Ep. 63: Rethinking the Purpose of Spirituality in 2020

EQ: What obligation do religious communities have in fighting injustice?

Guest: Dana Coggan is an "environmental advocate, community connector, youth advocate, minister."

Note to listeners: Last January we had Erin Jones on the show to discuss her take on evangelicalism and politics. Today we’re excited to invite Dana Coggan on our show to have a similar conversation but casting a wider net for understanding faith and spirituality.

In this episode we discuss the different between being spiritual and being religious. We share stories of how “the church” can both “shape and scare you.” In sharing our own experiences and hearing Dana’s perspective, we reference a handful of current events such as how organizations like Christianity Today, the Methodist Church, and the Mormon Church are struggling to stay relevant or speak out against injustice. 

References:

• The Inevitable Death of Evangelical Christianity

• Trump Should Be Removed from Office

• 200 Evangelicals push back

• Evangelicals helped Trump

• Methodist Church schism over LGBTQ isssues 

• Whistleblower says Mormon Church Abuses its Tax Exemptions

Champagne & Real Pain:

• 🥂 Open and Affirming Churches

• 👎🏻👎🏻 “Evangelicals” and Trump as Jesus; Mormon church abusing tax exemption

Do Your Fudging Homework:

• Hope: reconsider the notion of what religion looks like in your life. 

• Annie: Educators, flex your compassion and empathy with your students from faiths and religious practices that differ from your own. 

• Dana: Speak out against the displacement of local homeless community

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