Doublethink and Newspeak

Mortification of Spin

Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 853 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The “Lady Writer” who (perhaps unwittingly) bestowed upon our own Todd Pruitt his “Major Pastor” credentials is today’s special guest. Co-host, professor, and rap artist Carl Trueman joins in to welcome Megan Basham, culture reporter for the Daily Wire. All superfluous titles aside, the three discuss an essential topic: the disturbing state of what is currently referred to as "responsible journalism." Why have the mainstream news and entertainment media become mere PR outlets for the political and cultural elites? When did journalists stop holding our leaders accountable, choosing instead to defend a singular perspective that would make even Orwell blush? Megan takes on her media colleagues and the most controversial topics of the day in this high-energy conversation!

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by the new book, The Heart of the Cross, by Dr. James Boyce and Dr. Philip Reichen,
0:07.2	available now on a beautiful hardcover gift edition from P&R Publishing.
0:11.8	Visit PRPBooks.com and 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.
0:41.3	Mortification of Spin is a podcast from the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
0:46.3	Let's join this week's conversation. You are listening to Mortification of Spin.
1:02.6	My name is Todd Pruitt.
1:04.3	I'm the pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
1:08.3	And I'm joined as always by my friend and co-host, Carl Truman, of Grove City College.
1:15.0	Carl, good to see you today. How's everything in Western Pennsylvania these days?
1:20.8	Everything is great. In fact, I think we hit 60 degrees today. So we're beginning to climb out of winter.
1:27.4	Yeah, yeah. yeah, things looking
1:29.1	positive. And I am actually attending a dinner with Keith and Kristen Getty in just over an hour
1:34.9	and a half's time, would you believe? About you. Wife is a huge fan and I've delivered big time
1:39.8	in going to a dinner with the Gettys. Now, what you ought to to push for is that kind of have them maybe write a hymn for you.
1:48.1	You ought to commission them to write a hymn and somehow work your name in it.
1:52.6	That would be because, you know, well, we've had her on this program.
1:54.9	We know that I am a character in historical novel.
1:57.3	That's right.
1:58.2	The alcoholic priest in the girl empress is based on me. That's outstanding.
2:04.7	Well, if we could get, if we could get Keith and Kristen to write a hymn that would somehow
2:09.5	incorporate your name, and then when they record it, work some of your vocals in.
2:14.8	It has been done. There is a rap record out there, of course, constructed one of my
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