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Highest Power: Church + State

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A podcast from Baptist News Global examining the intersection of faith and politics at the highest levels of power. Hosted by Rick Pidcock.

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Ep67: The Republican Reaction to No Kings Day and the GOP's Plan for a Dictatorship 20.10.2025 25:19

Monday, October 20, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep66: How Biblical Interpretation & Theology Contribute to Our Political Differences, with Lily Wood 16.10.2025 30:47

Thursday, October 16, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep65: The War and the Peace Deal Between Israel and Hamas 13.10.2025 23:26

Monday, October 13, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep64: Authoritarian Christian Nationalists are Redefining the Church, Communion, and Revival 09.10.2025 29:39

Thursday, October 9, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep63: Pete Hegseth's Pentagon Worship Service 06.10.2025 26:05

Monday, October 6, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep62: How the Teachings of John MacArthur, James Dobson, and Voddie Baucham Harmed Kids & What Christian Parenting Alternatives are Available, with R. L. Stollar 02.10.2025 44:07

Thursday, October 2, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep61: "Render Unto Caesar" - Matthew D. Taylor on Preaching the Gospel in an Era of Christian Power 29.09.2025 34:44

Monday, September 29, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep60: How Rapture Predictions Center Ourselves Over Valuing Our Neighbors 25.09.2025 23:10

Thursday, September 25, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep59: How the Trump Administration's Attack on Free Speech & Press Serves the Seven Mountain Mandate 22.09.2025 29:28

Monday, September 22, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep58: Charlie Kirk's Popularity with College Students & How Universities Should Respond, with Matthew Boedy 18.09.2025 25:27

Thursday, September 18, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep57: Charlie Kirk 15.09.2025 48:05

Monday, September 15, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep56: Vaccines, Autism, & the Chaos at the CDC, with Janet Kellogg Ray 11.09.2025 31:18

Thursday, September 11, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep55: Listening to Survivors of Abuse & the Epstein Survivors' News Conference, with Mallory Challis 08.09.2025 34:24

Monday, September 8, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep54: The Battle Between Christian Nationalist Worshipers and LGBTQ-Supporting Kazoo Players in Seattle 04.09.2025 20:48

Thursday, September 4, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep53: The Unhealed Trauma & Theology of God Driving Violent Authoritarianism in White Evangelical Politics 02.09.2025 26:45

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep52: The Toll on Women of Doug Wilson's Christian Nationalist Patriarchy, with Sarah Bader 28.08.2025 32:39

Thursday, August 28, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep51: How Authoritarian Christians Appeal to the Bible but End Up Recreating Ancient Empire Dynamics in Modern Politics 25.08.2025 35:04

Monday, August 25, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep50: Getting Trump into Heaven Through His Foreign Policy, & the Death of James Dobson 21.08.2025 33:32

Thursday, August 21, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep49: The Big Meeting & How Christian Nationalists are Torn Between Allegiance to Trump and Idolization of Putin 18.08.2025 25:40

Monday, August 18, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep48: How Should the Media Cover Doug Wilson? with Sarah Stankorb & Peter Bell 14.08.2025 42:34

Thursday, August 14, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep47: An Update on Laura Anderson & Navigating Therapy, Coaching, & Religious Trauma, with Emily Maynard 11.08.2025 31:45

Monday, August 11, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep46: Gun Violence & the Shooting at Fort Stewart 07.08.2025 19:24

Thursday, August 7, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep45: Eugenics, JD Vance, & Sydney Sweeney's "Jeans," with Audrey Clare Farley 04.08.2025 23:13

Monday, August 4, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep44: Religious Trauma Coach Laura Anderson's Code of Ethics Violations 31.07.2025 31:35

Thursday, July 31, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep43: Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters Caught with Porn on Screen During School Board Meeting 28.07.2025 20:07

Monday, July 28, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .