Podcast appearances and mentions of Rod Dreher

Six kids home for summer, a pilgrimage to France, a schooling decision on a deadline, and a Goodwill trip that produced an accidental gel bead gun. Sterling Jaquith walks through what's actually on her plate right now and shows the move that keeps her calm in the middle of it: stop trying to engineer a simple life, simplify your thinking instead. WHAT WE COVER IN THIS EPISODE: Why "just live simply" advice usually comes from people holding very different cards than you The Summer of Kindness experiment after one week (and why Peter prayed for it out loud) How to feel real frustration in your body without making it mean something has gone wrong The decisions and uncertainties Sterling is actively sitting with this June — including her own food struggle EPISODE TIMELINE: [00:00] – Why a "simple life" is the wrong goal for most moms [06:00] – The Goodwill trip, the gel bead gun, and weighing risk against sparkles [14:00] – Summer of Kindness update — what's working one week in [22:00] – France pilgrimage, French class, and Catholic Finishing School kickoff [30:00] – The schooling decision Sterling has to close the loop on [36:00] – Why her thinking is simple even when her life isn't LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED:   Summer of Kindness - Family script Summer of Kindness Calendar - Template Link Calm Catholic Kids (Kindness stories coming June 10th): https://calmcatholickids.com Good Mom Summer at Catholic Mom Calm: https://catholicmomcalm.com France Pilgrimage (age opened up — reach out if interested): https://catholicmomcalm.com/france Summer French class for girls (coupon code: Calm50): https://canafeast.com/frenchclass Catholic Finishing School: www.catholicfinishingschool.com/ Rack-O Jr. board game: https://amzn.to/4akdGQn Spirograph kit: https://amzn.to/43jNh1m Modest long-sleeve bathing suit dress: https://amzn.to/4dTVHCL The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher: https://amzn.to/43fIVbw CONNECT WITH STERLING JAQUITH: Website: www.catholicmomcalm.com Follow on Instagram www.instagram.com/catholicmomcalm/

How can you, your family, and your local church endure future persecution? By making an intentional decision today to live not by lies. Regardless of the country you live in, this episode will help you and your loved ones prepare to stand when pressures mount.Rod Dreher joins Andy to share insights from his recent book, “Live Not By Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents.”  Listen in as Dreher shares insightful stories from Christians who endured persecution under the Soviet Union and the Communist Bloc.You will discover helpful tips from those who have gone before us, and those who recognize alarming signs in our cultures today. You will also hear how Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, a dissident under the Soviets, encouraged the powerless to reject lies, especially mandated lies.If this information is helpful to you, please give us a 5-star rating and a positive review. Likewise, share this episode with friends and fellow believers who need help standing up under mounting pressures.To learn more about resources mentioned in this episode, see the following.Rod Dreher (Twitter): @roddreherLive Not By Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents, by Rod Dreher (Book): https://www.christianbook.com/not-by-lies-manual-christian-dissidents/rod-dreher/9780593087398/pd/087392?event=ESRCNThe American Conservative: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/Substack Page – Rod Dreher: https://roddreher.substack.com/Christian Emergency Alliance: https://www.christianemergency.com/Follow the Christian Emergency Alliance on Twitter: @ChristianEmerg1Follow the Christian Emergency Alliance on Facebook: @ChristianEmergencyThe Christian Emergency Podcast is a production of the Christian Emergency Alliance.Soli Deo Gloria

A report out of the UN says concerns about climate change were overstated. People who use chatbots are changing their views of morality. Proposed rules for funding colleges could create problems for Christian colleges. And another bizarre ruling from the Colorado Supreme Court on hospitals and transgender care.    Recommendations  Triggernometry podcast    Segment 1 – OVERBLOWN CLIMATE CONCERNS; CHATBOTS INFLUENCING MORALITY  Energy News Beat article  Washington Post article  Rod Dreher commentary  Article on Chatbot interaction  Segment 2 – PASSING OF BOB WOODSON; CHRISTIAN COLLEGE FUNDING CONCERNS  Woodson Center announcement  Christianity Today article on college funding  Segment 3 – CO SUPREME COURT ORDERS RESTART OF MINOR TRANSGENDER CARE  NY Times article on Colorado hospital  FOX News article on Texas Children's Hospital   

Vivimos en una era de "totalitarismo blando", un sistema que no necesita de gulags físicos porque ha conseguido que la censura y la conformidad habiten en nuestra propia mente. El suelo de la civilización occidental parece estar hundiéndose, pero la verdadera tragedia no es el colapso de las instituciones, sino el vacío espiritual de quienes observan el desastre sin saber a qué agarrarse. ¿Es posible vivir en la verdad cuando todo el sistema te empuja a aceptar la mentira? Rod Dreher nos plantea un viaje que empieza en la majestuosidad de la catedral de Chartres y termina en la necesidad urgente de crear comunidades de resistencia. Hablamos de la "desencantación" del mundo, de cómo el materialismo nos ha dejado ciegos ante lo sobrenatural y de por qué el respeto por la tradición es una forma de rebeldía política. Si esperamos que el Estado nos salve, ya hemos perdido la batalla; la respuesta está en las raíces, en la fe y en la valentía de ser radicalmente diferentes. En este programa especial en inglés, contamos con la presencia de nuestra amiga Mariona Gumpert y del estadounidense Rod Dreher, autor del mil veces citado en esta casa "La opción benedictina" (https://amzn.to/3QC6oR5) y "Vivir sin mentiras" (https://amzn.to/3QCrFKn) y uno de los pensadores más influyentes del mundo conservador norteamericano. Rod, que ha pasado por el catolicismo y la ortodoxia buscando respuestas al nihilismo contemporáneo, nos cuenta su experiencia personal con el asombro y su conexión con figuras como JD Vance. Además, hablaremos de su último libro, "Vivir en el Asombro" (https://amzn.to/4ee4fVE), la pieza que faltaba en el rompecabezas: la recuperación de la mística frente a una modernidad que solo ofrece cenizas. Bienvenidos a la Terra Ignota. Ignoto World #4. Emitido en YouTube (subtítulos disponibles) el 28 de abril de 2026: https://youtu.be/zHdGv_Zof0s ________________________________________________________________ We live in an era of "soft totalitarianism," a system that has no need for physical gulags because it has succeeded in making censorship and conformity reside within our own minds. The foundations of Western civilization seem to be sinking, but the true tragedy is not the collapse of institutions, but the spiritual vacuum of those who watch the disaster unfold without knowing what to hold onto. Is it possible to live in truth when the entire system pushes you to accept the lie? Rod Dreher proposes a journey that begins in the majesty of Chartres Cathedral and ends in the urgent need to create communities of resistance. We discuss the "disenchantment" of the world, how materialism has blinded us to the supernatural, and why respecting tradition is a form of political rebellion. If we expect the State to save us, we have already lost the battle; the answer lies in our roots, in faith, and in the courage to be radically different. Today we are joined by our friend Mariona Gumpert and the American author Rod Dreher, writer of the frequently cited "The Benedict Option" and "Live Not by Lies", and one of the most influential thinkers in the American conservative world. Rod, who has journeyed through Catholicism and Orthodoxy seeking answers to contemporary nihilism, shares his personal experience with wonder and his connection with figures like JD Vance. Furthermore, we discuss his latest book, "Living in Wonder", the missing piece of the puzzle: the recovery of mysticism in the face of a modernity that offers only ashes. Ignoto World #4 ______________________________________________________________ Recuerda darle a suscribirse para no perderte futuros contenidos. Y si te gusta, te animamos a compartirlo con tus amigos y conocidos. Puedes acceder a todas las plataformas de Terra Ignota desde https://linktr.ee/TerraIgnota (Instagram, iVoox, Spotify y mucho más). ¡Échanos una mano convirtiéndote en Patrón! https://www.patreon.com/TerraIgnota Para adquirir productos del podcast: https://TerraIgnota.es/Tienda En https://www.arenashop.es tenéis descuentos usando el código IGNOTEROS

Algunas imágenes condensan el espíritu de un momento mejor que cualquier artículo. Este lunes, Donald Trump decidió que su enemigo no estaba en Teherán, ni en Moscú, ni en Pekín, sino en Roma y que iba vestido con sotana blanca. Se llama León XIV, es el primer Papa estadounidense de la historia y, sorpresa para nadie, le ha recordado al inquilino de la Casa Blanca que bombardear países no es precisamente una obra de misericordia. Irritado por una serie de declaraciones del Papa contra la guerra de Irán, Trump soltó en Truth Social una andanada verbal de las suyas. Acusó a León XIV de ser "débil contra el crimen" y "terrible para la política exterior", le exigió "ponerse las pilas como Papa" y dejar de complacer a la izquierda radical. Remató con una frase asombrosa: "Si yo no estuviera en la Casa Blanca, León no estaría en el Vaticano". Como si el cónclave fuera una sucursal de Mar-a-Lago. Por si fuera poco, continuó con una imagen generada con inteligencia artificial en la que aparecía él mismo, ataviado como Jesucristo, imponiendo las manos sobre un enfermo, con una bandera estadounidense, un águila calva y cazas F-16 al fondo. Horas después la borró sin explicación. Vance, su vicepresidente católico converso, salió a decir que todo había sido "una broma". León XIV, nacido en Chicago y antiguo misionero agustino en Perú, no es ningún pelele. Desde el avión papal camino de Argelia, respondió sin aspavientos. Dijo que no tiene ningún miedo al Gobierno Trump y que no va a renunciar a anunciar el mensaje del Evangelio. Nada de anatemas, solo una cita bíblica colocada como una losa: bienaventurados los pacificadores. El episodio, lejos de ser una novedad, es la enésima reencarnación de un pulso secular entre el César y el Papa. En 1077, Enrique IV cruzó los Alpes descalzo para humillarse ante Gregorio VII en Canossa. Federico II fue excomulgado y depuesto en Lyon. Felipe IV de Francia mandó abofetear a Bonifacio VIII en Anagni. El ejército de Carlos V saqueó Roma en 1527. Napoleón secuestró a Pío VII. Bismarck lanzó su Kulturkampf jurando que no iría a Canossa, y terminó yendo. En todos los casos, el que llevaba la tiara acabó pesando más que el que llevaba la corona. La diferencia es que Trump no choca con Roma por una cuestión de soberanía sobre Italia o sobre quien nombra a los obispos, sino por predicar la paz, algo a lo que se dedican todos los Papas desde hace un par de siglos. León XIII, Benedicto XV, Pío XII, Pablo VI, Juan Pablo II, todos fueron pacifistas. León XIV se limita a continuar con esa tradición. Las consecuencias políticas no son menores. Trump ganó el 55% del voto católico en 2024, y hoy algunas figuras importantes del catolicismo estadounidenses como Rod Dreher, el artífice de la conversión de Vance, dicen que "irradia el espíritu del Anticristo”. Los pastores protestantes califican la imagen del sanador-presidente de “blasfema”. El Papa tiene, además, un activo decisivo, el tiempo. Trump se marchará en enero de 2029. León XIV seguirá ahí, y después vendrá otro Papa. La Iglesia piensa en siglos, los políticos, en ciclos electorales. Por eso, cuando chocan, en el largo plazo suele pesar más el que lleva la tiara. En El ContraSello: 0:00 Introducción 3:46 León frente al César 34:35 ¿Cómo sortear Ormuz? 40:11 Ormuz como baza · Canal de Telegram: https://t.me/lacontracronica · “Contra el pesimismo”… https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R · “Hispanos. Breve historia de los pueblos de habla hispana”… https://amzn.to/428js1G · “La ContraHistoria del comunismo”… https://amzn.to/39QP2KE · “La ContraHistoria de España. Auge, caída y vuelta a empezar de un país en 28 episodios”… https://amzn.to/3kXcZ6i · “Contra la Revolución Francesa”… https://amzn.to/4aF0LpZ · “Lutero, Calvino y Trento, la Reforma que no fue”… https://amzn.to/3shKOlK Apoya La Contra en: · Patreon... https://www.patreon.com/diazvillanueva · iVoox... https://www.ivoox.com/podcast-contracronica_sq_f1267769_1.html · Paypal... https://www.paypal.me/diazvillanueva Sígueme en: · Web... https://diazvillanueva.com · Twitter... https://twitter.com/diazvillanueva · Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/fernandodiazvillanueva1/ · Instagram... https://www.instagram.com/diazvillanueva · Linkedin… https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernando-d%C3%ADaz-villanueva-7303865/ · Flickr... https://www.flickr.com/photos/147276463@N05/?/ · Pinterest... https://www.pinterest.com/fernandodiazvillanueva Encuentra mis libros en: · Amazon... https://www.amazon.es/Fernando-Diaz-Villanueva/e/B00J2ASBXM #FernandoDiazVillanueva #leonxiv #trump Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Cuộc bầu cử Quốc Hội Hungary ngày 12/04/2026 thu hút sự chú ý không chỉ tại châu Âu, mà đặc biệt là ở Mỹ, chưa kể đến Nga. Ngay trước thềm bầu cử, phó tổng thống Mỹ J.D. Vance đã đến Budapest, để trực tiếp bày tỏ ủng hộ và vận động cho đảng của thủ tướng Viktor Orban, đang có nguy cơ thất cử, theo một số thăm dò dư luận. Theo giới quan sát, cuộc bầu cử này là một trắc nghiệm quan trọng đối với mô hình « dân chủ phi tự do », mà thủ tướng Orban được coi là người đã đặc biệt thành công trong việc triển khai, với hơn 16 năm cầm quyền liên tục. Orban, niềm cảm hứng của các lực lượng cực hữu, từ châu Âu đến Donald Trump Trả lời RFI tiếng Việt, ông Steven Forti, chuyên gia về chủ nghĩa phát xít và các đảng phái cực hữu châu Âu, giảng viên chuyên ngành lịch sử đương đại, Đại học Tự trị Barcelona - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Tây Ban Nha), cho biết tầm quan trọng của phe cầm quyền tại Hungary đối với thế lực cực hữu Mỹ, được coi là đã góp phần đáng kể vào việc xác lập chính sách đối nội của chính quyền Trump nhiệm kỳ 2 : « Trong 10 năm qua đã có nhiều chuyến đi của các trí thức, nhà báo và chính trị gia Mỹ đến nước Hungary của Orban. Không chỉ với việc các thành viên của chính quyền Trump, như ngoại trưởng Rubio hay phó tổng thống Vance đến Hungary gần đây. Đã có những trí thức như Rod Dreher, nhà báo như Tucker Carlson, và nhiều trí thức – nhà hoạt động cực hữu ủng hộ Trump, như Christopher Rufo. Orban đã bổ nhiệm nhiều người Mỹ làm giám đốc, thành viên của các viện của chính phủ Hungary, trong đó có Gladden Pappin làm chủ tịch của Hungarian Institute of International Affairs. Những người cực hữu trẻ tuổi như Pappin, sau thời gian hoạt động ở Hungary đã trở về Mỹ, xuất bản các bài viết, vận động hành lang, đưa các thành viên khác đến Budapest. Vì vậy, đã có một mối quan hệ rất ổn định, rất mạnh mẽ. Điều này cũng thể hiện rõ trong mối quan hệ giữa nước Hungary của Orban với viện nghiên cứu mang tính biểu tượng, như Heritage Foundation, một tổ chức rất quan trọng và nổi tiếng, vì đã soạn thảo Project 2025, chương trình hành động năm 2025, mà Trump ít nhiều đã thực hiện trong năm đầu nhiệm kỳ thứ hai. Đọc thêm - Mỹ có thể chuyển sang chế độ "bán độc tài" nếu Trump tái đắc cử, thực thi "Project 2025" Có thể kể tên các tổ chức cực hữu Mỹ khác như Viện Nước Mỹ trên hết - America First Institute, viện Claremont Institute, hay các tổ chức như CPAC - Conservative Political Action Conference - Hội nghị Hành động Chính trị Bảo thủ, thường tổ chức các cuộc gặp mặt của cánh hữu và cực hữu của Mỹ và thế giới. Hội nghị của CPAC đã được tổ chức hàng năm tại Budapest kể từ năm 2022, cũng như tại Brazil năm 2019, sau chiến thắng của ứng viên tổng thống cực hữu Bolsonaro, hay tại Achentina năm 2024, sau chiến thắng của ứng viên tổng thống cực hữu Javier Milei. » Tháng 7/2024, Viktor Orban lập « Những người yêu nước vì châu Âu » (Patriots for Europe, gọi tắt là PfE hay P4E), một nhóm nghị sĩ cực hữu mới tại Nghị Viện Châu Âu. Nhóm này nhanh chóng trở thành lực lượng chính trị lớn thứ ba trong Nghị Viện Châu Âu, với 84 nghị sĩ (sau nhóm các đảng cánh hữu Nhân dân Châu Âu EEP, với 185 ghế, và nhóm các đảng cánh tả Xã hội - Dân chủ S&D, với 135 ghế). Đảng phái tham gia gồm FIDESZ của Orban, đảng cực hữu Pháp Mặt trận Dân tộc RN, đảng Liên đoàn Ý của Matteo Salvini, đảng ANO của CH Séc, đảng Tự do Hà Lan (PVV) của Geert Wilders, phong trào Chega của Bồ Đào Nha, đảng Vox của Tây Ban Nha, đảng Nhân dân Đan Mạch và đảng cực hữu Vlaams Belang của vùng Flanders (Bỉ) đòi độc lập. Đảng RN Pháp, với 30 nghị sĩ, là đảng lớn nhất.  Đảng FIDESZ của Orban chính thức bị khai trừ khỏi nhóm cánh hữu châu Âu EEP vào năm 2021. Theo nhà nghiên cứu Steven Forti, mô hình « Dân chủ phi tự do » của Orban đã có nhiều điều kiện thuận lợi để củng cố vị thế tại châu Âu một phần không nhỏ do được nhóm đảng cánh hữu châu Âu EEP bảo trợ trong một thời gian dài. « Dân chủ phi tự do » tuyên chiến với « dân chủ tự do »... Năm 2014, bốn năm sau khi lên cầm quyền, thủ tướng Orban xây dựng mô hình dân chủ « phi tự do » tại Hungary. Dân chủ phi tự do vốn là một thuật ngữ do nhà chính trị học người Mỹ Fareed Zakaria xác lập trong thập niên 1990, để mô tả một chế độ dựa trên việc tôn trọng kết quả bầu cử dân chủ, nhưng lại bỏ qua các khía cạnh khác của thể chế dân chủ, lợi dụng các công cụ dân chủ cho các mục đích « phi tự do » (như sửa đổi Hiến pháp hoặc kiểm soát việc bổ nhiệm để thâu tóm quyền lực). Công khai khẳng định chủ trương « dân chủ phi tự do », Orban trở thành thế lực đi tiên phong của phe cực hữu, trong cuộc chiến chống lại các định chế dân chủ tự do của Liên Hiệp Châu Âu. Tháng 2/2025, phát biểu của phó tổng thống JD Vance tại Diễn đàn an ninh Munich (ít tuần sau khi Trump lên nắm quyền nhiệm kỳ 2), đã gây chấn động các đồng minh châu Âu. Ông Vance rời hội trường, bỏ qua bài phát biểu của chủ tịch Ủy Ban Châu Âu, sau khi đã trực tiếp ủng hộ các thế lực cực hữu tại châu Âu, lên án Bruxelles, khẳng định « không phải Nga, không phải Trung Quốc » là mối đe dọa đối với Châu Âu, mà là việc Châu Âu « từ bỏ các giá trị cơ bản của mình ». Chiến lược An ninh Quốc gia của Mỹ, công bố đầu tháng 12/2025, chính thức khẳng định chiến lược hậu thuẫn các thế lực cực hữu châu Âu, chia sẻ các giá trị chung với nước Mỹ của Donald Trump, khi nhấn mạnh Châu Âu đang có nguy cơ rơi vào tình cảnh « văn minh suy tàn » trong hai thập niên tới. Ông Sébastien Maillard, cố vấn đặc biệt tại Viện tư vấn Jacques Delors (Paris), nhận định, văn bản này « lấy cảm hứng từ phong trào MAGA (Make America Great Again), khẩu hiệu tranh cử của Donald Trump, đánh dấu sự kết thúc của tình đoàn kết xuyên Đại Tây Dương và xác nhận nguy cơ Mỹ can thiệp chính trị  vào châu Âu ». Đọc thêm - Hiểm họa lớn nhất 2026: ''Cách mạng chính trị'' của phe Trump phá vỡ nền dân chủ Mỹ ... Orban giúp Nhà Trắng đẩy « các đồng minh châu Âu » vào chân tường Các tổ chức hoạt động trong lĩnh vực tư vấn, hoạch định chính sách ở Hungary, được Orban tài trợ và thành lập sau chiến thắng năm 2010, có mối quan hệ rất chặt chẽ, rất mạnh mẽ với các tổ chức cực hữu của Mỹ, và ắt hẳn đã có nhiều đóng góp vào việc định hình chính sách của chính quyền Trump đối với Châu Âu. Nhà nghiên cứu Steven Forti cho biết : « Ví dụ như Viện Danube, trung tâm Centre for Fundamental Rights, phiên bản Hungary của CPAC, cũng như các tổ chức quan trọng khác như Học viện Matthias Corvinus Collegium. Đây là một cơ sở đại học do Orban kiểm soát, với hơn 7.000 sinh viên mỗi năm và có hơn 25 chi nhánh, không chỉ ở Hungary mà còn ở các nước láng giềng như Rumani và Ukraina, cũng như ở Vienna, Bruxelles, và có thể ở cả Luân Đôn.  Học viện Matthias Corvinus Collegium còn là một viện tư vấn chính sách, cùng với các viện nghiên cứu chính sách khác, như Ordo Iuris của Ba Lan, đã trình bày tại trụ sở của viện tư vấn Heritage Foundation, Washington, một báo cáo về tương lai của Liên Hiệp Châu Âu, hay nói đúng hơn là về sự cáo chung của Liên Hiệp Châu Âu. Sự trao đổi ý tưởng, phối hợp các hoạt động chính trị giữa hai bên đã diễn ra rất mạnh mẽ trong 10 năm qua. » Đọc thêm - Hungary : Viktor Orban một mình đối đầu với Liên Hiệp Châu Âu 4 nhiệm kỳ của Orban: Thất vọng của dân Hungary và sự trỗi dậy bất ngờ của Peter Magyar Sau 16 năm cầm quyền liên tục 4 nhiệm kỳ, thủ tướng Orban xác lập được một ảnh hưởng lớn trong giới cực hữu phương Tây, và đặc biệt là tiếng nói của Orban có vai trò quan trọng trong chính sách của Nhà Trắng với châu Âu thời Donald Trump, tuy nhiên, về đối nội, uy tín của Orban và FIDESZ có xu hướng giảm mạnh. Lạm phát tăng khoảng 50% từ 2020 đến 2025. Hungary trở thành một trong các nước có thu nhập thấp nhất châu Âu, sau khi đã từng là một nền kinh tế ở nhóm khá trong khối Cộng sản Đông Âu trước đây. Khoản tín dụng 18 tỷ euro của Hungary hiện đang bị Liên Âu đóng băng, do chính quyền Orban không tôn trọng pháp quyền. Từ một năm nay, chính trường Hungary đột ngột thay đổi khí sắc, với sự xuất hiện của một đảng đối lập mới, đảng trung hữu mang tên Tisza (Tôn trọng và Tự do) của Péter Magyar, một luật sư 45 tuổi và là nghị viên Nghị Viện Châu Âu. Theo nhiều thăm dò dư luận, đảng Tsiza có khả năng giành được đa số ghế trong Quốc Hội mới. Đọc thêm - Bầu cử Quốc Hội Hungary : Đảng đối lập với Viktor Orban dẫn đầu cuộc thăm dò Trả lời đài France 24, ông Jacques Rupnik, giáo sư tại Collège d'Europe ở Bruges (Bỉ), giám đốc nghiên cứu danh dự tại Sciences Po Paris, nhận định về một số điểm đáng lưu ý của cuộc bầu cử này: « Điều thú vị ở đây là ứng cứ viên đối lập cũng xuất thân từ đảng FIDESZ của thủ tướng Orban, đã có 20 năm hoạt động trong đảng này. Lãnh đạo đảng đối lập Tisza tấn công FIDESZ không phải về quá khứ của đảng này, điều đó sẽ khó khăn đối với chính ông ấy, mà là về hệ thống mà đảng này đã thiết lập. Cụ thể là sự kiểm soát của nhà nước đối với tất cả các thể chế, nạn tham nhũng, chủ nghĩa gia đình trị, kiểm soát truyền thông, v.v. Và đó là điều mà thế hệ trẻ mong muốn. Ta hãy nhớ là Orban khi bước vào chính trường đã lập ra đảng FIDESZ, một chính đảng của một nhóm sinh viên bất đồng chính kiến​​. Vì vậy, tôi nghĩ rằng việc bị thách thức bởi thế hệ trẻ, những người đồng cảm nhiều hơn với Péter Magyar, chắc hẳn sẽ là đòn đau với ông ấy. Orban tự nhận mình là người theo tư tưởng bảo thủ, nhưng ông ấy cũng thực sự già nua, nếu xét về mặt thế hệ. Tôi tin rằng đây là một điểm gây phân hóa rất mạnh trong cử tri Hungary ». Orban đả kích Ukraina và Liên Âu, ứng viên đối lập lên án « Nhà nước Mafia » Điều mà nhiều nhà quan sát ghi nhận là các áp phích, khẩu hiệu lên án tổng thống Ukraina, chủ tịch Ủy Ban Châu Âu hiện diện khắp nơi tại Hungary trong thời gian tranh cử, nhưng theo chuyên gia quan hệ quốc tế David Cadier, làm việc trong chương trình « An ninh châu Âu » tại IRSEM (Viện nghiên cứu chiến lược Trường Quân sự Paris), vấn đề chống tham nhũng là quan tâm của đông đảo cử tri, bất mãn với chính quyền Orban (trả lời Radio France) :    « Tạm đồng ý là chính sách đối ngoại có vị trí trọng tâm trong cách thức mà các ứng cử viên công kích lẫn nhau. Tuy nhiên, khó có thể nói liệu vấn đề này sẽ có ý nghĩa như thế nào đối với quyết định lựa chọn của cử tri. Theo tôi, mấu chốt của cuộc bầu cử sẽ là tham nhũng. Và đó chính là điểm mà Péter Magyar đang tấn công vào hệ thống của Orban. Có nhiều điều mà ứng cử viên đối lập Péter Magyar không chống lại Orban, đặc biệt là những quan điểm mang tính ý thức hệ. Péter Magyar là một người theo phái hữu bảo thủ như Orban, kể cả về vấn đề viện trợ cho Ukraina. Tuy nhiên, ông ấy lên án Nhà nước Mafia, mà Viktor Orban bị cáo buộc đã thiết lập thông qua một hệ thống phòng chống buôn lậu liên quan đến lĩnh vực năng lượng, v.v.. Vì vậy, theo tôi, chính ở điểm này mà sự khác biệt có thể được tạo ra, và có lẽ điều này sẽ có tầm quan trọng lớn hơn nhiều. » Chế độ chuyên chế dưới vỏ bọc dân chủ hay « Nhà nước Mafia »  Trả lời RFI tiếng Việt, nhà kinh tế học Nguyễn Quang A, người quan sát lâu năm xã hội Hungary, nhấn mạnh đến việc tại Hungary, ngày càng có nhiều người coi hệ thống chính quyền của thủ tướng Orban giống với một « Nhà nước Mafia ». Ông giải thích : « Hungary, Nga và một vài nước thuộc Liên Xô cũ gần với cái chế độ gọi là "chuyên quyền bảo trợ ", có thể gọi một cách dân dã là được đặc trưng bởi Nhà nước Mafia. Nhà nước Mafia (Maffiaállam) là một thuật ngữ do hai ông Magyar Bálint và Madlovics Bálint đặt ra, có một định nghĩa nghiêm túc về mặt học thuật (The Anatomy of Post-Communist Regimes, xuất bản năm 2020). Theo hai học giả này, Nhà nước Mafia là một nhà nước thâu tóm quyền lực về mọi mặt, quyền lực chính trị, quyền lực xã hội, quyền lực kinh tế. Và trong cái phần thâu tóm quyền lực kinh tế này, có một cái khía cạnh là làm giàu cho cá nhân những người nằm trong nhà nước mafia này, mà quan hệ quan trọng nhất là sự trung thành tuyệt đối với ông Trùm. Nhà nước mafia có thể nói là một tổ chức tội phạm mở, công khai, có vẻ ngoài hợp pháp. Tiếng Hung có hai từ, một từ là ''alvilág'' - thế giới ngầm, thế giới của tội phạm hạ lưu, hoàn toàn là ngoài vòng pháp luật như là mafia Ý chẳng hạn. Còn có một từ khác trong tiếng Hung gọi là ''felviág''. ''Felviág'' không phải là ngầm ở bên dưới, bất hợp pháp, mà là nổi lên bên trên, trong giới thượng lưu, với mục tiêu tập trung quyền lực, để thay đổi Hiến pháp, thay đổi các quy định của nhà nước pháp quyền. Cũng là viện công tố, cũng là cơ quan điều tra, cũng là tòa án Hiến pháp, và người bên ngoài, nếu mà quen với các thuật ngữ của phương Tây, thì tưởng rằng cũng hoạt động giống như ở bên Pháp hoặc Đức hoặc các nước Bắc Âu. Nhưng trong các chế độ ''chuyên quyền bảo trợ'', hay là trong ''Nhà nước Mafia'' này, thì thực sự  chúng hoạt động hoàn toàn khác. » Đọc thêm - Tự do báo chí ở Hungary: 500 tờ báo chung một biên tập Nhà nghiên cứu Nguyễn Quang A cho biết thêm, khái niệm Bạch tuộc Hungary lần đầu tiên được Magyar Bálint, cựu bộ trưởng Giáo Dục Hungary (1996 - 1998 và 2002-2006), phát triển trong một bài báo năm 2001 (« Magyar polip – a szervezett felvilág / Bạch tuộc Hungary, một tiểu thế giới có tổ chức », Magyar Hírlap). Magyar Bálint cũng là đồng chủ biên cuốn « Bạch tuộc Hungary – Nhà nước Mafia hậu cộng sản » bằng tiếng Hungary (A Magyar polip – A posztkommunista maffiaállam), xuất bản năm 2013.  Cuối thập niên 1990 đầu 2000, Hungary từng được coi là một ví dụ điển hình về quá trình chuyển đổi dân chủ thành công. Tuy nhiên, những sai lầm trầm trọng của các chính phủ tiền nhiệm, đặc biệt là cánh tả, dẫn đến lạm phát nặng nề, thất nghiệp phổ biến, nợ nần công và tư chồng chất, nhiều bê bối tham nhũng… đã góp phần vào chiến thắng của Orban năm 2010 (giới thiệu về cuốn sách Bạch tuộc Hungary – Nhà nước Mafia hậu cộng sản của Collège de France, năm 2014).  Cuốn « A Concise Field Guide to POST-COMMUNIST REGIMES », của Magyar Bálint và Maldovics Bálint (Nxb Đại học Trung Âu 2022), đã được ông Nguyễn Quang A dịch sang tiếng Việt với nhan đề « Một tóm tắt cô đọng về CÁC CHẾ ĐỘ HẬU-CỘNG SẢN ». Đây là tóm tắt của cuốn « Giải phẫu các Chế độ Hậu-Cộng sản » (The Anatomy of Post-Communist Regimes, dài gần 900 trang) đã giới thiệu ở trên. Orban thao túng bộ máy, nắm gần trọn truyền thông: Nguy cơ bầu cử « bị tước đoạt » Về triển vọng bầu cử Hungary, cho dù không ít người đặt hy vọng vào việc chế độ Orban cáo chung với chiến thắng của đối lập, chuyên gia Steven Forti cảnh báo : « Đúng là các cuộc thăm dò dư luận cho thấy khả năng đảng đối lập Tisza thắng cử là rất cao. Nhưng  chúng ta xem xét trước hết rằng Hungary là một ''chế độ chuyên chế về thông tin'', như nhận định của Peter Kreko, một nhà nghiên cứu chuyên về chính quyền Orban. Truyền thông hoàn toàn bị Orban kiểm soát. Sau đó, nếu chúng ta xem xét rằng các quy tắc của cuộc chơi – về luật bầu cử, hệ thống bầu cử, và nhiều chi tiết nhỏ khác liên quan đến hệ thống bầu cử - đều bị kiểm soát, chẳng hạn như ‘‘gerrymandering'', tức việc các khu vực bầu cử bị chính phủ thay đổi nhiều lần để đảm bảo cho Orban thắng cử. Cá nhân tôi rất hoài nghi, và không cho rằng đảng Tisza có cơ hội chiến thắng trong cuộc bầu cử này. » Trong một bài viết trên Le Monde, nhà nghiên cứu người Hungary Tibor Dessewffy cảnh báo : « Cấu trúc thể chế của Hungary hiện nay cung cấp nhiều công cụ để thực hiện các chiến lược như vậy: một Tòa án Hiến pháp ngoan ngoãn với Orban, đặt những người trung thành ở các vị trí chủ chốt và một hệ thống pháp luật được thiết kế với nhiều cạm bẫy ». Trả lời TV5 Monde về việc liệu thủ tướng Orban có phủ nhận hay không thất bại bầu cử, nếu kịch bản này xảy ra, nhà nghiên cứu David Cadier nhận định : « Có lẽ không trực tiếp, nhưng thay vì phá vỡ các quy tắc, ông ta có thể bẻ cong chúng để phục vụ mục đích riêng của mình. Thủ tướng Orban đã cài cắm nhiều cộng sự thân cận vào ngành tư pháp và truyền thông, vì vậy nhà lãnh đạo Hungary có thể làm chậm lại hoặc phản bác… Nhưng rất khó để dự đoán điều này. Có điều chắc chắn là những cải cách mà Orban đã thực hiện trong 16 năm cầm quyền sẽ rất khó bị đảo ngược trong thời gian ngắn ».

Great works of literature are often regarded with admiration and even intimidation for their role as the lofty subject of scholarly analysis, but these books were not written for the halls of the university alone. These works were composed to be used: insofar as they are able to challenge, guide, and transform the lives of those who come into their possession. The redemptive power of philosophy and literature is something we focus on often at the college, but few people today model this power as well as Rod Dreher. In this lecture, we find a potent example of the enduring vitality that exists in Dante Alighieri's  Divine Comedy. The resulting expanse is an account of literature as something spiritually operative. Dante's poem becomes, in Dreher's telling, a work not only to be interpreted but to be inhabited, as a means by which grace can possess the imagination and heal what argument alone cannot.  Subscribe for updates at www.ralston.ac/subscribe  Authors and Works Mentioned in this Episode: Inferno Purgatorio Paradiso Augustine's Confessions Julian of Norwich Benedict XVI Thomas Aquinas Alasdair MacIntyre's After Virtue

A Critique of Practicing the Way, Part 38 - Evangelicals Taken Captive by Roman Catholic Mysticism, presented by Bob DeWaay and Barb Gretch. Roman Catholic monastic mysticism is taking evangelicals captive through the teachings of John Mark Comer and Rod Dreher. Both men promote the teachings of the mystic "Saint" Benedict. We must reject the darkness of monasticism and stand firm in our faith. (duration 00:22:32) Click here to play

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn once noted that people often assume that their democratic government would never submit to totalitarianism---but Rod Dreher says it's happening. Sounding the alarm about the insidious effects of identity politics, surveillance technology, psychological manipulation, and more, he will join us to help equip contemporary Christian dissidents to see, judge, and act as they fight to resist the erosion of our freedoms. Don’t miss this timely conversation.Become a Parshall Partner: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/inthemarket/partnersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus episode, I spoke with Rod Dreher about what he describes as the 'Weimarisation of the West' – an increasingly atomised and economically precarious society that valorises transgression for its own sake. We also discussed whether World War II still has a central place in the cultural imagination, why the Online Right puts so much emphasis on humour, and the ongoing civil unrest in Minnesota. Article in 'The Point' on heteropessimism'The Harry Potter generation needs to grow up'Tucker Carlson interviews Nick FuentesFuentes on Red ScareRod's Substack post on nurses' comments on ICE agents'The Radical Right Is Coming for Your Sons'Ezra Klein on Trump Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In November 2025, Rod Dreher published an essay in the Free Press, based on an earlier Substack post he'd written, about anti-Semitism on the American right. Dreher had just returned from Washington, where he'd spent several days speaking with young conservatives working in think tanks and in government. What he discovered was that a significant portion of young men on the right, perhaps as many as 30 or 40 percent, expressed sympathy for Nick Fuentes, the white-supremacist podcaster who denies the Holocaust and openly attacks Jewish institutions and Jewish people. The trigger for Dreher's reporting was an interview of Fuentes in late October by another media personality, Tucker Carlson. Having watched that interview, Dreher witnessed what he called a Rubicon-crossing moment: the most influential conservative media figure in America giving a remarkably soft platform to someone who has praised Hitler and has made all manner of psychotic claims about the Jewish people. Dreher had considered Carlson a friend. That friendship ended when he called him out over the Fuentes interview. Dreher's voice is particularly important because he speaks from deep within the world of American Christian conservatism. He is the author of The Benedict Option, a defining text for thinking about Christian cultural withdrawal, published in 2017. He has also written extensively about his own conversion to Orthodoxy, and has spent much of his career reporting on the institutional health of American Christianity. So when he sounds an alarm, as he does in this conversation with Mosaic's editor Jonathan Silver, about anti-Semitism spreading among young Christian conservatives, Jews should listen. This conversation was recorded in December, with Dreher in Budapest, where he now lives. This episode of the Tikvah Podcast is generously sponsored by Ilya Shapiro, constitutional scholar at the Manhattan Institute. If you are interested in sponsoring an episode of the Tikvah Podcast, we invite you to join the Tikvah Ideas Circle. Visit tikvah.org/circle to learn more and join.

This weeks podcast looks at the New World Order, as envisaged by Mark Carney and the WEF - including Konstantin Kisin;  Mark Carney; Euthanasia for the Disabled in Canada; Banning the Bible in Canada; Rod Dreher; Davos; the Collapse of the Climate Change Bank; Iran and Davos;  Country of the Week - Switzerland;  Feedback; Cleanliness throughout the World;  Trump's ignorance on Allied Soldiers; Hate Crimes Law in Australia; Shabana's Pantopticon;  Abortion growth in the UK; The Covid Vaccine not a Vaccine; Betting on the Second Coming;  and the Final Word - Psalm 100.  With music from Tom Macdonald and Adam Colhoun; New Order; Megadeath; Yodelling Slim Clark; Deep Purple; Stephanie Martin; Van Morrison; and Larry Norman

A teaching based on Rod Dreher's books The Benedict Option and Live Not By Lies. 

Rod Dreher, author, “Live Not By Lies” Nick Fuentes: Political Punk Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian NationThe post Intersectionality & White Supremicist Nick Fuentes – Rod Dreher, 12/22/25 (3562) first appeared on Issues, Etc..

Alex joins us to talk about Bari Weiss's bizarre interview with Erika Kirk, Trump's #PACKWATCH response to Rob Reiner's death, and Candace Owens' feud with just about every single member of Con Inc. over her bestie's legacy. After a brief grab bag of new Epstein photos, we finally stage an intervention for Rod Dreher, who is currently having his artistic voice deteriorated by the stuffy losers at The Free Press. By popular demand, ¡No Pasarán! Matt Christman's Spanish Civil War is back both for a second round of orders and an ebook. PLUS: everything is still 20% off for the holidays! Order now at https://chapotraphouse.store/ Year Zero: A Chapo Trap House Comics Anthology is also 15% off at badegg.co. Through end of year purchases of the book also include a free digital version of the comic. The digital version also available through GlobalComix. Follow the new Chapo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chapotraphousereal/

Recent news headlines involving immigrants are causing a reaction that isn't very Christian. Information continues to reveal the transgender moment that took over the world over the last few years. And what's behind Nick Fuentes' popularity?  Segment 1 – Immigration and Image of God  MSN: A sprawling fraud scandal puts Minnesota's Somali community in the spotlight  Fox News: Who is the DC National Guardsmen shooting suspect? What to know about Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal  Segment 2 – The Transgender Scam  The Free Press: 'We're All Just Winging It': What the Gender Doctors Say in Private  ADF: ADF attorney, Virginia teacher to testify before US House subcommittee on harmful 'secret social transition' policies  Interesting Times with Russ Douthat  Segment 3 – Is Nick Fuentes Radical Feminism for Men?  X Post on Nick Fuentes  Rod Dreher's Substack: What I Saw And Heard In Washington  Questions and Comments  The Atlantic: Canada is Killing Itself  Joni and Friends  ______________________   Make a gift by December 31 to help us form families, churches, and schools in the Christian worldview in 2026! Thanks to a generous grant, your gift will be doubled, up to $500,000. Give today at colsoncenter.org/december.   Watch Truth Rising, now available at truthrising.com/colson.   

Jesse Arm (X, Substack) is the Vice President of External Affairs at the Manhattan Institute. He joins the podcast to talk about his recent article, “Ezra Klein's Blindspot.” Along with Richard Hanania, he discusses whether there really is a pro-abundance future for the Democrats. The conversation involves a comparison of the two parties, and a debate over what is happening on both sides of the political spectrum. Hanania mentions self-driving cars as a perfect experiment to test which side is more likely to embrace progress, and thus far it has been red states that have been more open to the technology. Hanania and Arm disagree strongly about JD Vance, and what he says about the future of the GOP. Recently, Rod Dreher made waves by suggesting that perhaps 30% to 40% of Republican staffers are Groypers. As Arm's job involves dealing with this class of people, he has particular insight into that issue. Hanania is interested in not only whether they are personally fans of Nick Fuentes, but also what their views are about Ronald Reagan and how they think about political issues more generally.Arm also explains the dynamics of the recent NYC mayoral race. How did Mamdani end up winning? And why couldn't the Republicans field a serious challenger? The conversation provides much to consider for those who believe that embracing markets and new technology is the best way to achieve economic growth but feel alienated from both major parties right now. Arm and Hanania also handicap the 2028 Democratic race, discussing how Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez might rise to the top due to the moderate wing being split, in the same way that Biden had a lane open to him in 2020. For more articles by Arm and other Manhattan Institute scholars, subscribe to the City Journal Substack. Related LinksJesse Arm, “Ezra Klein's Blindspot”Richard Hanania, “The Broad Lessons of YIMBY”Richard Hanania, “Boomer Liberalism Must Be Overcome” (conversation with Derek Thompson)Richard Hanania interviews State Senator Scott Weiner on the YIMBY victory in CaliforniaTimothy B. Lee and Kai Williams, “Waymo's Next Five Cities Are All in Red States”JD Vance on the problems of Appalachia Get full access to Center for the Study of Partisanship and Ideology at www.cspicenter.com/subscribe

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This week's episode is a live recording of Wisdom of Crowds, where we celebrated a very special occasion: the publication of Shadi Hamid's new book, The Case for American Power. The book is a soul-searching study about American power as a force for good in the world, and it combines memoir and foreign policy analysis. Shadi's thesis is that if we want to make the world “more just and more moral, more democratic and more respectful of human rights,” then backing the United States is both the “last best hope and the least-bad option.”Joining Shadi Hamid and Damir Marusic is special guest Matt Duss, former foreign policy advisor to Bernie Sanders, executive vice president of the Center for International Policy, and co-host of the Undiplomatic Podcast. “I am certainly not against the idea of American power,” says Matt. But his question is: “Which America?” Duss is less optimistic that US power can be put to good use because, he says, we are currently having a national debate about “what is the nature of the American project.” It's unclear how that debate will end.Nevertheless, Shadi argues, American democracy, however imperfect, is still superior to the regimes in the other global hegemons, Russia and China. We should not fear our own home — oikophobia is a real issue, Shadi says, using the term for “fear of one's home,” the opposite of xenophobia. Duss partially agrees, but says that being a democracy does not necessarily imbue American foreign policy with moral authority. “International law does that.” The topic of international law prompts Damir to steer the conversation towards the topic of Gaza. Does American collaboration with Israeli war crimes disprove Shadi's thesis? Or does it paradoxically strengthen the argument that the world needs morally-guided American power? At this point, Shadi utters one of the best lines of the night: “To be seen as hypocritical is the cost of trying to being better than you actually are.”We are making this episode completely free for all subscribers, including the Q and A section, which covers topics like: hypocrisy in foreign policy; why working with China is preferable to the US for some nations; how Gaza will change the Democratic Party; the crisis in the MAGA coalition; and more! Required Reading and Listening:* Shadi Hamid, The Case for American Power (Amazon).* Shadi, “A Genocide is Happening in Gaza. We Should Say So” (Washington Post).* Shadi, “Everyone says the Libya intervention was a failure. They're wrong.” (Vox). * Our 2024 podcast with Matt Duss (WoC). * Rod Dreher, “What I Saw and Heard in Washington” (Substack). * Roger Scruton, “Oikophobia” (Journal of Education). Wisdom of Crowds is a platform challenging premises and understanding first principles on politics and culture. Join us! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit wisdomofcrowds.live/subscribe

While it was sorely tempting to devote the entire show to celebrating the return of Sydney Sweeney to the public eye last week, we decided to turn our attention to the serious matter of antisemitism on the right, and just what the heck “groypers” (groyperism??) is all about. Rod Dreher passed along estimates that up […]

While it was sorely tempting to devote the entire show to celebrating the return of Sydney Sweeney to the public eye last week, we decided to turn our attention to the serious matter of antisemitism on the right, and just what the heck "groypers" (groyperism??) is all about. Rod Dreher passed along estimates that up to 40 percent of young conservatives in Washington are closet Nick Fuentes fans or groyper-adjacent, though this estimate has received strong challenges. We review a few of the counter-arguments that seem to be left unsaid at the moment.Then we turn to a brief recap and critque from Lucretia on our brief segment last week with Akhil Amar about his new book Born Equal. We didn't have time to get very far with the subject, but the amazing thing is that Lucretia and John were together on their end of this episode, and Lucretia didn't hit John once (though she may have spiked his whisky).Oh, and we did have time to talk briefly about Helen Andrews's legs.  You'll just have to listen to find out what this means in this compact, ad-free episode.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.comCharles is a writer, social scientist, and longtime friend. He currently holds the F.A. Hayek Chair Emeritus in Cultural Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. His many books include Losing Ground, The Bell Curve (co-authored with Richard Herrnstein), Coming Apart, Facing Reality, and Human Diversity (which we discussed on the Dishcast in 2021). His new book is Taking Religion Seriously. If you think you know who Charles is from the way the MSM has described him for years, this conversation may surprise.For two clips of our convo — on how science has revived old ideas of God over the past several decades, and the connection between psychedelics and agape — head to our YouTube page. (Charles is the second guest we've had who has come out as an LSD experimenter on the show; Rod Dreher was the other one.)Other topics: how Charles lived for decades without a “God-sized hole”; the security and comfort of modern life; when death and suffering was far more common; the 24/7 distractions of today; meditation retreats; Charles learning TM in Thailand; Quakerism and his wife Catherine's discovery that she loved her child “more than evolution requires”; how religiosity falls on a bell curve; my Irish grandmother's faith; “why is there something rather than nothing?”; the Big Bang and fine-tuning; logos; multiverses; the materialism of Dawkins et al; the evolutionary role of religion; CS Lewis; the Golden Rule; pure altruism; the transcendence in nature; near-death experiences; dementia and terminal lucidity; consciousness outside the brain; the soul; the collective consciousness in Buddhism; the strange details of the Gospels; the feminism of Jesus; the adulteress he saved; how grace is contagious; the Nativity; crucifixion and the Resurrection; the Jefferson Bible; the sacraments; the doubt in faith; Oakeshott; “Why We Should Say Yes to Drugs”; my HIV diagnosis; theodicy; Camus; TS Eliot; transhumanism, and the boredom of too much life.Browse the Dishcast archive for an episode you might enjoy. Coming up: Karen Hao on artificial intelligence, Michel Paradis on Eisenhower, David Ignatius on the Trump effect globally, Mark Halperin on the domestic front, and Arthur Brooks on the science of happiness. As always, please send any guest recs, dissents, and other comments to dish@andrewsullivan.com.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.ukIn this bonus episode, Rod Dreher and I discussed Pope Leo's recent comments on refugees and the conflict within Christianity over how to respond to mass immigration.Discussed in the episode:https://firstthings.com/indigenous-london/Thibault De MontbrialJean Raspail

A Sermon for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity Ephesians 4:1-6 by William Klock The world is not as it should be.  We know it in our bones.  Broken relationships, frail health, wars abroad, pandemics, and the simply daily struggle to get by—we all know the pain and the sorrow and the tears.  The Israelites knew this as well as anyone ever has.  They were slaves in Egypt.  They suffered under the bondage and tyranny of Pharaoh.  They knew pain and suffering and tears the likes of which you I can only imagine.  And, the biblical story tells us, they cried out to the living God and he heard their cries.  And because he is also the loving God, he delivered them from Egypt.  He dramatically defeated the God's of Pharaoh and then he defeated Pharoah himself and drowned the world's greatest army in the Red Sea.  And the Lord promised to set things to rights for his people.  He promised to lead them to a land of milk and honey and he promised to live in their midst.  It was—in a limited and imperfect way—a restoration of humanity's original state: of Adam and Eve in the garden, living in the presence of God.  It gave the people hope that, despite the pains and troubles of life, God has a plan to set right what our sin and rebellion has broken. But what was there to keep Israel from becoming just like the Egyptians?  If we're honest, we all know that problem too.  The world is in the mess it's in not only because others sin against us, but because we sin against them.  That's where Israel's sojourn in wilderness enters the great story.  In today's reading from his letter to the Christians at Ephesus, St. Paul quotes a bit of Psalm 68.  “When he went up on high, he led bondage itself into bondage, and he gave gifts to the people.”  It's a reference to the Lord meeting his people at Mt. Sinai in the wilderness.  He called Moses up the mountain, and then sent him back down to the people with the torah, with his law.  On that day the Lord made a covenant with his people: I will be your God and you will be my people and his law set them apart from the peoples and nations of the earth.  The Lord gave them the law to ensure that they wouldn't end up another Egypt—a land of oppression and idolatry—and in doing that he made Israel a community, a family, a covenant people so that, in them, the world would have a foretaste of the day when God restores sinful humanity to himself, sets his broken creation to rights, and wipes away our tears. This is the background, this is the story that gives shape to what St. Paul writes in today's Epistle.  What the Lord had once done for Israel when he rescued the people from slavery and made them his own, he has done again—but on even grander scale, through the death and resurrection and ascension of Jesus the Messiah.  This time he didn't just rescue a people from Pharoah's bondage.  In Jesus, he's rescued us all from our greatest enemies, from sin and death themselves.  In the church he's made a new people, a new humanity, a new temple in which he dwells—a people meant to lift the veil on God's new creation, a people who live God's future here in the present—to show the nations his glory and his grace. Brothers and Sisters, the church is the continuation of Jesus' healing and reconciling ministry.  We're a people filled with God's Spirit and entrusted with his gospel, with his good news.  We don't just pray those words of Jesus, “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”  We're called by God and enabled by Jesus and the Spirit to live that prayer out—to bring God's reconciling message (the gospel) and his presence (the Holy Spirit) to a broken world in desperate need of forgiveness and grace and healing. But what happens when the church stumbles, when the church falters in this calling and mission?  Most of Paul's letters to those first churches were written because they were doing just that.  They were a people rescued from sin and death to be heaven-on-earth people, but they were failing.  Paul wrote to the Ephesians because their unity was in danger.  Earlier in the letter he addressed the division that was happening between Jewish and Gentile Christians.  Jesus had given his people a new law—the law of the Spirit, but the old law of Moses, the law given at Sinai had so defined what it meant to be God's people for so long, that it threatened to create this chasm between the Jewish and Gentile believers.  And so Paul stresses, as he does so often, that it is faith in Jesus, faith in his forgiving and reconciling death and faith in his life-giving resurrection, faith in the gospel, that unites them. But that wasn't all.  Because even when the gospel bridges the divide between Jew and Gentile, even when it makes us one, there's still an endless list of things that threaten to drive wedges between us.  The same things that have made such a mess of the world, the same things that destroy our relationships—they're still with us.  Any time you bring a group of people together, there's going to be friction.  We don't all see things the same way.  Toes get stepped on—sometimes inadvertently, but sometimes on purpose.  We're prone to jealousy and selfishness and competition.  We're often set in our ways and don't like change.  We often hold too tightly to things and don't want to give them up.  We too often think of our wants and needs without thinking of the wants and needs of others.  It's the way of the world and it shouldn't be the way of the church, but the fact is that sanctification, the process of God making us holy, it's just that: a process.  The work of God's word and God's Spirit takes time—sometimes it seems, a dreadfully long time—and so none of us is perfect.  Jesus has made us new, he's given us the life of heaven, but if Israel could end up just like Egypt, so we can end up just like the broken world from which we've been delivered. The blinding light of the gospel, of Jesus crucified and risen for us, of God's great loving and gracious generosity outshines everything else, but we let our guard down and pride creeps in and, Brothers and Sisters, pride is the great cloud that blots out the sun of God's generosity.  And this is what was happening in Ephesus.  So Paul writes to them, if you're following along, in Chapter 4 of Ephesians: “So then, this is my appeal to you…”  And then Paul pauses to say, “I, a prisoner of the Lord.”  He reminds them that he's writing to them from prison.  He's been imprisoned for the sake of the good news about Jesus.  And he reminds them at this point to stress just how important all this is.  They've been called to be a gospel people, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of the world, but they're not taking it seriously.  So Paul's saying, “This is serious business—so serious that I'm in prison because of it—because Caesar and the powers of the present evil age can't stand to be challenged by the good news that it's Jesus who is the world's true Lord and because they can't stand to be challenged by the good news that a new order, that his kingdom is breaking in.”  Brothers and Sisters, think on that, because we often don't take this seriously enough either.  Our Saturday breakfast group has been reading through Rod Dreher's Live Not By Lies this year.  It tells the stories of Christians who knew what serious business the gospel is and who faced the wrath of the Soviet authorities for standing firm for the gospel—men and women who were imprisoned and many who were martyred for their faith.  Because they knew what serious business the gospel is—that the world depends on it if it's ever to be set to rights.  You and I live in a place of such ease that we too easily take the gospel for granted.  We need to be reminded what serious business it is—that Jesus gave his life for this. So Paul goes on and writes, “You've got to live up to the calling you received.”  It's imperative.  If they fail to live up to their calling, they fail to be the church.  He says, “Bear with one another in love; be humble, meek, and patient in every way with one another.  Make every effort to guard the unity the Spirit gives, with your lives bound together in peace.” Bear with one another.  Again, there are going to be points of friction.  We're human and we're not perfect…not yet, anyway.  That's especially true with a community like the church.  Most communities draw together people who are similar, but the church is for everyone.  Jesus is our centre and he calls and draws in people from every tribe and tongue, rich and poor, slave and free, Liberal and Conservative, Ford and Chevy, Canucks and…well, I don't know because I don't follow hockey…but Jesus unites us all together into one people, because we've all known the redeeming love of God in Jesus.  Because the sun of God's gospel grace outshines all the differences that would otherwise make us rivals and drive us apart. We've rebelled against our Creator.  We've sinned.  We've broken his good creation.  We've worshiped other gods and we've worshiped ourselves.  And yet God has never ceased to be patient with us.  And he still loves us so much, he still so desires to reconcile us to himself, that he—the Creator of the cosmos—humbled himself to take on our flesh in Jesus, to be born one of us, and then to die an excruciating and humiliating death he didn't deserve, in order to set us and his creation to rights.  And if we have grasped even a bit of the patient and humble and gracious lovingkindness of God made manifest in Jesus and the cross, Brothers and Sisters, we ought to be overcome by that same love, humility, and patience.  We ought to see each other—not to mention everyone still lost in the world's darkness—we ought to see them through that same loving, humble, and patient lens and desire for them to know the reconciling love of God as we have.  If God can love us, who have made such a mess of his creation and who worship idols, if he can love us so much that he will die to heal the breach between us, how can we ever let the frictions between us destroy the unity he's given?  In light of the sun of his love, every one of our differences—Jew or Gentile, man or woman, slave or free, Ford or Chevy—ought to pale in comparison.  His love doesn't just save us from our bondage to sin and death, it makes—or it ought to make—us his new creation: a people who are light in the darkness, life in the midst of death, a people of love and grace, of mercy and peace, of humility and patience in the midst of hate and strife and selfishness and division.  A people who—even if imperfectly—lifts the veil and gives the world a glimpse of God's future for the world. In verse 7 Paul goes on.  He writes, “There is one body and one Spirit.  You were, after all, called to one hope which goes with your call.  There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all, through all, and in all.” Let's walk through that.  There is one body.  Jesus didn't create a bunch of different churches.  He didn't create an Anglican church and a Baptist church and a Roman church and a Pentecostal church.  He created the church.  We've fractured and divide because of our failings and these fractures have become so common and so entrenched that we take them for granted, we think they're the norm—we even sometimes think they're good and right.  In some cases, we've grown so far apart and developed our own ecclesiastical cultures and languages that it can be hard to even recognise the gospel when others preach it.  I was listening to a sermon by an Orthodox priest in Croatia this week.  And on the one hand the gospel was so obvious and clear, but at on the other hand, I had to stop several times and re-listen to what he's said, because his way of talking about it is so dramatically different than ours.  And, at this point, there isn't really anything the average Christian can do to restore the unity.  But we can as individuals and we can as the local church do everything in our power to maintain fellowship with those who proclaim the same gospel that we do: Jesus the Messiah, crucified, risen, ascended, and Lord.  That's what Paul's getting at here.  There's one body.  There's one Holy Spirit whom God has poured out on all of us.  There is one Lord Jesus.  There is one faith.  There is one baptism.  There is ultimately one God and Father of all, who is over all, through all, and in all.  And that is our one, unifying hope.  The hope of every believer is the hope proclaimed by the prophets: that one day the glory of the Lord will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea; that the reconciling love of Jesus at the cross, that the power of his life-giving resurrection will bring us back to the Father and open the world's eyes to his glory. And note: we don't create this unity.  Jesus and the Spirit have created it already.  Paul's point is that it is our duty—so far as we are able—to maintain it.  And at the most fundamental level, we do that as we bear with each other.  As we forgive the sins of others just as we have been forgiven.  As we love each other, just as we have been loved.  As he live humbly with each other and seek reconciliation with each other, just as God has humbled himself to die in order to reconcile us to himself. Being overwhelmed by the brightness of the sun of God's love—you'd think—would be enough to drive away the pettiness and the selfishness and the pride, but still we need God's help.  And so Paul goes on in verse 7—I want to go a few verses past the end of our Epistle so we can let Paul finish his thought.  He writes: “But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of the Messiah's gift.” God has poured out his grace—his unmerited favour—on us, and not just poured it out, but poured it out in abundance so that it overflows, so that we can't help but give, share, and pour out that grace on everyone around us.  It's that grace that builds us up and that binds us together.  Specifically, in the next paragraph, Paul's going to go on to talk about how, through the Spirit, God has given the people of his church a diversity of gifts, not just to build each other up, but to accomplish the gospel mission we've been given, but I think here we can understand God's grace more generally.  This is where Paul quotes Psalm 68:18: “When he went up on high, he led bondage itself into bondage, and he gave gifts to his people.”  Again, the Psalm is about Moses going up on Mt. Sinai and coming down shining with the glory of God and with the torah—with a new way of life that would set this people apart and make them a witness to his light and life in the midst of a dark and pagan world.  And Paul quotes this to say that Jesus has now done this, but on a larger and grander scale.  Look at verse 9: “When it says here that ‘he went up,' what this means is that he also came down into the lower places—that is, the earth.  The one who came down is the one who also ‘went up' far above the heavens, so that he might fill all things.” As Moses went up Mt. Sinai to meet the Lord, Jesus has ascended to heaven to take his throne, but he hasn't left us to fend for ourselves.  As God sent Moses down the mountain with the law, so Jesus has sent God's Spirit to indwell and to transform and to empower his people—to fill all things.  Brothers and Sisters, that's temple language.  Moses came down the mountain with a plan for the tabernacle—for a temple where God's presence would be enthroned in the midst of his people.  But in the Holy Spirit, God has come down and made his people themselves—he's made us—his temple.  Jesus has washed us clean from sin by his blood shed at the cross, he's made us holy, and God's own Spirit has come to live in us. And that takes us back—or it ought to—to the very beginning of the story: to Adam and Eve, to humanity, placed by God in his garden temple to be its stewards, to live in his presence, to be fruitful and to multiply, and in so doing to spread his temple and his presence to the ends of the earth.  Brothers and Sisters, in Jesus and the Spirit, God has begun the work of restoring us to that original vocation.  He has made us his temple, he has made us stewards of his good news, he has empowered us with his grace—he has not left us alone to be and to do this in our own strength.  He has entrusted us with his good news, he has shown us what his new creation is like, he has empowered us with his Spirit, and he has filled us with his grace.  And now he sends us out not just to proclaim the good news of Jesus and his new creation, but to actually be that new creation for the sake of the world.  To live and especially to live together in such a way that the world around us will see the bright light of Jesus in us; to make them constructively curious, wanting to know that light for themselves; so that one day the whole earth will give glory to our Father in heaven. Let's pray again our Collect: Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, and make us continually to be given to all good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.  Amen.

This two-part video series provides a deep historical analysis of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD), tracing its ingredients from 19th-century New England intellectual and social revolutions to its status as America's de facto civic religion. We argue that MTD collapsed when the sexual and moral revolutions forced a devastating fracture between its Christian heritage and its core principles of self-actualization and benevolence, leading to the polarized political landscape of today.Moralist Therapeutic Deism Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eHYMzanOvs&t=4679s @triggerpod   @InterestingTimesNYT   @JonathanPageau   @PaulVanderKlay 00:00:00 - Introduction and Recap00:10:07 - MTD, Chicago, and Obama00:13:00 - Cornell as Microcosm00:25:15 - Tim Keller on programatic secularism00:35:55 - Mainline Christianity00:37:45 - Wokeness and MTD00:47:05 - MTD and Partisanship00:49:20 - Arena vs Agent00:51:00 - Donald Trump 00:56:15 - Nationalism vs Globalism01:03:40 - Who killed MTD?01:05:55 - Competing Arenas01:08:25 - The future of Christian NationalismIn this video I mention:Aaron Renn, Abraham Lincoln, Albert Baker, Alfred, Allen C. Guelzo, Amos, Andrew Jackson Davis, Ann Lee, Anagarika Dharmapala, Arthur Conan Doyle, Athanasius, Barack Obama, Benjamin Franklin, Billy Graham, Black Lives Matter, Bud, Buddha, Calvin, Cathleen Falsani, Catherine Fox, Charles B. Rosna, Charles Carroll Bonney, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Charlie Kirk, Christian Smith, Christopher Pearse Cranch, Clement of Alexandria, Conrad Grebel, Constantine, David Bentley Hart, Deepak Chopra, Donahoe, Donald Trump, Eddie Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, Elijah Muhammad, Eliott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Elizabeth Keckley, Ellen Todd, Emilie Todd Helm, Emanuel Swedenborg, Epictetus, Erica Kirk, Ernst Troeltsch, Ezra Klein, Fanny Hayes Platt, Faustus Socinus, Finney, Fox Sisters, Franz Anton Mesmer, Fred Shuttlesworth, Frederick the Wise, Friedrich Nietzsche, Galen, George Barna, George Fox, George W. Bush, Gregory of Nyssa, Henry Clay, Henry David Thoreau, Henry James, H. P. Blavatsky, H. Richard Niebuhr, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harold Ockenga, Harry Emerson Fosdick, Helen Schucman, Hosea Ballou, J. Gresham Machen, Jacob Blake, James, James Comey, James Lindsay, James Russell Lowell, Jared Sparks, Jean H. Baker, Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Jesus Christ, Jim Lindsay, John, John Adams, John Bunyan, John D. Rockefeller, John Henry Barrows, John Locke, John Milton, John Murray, John Stott, Jonathan Edwards, Jordan Peterson, Joseph Priestly, Joseph Smith, Judith Skutch, Julius Dresser, Kant, Karl Menninger, Karlstadt, Kate Fox, Kenneth Minkema, Koot Hoomi, Kyle Rittenhouse, Lelio Socinus, Leonard Zusne, Lou Malnatis, Luke Thompson (  @WhiteStoneName  ), Lyman Beecher, Madame Blavatsky, Margaretta Fox, Marianne Williamson, Mark Parker (  @MarkDParker  ) , Mark Twain, Mary Baker Eddy, Mary Todd Lincoln, Matt Herman, Meister Eckhart, Melinda Lundquist Denton, Mesmer, Micah, Michael Bronky, Michael Servetus, Monophysite, Morya, Moses, Nancy Pelosi, Napoleon Bonaparte, Nettie Colburn Maynard, Newton, Niccolò Machiavelli, Nicholas of Cusa, Norman Vincent Peale, Oprah, Origen, Paul, Paul Tillich, Paul Vanderlay, Phineas Parkhurst Quimby, Plotinus, Proclus, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ramakrishna, Rick Warren, Robert Schuller, Robin D'Angelo, Rod Dreher, Ronald Reagan, Ross Douthat, Rowan Williams, Rudolf Steiner, Samuel Johnson, Septimus J. Hanna, Shailer Mathews, Shakers, Shadrach, Socrates, Soyen Shaku, Swami Vivekananda, Tad Lincoln, Tertullian, Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Starr King, Tracy Herman, Virchand Gandhi, Victoria Woodhull, Warren Felt Evans, William Ellery Channing, William James, William Lloyd Garrison, William Newton Clarke, Willie Lincoln, Winthrop, Zwingli.

This video is my thoughts and reflections on Midwestuary 2025.  @johnvervaeke   @PaulVanderKlay   @thekalezelden   @thesacredpodcast   @JonathanPageau  and Rod Dreher. Ontology of Spirit 1 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMjEY3BOPPI&t=928sOntology of Spirit 2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiTAI_r31Ts&t=2586s

You might have heard of the new term: “woke right.” It's the idea that the illiberalism that has swallowed the progressive left—what we often refer to as “wokeness”—has come for the right. Here's how we think about the dynamic: Over the past two decades the woke left said: “Everything is taboo”—our Founding Fathers, the idea that men and women are different, the idea that wearing hoop earrings is verboten because it's cultural appropriation, and on and on. Naturally, people got fed up. Including people like Bari. Then some on the right exploited that anger, and said: “Nothing is taboo”—not words like “gay” or “retarded,” but also not “Holocaust revisionism” or “white nationalism.” Some of this dynamic is playing out in the headlines: The woke left changed Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples' Day. Then the White House changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America—the Trump administration even temporarily banned the Associated Press from the White House press room after it continued to publish “the Gulf of Mexico.” When the woke left tried to change the character of our nation's founding and take down statues of Winston Churchill and George Washington, the right took down a description of Jackie Robinson's military service that was on the Department of Defense website because it was too DEI-coded. On that note, the White House also recently said they would conduct a review of Smithsonian exhibitions to make sure they align with American ideals. And when the woke left said trans, disabled, people of color are the most oppressed class in America, the woke right says white, Christian men are actually at the bottom of the totem pole—creating a new form of identity politics, in right-wing language. It's a fascinating and alarming dynamic. The same phenomenon on each side of the political spectrum. We would argue wokeness on the left went totally mainstream.  Rod Dreher is one of the rare voices calling attention to the illiberalism on the right—and the danger it poses. He says the right has a unique opportunity to stop this woke impulse before it metastasizes. Rod is a contributing editor at The American Conservative. He's the author of many books including his new bestseller, Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents. And he most recently wrote in our pages “The Radical Right Is Coming for Your Sons.” Bari recently sat down with him to discuss why the woke right tolerates antisemitism and white nationalism, why this movement is appealing to men specifically, if it is fair to equate the woke right with the woke left, why he himself is not even comfortable with the term woke right—we'll get into that in the conversation—and what happens if this impulse on the right goes mainstream. This interview was originally a Free Press subscriber-only livestream, and we're planning to do more of these. If you want to come to one, all you need to do is become a Free Press subscriber today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam from the "Adam's Fall" (  @Adams-Fall  ) channel joins me to discuss his personal journey out of atheism and back into his native LDS faith. He then provides a detailed and clarifying overview of LDS Christology, explaining its unique non-Trinitarian framework and its concept of a progressive, developmental divinity for both Christ and humanity.Adam's Channel "Adam's Fall" - https://www.youtube.com/@Adams-FallPastor Paul Vanderklay & The Little Corner (TLC) community, Jordan Peterson, Jonathan Pageau, Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, John Murdoch (Adam's ancestor), Rupert Sheldrake, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Gavin Ortuand, Trent Horn, President Russell M. Nelson, Sydney Rigdon, Jacob Faturechi (  @faturechi  ), Moses, Tertullian, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Bruce R. McConkie, Joseph F. Smith, Orson Whitney, Orson Pratt, C.S. Lewis, Rod Dreher, Beau Branson, The "heliocentric" channel (  @HeliocentricOfficial  )

I sit down with my old friend from the Paul VanderKlay discord days, Dave W., to discuss the upcoming South Estuary conference and dive deep into the differences between "Light Woo" and "Dark Woo." We explore the nature of evil as a parasitic force and contrast the path of self-empowerment with the Christian concept of Theosis.Register for Dave's conference, Southestuary, here: https://www.southeastuary.com/Midwestuary : https://www.midwestuary.com/Dave's convo with PVK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnxGugpTJZg&t=1744sPeople MentionedPaul VanderKlay (  @PaulVanderKlay  ) , Jordan Hall, Jordan Daniel Wood, JD Lionheart, Michael Martin, Nate Hile (  @grailcountry  ) , Shari, Yoseph Razin, Chris Green, St. Maximus the Confessor, St. Gregory of Nyssa, St. Isaac the Syrian, Origen, St. Seraphim of Sarov, St. John Chrysostom, Rod Dreher, Vin Armani, John Vervaeke (  @johnvervaeke  ) , Ashley Lande, Scott Adams, Augustine, Plotinus.

Rod Dreher, John Vervaeke, Sam Tideman, Annie Crawford and Chad the Girl Dad   Paul Vander Klay clips channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX0jIcadtoxELSwehCh5QTg Midwestuary Conference August 22-24 in Chicago https://www.midwestuary.com/ https://www.meetup.com/sacramento-estuary/ My Substack https://paulvanderklay.substack.com/ Bridges of meaning https://discord.gg/cAjXpprB Estuary Hub Link https://www.estuaryhub.com/ If you want to schedule a one-on-one conversation check here. https://calendly.com/paulvanderklay/one2one There is a video version of this podcast on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/paulvanderklay To listen to this on ITunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/paul-vanderklays-podcast/id1394314333  If you need the RSS feed for your podcast player https://paulvanderklay.podbean.com/feed/  All Amazon links here are part of the Amazon Affiliate Program. Amazon pays me a small commission at no additional cost to you if you buy through one of the product links here. This is is one (free to you) way to support my videos.  https://paypal.me/paulvanderklay Blockchain backup on Lbry https://odysee.com/@paulvanderklay https://www.patreon.com/paulvanderklay Paul's Church Content at Living Stones Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh7bdktIALZ9Nq41oVCvW-A To support Paul's work by supporting his church give here. https://tithe.ly/give?c=2160640 https://www.livingstonescrc.com/give

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn once noted that people often assume that their democratic government would never submit to totalitarianism---but Rod Dreher says it's happening. Sounding the alarm about the insidious effects of identity politics, surveillance technology, psychological manipulation, and more, he equips contemporary Christian dissidents to see, judge, and act as they fight to resist the erosion of our freedoms. Don’t miss this timely conversation.Become a Parshall Partner: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/inthemarket/partnersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we welcome Rod Dreher to the show. He is a conservative writer, editor, producer, and documentarian. He has a new book and an Angel Studios documentary series called “Live Not by Lies”. In this interview, we discuss why totalitarianism is on the rise, what we can learn from the totalitarian regimes of the 20th century, the difference between soft totalitarianism and hard totalitarianism, how abortion and the trans issue are related to attacks on truth, how Christians have to accept persecution and marginalization without fighting back in order for totalitarianism to work, how churches in America are doing a poor job of preparing Christians for the fight, why he lives in Hungary, how the mass migration of Islamists into European countries could spell the death of Europe, and much more. Let's get into it… Episode notes and links HERE. Donate to support our mission of equipping men to push back darkness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rod Dreher is a bestselling author and cultural critic known for his incisive commentary on faith, politics, and modern society. His landmark books The Benedict Option and Live Not By Lies have shaped conversations on Christian resilience in an age of decline, while his newest work, Living in Wonder, turns inward, exploring beauty, suffering, and the search for meaning. Dreher's voice is unapologetically countercultural, drawing on Orthodox Christianity and a deep skepticism of modern ideological conformity.

This week, we're talking about a new article that Matt has in Sojourners Called Is AI Demonic? Throughout the ep, Matt and Dean talk about Rod Dreher, ChatGPT induced psychosis, the history of the telegraph, and how our only hope is organizing our workplaces. Read Matt's Sojourners article here: https://sojo.net/articles/opinion/ai-demonicIntro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoonhttps://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues*Support The Magnificast on Patreon*http://patreon.com/themagnificast*Get Magnificast Merch*https://www.redbubble.com 

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Despite our secular age, interest in the supernatural is rising fast. Justin Brierley speaks to Rod Dreher about the re-enchanting of culture in his new book 'Living In Wonder' and his own journey of encountering miracles, mystery... and even the demonic. More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/justinbrierley/membership Support via Tax-deductible (USA) and get the same perks: https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/justin-brierley/ Give a one-off gift via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brierleyjustin Buy the book or get a signed copy: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/ Got feedback? Share it with us by emailing: feedback@think.faith Ep 14 show notes: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/season-2-episode-14-dreher The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is a production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve Hayes hosted today's roundtable, joined by Jonah Goldberg, Michael Warren, and Megan McArdle to discuss the disturbing attack against anti-Hamas protesters in Boulder, Colorado, and the horrific rise in antisemitic violence. Plus: Is the “woke right” a thing? The Agenda:—The recent slew of antisemitic attacks—Violence within the pro-Palestinian movement—The house is on fire and Rod Dreher is in the foyer—Young people are entertaining taboos—Jonah's brush with antisemitism and the Trump movement in 2016—Tucker Carlson as lightning rod for the woke right—Youthful idiocy—Mike's trips to the liquor store near the office The Dispatch Podcast is a production of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dispatch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a non-partisan, conservative perspective. To access all of The Dispatch's offerings—including members-only newsletters, bonus podcast episodes, and regular livestreams—⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eastern Orthodox parishes in the USA have been seeing a remarkable increase in numbers, especially among young men. Justin speaks to converts, priests and journalists about why this ancient church stream is encountering a fresh wave of seekers. Fr Andrew Stephen Damick, John Mark Reynolds, Jonathan Pageau and Rod Dreher explain the attraction of Orthodoxy's ritual and sense of the supernatural. Storyteller Martin Shaw, Gen Z influencer Freya India and 'Apostate Prophet' Ridvan Aydemir, tell their stories of conversion to Eastern Orthodoxy. More info, book & newsletter: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/ Support via Patreon for early access to new episodes and bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/justinbrierley/membership Support via Tax-deductible (USA) and get the same perks: https://defendersmedia.com/portfolio/justin-brierley/ Give a one-off gift via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/brierleyjustin Buy the book or get a signed copy: https://justinbrierley.com/the-surprising-rebirth-of-belief-in-god/ Got feedback? Share it with us by emailing: feedback@think.faith Ep 13 show notes: https://justinbrierley.com/surprisingrebirth/season-2-episode-13-the-orthodox-boom-new-converts-to-an-ancient-faith The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God is a production of Think Faith in partnership with Genexis, and support from The Jerusalem Trust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Folks, we've got a new Pope. Pope Leo is here and we're going to tell you about him. In this episode, we cover the midwest pope meme, Rod Dreher's take, the Pope and his past on survivors of sexual abuse, and his emerging takes on AI. Here are the articles we talked about in this episode. https://religionnews.com/2025/05/21/theres-an-american-pope-and-hes-just-like-us-at-least-we-really-really-want-him-to-be/https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/05/23/cardinal-czerny-pope-leo-250770https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/speeches/2025/may/documents/20250517-centesimus-annus-pro-pontifice.htmlhttps://apnews.com/article/vatican-pope-peru-sodalicio-6fcdbb103f78aaeccc58e7b22f81e868https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/faith-and-deepfakes-pope-leo-xiv-age-aiIntro Music by Amaryah ArmstrongOutro music by theillogicalspoonhttps://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/hoods-up-the-low-down-technified-blues*Support The Magnificast on Patreon*http://patreon.com/themagnificast*Get Magnificast Merch*https://www.redbubble.com 

Find this episode on YouTube: Rod Dreher is the author of the 'Benedict Option' and 'Live Not By Lies' - both exploring how to live as Christians in this modern world. Discover the four part series Live Not By Lies here: https://www.angel.com/shows/live-not-by-lies and stay to the end of the show for one of the best Light-O-Meter tests in a long time! Visit the Light-O-Meter and change your life today: https://first-things.org/lightometer ✒ Substack: https://johnheersftf.substack.com/ ⓧ https://x.com/johnfromftf

People use generative artificial intelligence to troubleshoot technical problems, churn out anime-inspired images based on their personal photos, and drive university professors who teach undergrad courses to the darkest pits of despair. But are the applications of artificial intelligence limited to worldly matters? On today's episode, we discuss how strings of words generated by mindless neural network predictions over tokenized inputs are burrowing into our very souls. First, we speak to Rolling Stone journalist Miles Klee, who recently published a fascinating investigation into people who have fallen into spiritual fantasies because of their conversations with ChatGPT. And then Annie covers how conservative author Rod Dreher sees the devil in AI chatbots. Have you heard the good news of our lord and savior: byte pair encoding tokenization? Subscribe for $5 a month to get all the premium episodes: https://patreon.com/qaa /// Miles Klee on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/milesklee.bsky.social People Are Losing Loved Ones To AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-spiritual-delusions-destroying-human-relationships-1235330175/ /// Editing by Corey Klotz. Theme by Nick Sena. Additional music by Pontus Berghe. Theme Vocals by THEY/LIVE (https://instagram.com/theyylivve / https://sptfy.com/QrDm). Cover Art by Pedro Correa: (https://pedrocorrea.com) https://qaapodcast.com QAA was known as the QAnon Anonymous podcast.

Best-selling author Rod Dreher talks to Chris about his latest book, Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age. Rod explains why we've lost the ability to see the transcendent around us and how we can rediscover enchantment. What do UFO's, demons, and beauty have to do with this? Listen and find […]

Best-selling author Rod Dreher talks to Chris about his latest book, Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age. Rod explains why we've lost the ability to see the transcendent around us and how we can rediscover enchantment. What do UFO's, demons, and beauty have to do with this? Listen and find […]

Best-selling author Rod Dreher talks to Chris about his latest book, Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age. Rod explains why we've lost the ability to see the transcendent around us and how we can rediscover enchantment. What do UFO's, demons, and beauty have to do with this? Listen and find […]

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.louiseperry.co.ukMy guest today is Rod Dreher, Substack writer and author of many books, including a new title 'Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age.' We spoke about UFOs as a religious phenomenon, why Medieval peasants would be better placed to understand AI than we are, why young women are increasingly attracted to the occult, and whether men…

Greg talks to author Rod Dreher about the soft totalitarianism he describes in Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents, the Christians who resisted that totalitarianism, and the new documentary series based on the book.   Topics: Interview: Rod Dreher – Live Not by Lies documentary series (00:00) Mentioned on the Show:  Live Not by Lies – Documentary series Live Not by Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents by Rod Dreher Freedom Fading by Greg Koukl Brave New World by Aldous Huxley The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William Shirer The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt The Triumph of the Therapeutic: Uses of Faith after Freud by Philip Rieff Related Links: We Need Confidence to Endure by Amy Hall

Rod Dreher and Dave Greene ( @TheDistributist ) discuss the anger of young men, and how conservatives and liberals fail to address it.Read Rod: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/Follow Rod: https://twitter.com/roddreherRead Dave: https://fiddlersgreene.substack.comFollow Dave: https://x.com/GreeneMan6  Support this channel:https://www.paypal.me/benjaminboycehttps://cash.app/$benjaminaboycehttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/benjaminaboyce

In Episode 404 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with religious writer Rod Dreher about the crisis of modernity and how to open our eyes to the reality that life and the world are far more mysterious, exciting, and adventurous than we have been led to believe. Dreher and Kofinas spend the first hour of their conversation engaging on fundamental questions about the nature of existence, the knowability of God, the centrality of love, and how to find mystery and meaning in a world that for many has come to feel empty and soulless. In the second hour, Rod and Demetri discuss what the eastern tradition of Christianity can tell us about how we should live in the world, how those lessons apply to the culture wars, how to confront evil, and the appropriate role that Christianity should play in policy and politics. Subscribe to our premium content—including our premium feed, episode transcripts, and Intelligence Reports—by visiting HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you'd like to join the conversation and become a member of the Hidden Forces Genius community—with benefits like Q&A calls with guests, exclusive research and analysis, in-person events, and dinners—you can also sign up on our subscriber page at HiddenForces.io/subscribe. If you enjoyed today's episode of Hidden Forces, please support the show by: Subscribing on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, Spotify, Stitcher, SoundCloud, CastBox, or via our RSS Feed Writing us a review on Apple Podcasts & Spotify Joining our mailing list at https://hiddenforces.io/newsletter/ Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Subscribe and support the podcast at https://hiddenforces.io. Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod Follow Demetri on Twitter at @Kofinas Episode Recorded on 02/24/2025

Rod Dreher, author of "Living in Wonder" and "The Benedict Option," joins us to dive into the power of the Christian faith, miracles, and the spiritual battles waged across the world. Dreher shares his personal encounters with faith and how his experiences with the true miracles of Christianity have changed his relationship with Christ. Today's Sponsor: ZBiotics - Get 15% off your order with promo code KLAVAN at: https://www.ZBiotics.com/klavan

Today, we sit down with author Rod Dreher to discuss his new book, "Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age," and how Christians ought to respond to miraculous things in the modern day. We also talk about how and why young people are being drawn into the occult at an alarming rate and what this could mean for future evangelism. And we get Rod's take on JD Vance's stance on abortion and the upcoming election and the spiritual battles that come with it. Buy Allie's new book, "Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion": https://a.co/d/4COtBxy ---   Timecodes: (01:14) Rod Dreher interview (09:59) Continuationism vs Cessationism  (17:23) Young people in the occult (26:58) Doctrinal truth (31:42) What are miracles for?  (38:24) Response to “Living in Wonder”  (42:09) Doctrine and the limits of reason (44:37) Spiritual battles in the election ---   Today's Sponsors: Cozy Earth - Go to COZYEARTH.COM/RELATABLE to enjoy up to 40% off using the code RELATABLE. Seven Weeks - Experience the best coffee while supporting the pro-life movement with Seven Weeks Coffee; use code ALLIE at https://www.sevenweekscoffee.com to save up to 25% and help save lives. EveryLife — The only premium baby brand that is unapologetically pro-life. EveryLife offers high-performing, supremely soft diapers and wipes that protect and celebrate every precious life. Head to EveryLife.com and use promo code ALLIE10 to get 10% of your first order today! My Patriot Supply — Prepare yourself for anything with long-term emergency food storage. Get your new, lower-price Emergency Food Kit at PrepareWithAllie.com. Save $50 on your 4-Week Emergency Food Kit. --- Links: Living in Wonder: Finding Mystery and Meaning in a Secular Age by Rod Dreher https://a.co/d/8qYYNGh ---   Relevant Episodes: Ep 321 | Biblical Resistance to the Totalitarian Left | Guest: Rod Dreher https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-321-biblical-resistance-to-the-totalitarian-left/id1359249098?i=1000496918842 Ep 1058 | Ex-Witch Reveals LA's Dark World of Sex Cults and Blood Offerings | Guest: Jac Marino Chen https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1058-ex-witch-reveals-las-dark-world-of-sex-cults/id1359249098?i=1000666820850 Ep 1046 | Ex-Psychic on Demonic Possession & Taylor Swift | Guest: Jenn Nizza https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1046-ex-psychic-on-demonic-possession-taylor-swift/id1359249098?i=1000664520231 ---   Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices