Is Christianity bad?! Has religion done more harm than good?

Ask NT Wright Anything

Premier Unbelievable

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, History

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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N.T. Wright and Mike Bird and reunited together in person in Premier’s new London studios for a big Ask NT Wright Anything episode. Tom tackles a huge listener question: has Christianity actually done more harm than good? From crusades, slavery and abuse scandals to hospitals, human rights and the end of infanticide, he explains how to face church failures honestly without ditching Jesus. They then dive into the “coming of the Son of Man” – is Jesus coming or going in Matthew, Daniel 7 and the Olivet Discourse? And finally, Tom unpacks Romans 9-11: who is the “Israel of God”, why isn’t all Israel saved yet, and how do we avoid antisemitism and replacement theology? Plus a sneak peek at an upcoming bonus episode on the church and the Jews.Support us: https://www.premierunbelievable.com/geolink/donateStart going deeper in the Bible with a free trial at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠logos.com/NT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👉 Refer a friend to become a subscriber like you - they can get 10% off by clicking here (Embed URL: https://askntwright.supportingcast.fm?sc_promo=ASK10)SOCIAL LINKS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unbelievablefeFacebook: / https://facebook.com/premierunbelievable Instagram: / https://instagram.com/premierunbelievable Tik Tok: / https://tiktok.com/@premier.unbelievable Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.2	Welcome to another episode of Ask NT Write Anything, the program where we try to answer your questions about Jesus, the Bible and the life of faith.
0:43.7	And I'm here in London with Tom Wright.
0:48.0	No more podcast recording for us, Tom.
0:50.8	We are in person.
0:52.7	No Zoom, no Ether, no virtual world. We're face-to-face, Tom,
0:57.1	in London. And I was trying to figure out when we last actually met face-to-face, and I think it was
1:02.2	actually something like five or six years ago. I know. Extraordinary, because we talk online such a lot,
1:07.2	but it's very good to be here and, as you say, to see the new studios taking shape
1:11.6	and got a lot of intriguing questions lined up, which, yeah, quite challenging.
1:19.0	Yeah, I think we must have seen each other like three British prime ministers ago.
1:23.0	Something at least.
1:23.9	Which could be at least a week, depending on what's happening in the news.
1:28.4	And in these wonderful, posh new facilities that premieres, it's fantastic.
1:33.9	So many great things.
1:34.8	I mean, you can still smell the fresh paint.
1:37.5	Yeah, but you're right, Tom.
1:38.4	We've got great questions this week on, is Christianity bad?
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