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Origami Elephants - June 10, 2016

Gorillas in the Zoo with Tripp York

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Bryne and JR. welcome author and professor Tripp York to discuss the recent death of Harambe the gorilla at the Cincinnati zoo. Bringing insights from his book THE END OF CAPTIVITY to bear, Tripp invites us to consider the very nature of zoos - and the animal kingdom.

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From Series: "Origami Elephants Season 3"

Bryne and JR. return with more topics, more guests and more movies (probably). Listen up and weigh in, as always!

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Welcome to the first episode of Origami Elephants! In our inaugural episode, Bryne and JR. introduce Origami Elephants, then tackle the first elephant: Climate Change. We contrast two Christian approaches, one from an Evangelical group in Florida and the other from Pope Francis. Along the way, we touch on pro-life politics, idolatry and Kierkegaard.

In this Episode:

0:00 – Welcome!

03:00 – What’s an Origami Elephant?

08:00 – The Elephant of the Week: CLIMATE CHANGE

19:00 – An Evangelical Response to Climate Change

25:00 – Religion, Anthropocentrism and Pro-Life

38:00 – A Catholic Response to Climate Change: Pope Francis and Idolatry

52:00 – Let us hear from you!

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