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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Witness Wednesday: Intelligent Design, “I Don’t Care”, Pluralism

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.83.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

It’s Witness Wednesday! Todd Friel is back at Georgia Tech where he challenges students on intelligent design, morality, self-righteousness, and what it actually means to be a Christian. Conversations with skeptical engineering students, a Jamaican student named Junior, and a Catholic student named Dan repeatedly expose the same issue: people believe they’re “good enough” for God, but struggle to explain sin, justice, repentance, or why Jesus alone can save. Segment 1 • An architecture student admits buildings require designers… but refuses to apply the same logic to the universe. • A biomedical engineering student claims the universe “just fell into place”—so Todd presses him on morality, guilt, and judgment. • The shocking moment: after admitting guilt under God’s law, the student says he still doesn’t care if God exists or judges him. Segment 2 • Junior grew up in a Christian home in Jamaica—but realizes he may not actually understand Christianity at all. • Todd walks Junior through lying, lust, blasphemy, and guilt before God… and Junior pushes back hard on blind faith. • “I’m not a sinful person.” Todd challenges the difference between growing up around Christianity and truly knowing Christ. Segment 3 • Dan believes “good people” from many religions can make it to heaven—but Todd asks a devastating courtroom question. • If God simply forgives guilty people without punishment… is He actually a just judge? • Todd dismantles salvation-by-good-works and explains why trying harder can never erase guilt before a holy God. Segment 4 • Todd explains the difference between earning heaven and receiving forgiveness through Christ alone. • Why your “good works” might actually be offensive to God if they come from a sinful heart. • One of the clearest gospel appeals of the episode: stop striving, die to self, and trust the righteousness of Jesus instead. ___ 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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Hi, this is Todd Freel, Executive Director of Fortis Institute. Perhaps you've noticed Christians

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If the God of the Bible really exists, I would go gladly to hell.

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And anybody's happy to go to heaven to worship such a creature

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is morally bankrupt. It is because God's wrath is real, that his mercy is relevant. Unless you

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have a real wrath, the biblical concepts of mercy and of grace are robbed of their meaning.

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It's time for Wretched Radio with Todd Freel. It's Witness Wednesday at Georgia Tech. Hey, young man, while you're walking that way, can I talk to you on the radio? Okay. What are you studying? Architecture. Cool. All right, I'm going to throw something at you, my architecture friend. There's a building that's being built right there.

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I'm aware.

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Yep. Who designed that bad boy?

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I don't know.

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Do you think anybody was involved in the design?

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I'm pretty sure someone was.

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An architect, right?

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