Kinism, Online Troll-Culture, and the Poway Shooter with Joe Carter

Matt, Derek, and Alastair sit down with Joe Carter to discuss the ongoing cultural theme of online radicalization and how the church can respond.

Joe Carter

Resources mentioned:

7 Things You Should Know About The Evangelical Deep State

What Happened After My 13-Year-Old Joined the Alt-Right

Rotherham Child Sexual Exploitation Scandal

Timestamps

0:00
Intro
3:43
The motives of the Poway Shooter
4:50
The definition of “Kinism” and its impacts on the church
9:00
How teens are radicalized online
13:30
How to recognize the signs of online cult-like dynamics and social contagions
16:13
The difference between “healthy” online communities and “unhealthy” ones
20:00
Clarifying terms on “Cultural Marxism”
24:17
How to talk about these issues without the vitriol
29:21
Do churches have a responsibility to proactively work on these issues?
43:00
How to respond to people who feel that “a dogma is being forced their way” on these issues + Conclusion

Follow Derek, Andrew, and Alastair for more tweet-sized brilliance. Thanks to Caleb Wait for keeping us organized. Special thanks to Tim Motte for sound editing. And thanks to The Joy Eternal for lending us their music, which everybody should download out of gratitude for their kindness.

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