37: RFK Jr. Wants To Save Autistic Children But He's Making Things Worse

We have a new email address and we want to hear from you! If you have a question you'd love for us to discuss on the pod please email us at [email protected]. In addition to our weekly episodes, we hope to publish 1-2 short episodes per month that will be dedicated to answering listener questions about theology, politics, church, parenting, pop culture, or anything else that you'd like our opinion on. What is a progressive Christian response to meeting the needs of intellectually disabled children? It's pretty much the opposite of what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been doing since he became the US Secretary of Heath and Human Services. In this episode we discuss what RFK Jr. has been saying about autism and vaccines and how it is contributing to a measles outbreak in Texas. We end our show responding to an email from a listener about how to talk to their parent about theology when you have very different perspectives. The Progressive Christians Podcast is a ministry of The Loft, a worship community of Westwood United Methodist Church. If you have an idea for the show or want to connect with us, please email us at [email protected]. Articles referenced on the podcast https://abcnews.go.com/Health/900-measles-cases-us/story?id=121156969 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj0z9nmzvdlo https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/20/texas-measles-family-gaines-county-death/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/fact-checking-robert-f-kennedy-jr-s-statements-on-autism