Californian Fires, Fact Checkers, and Joe Rogan // In the News
Description
How do the Californian fires illustrate biblical ideas? What do churches need to beware of with 'free speech' on social media? What can we learn from Wes Huff's appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast?
In this episode, Phil Topham (Executive Director), Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries), and John Stevens (National Director) discuss stories in the news and how they relate to church leadership.
Show notes
- Journeys 2025 (fiec.org.uk)
- Planters 2025 (fiec.org.uk)
- FIEC Events & Conferences (fiec.org.uk)
- LA fires updates: LA 'not out of danger yet'; Olympian loses medals to blaze; firefighters 'can't stop' destruction (news.sky.com)
- Facebook and Instagram get rid of fact checkers (bbc.co.uk)
- Joe Rogan Experience #2252 - Wesley Huff (youtube.com)
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00:00 - FIEC events in 2025
04:50 - Californian fires and hell fires
13:53 - Disinformation and harm on social media
25:12 - Wes Huff, Joe Rogan, and sharing the gospel in secular spaces