Media Coverage of Religion and the World Cup – Terry Mattingly, 7/15/26 (1961)
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Terry Mattingly of Rational Sheep
Rational Sheep
Pop Goes Religion: Faith in Popular Culture
GetReligion.org
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| 0:00.0 | And I think we have to ask, do today's Marxist activists have any reason to say that they hate above anyone else in the world the church leaders most celebrated by our cultural elites? |
| 0:12.1 | Or do they find that their efforts are not only not hampered by Christian cultural elites, but are, in fact, helped by them. |
| 0:21.8 | Megan Basham of the Daily Wire, speaking of the 2026 issues, et cetera, making the case conference. |
| 0:27.7 | We must resist the infiltrators and use our power in such a way that when those who oppose |
| 0:33.9 | the cause of Christ are asked who they hate most in the world they think of our names. |
| 0:40.7 | You can watch Megan Basham making the case against progressive influence in the church from this |
| 0:46.0 | year's Making the Case Conference. For a contribution of $250 by Labor Day, we'll send you a link to |
| 0:52.1 | watch the entire conference. Learn more at Issuesetc.org. |
| 1:04.4 | Prolethingcomits have done very well since Dobbs. Not one pro-lifengal has lost a steep |
| 1:08.6 | wide race. Margaret Thatcher very famously said, |
| 1:11.7 | Socialism works great until you run out of other people's money. |
| 1:14.8 | In the Islamic system, the system works great until you run out of the infidels money. |
| 1:19.1 | I love this quotation from Luther. |
| 1:21.5 | He says, |
| 1:22.5 | Spare me from a church in which there are no sinners. |
| 1:26.4 | The essential character of being a Christian is to be a redeemed sinner. |
| 1:32.1 | If we are Christians and we suffer, is that so unbelievable that we should bear a splinter |
| 1:39.0 | of Jesus' cross after he has gone through so much as a perfect one? |
| 1:43.2 | Hospice nurses driving around from patient to patient, love listening to issues, etc. |
| 1:52.0 | Professional sports is always a bit of a drama. |
| 1:54.5 | Part of that drama is either a sincere or sometimes just a superstitious expression of religious faith. We see it all the time |
| 2:02.7 | in all major sports, and it is there as well in the World Cup competition. Greetings and welcome |
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