Hey Matt- I recently listened to the Ezra Klein show about politics and group think and it explained a lot for me. When we attach ourselves to a person/personality instead of core values it all gets very messy because the lines of truth and motivation get blurred. I’m wondering if we reframe the conversation towards group think if that will land a little differently with (some) people. Thanks for sounding the alarm so clearly.
Susan! That’s so funny because my team does a podcast called Reflections on Now and a few months ago we specifically talked about those discoveries from Ezra Klein. I found that entire talk about politics and group think to be incredibly helpful and eye-opening. Thanks for sharing!
I can appreciate your earnestness towards this but the national day of prayer has always been political unfortunately. The Netflix doc “The Family” episode 3 does a pretty good job of detailing. Would love to see more faith leaders calling for a separation of church and state.
If you’re referencing the National Day of Prayer event in D.C., you’re absolutely correct. I wouldn’t expect anything different from them. Most National Day of Prayer movements on a local level are not Christian Nationalist events.
I wish this didn’t remind me of personal experiences…
Hey Matt- I recently listened to the Ezra Klein show about politics and group think and it explained a lot for me. When we attach ourselves to a person/personality instead of core values it all gets very messy because the lines of truth and motivation get blurred. I’m wondering if we reframe the conversation towards group think if that will land a little differently with (some) people. Thanks for sounding the alarm so clearly.
Susan! That’s so funny because my team does a podcast called Reflections on Now and a few months ago we specifically talked about those discoveries from Ezra Klein. I found that entire talk about politics and group think to be incredibly helpful and eye-opening. Thanks for sharing!
I can appreciate your earnestness towards this but the national day of prayer has always been political unfortunately. The Netflix doc “The Family” episode 3 does a pretty good job of detailing. Would love to see more faith leaders calling for a separation of church and state.
If you’re referencing the National Day of Prayer event in D.C., you’re absolutely correct. I wouldn’t expect anything different from them. Most National Day of Prayer movements on a local level are not Christian Nationalist events.
Outside looking in it’s hard to differentiate. Seems like it would all be one and the same, no?