439: Religious Silence is Complicity in Times of Social Unrest

About this episode

Val and Nathan discuss the implications of religious silence during social unrest and its political significance.

Send us a Positive Review! Series Title: Religion IS Political [Part VI of VII] In this episode Val & Nathan break down what religious institutional silent is communicating in times of social unrest. Don't miss this episode or series if you want to more deeply understand why religions are simply never neutral! They are loudly communicating what they stand for when they choose silence over speaking truth to power. Timestamps: 00:00 Series Recap Setup 02:12 Religion Meets...

People in this episode

Host: Valerie Hamaker

Guest: Nathan

Topics covered

• religion
• social unrest
• silence
• politics
• truth to power

Keywords

• religion
• social unrest
• silence
• politics
• truth to power
• institutional silence
• neutrality

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Organizations: Religion IS Political

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