> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://mereorthodoxy.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Omnium Gatherum: Sports on Sunday, Kanye West, and the Death of New Atheism - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/bits-bobs-bits-bobs-sports-sunday-kanye-west-death-new-atheism/
- Published: 2019-11-12T06:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-18T15:58:08.000Z
- Description: Derek, Alastair, and Matt catch up and talk about the miscellaneous issues they are seeing and experiencing today: Kid’s sports on Sundays, Kanye West, the problem of over-booked and busy schedules, the death of New-Atheism, and more. Timestamps: Intro […]
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
- Tags: Caleb Wait

Derek, Alastair, and Matt catch up and talk about the miscellaneous issues they are seeing and experiencing today: Kid’s sports on Sundays, Kanye West, the problem of over-booked and busy schedules, the death of New-Atheism, and more.

**Timestamps:**

Intro \[0:00 – 1:45\]

Derek is shown to be an aggressive Twitter-user / Kid’s sports on Sundays / Professionalization of youth sports culture \[1:45 – 12:50\]

Kanye West / Overbooked and over-scheduled adult life in the 21st-Century \[12:50 – 22:22\]

The Death of the New Atheists? / “Wokeness” / God’s justice in scripture / Commercialized authenticity outside and within the church \[22:22 – 41:50\]

Matt corners Derek and brings the discussion full circle to worship on Sunday + Conclusion \[41:50 – 43:49\]

**Resources mentioned:**

Article: “[Why You Never See Your Friends Anymore,](https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/11/why-dont-i-see-you-anymore/598336/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)” by Judith Shulevitz

Video: “[Kanye West Airpool Karaoke](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgLOv36an3s&ref=mereorthodoxy.com),” with James Corden

Article: “[NEW ATHEISM: THE GODLESSNESS THAT FAILED](https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/10/30/new-atheism-the-godlessness-that-failed/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com),” by Scott Alexander

If you’re interested in supporting the show financially, you can check out our Patreon [here](https://www.patreon.com/merefidelity?ty=h&ref=mereorthodoxy.com).

Finally, as always, follow [Derek](https://twitter.com/dzrishmawy?ref=mereorthodoxy.com), [Andrew](https://twitter.com/ajwtheology?ref=mereorthodoxy.com), and [Alastair](https://twitter.com/zugzwanged?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) for more tweet-sized brilliance. Thanks to [Timothy Motte](https://twitter.com/biotrom?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) for his sound editing work. [And thanks to The Joy Eternal for lending us their music, which everybody should download out of gratitude for their kindness.](http://www.noisetrade.com/thejoyeternal/a-sweet-and-bitter-providence-single?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)