#370 Reacting to Progressive and Deconstruction TikToks | Monique Duson & Phoenix Hayes

In this candid and spontaneous episode of The Alisa Childers Podcast, host Alisa Childers, along with guests Monique Duson and Phoenix Hayes, react in real time to a series of progressive and deconstruction-themed TikToks. The conversation begins with a video claiming all pastors secretly know the Bible is not true, which prompts a robust discussion on the dangers of sweeping generalizations, the importance of biblical literacy, and the need for pastors to address textual variants in the New Testament without fear. The panelists emphasize that while there are legitimate scholarly discussions about manuscript differences, the conclusion that the Bible is unreliable is a distortion of the evidence. They also critique the deconstruction movement’s tendency to villainize truth, Scripture, and even the gospel by presenting a one-sided narrative that ignores the full biblical picture of human dignity and divine grace. Later videos are analyzed for their emotional manipulation, such as the claim that God is hiding from atheists, which the hosts counter with Romans 1’s teaching that all people suppress the truth they already know. The discussion turns to generational conflict, with the hosts rejecting the idea that entire generations are emotionally immature, urging instead for grace, humility, and intergenerational wisdom. They also challenge the idea that personal experience should override Scripture, using Richard Rohr’s tricycle metaphor as a critique of subjective hermeneutics. Finally, they address the rise of hyper-grace theology that justifies sin, warning that true faith produces a desire to obey, not license to indulge. The episode closes with a powerful call to reject TikTok as a source of theology and instead pursue truth in community through church, Scripture, and discernment.