#271 The False Gospel Many Catholics Secretly Believe

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Joe examines the concept of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism and its implications in modern society, particularly in light of recent news involving Jesse Ridgeway.

Joe examines Moralistic Therapeutic Deism, why it’s a huge problem in modern society, and how this applies to the recent Jesse Ridgeway news. Transcript: Joe: This week, a YouTuber named Jesse Ridgeway announced that he and his wife had decided that she would abort their child because the baby had down syndrome. Once they saw the size of the cross being laid before them, they decided it would be better for their child not to live. But honestly, I don’t really expect Jesse Ridgeway to have room for accepting suffering into his comfortable life as a successful secular YouTuber. I thi...

People in this episode

Host: Joe

Topics covered

• Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
• Catholic beliefs
• abortion
• suffering
• modern society

Keywords

• Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
• Catholic
• abortion
• Jesse Ridgeway
• suffering
• modern society

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