How Evangelical Christianity morphed into a Political Machine, Became Anti-Abortion, and into NAR with Frank Schaeffer

Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan

Dr. Steven Hassan

Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education

4.8 • 684 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

For anyone with a background in Evangelical Christianity, Francis Schaeffer is regarded as royalty. He has written books that sold many millions of copies and two films were made by his namesake son to promote them. This interview is one of the most important ones for people to listen to if they really wish to understand what has happened to Christianity in America. Frank Schaeffer, a New York Times best-selling author, and host of the podcast, In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer, was homeschooled and raised in an evangelical/fundamentalist home and bears firsthand testimony of how his father’s life work was corrupted into a movement that wishes to secure political power, money, and control over people’s lives. Frank Schaeffer is a brilliant, creative man who truly cares about people and improving the world. Come listen to this incredible interview! Learn more about Frank at www.lovechildrenplanet.com. Learn more about Steven Hassan and Freedom of Mind Resource Center. Visit freedomofmind.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr. Stephen Hassan with another episode of the influence continuum, and I'm with Frank Schaefer.
0:11.1	Frank, I've been waiting to talk with you for months and months. I'm a big fan of yours.
0:17.4	I'd like to introduce you as a religious reform activist, who is a New York Times bestselling author
0:25.6	of more than a dozen fiction and nonfiction books.
0:29.6	And I love when you say, I'm a survivor of both polio and an evangelical fundamentalist childhood.
0:36.6	You talk about having severe dyslexia, being homeschooled,
0:41.8	you're a self-taught documentary movie director and feature film director,
0:47.9	as well as an artist.
0:50.0	Wow.
0:51.2	And I listened to earlier saying that they're making a documentary about your life, which I'm
0:58.3	really excited to talk with you about. Your latest book, which we want to plug, is called,
1:04.4	I love this. Fall in love, have children, stay put, save the planet, be happy.
1:12.6	Resonates with my philosophy on life, Frank.
1:16.7	And lastly, I'll just say that I read your autobiography crazy for God.
1:22.2	And I was like, holy macro.
1:25.8	And then one last piece, I was doing an interview with my friend Jeffrey Augustine,
1:31.8	who's an ex-Scientologist, big activist.
1:35.0	He's a journalist and PI doing the Scientology Money Project.
1:40.9	And he told me his backstory, which was like your background, and I think he actually
1:46.2	met your dad, and he's like, he was like a god. Like, everybody worshipped, you know, Frank's dad.
1:54.1	He was the Christian. And so I'm just honored that you took this time to be with us.
2:02.4	And I think you just have a lot of wisdom based on your life travels that the world needs
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