Many of our political leaders invoke the Bible, but Rabbi Shai Held says many don't understand one of its most important commands. Rabbi Held argues that Scripture's call to love immigrants was a "moral revolution" and says the mistreatment of immigrants is an abomination in God's eyes. Skye interviews Father James Martin about his new memoir, "Work in Progress," about his journey from the business world to the priesthood. They also discuss the link between Jesuit spirituality and Protestant theology, and they get nerdy about Jesus and temple theology. Also this week—the rise of non-denoms, and Phil wants cornhole in the Olympics.
Many of our political leaders invoke the Bible, but Rabbi Shai Held says many don't understand one of its most important commands. Rabbi Held argues that Scripture's call to love immigrants was a "moral revolution" and says the mistreatment of immigrants is an abomination in God's eyes. Skye interviews Father James Martin about his new memoir, "Work in Progress," about his journey from the business world to the priesthood. They also discuss the link between Jesuit spirituality and Protestant theology, and they get nerdy about Jesus and temple theology. Also this week—the rise of non-denoms, and Phil wants cornhole in the Olympics.
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2:15 - Theme Song
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5:55 - Winter Olympics!
15:06 - A Rabbi's Op-Ed on Immigration
27:45 - More Life-Saving Aid Cut
37:58 - Non-Denominational Churches
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54:55 - Interview
57:03 - How Father Martin Became a Jesuit Priest
1:04:53 - Post-Secularism
1:15:02 - The Woman at the Well
1:27:46 - End Credits
Links Mentioned in News Segment:
A Rabbi on Immigration and the Bible:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/22/opinion/immigrants-religion-bible-politics.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic/religion
Trump Administration Cutting More AID Programs:
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/02/trump-state-department-ending-aid-seven-african-countries/686106/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=user/TheAtlantic
Why Are Non-Denominationals so Big?
https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/those-non-denoms-are-just-southern?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=1561197&post_id=182170104&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=6smb2&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
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