Big Tech at the Church’s Doorstep

Mortification of Spin

Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 879 Ratings

🗓️ 13 October 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

He’s a “Thought Leader”…an “American Theologian”…and an “Anti-Social Media Influencer” (or is that, an “antisocial Media Influencer?”). Yes, the great Carl Trueman and his faithful sidekick Todd “Tonto” Pruitt sit down to chat about some very contemporary issues, as they also share an important family development! The progress of information technology has our generation asking questions and dealing with concerns no previous generation could have imagined. The benefits of technology are many; there is much to celebrate. Yet our surrender to, and dependence on, technology comes at a high cost–and the Church may soon have to ante up! Our Spinners weigh in and challenge the Church to stay one step ahead of the game. Resources to be Acquainted With: · Napa Legal Institute · Ethics and Public Policy Center · Alliance Defending Freedom · Becket - Religious Liberty for All We are offering our listeners the opportunity to win a copy of “The Tyranny of Big Tech” by US Senator Josh Hawley. Sign up! The books are a generous gift from our friends at Regnery Publishing.

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by reformation sites.com.
0:03.9	Church websites for a modern reformation.
0:06.3	Hear more at the conclusion of today's program. Welcome to Mortification of Spin, a casual conversation about things that count with Carl Truman and Todd Pruitt.
0:34.1	Mortification of Spin is a weekly podcast from the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
0:39.4	Let's join this week's conversation.
0:52.7	Welcome to Mortification of Spin.
0:55.9	My name is Todd Pruitt.
0:56.8	I'm pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and I'm joined as always by my co-host and friend Carl Truman, who teaches at Grove City College.
1:07.1	In western Pennsylvania, he writes books.
1:09.6	He is really a thought leader and an American
1:14.8	theologian. Carl, do you like that? I mean, are you getting comfortable with titles like that?
1:20.9	Oh, dear. Well, as I've said before, and I know she listened because she emailed about it.
1:25.4	I have to be a little careful what I say because the provost's wife now listens to this program. I do love being in America,
1:31.2	but I am in it, but not of it. You are in a particular point in time. As to being a thought leader,
1:37.7	goodness gracious me, if I'm a thought leader, that indicates the poverty of thought that there is
1:42.9	in the Western Hemisphere at this particular
1:45.1	moment in time.
1:46.5	Carl, would you say your relationship with America, in terms of your citizenship, which
1:54.2	you're not yet a citizen, would you say that you're on a journey, though?
1:57.1	I would say I'm on a journey to improving America.
2:00.4	Yes.
2:00.6	I think America has been to improving America. Yes.
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