Episode 452: The Messy Call to Christian Unity with Francis Chan

The Holy Post

Phil Vischer

Skyejethani, Society & Culture, Philvischer, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, 226012, Christiantaylor, Atheism, Veggietales

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Francis Chan says it’s time for Christians to take Jesus’ command about unity seriously. His new book, “Until Unity,” outlines the biblical call to be one, and why we struggle to achieve it. Skye talks with Chan about what Christian unity looks like practically, the role of racism in keeping us apart, how a focus on church growth distracted Chan from seeking unity, and how to know when disunity is the only option. Also this week, a new study finds less than 50% of Americans are now members of a church for the first time in a century. Should secularists be rejoicing? Not necessarily, as some experts fear religious zeal is now shifting into politics. Plus, smuggling baby tortoises, Phil’s worried about a 3,000-year-old knife-wielding spider god, and a fecal fight between Godzilla and King Kong.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/644356/godzilla-king-kong-whose-poops-would-be-bigger

https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/30/world/galapagos-airport-tortoises-trnd/index.html

https://www.insider.com/japan-early-cherry-blossom-bloom-climate-change-2021-4

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mural-knife-wielding-spider-god-found-peru-180977360/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/03/29/church-membership-fallen-below-majority/

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0:00.0	Hey there, welcome back to the show.
0:01.2	This is Phil Vissier.
0:02.0	It's the Holypost podcast.
0:03.3	I am here with Skyjatani.
0:05.5	Hi Phil.
0:06.5	Nice guy.
0:07.5	And Christian Taylor.
0:08.5	Oh Phil.
0:10.7	Hi, and Christian has brought a little friend.
0:12.4	Can you introduce us to your little,
0:13.8	I just say a loady or a little friend.
0:15.3	Yeah, this is my little friend, Peep.
0:19.6	We talked Peep.
0:20.8	We talked, okay Sky, we talked Peep's last week
0:23.8	because it was Easter, it was right after Easter.
0:25.9	And that led us to doing a lot of research and Christian
0:29.7	rediscovered.
0:31.3	She said she didn't like Peep's last week.
0:33.3	She rediscovered that she actually really liked Peep's.
0:36.2	I think they're so squishy.
0:37.9	They're squishy and they're crunchy.
0:41.9	I think a fresh peep right out of a freshly opened pack
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