588: Pointless Theology Fights & Rethinking American Poverty with Matthew Desmond

A Christian writer in Australia has a list of seven "pointless" things Christians fight about "for no good reason" including predestination, evolution, the inerrancy of the Bible, and worship. Phil presents all seven to Kaitlyn and Skye and discovers that maybe they're not all pointless. Then, Kaitlyn interviews best-selling author and professor Matthew Desmond about his most recent book, "Poverty, by America." He says the amount of poverty in the country is not an intractable problem but a choice. He challenges the narratives we tell ourselves about taxes, welfare, and the poor, and says the church should be more angry about what's happening to the most vulnerable in our society. Plus, another Nebraska-man/animal news story. Holy Post Plus: Getting Schooled - Environmentalism 101 https://www.patreon.com/posts/91594858 0:00 - Intro 1:14 - Show starts 3:53 - Theme Song 4:16 - Sponsor - With God Daily - Sign up today at www.withgoddaily.com to receive a daily devotional from Skye Jethani 6:09 - Animal News 12:55 - The Seven Pointless Things Christians Fight About 14:29 - Inerrancy 17:25 - Predestination 21:04 - Evolution/Age of Earth 29:27 - Politics 34:12 - Who is saved 38:42 - How…