the search for belonging; a review of Bad Boys 2; and the evangelical side hug. Plus, the Friday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Nicea Conference 2025, a celebration of the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed, the most widely confessed and majestic expression of the Christian faith, underpinning the essence of the gospel we confess. Join church leaders from over two dozen countries in the same place Christians gathered 1700 years ago. WORLD subscribers enjoy 20% conference registration with promo code WORLD20. Visit www.niceaconference.comFrom WatersEdge Kingdom Investments — personal investments that build churches. 5.05% APY on a three-month term. WatersEdge.com/investWatersEdge Kingdom Investments - WatersEdge securities are subject to certain risk factors as described in our Offering Circular and are not FDIC or SIPC insured. This is not an offer to sell or solicit securities. WatersEdge offers and sells securities only where authorized; this offering is made solely by our Offering Circular.And from Ambassadors Impact Network. Providing faith driven entrepreneurs the opportunity to apply for funding that aligns with their values. More at ambassadorsimpact.com

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0:00.0	Good morning. A Christian monk is jailed for praying. A viral video captures lawlessness in Cincinnati,
0:12.4	and teens turn to artificial intelligence for companionship. That and more is just ahead on Culture Friday with Katie McCoy.
0:20.6	Also, reviewer Joseph Holmes says the bad guys too brings laughs and a lesson about doing what's right.
0:26.6	All right, here we go.
0:28.6	First time for everything, right?
0:30.6	And greeting one another with a holy hug.
0:44.3	It's Friday, August 1st.
0:46.5	This is the world and everything in it.
0:48.4	From listener-supported World Radio.
0:49.5	I'm Merna Brown.
0:50.8	And I'm Lindsay Mast.
0:51.4	Good morning.
0:56.4	Up next, the news with Mark Mellinger.
1:02.7	White House Special Envoy, Steve Whitkoff, and U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee,
1:06.6	are surveying food distribution in Gaza firsthand today.
1:10.4	This comes as the humanitarian situation there worsens. Desperate people in Gaza are fighting over
1:13.1	airdropped and truck-delivered food, leading to injuries and deaths. Israeli Prime Minister
1:18.8	Benjamin Netanyahu has said there is no starvation, but President Trump breaks with him on that,
1:25.0	saying he's seen pictures of starving children in Gaza.
1:28.3	White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt.
1:30.6	President Trump is a humanitarian with a big heart, and that's why he sent Special Envoy
1:35.5	Whitkoff to the region in an effort to save lives and end this crisis.
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