Zach and Dave are back from a break! Zach presses Dave on whether he is still an Evangelical.  Zach discusses what he has been learning about religious trauma.  Both hosts talk about their favorites movies of 2020 and argue about whether "Shrek" is a good movie (this is still not a debate show, but there are some assertions that require a response, evidence that demands a verdict).  The latest with the Southern Baptist Denomination is discussed as well.

Topics mentioned on the Pod:

-Dr. Russell Moore's leaked letter addressed to SBC executives:  https://religionnews.com/2021/06/02/leaked-russell-moore-letter-blasts-sbc-conservatives-sheds-light-on-his-resignation/

-Further commentary on Dr. Moore's letter:  https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/russell-moores-cri-de-coeur-should

-SBC scandals:  https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/06/russell-moore-sbc/619122/

-SBC struggles to condemn white supremacy.  https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/the-southern-baptist-convention-alt-right-white-supremacy/530244/

-SBC apologizes for slavery....in 1995.  https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-06-21-mn-15534-story.html

-More on David Bebbington quadrilateral in defining Evangelicalism:  https://www.nae.net/what-is-an-evangelical/

Books about Religious Trauma Syndrome:

Leaving the Fold by Marlene Winnell - http://marlenewinell.net/leaving-fold-former

You are Your Own: A Reckoning With the Religious Trauma of Evangelical Christianity by Jamie Lee Finch - https://jamieleefinch.com/you-are-your-own

CORRECTION:  Dave communicated that the Southern Baptist Convention had not condemned white supremacy.  In fact, they did condemn white supremacy but only after a seismic struggle.  Dave regrets the error.  https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/14/532998287/southern-baptist-convention-votes-to-condemn-white-supremacy

-Check out Zach's music by going to:  https://muzach.bandcamp.com

-Read Dave's occasional blogging at:  www.dangeroushope.wordpress.com.

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