Favored or Forsaken: Facebook

Faith Adjacent

The Popcast Media Group

Education, Society & Culture

4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2021

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

It’s time to check those notifications and get to scrolling because in this episode we are exploring whether Facebook is favored or forsaken. Following Facebook’s recent movement towards more religious involvement, Knox, Jamie, and Erin dive into a larger conversation surrounding social media and the Church. Does Facebook make your life better or does it simply fan the flame of a family gathering dumpster fire? You’ll have to send this episode a friend request to find out!

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to Favorite or Forsaken.
0:12.6	I am your host and resident Bible scholar Aaron Moon.
0:15.7	Because the Bible binge episodes are mostly looking forward, Favorite or Forsaken is an
0:19.4	episode of voting to look into the present and future as we consider current events to
0:23.5	the religious lens to decide if they are favorite or Forsaken.
0:27.8	Joining me on this faith-based journey?
0:29.4	Jamie Goldis, Max McCoy, how are you guys feeling today?
0:31.8	Are you feeling personally favorite or Forsaken?
0:34.4	I'm feeling very favored because the week we're recording this, which is also the week
0:40.3	it comes out, by the way, is the eighth birthday of the PMG.
0:45.1	We have survived and dare I say thrived over the eight years.
0:50.2	Yes, yes, we have.
0:51.2	That's about you.
0:52.6	You know, same, same, and also I will add the Bachelors over.
0:57.2	So that's, I'm feeling real good.
0:58.8	Double helpings, double blessings.
1:01.4	That's right.
1:02.4	That's like a dope spring break right now.
1:04.6	So I'm feeling good.
1:05.6	I'll bet you're off.
1:06.6	I'll bet you're off.
1:07.6	All right, so I'm really excited about this episode, you guys, because we're, you know,
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