#304 – Bishop Robert Barron: Christianity and the Catholic Church

Lex Fridman Podcast

Robert Barron is a bishop and founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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Robert’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/bishopbarron
Robert’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BishopBarron
Word on Fire’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/wordonfire_catholicministries
Word on Fire’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/WordOnFire
Word on Fire’s Website: https://wordonfire.org
Robert’s Books:
Redeeming the Time: https://amzn.to/3PwNQf0
Catholicism: https://amzn.to/3RyDMEh

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OUTLINE:
Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(00:00) – Introduction
(06:50) – Who is God?
(20:30) – Christianity
(25:18) – Sin
(42:48) – The Trinity
(44:32) – Catholicism
(54:29) – Sexual abuse scandal
(1:01:16) – Evil
(1:12:59) – Atheism
(1:24:21) – Jordan Peterson
(1:26:56) – Jesus
(1:29:42) – The Bible
(1:32:17) – America
(1:35:08) – Nietzsche
(1:39:12) – Word on Fire
(1:42:31) – Gay marriage
(1:44:48) – Abortion
(1:51:38) – Advice for young people
(1:54:12) – Mortality
(1:58:30) – Meaning of life