A podcast that made me think, get mad, and go to the Scriptures

I listen to Russell Moore's podcast every week. Well, almost. Sometimes his guests don't call to me. This one, I thought, would. 

Maybe it's me, (although I think Russell got a little put out, too), but he seemed to be saying the way to have more church growth is to:

1. accept same sex marriage

2. understand not everyone is prolife

3. get over gender roles in church leadership

That would be great if the short-term and long-term goal of this church gig is to have more people in the pews. "Don't be so conservative! Give up on millenia-long convictions!"  

I know the Bible pretty well, and I don't remember any commands to fill the church building with people. I do remember Jesus telling some people they weren't ready to follow him. Also, something about a narrow gate and persecution.

Now, I'm more open about 3 than I ever was, but the reason has nothing to do with the fact that young women today want to be in leadership. The reason should be that it is the right, Biblical thing to do.  

This speaker does have some very interesting things to say about "religion being a luxury good" based on his research that most of the people in the church are educated and middle class, and that it should be more diverse in class.  But I think he's missing the point. I also don't know what his data set is. Poor people still go to church. 

What is more disturbing to me is the all-over lack of "getting out" in this country, the great decline in just being out in the public. And this from the woman who has her groceries delivered.......