PsychoBible: Babbling about Psychology and Theology!

Reflecting on recent events, particularly in light of Pearl Harbor Day this week. A quote on a memorial got me thinking about how this generation does not understand true honor. Instead, the leftwing, PC authoritarian, woke, identitarian, intersectionalist, social justice warrior, neo-Marxists are ushering in a twisted version of honor-shame cultural dynamics. #HonorShame #PearlHarborDay2020 #WokeIdeology #AntiPC #Evergreen #Intersectionality #VictimMentality #Riots2020 #Patriotism #YearinReview For more: If you want a sampling of what I'm talking about regarding Evergreen University, check out Benjamin Boyce's expose. Here's a good episode to demonstrate their "emotional labor": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTBeJ6APgHY For more on honor-shame dynamics, check out my playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyCJnSE2gfrDqx13fRvknSjyyl3nfvyZ Thank you for watching. Please Like, Comment, Share, and Subscribe. To join my email list, contact me at mr.andrew.rod@protonmail.com. If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal using mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. God bless!

On 12/1/20, a high court in the UK ruled in favor of Keira Bell (and another claimant) in her lawsuit against the Tavistock Center, the NHS' sole gender reassignment clinic. This is a step in the right direction toward protecting children and adolescents facing confusion and distress over their sex and gender, creating a barrier from being fast-tracked to puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and the removal of healthy body parts. #KeiraBell #LGBTQChaos #ThemBeforeUs #PubertyBlockers #NormativeSexualDevelopment References: Daily Mail article prior to the ruling: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8997937/Transgender-clinics-face-puberty-blocker-ban-17s-detransitioned-campaigner-wins-case.html?fbclid=IwAR1KOFdjhbsu_oGvbH2iR9bo0pedqneRDI7ElXtjjDCT3NW9orH8DJZfMlM Christian Post article on the ruling (by Brandon Showalter): https://www.christianpost.com/news/uk-high-court-rules-kids-younger-than-16-cant-consent-puberty-blockers-detransitioner-wins-case.html?fbclid=IwAR16MZzO4lfPw4dvEQZM17SiYdG-XVDB3FvGkNmkZIc87BcE9MmNyF2v050 WPXI article: https://www.wpxi.com/news/health/uk-court-rules/HYCPEPAHJ3N7GQYZJLF2K33LPA/?fbclid=IwAR31gGg-tSk5SjZv9T1UTo5RsaNKo3y_dqbHSHeGi6LdWXtoJqusHLRJ_UM Not the Bee article: https://notthebee.com/article/uk-court-rules-that-children-as-young-as-13-can-take-puberty-blockers-to-transition?fbclid=IwAR1go74xw5Y-SVo3dswpSE231CFMwJFqf2srwUfbfACDffs60qxIRpaJ7Rs For more, check out Brandon Showalter's talk about the dangers of the transgender ideology, particularly its effect on minors: https://youtu.be/WWErAYEl5j0 Thank you for watching! Please Like, Comment, Share, and Subscribe! You can also find me on Lbry. If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. God bless!

Something I'm thankful for: on Nov. 20, 2020, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Boca Raton and Palm Beach County, FL's ban on therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction and gender confusion for minors was unconstitutional! The plaintiffs were Robert Otto and Julie Hamilton. The two judges that ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, Britt Grant and Barbara Lagoa, were appointed by President Trump. And the dissenting judge, Beverly Martin, was appointed by President Obama. The ruling shows the difference in the way the two types of judges honor the Constitution. I walk through parts of the decision document to highlight the rationale used. #TherapyEquality #SOCE #ConversionTherapy #TherapyBans #TherapyforSSA #UnwantedSSA References: 11th Circuit Court of Appeals' Ruling No. 19-10604: https://media.ca11.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/files/201910604.pdf Family Research Council article by Peter Sprigg "No Proof of Harm": https://www.frc.org/issueanalysis/no-proof-of-harm Thank you so much for watching! Don't forget to Like, Comment, Share, and Subscribe (hit the bell for notifications). Check out my channel on Lbry! Join my email list to find out if I move to other platforms: contact me at mr.andrew.rod@protonmail.com. If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation through Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail Andrew Rodriguez at PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. God bless!

I'm continuing to dive into controversial subjects by providing my critique of the Black Lives Matter movement in general, and in particular the attempt to justify the rioting and looting (stealing). I provide commentary on a video featuring author Kimberly Jones making a case early on in the George Floyd riots in defense of looting. Her video serves as an example of the multiple drivers of the culture war that I've been discussing in my videos: honor-shame dynamics, materialism, society-wide cognitive distortions and lack of critical thinking, and victim mentality and lack of anti-fragility. #BLM #Antiracism #CriticalTheory #CulturalMarxism #InDefenseofLooting #blexit #walkaway #HonorShame #VictimMentality #AllLivesMatter Note: Videos by others are used for commentary and fall under Fair Use. Kimberly Jones video featured on World Star Hip Hop: https://worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhuuuVBo0SSkARW5b8&fbclid=IwAR0CQwqVniOcF-XVBk3-8aqQ6Ai9kC8Cdmupz2fDIoZkzrc3MoQ6avVh4Hc John McWhorter (Columbia University linguistics professor) on black intellectual dishonesty: https://youtu.be/WHSNylMV7kg Thanks so much for watching! Don't forget to Like, Comment, Share, and Subscribe (hit the bell for notifications)! Find me on Lbry/Odysee! Join my email list by emailing me at mr.andrew.rod@protonmail.com. If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. God bless! -Andrew

I pray this video will help give some perspective on how Satan has been using the sexual revolution to wage a full-out assault on the image of God expressed in our sexuality. With this insight, you will understand the real reason why therapy for people struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction and behavior or gender identity confusion is so vehemently opposed by the ruling class. It's all part of the Satanic conspiracy to control the population by creating a system of including all the margins and excluding any opposition. #TherapyEquality #SexualRevolution #GayAgenda #ExLGBT #CultureofDeath #GreatReset #RuthInstitute #JonathanPageau Note: videos by others are used for commentary and fall under Fair Use. Ruth Institute: Dr. Jennifer Roback-Morse interviews historian Dr. Donald Critchlow https://youtu.be/ig67o2kbYM0 Ruth Institute: The Global Ruling Class Likes Pedophilia (video about the sexual revolution and Ruth Institute's mission): https://youtu.be/M2TwoYr3TNo Jonathan Pageau: The Surprising Symbolism of 666: https://youtu.be/qM_kQjpAK6g Jonathan Pageau: The Apple CEO, 666, and the Garden of Eden: https://youtu.be/78qjQOMfu9c Matt Walsh's commentary on the Marxist message of Kamala Harris' Equality vs Equity video: https://youtu.be/S4oHD3duLMM Thank you for watching! Don't forget to Like, Comment, Share, and Subscribe (hit the bell for notifications). Please consider joining my email list by emailing me at mr.andrew.rod@protonmail.com. If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail Andrew Rodriguez at PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. God bless!

This summer, when medical doctors came forward with their arguments against the mass lockdowns and with evidence of the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine to fight Coronavirus, the way they were treated was very familiar. They were chastised, threatened professionally, censored, and ridiculed in the same ways that so-called "conversion therapists" are. This leads to certain powers controlling information and messaging, and providing a smokescreen for big entities to cover up their own corruption. #Censorship #BigTech #BigPharma #PandemicPanic #SOCE #Gaslighting #CorruptionoftheScientificProcess #Lockdowns #ConversionTherapyMyths #TherapyEquality References: APA Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation. (2009). Report of the Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation. Washington, DC: APA. America's Frontline Doctors (for videos from the summits in July and October): https://www.americasfrontlinedoctors.com/ Daily Wire article on the CA doctors Dan Erickson and Artin Massihi: https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-e-r-doctors-urge-a-reopening-lockdown-creating-public-health-crisis-doctors-pressured-to-add-covid-to-death-reports-quarantining-healthy-never-seen-befor USA Today article on Elizabeth Warren vs FDA Director Scott Gottlieb: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/07/03/elizabeth-warren-tells-scott-gottlieb-resign-pfizer-board/1637789001/ Washington Post article on Dr. Fauci and the AIDS response: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/05/20/fauci-aids-nih-coronavirus/ About the deleted Forbes article criticizing the WHO's predictions about Swine Flu: http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread1274035/pg1 WebMD article about the retracted Lancet article about hydroxychloroquine: https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200605/lancet-retracts-hydroxychloroquine-study MSN article about the number of COVID-related deaths due to comorbidities: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/cdc-94percent-of-covid-19-deaths-had-underlying-medical-conditions/ar-BB18wrA7 CBN article about Yale medical expert's analysis of hydroxychloroquine: https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2020/july/another-expert-confirms-trump-was-right-hydroxychloroquine-saves-lives-political-objections-to-it-are-killing-people?fbclid=IwAR3L9X_f0vrnZKrpmBbdyNOfHizNpCA_he2DdHIV8Erge0hzCwn54wiIDGk Daily Post article about opposition to Madagascar's Covid-Organics herbal treatment: https://dailypost.ng/2020/05/17/madagascar-cure-we-have-been-offered-20m-to-poison-covid-organic-president-rajoelina-video/?fbclid=IwAR2agNvAUC7aLwqn25o7sGeLKFcXwshlhvwwOfQv-7fCEeOc04sDNX5UV4U Thank you so much for watching and supporting this channel. In case I ever get censored, please email me at mr.andrew.rod@protonmail.com to be part of my email list (I will use it only to inform you if I join a different platform). Don't forget to Like, Comment, Share, and Subscribe!

Restored Hope Network, the largest umbrella organization for Christian ministries, pastors, and counselors offering help to people with unwanted same-sex attraction, homosexuality, and gender identity confusion, was just censored and de-platformed from Facebook. This summer, Facebook and Instagram announced their plans to ban any content that promotes what they consider so-called "conversion therapy," a misleading label for any counseling, pastoral care, or even teaching that helps people change from LGBTQ identities or homosexual attractions and behaviors, as well as gender identity conflicts. Thanks to decades of well-funded propaganda by the LGBTQ lobby, most people have fallen for the myths that any counseling approach for these issues are harmful and unhelpful. And most people don't care how the rights of sexual identity strugglers are constantly being violated. It was also #NationalComingOutDay this weekend. If you care about the freedoms of people with same-sex attraction, then join us in fighting for their freedom to explore ALL their options, and to even change their minds. #RestoredHopeNetwork #RestoreRestoredHopeNetwork #TherapyEquality #UnwantedSSA #FreeSpeech References: Christian Post article by Brandon Showalter on RHN's censorship: https://www.christianpost.com/news/facebook-shuts-down-christian-ministrys-page-with-no-explanation.html?fbclid=IwAR1OaxYHHMt-1XHL0xZ2haMKiW8VGtxF1BgN-Z9sLBJr7TtS6d1gkYOulGk LifeSiteNews article by Charles Robertson on RHN's censorship (quotes me): https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/purge-facebook-wipes-out-page-devoted-to-helping-overcome-same-sex-attraction Christian Today's interview with Mike Davidson from Core Issues Trust on the UK's therapy ban: https://www.christiantoday.com/article/if-its-us-now-it-will-be-the-pastors-next-mike-davidson-on-why-gay-conversion-therapy-should-not-be-banned/135200.htm?fbclid=IwAR3AUCtWWYobjGMrl6mySQDCkUWRizbejkJrFjkytWm-bWBv4rRxvffIMqU WND article on New York City rewarding therapist Dovid Schwartz after repealing their therapy ban: https://www.wnd.com/2020/07/new-york-pays-orthodox-jew-damage-now-repealed-counseling-ban/?fbclid=IwAR2RCOCZnemKgqm9Y7WjZM-N6WtD0dIez1oDZuSMDTKz1Q2CgTJ2QYo886o The first propaganda piece by LGBT activists using the label "conversion therapy": Haldeman, D.C. (1991). Sexual orientation conversion therapy for gay men and lesbians: A scientific examination. Homosexuality: Research implications for public policy. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1991-98036-010 My playlist "Conversion Therapy" Myths & Misunderstandings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyCJnSE2gfpxzyiKNAfm4nsoQa-3D1nq To help: Contact Facebook and Instagram! Sign the petition to have Amazon reverse their ban on our books for unwanted same-sex attraction and behavior! https://lifepetitions.com/petition/tell-amazon-to-reverse-their-decision-to-censor-alternative-views-on-homosexuality Thank you so much for watching! Please Like, Share, Comment, and Subscribe (hit the bell for notifications). If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. God bless!

As the response to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has stretched on for several months, I've seen some psychological effects in my clients and the general population: loss of purpose from work, increased anxiety and obsessive-compulsive tendencies, dehumanization, and pacification. #PandemicPanic #2020 #PsychologicalEffectsofLockdown #SocialDistancing #Masks If interested, check out Karlyn Borysenko's video about the fight-or-flight reaction to social distancing and mask violations: https://youtu.be/mtXxfiAIhX0 Thanks for watching! Please Like, Comment, Share, and Subscribe (hit the bell for notifications). If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. God bless!

A bit of a rant . . . about the theological, philosophical, and psychological brokenness and broke-ness in woke (politically correct, social justice, neo-Marxist) ideology. The conflict in our culture are reaching a peak as the demands of this social justice movement are invading all areas of society. We see it in the church almost as much as academia, the media, entertainment, and politics. #Woke #GoWokeGetBroke #WokeChurch #WokeCognitiveDistortions #PsychologyofSJWs #PsychologyofPoliticalCorrectness #NoDespair2020 Note: videos from others are used for commentary and fall under Fair Use. AD Robles video about the "woke church": https://youtu.be/tQUmpi88bvA Jordan Peterson's video on 12 Principles for 21st Century Conservatism (the segment is from the Q&A around the last 15 minutes): https://youtu.be/Nyw4rTywyY0 Reference: Andary-Brophy, Christine A. (2015). Political Correctness: Social-Fiscal Liberalism and Left-Wing Authoritarianism. Thesis paper. University of Toronto. For further viewing: My video rant about conversion therapy bans: https://youtu.be/P27ZxTVjw3M My Cobra Kai video addressing masculinity and the culture war: https://youtu.be/U4DAb3Rs3z4 My video about Brooks Gibbs and Jonathan Haidt addressing victim mentality: https://youtu.be/U4DAb3Rs3z4 Thanks for watching! Don't forget to Like, Comment, Share, and Subscribe (hit the bell for notifications). If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. God bless!

With all the civil unrest (escalation in Critical Theory, Marxism, social justice indoctrination, government overreach in the name of protection, the pandemic panic, social and political polarization, etc.), we desperately need a lesson in emotional strength, resilience, and anti-fragility! Enter sociologist, school psychologist, and resilience educator Brooks Gibbs, and moral and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt. I take a clip of Brooks ranting before a Facebook Live Q&A and combine it with various clips of Jonathan Haidt discussing the article and book he co-wrote with Greg Lukianoff, The Coddling of the American Mind. With their research and years of experience in schools, they teach us how harmful our trends of "safe spaces" and "trigger warnings" and protection from offensive speech and ideas have been, and how they have fueled the hatred that is tearing our civilization apart. #BrooksGibbs #RaiseThemStrong #JonathanHaidt #TheCoddling #GregLukianoff #VictimMentality #SocialJustice #Woke #CancelCulture #CriticalTheory #PostmodernNeoMarxism #CulturalMarxism #CultureWar #HonorShame References: Haidt, Jonathan, & Lukianoff, Greg. (2018). The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure. Penguin. Note: Clips from others' videos are used for commentary and fall under Fair Use. Brooks Gibbs Facebook Live Q&A video: https://www.facebook.com/brooksgibbs/videos/585563252097555/ Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff with Jordan Peterson: https://youtu.be/eqCNTopdBBs Jonathan Haidt on the Joe Rogan Podcast: https://youtu.be/FG6HbWw2RF4 Jonathan Haidt on the Roommates Podcast: https://youtu.be/BUZ5jpgN0es Jonathan Haidt on ReasonTV: https://youtu.be/-TnwC29_oyI Thank you for watching! Please Like, Comment, Share, and Subscribe (hit the Bell for all notifications). If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com. Or you can mail Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. God bless!

I just finished watching the current two seasons of the Karate Kid spin-off show, Cobra Kai, and I was pleasantly surprised by its relevance to today. It goes against the tide of wokeness, "social justice," and political correctness, and it's totally refreshing. And there are some deep lessons in the characters and the story concerning the crisis in masculinity, fatherhood, and the culture war. I include some thoughts from Jordan Peterson, Grace Church's teaching series The Quest for Authentic Manhood, Paul Coughlin's book "No More Christian Nice Guy," Larry Crabb's book "Fully Alive," and honor-shame culture dynamics. #CobraKai #Masculinity #Fatherhood #JordanPeterson #PaulCoughlin #AuthenticManhood #Assertiveness #Passivity #ToxicMasculinity #HonorShame References: Coughlin, Paul. (2005). No More Christian Nice Guy: When Being Nice--Instead of Good--Hurts Men, Women, and Children. Bethany House. Crabb, Larry. (2013). Fully Alive: A Biblical Vision of Gender that Frees Men and Women to Live Beyond Stereotypes. Baker Books. Peterson, Jordan B. (2018). 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos. Random House Canada. Note: Clips from others' videos are used for commentary and fall under Fair Use. Pastor Matt Williams at Grace Church's Quest for Authentic Manhood session 1: https://resources.gracechurchsc.org/teaching/mens-roundtable/quest-for-authentic-manhood/the-problem-and-definition-of-manhood/ Jordan Peterson - Maps of Meaning 2016 lecture #5: https://youtu.be/cFS6fPLQ024 The Best and Worst of Johnny Lawrence from Cobra Kai: https://youtu.be/tzNYAtz8TNo Thanks for watching! Please Like, Comment, Share, and Subscribe (hit the bell for notifications)! If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail me at Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. God bless!

A look back on my interview with Stephen Black from First Stone Ministries on his Freedom Realized livestream on 9/6/19. I include the clip from me sharing my story at the 2018 Restored Hope Network Conference. Stephen asks me more about my story of getting involved in counseling for guys with unwanted same-sex attraction and the persecution I experienced for it, and we discuss McKrae Game and why some ex-gay leaders go back to homosexuality. #ExGay #FreedomRealized #LGBTChaos #RestoredHopeNetwork #FirstStoneMinistries #StephenBlack Note: all clips from others are used for commentary and fall under fair use. Original video with my testimony at Hope2018: https://youtu.be/COCQvSr0nm0 Original video of my interview with Stephen Black: https://youtu.be/bHus4Ax0Fmw Thank you so much for watching! Please remember to Like, Share, Comment, and Subscribe (hit the bell for notifications). If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail me at Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. God bless!

I've recently passed 200 subscribers on this YouTube channel! A small feat for most, but surprising for me, considering my content/viewpoint and my decision to start making videos just when YouTube began censoring conservative voices. To commemorate, I answer some viewer questions about the HBO show "We're Here," discerning marriage for someone who's experienced attraction change, the James Younger issue, and foreplay from a Theology of the Body perspective. I then explain the mystery of my missing comments and replies from when I transferred my videos to a brand account. For more about the James Younger situation, check out this article: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/court-axes-save-james-ruling-mom-who-wants-gender-transition-for-8-yr-old-regains-decision-rights #SaveJames #SaveJamesYounger #TheologyoftheBody #TOB #SOCE #UnwantedSSA #IDW #ForbiddenTopics Thank you so much to all my subscribers! If you're new, join the rest of the subscribers and hit the bell for notifications! I try to do 1 video per week. Don't forget to Like, Comment, and Share. If you would like to support the work I do, you can also send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. God bless!

My contribution to the First-Year Experience course at University of Valley Forge, an Assemblies of God university in PA. I provide an overview of considerations for your psychological well-being, including physical health, emotional intelligence, cognitive distortions, building anti-fragility, procrastination, and dealing with stress. #UVF #FYE #CollegeLife #MentalHealthonCampus #WellBeing For a more extensive talk, check out one of my previous FYE presentations: https://youtu.be/bd4qDmlcDhg For more on chronotypes: Overview video: https://youtu.be/wY51Sfh55mg Michael Breus chronotype test: https://thepowerofwhenquiz.com Thanks for watching! Please Like, Share, Comment, and Subscribe! If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail me at Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. And if you're a student at UVF, come and say Hi sometime!

Finishing up my series of videos examining cultural issues using the Theology of the Body, as well as honor-shame cultural dynamics, by commenting on Benjamin Boyce and Sasha Ayad's video discussing the 2019 controversy from Maya Forstater and JK Rowling denying that transwomen are real women. I've been eager to do a commentary on that video for nearly a year because there are so many things they say that reinforce what I've been seeing in the culture. I also touch on how TOB and honor-shame helps explain the rise of postmodernism, cultural Marxism, and "cancel culture." Note: my apologies for the poor audio; had difficulty with the screen recording. #Transgender #CulturalMarxism #Postmodernism #CancelCulture #TheologyoftheBody #TOB #HonorShame #BenjaminBoyce My series on issues through a TOB lens: Part 1: Coronavirus and Church https://youtu.be/zDPilB0xnsE Part 2: Racism and Ethnic Identity https://youtu.be/ulc-zNynkFA Part 3: Gender and Sexuality https://youtu.be/kVXaIxRYSiU Part 4: Lust, P*rn, and Fap https://youtu.be/uRmrEzNIdec Part 5: Progressive and LGBT Christianity https://youtu.be/Z7hyNp6Da4w Part 6: Feminism and the Gender War https://youtu.be/CeVRz6Gi5iI Part 7: Nihilism and Suffering https://youtu.be/QgE1IONd-O4 Part 8: Beauty and Body Shame (and Honor-Shame) https://youtu.be/uKdb-vzAlcs References (note: clips from others' videos are used for commentary and fall under fair use): Benjamin Boyce and Sasha Ayad: https://youtu.be/uQJaDp1WS0o West, Christopher (2018). Good News about Sex & Marriage, Updated, Revised & Expanded Edition. For more on honor-shame culture, go to www.honorshame.com and check out their many resources! My Honor-Shame playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyCJnSE2gfrDqx13fRvknSjyyl3nfvyZ My video about LGBT & Gender Non-Binary through an Honor-Shame Lens: https://youtu.be/Y-7yEMN6vVw Thanks for watching! Please Like, Share, Comment, and Subscribe! If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail me at Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. If you have questions for my 200th subscriber Q&A, comment here or email me. God bless!

In these final couple videos discussing relevant topics through a Theology of the Body lens, I will be including honor-shame culture dynamics in the discussion. This video examines bodily honor and shame . . . beauty, aesthetics, body positivity, body shame. #BodyShame #BodyPositive #Beauty #TheologyoftheBody #TOB For more info: Ask Christopher West Podcast about Integral Beauty: https://askchristopherwest.com/65 Ask Christopher West Podcast about clothing that emphasizes sexual values, mentions John Paul II's book Love & Responsibility: https://askchristopherwest.com/67 Ask Christopher West Podcast about vanity: https://askchristopherwest.com/72 Ask Christopher West Podcast about the rupture of body and spirit and Jesus' redemption: https://askchristopherwest.com/78 Ask Christopher West Podcast about lust's degradation of the body: https://askchristopherwest.com/79 My sermon series on shame (I introduce honor-shame dynamics): Part 1 https://youtu.be/xLbkfeigPHo Part 2 https://youtu.be/TrI7PTe1_MY Part 3 https://youtu.be/dUKxMhYCli4 My video looking at the LGBTQ and gender non-binary community through an honor-shame lens: https://youtu.be/Y-7yEMN6vVw Check out my Honor-Shame playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAyCJnSE2gfrDqx13fRvknSjyyl3nfvyZ My series on issues through a TOB lens: Part 1: Coronavirus and Church https://youtu.be/zDPilB0xnsE Part 2: Racism and Ethnic Identity https://youtu.be/ulc-zNynkFA Part 3: Gender and Sexuality https://youtu.be/kVXaIxRYSiU Part 4: Lust, P*rn, and Fap https://youtu.be/uRmrEzNIdec Part 5: Progressive and LGBT Christianity https://youtu.be/Z7hyNp6Da4w Part 6: Feminism and the Gender War https://youtu.be/CeVRz6Gi5iI Part 7: Nihilism and Suffering https://youtu.be/QgE1IONd-O4 Thanks for watching! Please Like, Share, Comment, and Subscribe! If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail me at Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. If you have questions for my 200th subscriber Q&A, comment here or email me. God bless!

Continuing my examination of various topics using the Theology of the Body frame. This time I'm tackling three: euthanasia, abortion, and antinatalism (the belief that it's wrong to bring new sentient life into existence), which all ultimately boil down to nihilism and suffering. I feature clips from John Vervaeke, a debate between Jordan Peterson and antinatalist David Benatar, and Christopher West. #Antinatalism #Abortion #Euthanasia #TheologyoftheBody #TOB #JordanPeterson #Benatar #ChristopherWest All clips from others' videos are used for commentary and fall under fair use. John Vervaeke on suffering (go to 17-minute mark): https://youtu.be/vGB8k7jk1AQ Jordan Peterson vs. David Benatar on Antinatalism: https://youtu.be/vsyZcKUP_-k Christopher West reflecting on Fr. Jacques Philippe's Searching for and Maintaining Peace: https://youtu.be/o4VvwF9KzHo Ask Christopher West podcast about sickness: https://youtu.be/DatRURWF0ic Part 1: Coronavirus and Church https://youtu.be/zDPilB0xnsE Part 2: Racism and Ethnic Identity https://youtu.be/ulc-zNynkFA Part 3: Gender and Sexuality https://youtu.be/kVXaIxRYSiU Part 4: Lust, P*rn, and Fap https://youtu.be/uRmrEzNIdec Part 5: Progressive and LGBT Christianity https://youtu.be/Z7hyNp6Da4w Part 6: Feminism and the Gender War https://youtu.be/CeVRz6Gi5iI Thanks for watching! Please Like, Share, Comment, and Subscribe! If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail me at Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. Thank you for watching and God bless you!

Continuing my series examining relevant topics using John Paul II's Theology of the Body. My thesis is that the gender war is the core of the culture war. We're seeing play out an ongoing power struggle in the human marriage. #Feminism #Gender #TheologyoftheBody #TOB #JordanPeterson #RebelWisdom #CassieJaye #WarrenFarrell #JulieRoys References: Roys, Julie. (2017). Redeeming the Feminine Soul: God's Surprising Vision for Womanhood. Nelson Books. Jordan Peterson on the Mark Steyn Show: https://youtu.be/p4obxH2vSms Rebel Wisdom: Men and Women after #MeToo part 1: https://youtu.be/1MdjtBp_BS8 Rebel Wisdom with Cassie Jaye: https://youtu.be/9uaCljuywkY From Women to Men: https://youtu.be/ibnVRAMlXno Julie Roys at the Restored Hope Network: https://youtu.be/TGqC2JMwecw Also check out: The Fuel Project's The War on Truth series (intro): https://youtu.be/zSqsM6lhYJI Ask Christopher West show on feminism and patriarchy: https://askchristopherwest.com/81 Rebel Wisdom: Lost Ways of Knowing: https://youtu.be/WrqfgoJBVP8 Part 1: Coronavirus and Church https://youtu.be/zDPilB0xnsE Part 2: Racism and Ethnic Identity https://youtu.be/ulc-zNynkFA Part 3: Gender and Sexuality https://youtu.be/kVXaIxRYSiU Part 4: Lust, P*rn, and Fap https://youtu.be/uRmrEzNIdec Part 5: Progressive and LGBT Christianity https://youtu.be/Z7hyNp6Da4w All clips of others' videos are used for commentary and fall under Fair Use. If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail me at Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. Thank you for watching and God bless you!

Just a brief reflection I had yesterday while at church, thinking of all the rage in our society right and the calls for a revolution, and how the rock-paper-scissors game shows how the open hand of love, prayer, and God's Word overcomes the strategy of the enemy to destroy everything. #CultureWar #Revolution #Marxism #SpiritualWarfare #Reconciliation #CancelCulture Please Like, Share, Comment, and Subscribe! It means a lot (YouTube definitely suppresses my channel). If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation using Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail me at Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. God bless!

Here is my reflection on the growth of progressivism and LGBT-affirmation in Christianity. Why have so many abandoned orthodox teaching? I believe one of the major contributors has been our teaching of sexual morality without the context of a greater narrative within which we can participate. Theology of the Body lays out the story of the Bible and the Church, giving a foundation we're often lacking. #ProgressiveChristianity #GayChristianity #TheologyoftheBody #TOB #LGBTChristian #ExGay #CriticalTheory #Marxism References: Stringer, Jay. 2018. Unwanted: How Sexual Brokenness Reveals Our Way to Healing. West, Christopher. 2018. Eclipse of the Body: How We Lost the Meaning of Sex, Gender, Marriage, & Family (and how to Reclaim It). Linda Seiler says a lot of what I'm saying better than me, so check out her video: https://youtu.be/yuOAwxMSwc0 And check out this clip from Christopher West addressing the rupture of body and soul in LGBT identities. https://youtu.be/9uQqcLWp-ak Part 1: Coronavirus and Church https://youtu.be/zDPilB0xnsE Part 2: Racism and Ethnic Identity https://youtu.be/ulc-zNynkFA Part 3: Gender and Sexuality https://youtu.be/kVXaIxRYSiU Part 4: Lust, P*rn, and Fap https://youtu.be/uRmrEzNIdec If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail me at Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. Thank you for watching and God bless you!

Continuing my series looking at various topics from the perspective Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body. This part examines the differences between erotic longing and lust and pornography. I include commentary on part of a video Benjamin Boyce did with therapist Sasha Ayad https://youtu.be/uQJaDp1WS0o. And I include a couple clips from an episode of the Ask Christopher West podcast from 4/6/20 https://askchristopherwest.com/66. #NoFap #TheologyoftheBody #BenjaminBoyce #ChristopherWest #FightPorn #SexualLiberation #TOB #SexualRevolution Part 1: Coronavirus and Church https://youtu.be/zDPilB0xnsE Part 2: Racism and Ethnic Identity https://youtu.be/ulc-zNynkFA Part 3: Gender and Sexuality https://youtu.be/kVXaIxRYSiU If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail me at Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. Thank you for watching and God bless you!

After my Theology of the Body (TOB) 1 Head and Heart Immersion Course, I have been doing reflections on currently relevant topics and applying what I'm learning from Pope John Paul II's teaching on the spiritual significance of the human body and the Image of God. In this part, I get into the biggest aspect of TOB: a proper understanding sex/gender. If you're already familiar with TOB, you'll probably notice a lot of material from Christopher West. I've been absorbing his dissemination of TOB for so long, I can't help but repeat things he's said. #Gender #Sexuality #TheologyoftheBody #TOB #GenderBinary #Complementarity #Masculinity #Femininity For more on TOB: Christopher West on the significance of the sexual difference: https://youtu.be/9ICbtmdrpcI Christopher West giving a fairly thorough explanation of TOB: https://youtu.be/f0mX8cyrCQY Linda Seiler on gender from a more Evangelical perspective (which is pretty much the same as TOB): https://youtu.be/yuOAwxMSwc0 Part 1: Coronavirus and Church https://youtu.be/zDPilB0xnsE Part 2: Racism and Ethnic Identity https://youtu.be/ulc-zNynkFA If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail me at Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. Thank you for watching and God bless you!

After my Theology of the Body (TOB) 1 Head and Heart Immersion Course, I have been doing reflections on currently relevant topics and applying what I'm learning from Pope John Paul II's teaching on the spiritual significance of the human body and the Image of God. In this part, I take a brief look at race, racism, and identity politics. There's a ton I left unsaid, of course, but I hope my heart for unity is apparent. #Racism #TheologyoftheBody #TOB #IdentityPolitics #RacialReconciliation The Voddie Baucham sermon on Ethnic Gnosticism I reference: https://youtu.be/Ip3nV6S_fYU By the way, if you're wondering, I'm borrowing the definition of racism from Glenn Loury in this interview (at the 40:00ish mark): https://youtu.be/ycMfE_9ikaM Here is part 1 in this series, about the Coronavirus and shutdown: https://youtu.be/zDPilB0xnsE If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail me at Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. Thank you for watching and God bless you

I have been studying Theology of the Body (TOB) heavily during this Coronavirus period. I completed the TOB 1 Head & Heart Immersion Course online by the Theology of the Body Institute, taught by Christopher West. And I did the TOB Virtual Conference in May. So, I am going to comment on some relevant topics using what I've been learning from TOB. This first one is my reflection on the mass shutdown of churches due to the response to the Coronavirus (COVID 19). Apologies in advance if I step on any toes. If you're not familiar already with Theology of the Body, it is Pope John Paul II's deep reflection on the spiritual significance of the human body, providing an adequate anthropology, insight into the Trinity's life, and the sacramentality of our bodies, particularly our sexuality and marriage. Watch my video about Christopher West and TOB for a run-down of how TOB has influenced my personal and counseling theory and practice: https://youtu.be/zYuWX-Plwp8 #TheologyoftheBody #TOB #Shutdown #Quarantine #COVID #Coronavirus If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation via Google Pay or PayPal to mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com or mail me at Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. Thank you for watching and God bless you!

Just a mini-message I released on my Facebook page on Sunday. Here's a word of encouragement to stay connected to your Source. #Prayer #Devotions #Sacramental #SelfCare Please share! Don't forget to Like, Comment, and Subscribe (hit the Bell for notifications). If you would like to support the work I do, you can send a donation to Google Pay or PayPal via mr.andrew.rod@gmail.com (or email me for my Cash App or Venmo info). Or you can mail me at Andrew Rodriguez, PO Box 1364, Pottstown, PA 19464. God bless! -Andrew