Christians in Culture

Who can we trust to tell us the truth about the vaccines?

This is the third of three episodes of Rohan's interview with Lauren from C3 Camden. Lauren has a PhD in immunology and lectures in universities as well as working for a research not-for-profit that is engaged directly with immunology, diseases and vaccines. In the previous episodes we how vaccines work and the concerns related to side effects. And this episode we'll be addressing the uncertainty about who to trust when it comes to information about the vaccines. You can also view the video version of the conversation on the 'Christians in Culture' Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/christiansinculture]. Please feel free to share this podcast with any friends or family you think might be interested. Plus if you can rate and review wherever you listen it helps the podcast search engines do the promotion for us! TIMESTAMPS FOR QUESTIONS ASKED Aren't the authorities just spreading fear? (1:35-10:10) What about big Pharma getting rich? (10:10-14:20) What about the transparency of government expenditure? (14:20-17:30) What about the claims of health and science professional that they are being gagged? (17:30-26:45) Should Christians be fighting for their rights? (26:45-29:05) What about the trustworthiness of statistics? (29:05-42:30) What media sources can we trust? (42:30-49:50) The virus isn't stopping transmission. It's efficacy is waning and now you're telling us we'll need boosters. (49:50-end)

What about vaccine side effects?

This is the second of three episodes of Rohan's interview with Lauren from C3 Camden. Lauren has a PhD in immunology and lectures in universities as well as working for a research not-for-profit that is engaged directly with immunology, diseases and vaccines. In the previous episode we discussed how vaccines work. In this episode we address concerns related to side effects. And in the next episode we'll be discussing the uncertainty about who to trust when it comes to information about the vaccines. You can also view the video version of the conversation on the 'Christians in Culture' Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/christiansinculture]. Please feel free to share this podcast with any friends or family you think might be interested. Plus if you can rate and review wherever you listen it helps the podcast search engines do the promotion for us! TIMESTAMPS OF QUESTIONS RELATED TO SIDE EFFECTS The ingredients. Are they toxic? (1:10-4:30) Were the trials rushed? (4:30-21:30) What about long term side effects? (21:30-37:10) How are risks studied, compared and reported? (37:10-44:05) Can we focus on building our body's natural immunity? (44:05-46:05) What about safety issues for children? (46:05-50:05) What about fertility, pregnancy and breast feeding? (50:05-end)

What are vaccines and how do they work?

This is the first of three episodes of Rohan's interview with Lauren from C3 Camden. Lauren has a PhD in immunology and lectures in universities as well as working for a research not-for-profit that is engaged directly with immunology, diseases and vaccines. In this episode the discussion centres around how vaccines, especially the Covid ones work. You'll also learn about our body's immune system. In the next two episodes we'll be discussing the concerns around side effects and uncertainty about who to trust when it comes to information about the vaccines. You can also view the video version of the conversation on the 'Christians in Culture' Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/christiansinculture]. Please feel free to share this podcast with any friends or family you think might be interested. Plus if you can rate and review wherever you listen it helps the podcast search engines do the promotion for us!

Christians in a COVID Culture

Welcome to Season 2 of Christians in Culture (FINALLY!) In this episode Rohan discusses some of the tension and polarising views in our community towards all things Covid and shares how he thinks Christians can effectively respond in a way that represents Christ well. Thanks so much for listening and we trust you've enjoyed the first episode of the new season of Christians in Culture. If so we'd be grateful if you could share it with your friends. Plus if you can rate and review wherever you listen it helps the podcast search engines do the promotion for us!   Show notes: Pastor Rohan references in passing the 'exhausted majority' from a survey that he referred to in Season 1. This survey was published in 2018 by 'More in Common' and can be found here. https://hiddentribes.us/ [https://hiddentribes.us/] If you'd like to view the Sky News report by Allan Jones that Rohan referenced you can do so on Facebook here... https://fb.watch/v/14VRDzt-H/ [https://fb.watch/v/14VRDzt-H/] **Correction: Rohan mentioned a show called the Panel on Channel 10 but he was referring to 'The Project'. Apologies for any confusion caused.

Summing it up

In this final episode of Season 1 we try to tie a bow around the whole season. We evaluate, summarise and discuss the best practices for Christians that will help them effectively and lovingly engage with the Post-Christian, secular culture that we find ourselves living in. Thanks so much for listening and we trust you've enjoyed the first season of Christians in Culture. If so we'd be grateful if you could share it with your friends. Plus if you can rate and review wherever you listen it helps the podcast search engines do the promotion for us!