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Lee and Savannah discuss the implications of comedian Nate Bargatze's associations and the moral lines we draw in society.

What does it mean when a “clean” and “family friendly” comedian supports the UFC Freedom 250 fight, rubbing shoulders with unethical and greedy billionaires?  This isn’t really about Nate Bargatze. It's about all of us and the selective moral lines we draw. This week on The Subtext, Lee and Savannah wrestle with questions of public witness, private relationships, power, and consistency, looking to Jesus' encounters with both the oppressed and the powerful. In a world where every public act seems to communicate something, how do we live with integrity while practicing a morality that refuses to leave anyone behind? Things we mentioned in this episode: Scandalous Witness by Lee C. Camp Who Is My Enemy? by Lee C. Camp Mere Discipleship by Lee C. Camp Missing Me by Ayana Lage Biological War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen (episode out on No Small Endeavor July 27th!) Savannah's Substack article: "The toothless, selective moralism of a Nate Bargatze Christianity"  Musa al-Gharbi on No Small Endeavor Brother to a Dragonfly by Will Campbell The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone Loretta Ross on No Small Endeavor 40% OFF SCANDALOUS WITNESS: Use…

People in this episode

Host: Lee C. Camp

Guest: Savannah

Topics covered

• morality
• public witness
• private relationships
• power
• integrity
• comedy
• ethical dilemmas

Keywords

• Nate Bargatze
• morality
• public witness
• comedy
• ethical dilemmas
• Lee C. Camp
• Savannah
• Scandalous Witness

Sponsors

Eerdmans

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Scandalous Witness, Who Is My Enemy?, Mere Discipleship, Missing Me, Biological War: A Scenario, Brother to a Dragonfly, The Cross and the Lynching Tree

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