For some time now, I have had a sense there was some interconnections among religion, politics, and social media that were creating what I would professional label craziness. I have tried to figure out what this is and have read many who thought they knew. I have decided I do not have the mental horsepower or at least the time to take a broad view and work out the connections. Maybe this weirdness has always been there, but if so I am guessing our media and the Internet have resulted in much greater awareness and damage.
I happened across a podcast that does attempt to take a big picture perspective and much of what they say seems insightful. If you have the same gut feeling that plagues me I think you will appreciate what these folks have to say.