Tourists, Modesty, and Christian Politics

31/08/2023 42 min

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Episode Synopsis

This week on Atypical Talk, we talked about tourists bringing negative attention on themselves by being disrespectful towards historical landmarks. We talked about the phrase "modest is hottest" and the issues with that idea. And we talked about the hate that presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has been getting from Christian conservatives.

Is this the summer of bad tourists
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230821-is-this-the-summer-of-bad-tourists

What We Get Wrong About ‘Modest Is Hottest’
https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/modest-is-the-hottest-isnt-in-the-bible/

Opinion: Christian conservatives betray their values in criticizing Ramaswamy’s faith
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/19/opinions/christian-conservatives-ramaswamys-faith-sheffield/index.html