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Sep 2023

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Air Date: 9-8-23 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Erin and Deon discuss: - The need for good structures of society, not scripture - Jesus is too liberal for Christians - Amateur anthropology - Technology and humanity - Drugs and alcohol

REFERENCES: Report: Record Number Of People Following Their Hearts - Babylon Bee

The Misunderstood Reason Millions of Americans Stopped Going to Church - The Atlantic

Evangelicals Are Now Rejecting 'Liberal' Teachings of Jesus - Newsweek

Doug Rushkoff Is Ready to Renounce the Digital Revolution - Wired

A kind of magic - CEO Mag

A philosopher's psychedelic encounter with reality - The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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