Despite not being known fundamentalist or evangelical influencer royalty, Brian scored an invitation to the 2023 National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. We discuss the sights, sounds, beliefs, dress code, costs, content, scandal, and music of the event. Was Brian inducted into The Family? We reveal.
Axios article on the new Prayer Breakfast format: https://www.axios.com/2023/01/29/national-prayer-breakfast-congress-leadership
Slate on the National Prayer Breakfast schism: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/02/national-prayer-breakfast-family-fellowship-gathering.html
Netflix documentary: The Family: https://www.netflix.com/title/80063867
Kenyan Civil War avoided through staged hug, facilitated by “The Family”? https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-africa/kenya/b136-after-kenyas-leaders-reconcile-tough-path-ahead
Leaked emails on the Family’s continued involvement in the Prayer Breakfast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRrAtS4sjYY
Donald Trump’s “non-traditional” prayerful address to the Prayer Breakfast in 2020: https://youtu.be/XuE2Tgg0qFE
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy’s live video address to the Prayer Breakfast: https://www.president.gov.ua/en/videos/mayemo-zrobiti-vse-shob-nastupnogo-roku-mi-zmogli-pomolitisy-4129
Cathy McMorris Rodgers: ***CORRECTION: She initially said she would not certify the election, then changed her mind after the January 6th riot and did vote to certify (she did not think the Capitol Riot was “great,” apparently; but she didn’t think Trump was to blame at all; see the following links): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathy_McMorris_Rodgers#Donald_Trump; https://www.krem.com/article/news/investigations/mcmorris-rodgers-says-trump-didnt-give-rioters-direction-to-storm-the-capitol/293-6052edac-09fc-433f-8694-c4390a265e15; https://www.khq.com/news/mcmorris-rodgers-asks-protesters-to-stop-attacks-on-capitol-police/article_3b5f0246-5058-11eb-9496-4b48f26ee63c.html
120 THE DECHURCHING (the stunning story of why people have left church)
119 THE FIRSTSTONE (news roundup: Bible quoting courtroom antics and living forever)
118 THE COTTON (academic conference attire, Cotton Mather, and the Bible in America)
117 THE BOOKS (live episode! books that have changed our lives)
116 THE MH370 (this year's weirdest airplane-UFO conspiracy so far)
115 THE SCARIES (movies we’re watching and NOT WATCHING this Halloween)
114 THE AYNRAND (what is it like to grow up in an Objectivist household?)
085 THE DEMONTIME (Kathryn Krick, your local exorcist in the park; guest Sam Kestenbaum) [April 2022]
038 THE TRUTH (Ancient Aliens, the History Channel, and all of the possibilities) [September 2019]
113 THE X (why are the clothes on floor and Real Talk Kim)
033 THE NOSTALGIA (Stranger Things, Cold War, child abductions) [AUGUST 2019]
PLEASANT SUMMER INTERLUDE (everything is permissible, a note on episode rhythm, and mustache musings)
112 THE GOLD (news roundup: miracle gold dust, huge UFOs, Aspen woo, Seven Mountains theology)
081 THE WILEYMAN (The Late Great Planet Earth and Vladimir Putin's spirituality) [March 2022]
111 THE PARENTS (what does sociology tell us about whether kids carry on with the faith of parents?)
110 THE ENNEAGRAM (we confront the personality mob and take a Bible character Enneagram test)
109 THE EXPERIENCERS (shocking developments in the UFO community)
108 THE SÉANCE (News Roundup: bringing back the dead; Rainn Wilson is Bahai; Pope's exorcist)
034 THE CONGREGATION (Ultra Star Wars Fandom and Authorial Intent) [August 2019]
107 THE LANADELREY (an annotated commentary on the track "Judah Smith Interlude")
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