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Podcast: Spirituality Matters with Rev Karla
Episode: Death by Design | Why Defunding Humanitarian Aid is a Spiritual Crisis
Description: This isn’t just another policy shift. This is a spiritual crisis. In today’s episode, I’m unpacking what’s happening with the defunding of USAID—and why it matters for those of us who are deconstructing our faith, reclaiming our values, and learning to see every life as sacred.
Behind the headlines are calculated efforts by billionaires and ideologues to dismantle humanitarian aid, silence compassionate outreach, and replace it with religious control and nationalist agendas. This isn’t efficiency—it’s eugenics in everything but name.
If you’ve ever wondered how Christianity became a weapon fo...