588: Pointless Theology Fights & Rethinking American Poverty with Matthew Desmond

A Christian writer in Australia has a list of seven "pointless" things Christians fight about "for no good reason" including predestination, evolution, the inerrancy of the Bible, and worship. Phil presents all seven to Kaitlyn and Skye and discovers that maybe they're not all pointless. Then, Kaitlyn interviews best-selling author and professor Matthew Desmond about his most recent book, "Poverty, by America." He says the amount of poverty in the country is not an intractable problem but a choice. He challenges the narratives we tell ourselves about taxes, welfare, and the poor, and says the church should be more angry about what's happening to the most vulnerable in our society. Plus, another Nebraska-man/animal news story. Holy Post Plus: Getting Schooled - Environmentalism 101 https://www.patreon.com/posts/91594858 0:00 - Intro 1:14 - Show starts 3:53 - Theme Song 4:16 - Sponsor - With God Daily - Sign up today at www.withgoddaily.com to receive a daily devotional from Skye Jethani 6:09 - Animal News 12:55 - The Seven Pointless Things Christians Fight About 14:29 - Inerrancy 17:25 - Predestination 21:04 - Evolution/Age of Earth 29:27 - Politics 34:12 - Who is saved 38:42 - How We Worship 47:49 - Sponsor - AG1 - To get your FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase, go to athleticgreens.com/HOLYPOST 49:15 - Sponsor - Faithful Counseling - Get 10% off your first month at www.faithfulcounseling.com/HOLYPOST 50:28 - Interview Intro 53:27 - Why there is so much poverty in America 1:06:08 - Welfare 1:14:08 - The Spiritual Harm Done by Poverty 1:24:40 - End Credits Links mentioned in news segment: Nebraska man recovering after being hit by deer while bicycling with his pet parrot near Fort Kearny https://www.ketv.com/article/nebraska-man-recovering-hit-by-deer-bicycling-with-pet-parrot/45446518?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwAR3pv6TN5LGkJt8NyLdZolsdd-u7YGu-SOtYdiRfu-6396_JaOV6TaiSFhs "Seven Pointless Things Christians Fight About" https://medium.com/backyard-theology/the-seven-pointless-things-that-christians-fight-about-dbd81f85f7e8 Other resources: Poverty by America by Matthew Desmond https://amzn.to/3MbeWt2 Holy Post website: https://www.holypost.com/ Holy Post Plus: www.holypost.com/plus Holy Post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holypost Holy Post Merch Store: https://www.holypost.com/shop The Holy Post is supported by our listeners. We may earn affiliate commissions through links listed here. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.