Attitudes Toward Israel, Kash Patel’s Lawsuit, and John Mark Comer’s Fame
About this episode
The episode discusses shifting American attitudes towards Israel, a defamation lawsuit by Kash Patel, and the rise of pastor John Mark Comer.
This week, a photo circulated on social media that showed an IDF soldier in southern Lebanon smashing the face of a fallen statue of Jesus. Rabbi Michael Holzman joins Russell Moore and Clarissa Moll to discuss this incident and Americans’ shifting attitudes towards Israel. Then, FBI Director Kash Patel files a defamation lawsuit against reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick and The Atlantic for publishing an article stating that Patel consistently drinks on the job and is a national security vulnerability. Justin Giboney and Sho Baraka join the conversation. Then, Bonnie Kristian stops by to talk about why pastor John Mark Comer has become so popular. REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE: The FBI Director Is MIA - Sarah Fitzpatrick, The Atlantic Is Hurry the Great Enemy of Spiritual Life? - Nancy Waleki, The Atlantic ABOUT THE GUESTS: Rabbi Michael Holzman is the spiritual leader of the Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation and the founder of the American Scripture Project and Faith250. Rabbi Holzman has partnered with a variety of organizations like the Aspen Institute, Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement and the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America to examine the intersection of faith and…
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