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134: Driscoll, Basham, Wilson, and Footnotes: A Conversation with Janet Mefferd (DTE #14)

August 20, 2024

Jeremy converses with Janet Mefferd about her history in Christian journalism, her famous conflict with Mark Driscoll, and the latest controversies surrounding Megan Basham, Doug Wilson, and the Christian Nationalism movement. The over-arching concern about each of these topics is for Christians to care about maintaining a standard of ethics in their ministries.


 


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0:00 Introduction


2:14 History of The Janet Mefferd Show


7:34 Confronting Mark Driscoll


21:03 Knowing When Risks Are Worth It


25:13 Megan Basham’s Book, Shepherds for Sale


28:29 Basham’s Erroneous Citations


32:20 Why Journalistic Integrity Is Important


37:51 Is Investigative Journalism an Easy Critique?


43:55 Christian Nationalism Tactics


48:26 Doug Wilson’s Defense of Basham


53:42 Christian Nationalism as the “Woke Right”


1:10:00 A Better Approach to Christian Discernment