Haunted Houses, Cursed Spaces & Regional Spirits

[@rebeccamatteson9643]

I think Venerable Bede describes Celtic Christian practices of preparing the land before building a monastery. The monks would spend time fasting, praying, and casting out demons related to Pagan practices before beginning construction. It ties into what Heiser wrote about spiritual geography. Granted, monks were cleansing their own plot of land, not the entire kingdom. For that they preached the gospel and planted churches.

[@JesusistheonetrueGod]

The best way to cleanse the land is being obedient to God. Spread the gospel

[@anniebnannie9945]

Druids before them

[@JadDragon]

Sombering thoughts indeed. Our fight is not against the world, but against the evil behind it. Stay strong with God. Jesus lives ♥️ and is God 🙏🏻 Christ ✝️ and King 👑

[@dhvfdj1]

Christian nationalist would have us believe that the fight is against liberals and Democrats.

[@NeoSpiritx]

Watching the re-run now... I think Dr Mike Heiser would've loved to have taken part in today's discussion!

[@Bbbd4184]

I am reading his books now eye opening

[@sandracoombs2255]

Agree totally. I loved Dr Heiser’s work and am so sad he’s not here with us anymore. He would have been pleased to see us still having these discussions though. 😊

[@davidwireback8621]

I listen to that discussion sometime back. I've just never felt at this man was truly a Christian. At least I think his teachings are off.

[@pennymchugh3146]

Sometimes, we just need to ask God what is wrong with this place, and he can tell us. And then we can ask him what to do about it and he can tell us. The less complicated we make things, the more likely we are to have success.

[@DRJoe100]

Our job is to learn how to discern , so if we know his word we can easily recognize what’s wrong with a place. Granted praying is also important… doesn’t mean we’ll 100% get the answers we seek. Sometimes it’s a punishment from god, sometimes it’s a test, sometimes it’s satan…. Either way the cure is always to repent of our sins and ask for forgiveness and do what Jesus has asked us, and those who bless/curse Israel will be blessed/cursed… so if we get the combo correct and it’s gods will the land will be fixed (now or in the future)

[@pennymchugh3146]

@DRJoe100 Yes, discerning that something is wrong and asking for clarity is necessary. God is gracious enough to answer any valid questions.

[@abeautifulmoment2714]

Michael Rowntree is the nicest Calvinist I have seen online. Thats cool

[@generalismoGrosMichel]

Thank you for being a breath of fresh air in the charismatic camp. Sincerely your Reformed Brother

[@micheletisdale7467]

Wow!! Its crazy that Dawn Hill posted a video on Tuesday that goes hand in hand with this one. It's like Part 1 and Part 2. Both were good and very edifying. So glad i got to watch them both 😊

[@MultiTroy63]

WOW This is Good Churches won't preach this and won't dare talk about Demons are Deliverance!!!!!!

[@secondchancestudioperth]

This was so good boys. Thanks heaps.

[@el-jayreacts7743]

Great discussion. I think it'd be amazing for you guys to get Dr. John Mulinde on. Very well versed in spiritual warfare especially as it relates to regions and spaces and what the implications are for said regions

[@sandracoombs2255]

Very interesting discussion - thanks guys. 😊. Re the comments on ancient intentionally buried cities - Dr Michael Heiser covered one of these sites in his show, Fringe Pop 321. The site is Gobekli Tepe in southern Turkey. There are other sites close to this in the region and I don’t believe they have been fully excavated yet but it seems they were deliberately buried and abandoned. Reading about them is very interesting.

[@anniebnannie9945]

Look at Washington DC the largest Obelisk in the world not to mention more symbology in every city on the earth, not to mention cemeteries.

[@lindararey8641]

You should have Dr. Joel Muddamalle on to discuss this topic.

[@jaredberryman-hivelead]

I think one difference between old and new testaments might be that God does not really act reactively to sin after the cross like he does in the OT. Romans 1 seems to indicate passive wrath, another words, he lets the powers and sinful nature run wild. I wonder if this has to do with regions as well. Maybe God no longer punishes but just removes protection. Some counters to this would be the story of Ananiah and Saphira in Acts.

[@2Timothy2.15]

Only Michael is classified The Archangel in Scripture, not Gabriel.

[@KnitNut5]

Lots of believers and faith movements (current and historical) in California! And we are the 6th largest economy in the world! So there!

[@TheNathanMac]

But also one of the most depraved states as well though. I guess a wheat and tares situation.

[@DRJoe100]

Our economy is getting worse and worse the more our insane corrupt leftists pass evil laws and regulations and it’s causing everyone who can to flee our state. .. we’re rampant with crime cuz woke DA’s won’t prosecute. If there was a huge revival we wouldn’t have a democrat majority in elections and our homeless population would be lower and helped by the church. Most churches chose to serve the state over god and stayed closed during the pandemic even though it violated our constitutional rights. Sodom wasn’t saved because of lot. One way to stop the curse on the land is if the people turn and repent from sin. . . Our state is leading the way in evil and extremely proud of its deeds, our nation is about to fall and has immensely declined the past 4 years…. I’d love to see a huge revival in bible teaching churches but the Bible is clear that they’ll be a great apostasy/ falling away Pretrib and most believe the church is in the ladocia age which is 💩…. And many sects have converted to becoming woke leftist churches.

[@YosemiteLee]

Yes, the zenith of the tares and the wheat parable is displayed in California. California is a global Spiritual birthing place that few know about until they study religious movements. The state has been the single largest exporter of Christian missionaries and a succession of life empowering Moves of the Spirit spreading out like waves circling the earth. FEBC a powerhouse international Christian radio network founded in 1945 (Out of San Francisco of all places) still spreading the gospel to the darkest corners of the earth including North Korea. Many workers incognito. Many more life giving sources too many to mention have grown out of California. These moves have pushed back the enemy’s kingdom around the world. It is my thought the state has been the destination of hell’s largest deployment for at least the last 50 years. Crystal clear plans to exploit evil and choke out Godliness worldwide via a plan to label and legislate Christians as hate-mongers are rooted in this state. The media out of this state has shaped and misshapen lives around the world for 100 years. Those believers whose eyes are open to spiritual warfare will pray and fast for the most influential state and region of the world for both good and evil, California. The flesh will say to curse California, the Spirit tells me to weep and pray for it. Father send laborers into this state who will NOT be overcome with its evil but KNOW how to overcome evil with Good. I pray a supernatural, mind blowing reversal of astonishing evil in this state. So much so people will marvel. Father God may you come to be Glorified in California, May the Bright Light of your eye blind the enemy and melt the fortress of wickedness in this region. I ask for your mercy, clearly your unmerited favor to stretch out over this state bringing Heaven to Earth like never before. Holy Spirit draw the state to repentance by a multitude of events. Hugely cultivate the percentage of good soil that exsists there to nourish the prisoners and heal sin sickened lives. May believers in this state know their scope of authority and exercise it fully. Above all May they experience and express your love in actions. It is your Goodness that draws us to repentance. I thank you for your display of Goodness in California. And beyond California’s borders I ask you to open the eyes of your children to spiritual warfare and how you want them to do battle in their own corner of the world. In Jesus name and in faith I make these requests known. Amen.

[@luludee1300]

I'm a month behind! I used to work in Property Management and we used to half-joke that it sometimes seemed like some houses were cursed. Not in a way that there were hauntings, rather that certain homes seemed to always have issues, or either attracted people with problems or perhaps affected their lives so that they became problematic? I always wondered whether or not they were somehow "marked". I also did not know what role I played as a believer having to deal with that. They weren't my property and were not directly under my authority. I'm still not sure what that would mean for me were I to find myself in that role again.

[@RachelRamey]

The Cindy Jacobs thing...yeah, there's some weird stuff there. But I actually have to say I don't think that list of questions is as off-base as it may seem. It sounds like the ultimate idea there is to uncover whether the place and the people have been dedicated to idolatry (much as you talked about dedicated objects in the last episode). (I would go in a different direction *after* that than it sounds like she did, but I'm not sure those questions are really "out there," any more than asking someone you're praying with if they've ever been involved in witchcraft, sexual sin, etc.)

[@someguy7222]

I live in California and the 1-party rule has doomed this state, stop apologizing for it.

[@johnlopez6544]

I love your calling out of culture around spiritual warfare that is unbiblical. And I am in process of finishing up some edits on a book about how people respond to spirits in the bible that involves cultivating character and fruit of the spirit to remove any foothold of the enemy in the church. I try to use little to no personal expierence but lean on the authority of scripture itself.

[@davidwireback8621]

I can tell you from my 50 years of being a Christian starting out when I was just actually a few weeks of returning to the Lord. The house that I lived in was a party house. And so all kind of sitting went on there. When I was cleaning the house up to move out I said to God you know we did a lot of stuff in this house a lot of sin at that point I was feeling up uncomfortable as I was talking to the Lord. And I said to him : Lord I pray that whoever moves in this House will not be affected by the stuff that we did here. It was like a breath of fresh air came into the room like I was coming up out of the water gasping for air. Feeling lightness.. One of my older Christian friends said that I'd exercise the demons that were in that house. Two other times when I was first moving out west I was in Shreveport Louisiana on Christmas Eve. and I just was so heavy in the spirit that all I wanted to do was pray and tongues. My friend who is moving with me as what is going on and I just told him I just got praying the spirits or can you just drive. Stay overnight, And all I could do is just pray in tongues. The next morning got up And that needs stop another time was on the mission trip to Costa Rica we went to a certain town and I got that same heaviness and all I could do is pray in tongues. I told to other ministry leader what was happening and I said I just need to pray and I went off and just prayed and tongues why she took care of the ministry going on there with the young adults we had.

[@papabear66]

Proverbs 26:2 As the bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, so a curse without cause shall not alight.

[@ajbridges275]

They quote this at one point

[@kaleb.a.amos89]

Miller is the man!

[@anniebnannie9945]

Gobekli Tepe, Turkey?

[@RachelRamey]

I've had the same experience Josh mentioned with the French Quarter -- and also in Jamaica.

[@RachelRamey]

I don't believe the curses are obsolete. Not only because not all are regenerate, but because God still disciplines. I think the distinction OT/NT is that there's a disciplinary judgment rather than a damning judgment. Just look at Hebrews 12 and a careful reading of 1 Corinthians 11.

[@SusanFloyd-zj5dk]

What about that suicide forest in Japan ? What are your thoughts?

[@salasanthonysamuel]

Amen Hallelujah Maranatha

[@Hindsfeetonhighplacesps18]

That’s right Michael. If anyone (or their family) is in a religion under the Law (No Blood Atonement or Grace) I was shown they’d be judged according to the Law.

[@kendallborders7420]

We want the miller!

[@Paul-Johnathan]

Amen Josh! 19:14 Keep pushing back on this type of stuff. 😎 This is the exact reason why so many of us believe a true Christian cannot be inhabited by demons. I know you used to believe this as well, you are almost there, keep pursuing truth. If you combine this with what Rowntree reasons at 56:18 then you start to realize that if God doesn’t mention it in all of scripture then it may not be something he wants us to focus on… (Not once in the Bible do we see a true Christian inhabited by demons and/or subsequently delivered.)

[@damaygo1742]

Demonic deliverance was practiced all throughout the early church, on Believers

[@Paul-Johnathan]

@@damaygo1742 give me chapter and verse please. 🙏

[@damaygo1742]

@@Paul-Johnathan When you say chapter and verse, do you mean Bible, or would you like me to quote the writings of the Church fathers, as written in “Apostolic Traditions”

[@Paul-Johnathan]

@@damaygo1742 if it’s not in the Bible then I’m not going to practice it. “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” ‭‭2 Timothy‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬-‭17‬ ‭NIV‬‬

[@damaygo1742]

@@Paul-Johnathan Scripture is good for these things. Why cant these as well? These were Holy Spirit filled men who wrote these pieces. Perhaps you are afraid of making drastic changes to your life. Youre missing out

[@DanielDuininck]

Would the destruction of the city depend on if the inhabitants tried to entice people to worship their gods as aposed to being destroyed in battle or fleeing from the presence of the army?

[@etpeloquin]

In the case of David delivering up the descendants of Saul, this was not about cursed land. The Gibeonites had made a covenant with Joshua through trickery (Joshua 10), but it was a covenant nonetheless, which Saul was obligated to honor. However, he had sought to destroy them (2 Samuel 21:1-2). In doing so, he violated the covenant and spilled innocent blood. What David did was a matter of justice. Balancing the scales so to speak.

[@loucjenk]

The blood of Jesus protects His people from curses unless we open ourselves to the enemy in some way.

[@paulfick5440]

And I’ve cast demons out of long-time Christians who were there due to generational sin. Demons don’t play fair, and neither do I.

[@UCZamarraNunyaAllSides]

MY BAD AT 57:45 IS THAT GARY MIRACLE AND HOW DID HE GET HIS ARMS AND LEGS TO GROW BACK AND WHY DID NOBODY COVER THIS LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN HIS JOURNEY

[@kaylainchrist]

That ending statement about destiny image absolutely wrecked me 😂😂

[@SegunJ31]

I think this was a really good conversation with an excellent close. I think as the body of Christ we have to be collectively cautious of extremes. And throwing the baby out with the bath water. Just because people go to extremes when it comes to warfare does not mean there isn't spiritual warfare, like it has been said, the greatest trick of the enemy is to make people believe he did not exist. From the moment you were saved, you are engaged in spiritual warfare just by way of being a new creation. Matthew 5: 13,14 describes us as the salt of the earth, light to the world, interesting language, particularly when you think about the characteristics of salt and light. One of the functions of salt is that it preserves, is there something in our nature that preserves the very earth? Perhaps a cursed land until the 2nd coming of Christ. Are we holding back the very just and real wrath of God through our God given nature, our cries for mercy until He returns in final judgement. We are light, light is often associated with knowledge, the knowledge of God revealed through the children of God. The mercy of God enacted and expressed through the people of God. We have been delivered out of darkness, Colossians tells us we were once under elemental spirits when we were in the world, but now the same power that called you out is the same power that is to be expressed in all ways, the proclaiming of the gospel, living a holy life, all kinds of prayer for all men for the advancement of His Kingdom. Warfare is real and our God is great, He has called us to actively engage in the mission until He returns. Thanks again guys, good stuff.

[@dbrown3929]

I’m really curious about anointing with oil (from miller’s story). What kind of oil, why do you use oil, what’s the difference between that and Holy water, etc? 46:00

[@Michachu7]

Well James says in chapter 5 to “call for the elders of the church and let them pray over them anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord” and in another place Jesus tells His disciples to go to places in pairs of two praying for people anointing them with oil and people would be healed, so it appears there is something to anointing with oil we seem to have forgotten and we seem to have removed from our teaching in a lot of circles

[@shadrackjames]

Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith Nothing is more precious than peace, by which all war, both in heaven and earth, is brought to an end Ignatius c. 107-110 AD

[@bossabassa364]

If only heiser was here

[@BrendaBoykin-qz5dj]

Thank you, Gentlemen. Always great topics. Longtime Subbie and fan. Cleanshaven M.R. looking good along with his equally cool-looking Mates. Blessings,Guys. Good work.🌹⭐🌹⭐🌹⭐

[@randihall578]

my friends rented a house from another mutual friend. the mutual friend was wicken and had an altar room in one of the spares rooms. && the friend would also claim to see a ghost of the previous owner/ one of her professors. any ways my friends had a pastor friend come "bless" & "anoint" the house. it was wild! all of this to say I went into the house before & after the "blessing/anointed" and there was a tangible difference in that house!

[@TheRemnantRadio]

I bet!

[@Caderdi]

We Charismatics MUST learn to stick to scripture in context! THANK YOU!

[@DRJoe100]

Depends on what you mean by charismatic, but you’re correct! Granted, you’d no longer would be a charismatic 😂… maybe more of an evangelical dispensationist ?…? They still believe in the gifts just more logical definitions (ex. Speaking in tongues being someone who can pickup various language easily and communicate to both non believers /believers where they can understand vs speaking gibberish or looking demonically possessed).

[@thorodinson2017]

@@DRJoe100It's not gibberish... The Bible says it's speaking in the Spirit to God...

[@geoffmckenzie2608]

Gosh, listening to these ramblings makes me miss Heiser!

[@marybrewer2203]

What happens when a whole country goes astray? Do Old Testament consequences happen in the New Testament era? Or has Jesus Christ removed every curse?

[@josiahmerz357]

“The secret of the Christian life is Jesus Christ, and Him crucified. The secret of the Christian life is the Gospel. *That’s* what it is.” Amen, people! Please be praised in all the earth, God!! 😭🙏🏼🙌🏼

[@MrNealthedeal]

Genesis 12:3 Good News Translation 3 I will bless those who bless you, But I will curse those who curse you. And through you I will bless all the nations.” Numbers 24:9 Good News Translation 9 The nation is like a mighty lion; When it is sleeping, no one dares wake it. Whoever blesses Israel will be blessed, And whoever curses Israel will be cursed.”

[@casewooton5492]

more miller

[@margocarmichael6765]

You covered this somewhat after I wrote this, about could a Satanist go around cursing churches? And "like a flitting sparrow, and "an undeserved curse does not land." When can a church deserve a curse? We are told not to quench the Holy Spirit. Blasphemy means insulting. What about churches who ignore Pentecost and all the wonderful meaning of having the Holy Spirit in us, and even say that He doesn't do what He used to do? And what about the verse that says "having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof. From such as these, turn away." Can that possibly refer to saved people who ignore the Holy Spirit? Also, y'all quoted, "Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law," so was it Peter that said women shouldn't preach because of the Law? Genesis 3:16 is the only place in the OT that talks about that that I know of. Isn't that before the Law? And Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the Law. Was that just a reflection of the male chauvinism of the time? I'm not a Feminist but I wonder about these cultural influences. Thanks! Good discussion.

[@ReWoood]

It’s hard to have serious music with Josh’s voice since he jokes around so much.

[@arjaramillo86]

As a Californian, yes, yes it is.

[@pennymchugh3146]

Simplicity!

[@renmay635]

Hugs and kisses 😂😂

[@rustyrussell3211]

I live on the west coast and it always is so disappointing when I hear hateful and snarky comments about west coast states.

[@TheRemnantRadio]

Sorry for any offense!

[@thorodinson2017]

Not hateful if it's true

[@rustyrussell3211]

@@thorodinson2017, still hateful and I'll add hauty.

[@cynthiapaliotta7760]

Highly recommend everyone watch a recent discussion between Steve Hilton (Fox News) and PastorJack Hibbs- "A California Revolution?". Totally challenged and impacted my negative opinion of the Golden State!

[@SethYoderMusic]

Joshua, you accused someone of writing and selling book on spiritual warfare... And then promoted your conference that costs $150 per ticket to register. Perhaps the $150/ticket is only to cover expenses, but I'm just trying to keep you honest and on your toes there. ;)

[@TheRemnantRadio]

It was more the content of the book - but, yeah, we hear ya

[@SethYoderMusic]

Oh yeah, I totally get that. You and she are not doing the same thing. It was a friendly jab. :) Btw, thanks for thoughtfully tackling so many important subjects! I always enjoy listening to you guys.

[@deborahcatalano261]

Conferences cost money for the hotel, coffee, water and travel for speakers. All the work related conferences I go to cost over $500 for a 2 day event. I have to pay for room and hotel too.

[@waynesanders1406]

You can't set fire to stone and metal. The only option would be to bury it. If burning is the only method to break a tie between a demonic spirit and a physical item, the only option is to bury it. I would be curious to know if any paranormal activity has taken place around the archaeologists or the location itself since digging it up. I saw an article years ago of what might have been the remnants of Jericho, there was a single house split apart on the outter edges from the rest of the building that fell down around it. You guys might like reading Jasher. I just finished it. There is a lot of extra explanation on all of the events occuring in Genesis, to include some events that couldn't possibly be made up about what happened in Sodom/Gomorrah. One event was quite funny. I won't spoil it for you guys in case you read it.

[@DRJoe100]

You can melt metal.. and technically rock. Jesus didn’t burn the pigs the demons were cast into… and people cast out demons in his name, didn’t mention fire😅

[@alexmarysaint2523]

Fire also purifies, so even if it's not fully destroyed it's still better than leaving the object intact and just buried for someone else to find.

[@melodystone1756]

Let’s mention the history of witchcraft practiced in the white house throughout our history.

[@ajaycherian9791]

1 Corinthians 16:22 - If anyone does not love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. O Lord, come!

[@JesusFreak4Ever]

38 min mark, talking about regional curses. In 2023, Lord told me that sin, especially repeated sin, creates demonic altars. And the more sin-drenched a region is, the more demonic altars are in it.... subsequently the more *worship* that principality is getting. And that *empowers* (edit to add: gives it more and more authority) that principality. Our Commission is to tear down the demonic altars in regions. We do that by spreading the Gospel. Caring for the poor & widowed. Creating Disciples. Casting out demons. Healing the sick. Cleansing the lepers. Raising the dead. That's bringing forth God's Kingdom on this earth. *That's* how we manifest/impose / apply the Victory Jesus already provided. And that is how we defeat regional principalities.

[@JesusFreak4Ever]

43 min mark. I believe God still inacts Discipline and Justice. But often I think what we're se eing is the natural result of our sin. If our collective, repeated sin has empowered the demonic principality over a region, then we have *chosen* that demonic principality as our ruler. Either wittingly or not, that does not matter. Should we expect a demonic ruler to rule with justice and mercy and blessing? Duh No

[@JesusFreak4Ever]

A church in a particularly wicked region better be double time in prayer, repentance , worship, Holiness, and working with other churches & interested parties (non profits, leadership, etc) in the region to bring forth God's Kingdom and Jesus's Dominion.

[@magicalfruitstudios4162]

In our town, I have recorded on radar, where storms will break up or split in half, just as they are like three miles away. One out of every six or seven will give us rain, while the rest will not. We are literally on the drought map, as the worst drought in the state of Kansas, and it's a tiny strip that goes right over the top of us. Every Christian in the area thinks it could be spiritual, because it's just so weird.

[@Keto-m6p]

Very interesting.

[@geneanuts]

🙏

[@kermitzforg]

Are you referring to the Tonganoxie split. :-) I'm in that area and am familiar with it...very interesting indeed!

[@magicalfruitstudios4162]

@@kermitzforg No, I live in Burdett Kansas. I'll have to look that up too.

[@DRJoe100]

Maybe but our gov openly has multiple tech to mess with the weather and if the land is properly managed it can still thrive in a drought, in permaculture it’s called earthworks by doing swells and ponds planted with a certain variety of plants to recharge the ground water and make it slow down in movement. Even in Africa there’s regreening the desert or the green wall turning the Sahara back to fertile with moon mounds. Check out bill millison/mollison , Geoffrey lawton, bill mollisons son … all videos explaining the process.

[@johndrummond4959]

In regards to Jesus's raining, He sits at the Father until all His enemies are made His footstool. In Daniel 7 we see Jesus, the Son of Man, before the Father, Ancient of Days, and the kingdom coming appon the people of the saints. Leading up to this the forth beast rules almost completely and wages war against the saints. This is where we are. Leading into the people of the saints receiving the Kingdom under Christ. This is what we see played out in revelations. We are coming to the transition of the end of the 4th beast rule and the glory of the kingdom on the saints under Christ.

[@geneanuts]

Most places in USA were originally occupied by native tribes. We have no way of knowing their history. Yield to the Lord continually!👆

[@DRJoe100]

Post flood we know they’ve figured out the migration and break offs of natives through genealogy (Nathaniel jeanson has a ton of research on this), but we do know some of the history of multiple native tribes. There’s info on them dealing with 6 fingered giants, spirits/demons, knowing the flood story, knowing about the cross of Jesus, them building mounds and having massive trade routes /cities that were destroyed by Europeans … there’s also archeological evidence.. you should research it more

[@usa2tube]

well, i was about to down vote when it sounded like you were endorsing Cindy Jacobs... but then you clarified the nonsense she and the other "spiritual warfare" experts had published.

[@justinnicholson7774]

Thank you for your service

[@UCZamarraNunyaAllSides]

MY BAD AT 57:45 IS THAT GARY MIRACLE AND HOW DID HE GET HIS ARMS AND LEGS TO GROW BACK AND WHY DID NOBODY COVER THIS LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN HIS JOURNEY

[@Keto-m6p]

While there is a traceable history of what we call Western History, there is no pan-Western view, there are no pan-Western values. Huge difference between areas once under the British Empire and Continental Europe. Huge differences in beliefs and values between Northern Europe and Mediterranean cultures. Huge difference between the US and Europe. And the Caribbean. And South America. Major difference in values and culture just regionally in the US. This constant stereotyping of what is Western culture is incorrect. Possbly inspired by the book "Misreading Scripture With Western Eyes", which is a book that is well-meaning, but is misleading on many things. The West is incredibly diverse in culture, philosophy, values. What RR often stereotypes as Western culture simply is not Western culture. Again, well-meaning, but misleading.