Ep 1167 | Meryl Streep Can’t Be Aslan & the Truth About Prosperity Teaching in the 'Black Church'

Relatable with Allie Beth Stuckey

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News, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, News Commentary

4.6 • 19.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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In today's episode, we're discussing a little controversy we sparked recently over the prosperity gospel being prevalent in many majority-black churches across the country. We correct the record on what was said and bring the statistics to back us up. Lucky for us, there are plenty of black speakers and authors who are saying the same thing, despite what the race-baiters want you to believe. And Greta Gerwig, director of "Barbie" and "Little Women," is coming out with a new film adaptation of C.S. Lewis' "Narnia," and — oh no, is she really tapping Meryl Streep to play Aslan? Share the Arrows 2025 is on October 11 in Dallas, Texas! Go to sharethearrows.com for tickets now! Buy Allie's new book, "Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion": https://a.co/d/4COtBxy --- Timecodes: (06:59) Meryl Streep tapped to play Aslan in new Narnia film (23:09) Prosperity Gospel in majority-black churches (45:17) Statistics and research --- Today's Sponsors: NetSuite — Gain visibility and control of your financials, planning, budgeting, and inventory so you can manage risk, get reliable forecasts, and improve margins. Go to NetSuite.com/ALLIE to get the CFO's guide to AI and Machine Learning. --- Links: Prosperity Gospel Beliefs on the Rise Among Churchgoers: https://research.lifeway.com/2023/08/22/prosperity-gospel-beliefs-on-the-rise-among-churchgoers/ Why are Black and Hispanic Evangelicals More Favorable Toward the Prosperity Gospel?: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/why-are-black-and-hispanic-evangelicals-more-favorable-toward-the-prosperit/ Faith Among Black Americans: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/02/16/faith-among-black-americans/ YouGov Survey on Televangelists: https://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/dxmhuwj6r1/tabs_OPI_Televangelists_20150826.pdf Spirit and Power – A 10-Country Survey of Pentecostals: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2006/10/05/spirit-and-power/ Why Blacks Christians Follow Prosperity Preachers: https://youtu.be/5fZGfI1kLQc?si=JI0VLERdY-ijZNAW @AllieBethStuckey‬ Says THIS About the Black Church & Folks Lost Their Mind: https://youtu.be/zRtb-yHLBC4?si=aETjGWVMcSYE_U-X --- Related Episodes: Ep 1154 | Ex-New Ager Reveals Cults’ Secret Invasion of the Church | Guest: Melissa Dougherty https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1154-ex-new-ager-reveals-cults-secret-invasion-of/id1359249098?i=1000698790509 Ep 1087 | Kamala’s “Jesus Is Lord” Controversy https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1087-kamalas-jesus-is-lord-controversy/id1359249098?i=1000674050844 Ep 528 | What Progressive Christianity & Prosperity Gospel Get Wrong About Jesus | Guest: Costi Hinn https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/ep-528-what-progressive-christianity-prosperity-gospel/id1359249098?i=1000542874144 Ep 1137 | Paula White & 'He Gets Us' Get Jesus Wrong https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-1137-paula-white-he-gets-us-get-jesus-wrong/id1359249098?i=1000690933692 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Merrill Streep is in talks to play Aslan in Greta Gerwig's new adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia and Man.
0:09.4	Do I have thoughts about that?
0:10.9	I will also be responding to the controversy that was apparently created by my conversation on this show just a couple weeks ago when Melissa Dordy and I discussed
0:24.0	the prosperity gospel in majority black churches. My, oh my. All right, today's episode is brought
0:32.1	to our friends at Good Ranchers. Go to Good Ranchers.com. Use Code Alley at checkout. That's
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0:38.0	All right. We've got a few things to talk about today,
0:55.6	but I don't have producer Bree here to talk about the first subject, which is Merrill Streep
1:01.5	possibly playing Aslan and Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, a new adaptation of that.
1:07.4	I really wanted to get her thoughts, but she is sick today. So please pray for
1:12.2	producer Bree that she would make a quick and full recovery and be back here so we can talk
1:18.6	about all the important stuff. But I'll give you my take on it and then we can see what she
1:23.6	thinks when she is back and ready to give her commentary.
1:31.4	But before we get into the topics today, I just want to remind you guys, Share the Arrows, October 11th in Dallas, Texas.
1:35.3	This is a Christian women's conference for Christian women who want solid and deep theology,
1:40.6	who don't want to be coddled, who don't want to hear all about how beautiful
1:46.3	and enough they are, who don't just want a gospel of self-fulfillment, but really want
1:53.4	biblical truth. They want to be challenged. They want to be equipped in their calling,
1:57.9	in their motherhood, in whatever space, God has placed them in.
2:02.6	This conference is for you.
2:04.5	If you want to be able to face a hostile culture with the courage that comes from knowing
2:10.7	God's word and through the power of the Holy Spirit, then share the arrows is for you.
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