THEORY & THEOLOGY

Politics and Division in Communities (Trying to understand my social goals)

About Joseph Kraus his story of leaving the New York Krias Joel Hasidic community at age 17

Note: I incorrectly stated this creator’s name as “Joseph Straus.” His name is actually Joseph Kraus.

Andrew Gold’s video where I initially saw Joseph Kraus Interviewed: https://youtu.be/TK8q9f3nGfQ?si=7Ilh-V1micF8qUA5

Joseph Kraus: One of his videos explaining some reasons related to leaving the community https://youtu.be/8F_FN9pwIXs?si=kjaQdiFrSpfYFzwW

Joseph Kraus IG: https://www.instagram.com/josephkraus18/#

Finance Journal (finances and spirituality)

Disconnecting from Social Media for Mental Health (avoiding news and current events, backlogged ep from 2/1/25)

(Back story ends near minute 14) A Weird Dream about Religion, Talking about Early Churches, Catholicism vs Orthodoxy vs Protestantism

Terrence McKenna about Jesus:

https://youtu.be/zV84ou1NbSA?si=rwSeMRF-lIJ07F0c

David Litwa vid on proof of Jesus (at time of posting I have not yet viewed this specific video)

https://youtu.be/UbMyRHnpGZY?si=QBgK-RbHrG-URlkH

Also check out Henry Abramson’s content, a modern Jewish historian.

Human Rights Rant vs. Current President vs. Religion

My Internet Evolution (Media and Religion)

Internet!? Information Control, Disconnecting, Addiction (nice long rambling)

Talking some more about censorship, about some hesitations for posting content, experiences in past religion where mainstream media was more limited. What constitutes addiction with internet and social media?

Media and Recent Censorship

LA Fires hang in there fellow Angelinos (volunteering, views of poverty vs wealth, self care)