E13. Ben Howe Explains the Folly of Trying to Determine God’s Purposes

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🗓️ 10 January 2019

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Ben Howe, author of The Immoral Majority: Christian Evangelicals and the Role they Play in the Era of Trump (due out this year) discusses his journey from the Tea Party to the Center, his favorite Marvel character, and why he doesn’t trust anyone who isn’t honest about their failures – especially politicians. Ben takes issue with using the Bible to pretend that you are pursuing your self-interests nobly and explains the problem with combining ideology with partisanship. Don’t miss a fascinating breakdown of how evangelical leaders have recast all of Trump’s sins as virtues and the danger of convincing a narcissist that his narcissism is virtuous. And stick around for Ben’s epic Christian Retreat Dad joke.

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0:08.3	This is Walk-In's Welcome with Bridget Petacy.
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0:34.4	This week my guest is Ben Howe, a writer who's an upcoming book The Immoral
0:39.0	majority about Christian evangelicals and the role they play
0:42.9	and the Republican Party in the air of Trump
0:45.3	is slated for release this year.
0:47.1	He also owns a video and film production company
0:49.6	and tweets shit sometimes.
0:51.9	Hello Ben Howe. Hello, Ben Howe.
0:53.6	Hello, Bridget Fettisey.
0:55.5	Thanks for being here.
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