E209 Taylor Swift, Witchcraft & Hate Crimes | The Debrief Podcast

The Debrief Podcast with Matthew Stephen Brown

Sandals Church

Deconstruction, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Culture, Faith, Christianity

5 • 781 Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2023

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Join Donna and Matt as they kick off Episode 209 of The Debrief Podcast with Matthew Stephen Brown. Together, they navigate the intriguing intersections of faith, identity, and culture. From examining the relationship between Taylor Swift’s public image, her personal beliefs, and if you should listen to her music, to controversial discussions about the Church's stance on divorce and women's roles, the conversation is both stimulating and thought-provoking.

By challenging traditional views and addressing difficult questions, this episode seeks to unravel how beliefs impact our identities. The goal is to promote discernment, empathy, and respect, helping listeners uncover a deeper understanding of their identities within the context of their Christian faith. Whether you're grappling with your faith or simply curious to learn more, this episode of The Debrief Podcast is a must-listen.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the debrief podcast with Matt Brown.
0:10.2	The podcast where pastor and author Matt Brown debriefs your questions about Christianity
0:14.8	and current issues shaping our culture.
0:17.4	Thank you for listening and enjoy the show.
0:20.8	Hello and welcome back to an all new season
0:23.6	of the debrief podcast with Matthew Stephen Brown. Yes, it's good to be back. Yes, we have an all new set.
0:30.2	And I want to talk, look, I want to direct attention to the Matthew Stephen Brown. Tell us about
0:34.5	that, the sign that we have here. Yeah, so I'm going to be Matthew
0:38.1	Stephen Brown now, formerly known as Matt Brown. And the reason for that is if you do a chat
0:44.8	GPT search on Matt Brown, what it does is it merges me and another semi-famous Matt Brown,
0:52.9	who's a pastor, and it can't tell the difference between us.
0:56.5	And so if you notice on my book, a book called You, I'm Matthew Stephen Brown.
0:59.2	And the publisher was the first, HarperCollins Publishing was the first to tell me, hey, there's
1:03.6	another Matt Brown.
1:04.5	And for those of you who are like, well, be Matt Brown.
1:06.5	My parents named me John Jacob Jingleheimer Smith. And if you're not, weren't in the 70s, you don't know
1:10.9	what that means, but the song is that name is my name too. And so it's just to help clarify who I am.
1:16.4	And so from now on, we're going to be using that name. And by the way, that is my name that my mom
1:20.4	gave me. So my real name, my full name is Matthew Stephen Brown. And it will help hopefully to clarify, I'm also not an MMA fighter.
1:28.4	So there's a Matt Brown MMA fighter who's been on a pretty severe losing streak.
1:33.8	So whenever he loses, all my friends text me.
1:36.3	Okay.
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