WOTM: Christians Need To STFU (feat. Frank Turek)
Apparently, there are ideas about which Frank Turek and I agree. Horrifying, I know. But stopped clocks, right? In this video, Frank is confronted by a really sharp young woman who challenges Frank about the value of Christianity — in terms of its ability (or lack thereof) to make people better people. Watch Frank squirm (and lie on his Bible)! Special thanks and a shoutout to Brandon over on the Mindshift channel!
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Enjoy! B
Comments (5)
I disagree with the premise that those with more resources are more moral. The world is full of immoral people with lots of resources.
See my earlier reference to Harris's expose. I opine it's worth pointing out that the progressive, enlightened Nordic Model countries have been steadily losing religious belief for decades, and —surprise, surprise— their secular societies are ranked the highest in the world for prosperity and happiness. https://index.prosperity.com/rankings
Love those links!!!
Turek's answer to the question is such a sad train wreck of a badly improvised fantasy construct. Those clips of him were so cringy -- I yelled at my computer monitor "JUST STOP TALKING". He also needs to read St. Augustine's confessions. The whole point of Christianity in St. Augustine's time was a rejection of an external force having an effect of making people better. That was a pagan concept of morality that Christianity rejected. The only promise the Dead Guy on a Stick made was eternal life after death if you accept him as your savior. Early Christians rejected everything pagan, not just that you could make people better but also the transactional relationship with a god. But that's made a come-back in Christianity starting in the 20th century as we see the devout making claims that God (TM) rewards the good and punishes the bad *in this world*.
Yeah, let's see the empirical data on THAT claim!