137. Wokeism in the Great British Church | Calvin Robinson

Calvin Robinson is a British political commentator, broadcaster for GB News, and senior fellow at Policy Exchange. He has been featured in The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, and many other publications. Calvin is currently finishing training to become a priest. We discussed Holy Orders and priesthood, key differences between Protestant and Catholic thought, woke culture at church, rationality, Purgatory, worshiping the environment, Scripture, and the influence of US politics on Great Britain—just to name a few. Be sure to subscribe if you enjoy this conversation! This episode is sponsored by: - Schwank Grills. Get $150 off your portable, American-made 1,500°F infrared grill + grill cover at https://schwankgrills.com when using promo code “MP” and start cooking restaurant-quality meals from the comfort of your home! - NordVPN. Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN deal by going to https://nordvpn.com/tmpp or use code “TMPP” to get a huge discount off your NordVPN plan + 1 additional month for free + a bonus gift! It’s completely risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ________________ Follow Calvin on Twitter @calvinrobinson https://twitter.com/calvinrobinson Or Instagram @calvinrobinson https://instagram.com/calvinrobinson And check out GB News for more of Calvin’s commentary https://twitter.com/GBNEWS ________________ Follow Me On ________________ All Platforms: https://linktr.ee/mikhailapeterson Facebook: https://facebook.com/mikhailapete​rson Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikhailaAleksis​​ Instagram: https://instagram.com/mikhailapeterson Telegram channel: https://t.me/mikhailapeterson​​ ________________ Timestamps ________________ [00:00] Intro [03:49] The Oxford Meat Debate [06:38] Wokeism [07:33] Woke culture at Oxford  [08:10] Before Oxford [10:57] From Baptist to Anglican [12:55] Connecting to God as a kid  [15:21] Prayer [15:40] Converting to Catholicism [17:32] Branches of Catholicism [18:35] Faith & The Gospels  [20:08] Tribalism [20:30] Rigid Beliefs [24:23] God & Jesus [27:47] Anglican Priesthood [30:48] Mikhaila’s relationship with God [33:37] The Divine Office  [35:57] Community Schisms  [36:07] Tradition & God [39:05] Explaining God to Non-believers [42:12] Woke Culture at Church [42:55] Worshiping the Environment [48:01] American Influence on Britain [50:54] Post-graduation Plans [52:11] Beauty, Truth, & Goodness [55:00] The Significance of Mary [58:27] Purgatory [01:00:12] Tradition, Reason, & Scripture [01:01:38] Wrapping up #Religion #Prayer #Catholicism #Oxford #Wokeism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices