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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Obsessive Thoughts, James Talarico, & Mormon Beliefs

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1 • Religious scrupulosity: common, crushing, misunderstood… • A centuries-old problem resurfaces: why believers have always battled relentless, intrusive, condemning thoughts. • When your conscience won’t shut off, how does it quietly rob your joy, assurance, and spiritual stability? Segment 2 • Do you know God as mostly condemning—even while knowing the truth of his abounding mercy? • Some personalities are wired toward scrupulosity. Where does your temperament lead you? • The problems starts with confusing temptation, intrusive thoughts, and actual sin. Segment 3 • David French sits down with Allie Beth Stuckey to discuss, among other things, politics. • David French hesitates to question James Talarico’s Christianity—so where should the line be drawn? • How do we honor our rulers when our rulers are scoundrels? Segment 4 • Our political beliefs flow out from our worldview. • Can someone hold radically unbiblical views about God and still be considered in the faith? • What do you value more: niceness, or doctrinal truth and boundaries? ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

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0:00.0

Wretched Radio begins in three, two, one.

0:07.0

I identify as a transgender woman.

0:09.0

I identify as a straight transgender female.

0:11.0

There is no such thing as transgender.

0:15.0

You're either XX or XY.

0:17.0

But honestly, I don't really identify as human.

0:20.0

I'm tired of being humanized for the comfort of other people.

0:22.4

God made man, male, and female.

0:26.7

That is determined genetically.

0:29.0

That is physiology.

0:31.0

That is science.

0:32.3

That is reality.

0:33.5

It's time for Wretched Radio with Todfriel.

0:36.8

Common and cruel. This is Wretched Radio with Todd Friel. Common and cruel.

0:39.1

This is Wretched Radio.

0:41.7

Scrupulosity.

0:43.1

If you don't struggle with it, you know somebody who does.

0:47.1

Why?

0:47.9

Because it's so common.

0:49.3

How do I know?

0:50.8

Well, I took a big old book off of my shelf.

0:54.1

Open it up to read page after page,

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