134: Driscoll, Basham, Wilson, and Footnotes: A Conversation with Janet Mefferd (DTE #14)
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. Subscribe to the podcast: https://linktr.ee/DoTheology Check out Foundations Media: https://foundationsmedia.org https://dotheology.com https://store.dotheology.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/DoTheology Contact Us: show@dotheology.com https://twitter.com/dotheology https://facebook.com/dotheology 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