rant · moment 6 of 30
Mosaic Church and the Influencer Jesus
from 159 - Bomb Disney World · #159
3 min
Tim riffs on Mosaic, the trendy LA celebrity church, mocking its mix of faith and influencer culture and its reported treatment of gay members, before circling back to insist divorce is still uniquely damaging.
- Tim recommends The Apostle with Robert Duvall as a great film about evangelical Christianity.
- Mosaic Church in LA attracts hot actors and influencers who combine faith with personal branding, as if Jesus cared about being an influencer.
- Mosaic doesn't publicly say they dislike gay members but won't let them hold higher-tier positions in the church.
- Tim dismisses a gay person's complaint about not advancing in Mosaic, comparing it to complaining about advancement in Scientology while staying in it.
- He acknowledges Mosaic's appeal—beautiful people, spirituality—and says he's not against religion even though he jokes about certain aspects.
- Tim argues divorce damages kids, but staying in the worst marriage also damages them, so the real goal is not ending up in a terrible marriage in the first place.
MosaicRobert DuvalThe Apostle