Born Again Christianity, Forgiveness, and the Prodigal Son

• 2:24Fundamentalist military leaders belong to Knights of Malta with radical religious beliefs tied to end times theology and Israel.
• 2:52Born again Christians believe prior sins are expunged once saved, which Roy Moore uses to distance himself from past allegations.
• 3:19Evangelical Christians will excuse almost any behavior if someone claims to have given themselves to God.
• 3:50The overlap between religious conversion and AA-style reinvention lets people completely discount their past behavior.
• 4:16Jesus doesn't save you unless you do heinous shit first—the whole point of the prodigal son and why George W. Bush's redemption arc worked.
• 5:11In the parable, the brother who stayed and did everything right gets angry when the father throws a party for the returning prodigal son.
• 5:46The father tells the obedient son he's always had everything, but celebrates because the lost sheep has returned.
• 6:07Tim references Patrice O'Neill's roast bit about Emilio Estevez being the good brother while Charlie Sheen sells his own blood.
• 6:43Evangelical Christians are openly religious and will engage directly about faith and morality with strangers.

George W. BushRoy MoorePatrice O'NealEvangelical ChristianityCharlie SheenSeymour HershKnights of MaltaEmilio Estevez