In a recent editorial, Kevin DeYoung took aim at Christian commentators, including David French, for criticizing the social and political hypocrisies within white evangelicalism. DeYoung says these necessary corrections are better left to pastors rather than “professional writers, academics, and full-time commentators.” David and Skye respond to DeYoung’s editorial by explaining the good, and bad, reasons so few pastors are speaking prophetically in America today. Then, they turn their attention to the remarkable NY Times report about the U.S. military underreporting civilian casualties from drone attacks in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. French explains why legally the terrorists, not the U.S. military, carry responsibility for these deaths, which leads to a wider discussion about the ethics of war in general, the way drones may change Americans’ view of war in the future, and whether the invasion of Iraq was justifiable to begin with.
0:00 - Intro
2:40 - Kevin DeYoung editorial on Christian commentators https://wng.org/opinions/deyoung-on-white-evangelicalism-1639659990
29:54 - Drone attacks, civilian casualties, and ethics of war https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/12/18/us/airstrikes-pentagon-records-civilian-deaths.html
617: Apple Crushes It & the Future of Christianity with Matthew Niermann
616: Black Church Politics & Messy Authenticity with Nancy French
615: Taylor Swift’s Sacrilege & the Future of the Republican Party with Peter Wehner
French Friday: Israel’s Error and College Protests
614: The Rise of Raunchy Christians & Avoiding Civil War with Tracy McKenzie
613: Driscoll, Dawkins, & Political Discipleship with Curtis Chang
612: The Religious Vacuum, Politics, & the Powers with N.T. Wright
611: Trump’s Bible, Biden’s Easter, and Climate Change for Christians with Katharine Hayhoe
French Friday: TikTok Ban & Who Should Hold the Reins of Social Media
610: Learning to Disagree Respectfully with John Inazu
609: Rebounding Pastors, Shifting Evangelicals, & Rethinking Christian Media with Jon Houghton
608: Defining the Gospel & Who’s a “Real” Christian with Matthew Bates
607: The Gift of Disillusionment with Mike Cosper
606: Alabama Embryos & Catechizing Kids with Todd Hains & Natasha Kennedy
French Friday: Biden's Age & MAGA's Violence
605: Market-Driven Christianity & Abortion Beyond Politics with Angela Weszely
604: Faulty Foot Washing & Pagan Christianity with Nijay Gupta
603: The Politics of Fear & Rethinking the Cross with Brian Zahnd
602: When Vischer Met Reiner
French Friday: Why D.E.I. is the New C.R.T.
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