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EP4. Stigma

WorldAffairs by Mateo Schimpf

May 1, 202555:59News & Politics

A church in decline tries to reinvent itself, and its young members struggle with how to talk about Christianity. The Final Service is written and produced by Mateo Schimpf with additional writing and reporting from Ray...

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EP4. Stigma is an episode from WorldAffairs by Mateo Schimpf. A church in decline tries to reinvent itself, and its young members struggle with how to talk about Christianity. The Final Service is written and produced by Mateo Schimpf with...

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