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Ayaan Hirsi Ali: From New Atheist to Christian convert
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Nov 21, 2023
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📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: http://unherd.com/join UnHerd's Freddie Sayers sits down with former New Atheist Ayaan Hirsi Ali to discuss why she now considers herself to be Christian. Read the accompanying article: https://unherd.com/2023/11/why-i-am-now-a-christian/ Listen to the podcast: https://plnk.to/unherd?to=page Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv // TIMECODES // #UnHerd #AyaanHirsiAli #Christian
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:53Ayaan on the attacks of October 7th
- 5:00Free Speech vs. Hate Speech
- 7:22Ayaan’s journey to Western Liberalism and New Atheism
- 10:17Can Judeo-Christian traditions save Western civilisation?
- 13:31Ayaan U-turns on secular schools
- 15:47Spiritual bankruptcy and a journey back to Faith
- 21:00How should those of us who are not religious interpret this message?
- 24:45Part II Q&A, how should a majority secular society embrace Christianity?
- 26:14What does British society have to offer Gen Z?
- 29:47A question on multiculturalism
- 31:43Has atheism failed?
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