The Church Politics Podcast

Justin, Jaha, and Cory discuss Trump Derangement Syndrome and how it's affected their family and friends. They also talk about Michael Lind's article on how Trump has remade conservatism and political tribes.   Show Notes: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/is-trump-derangement-syndrome-real-a603e4a1?st=15Vz4N&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink   https://unherd.com/2025/11/how-trump-remade-conservatism/  ...

Justin, Jaha, and Cory discuss the government shutdown and which side is winning. They also talk about the role of economics in politics and Marjorie Taylor Greene's problem with the Republican Party. Show Notes: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/bad-night-democrats-face-blowback-party-shutdown-deal/story?id=127379532 https://www.theamericansaga.com/p/the-2025-election-proves-that-the?utm_campaign=p...

Justin, Chris, and Michael unpack the ongoing culture wars and explore how Christians can engage faithfully—balancing conviction with compassion in a divided world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin, Jaha, and Hannah discuss David Brooks' article about red states outpacing blue states in education. They also discuss James Talarico and Trump's Gaza deal. Show Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/opinion/democrats-education-failure.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/21/james-talarico-miriam-adelson-billionaire-donations-005...

Justin and Jaha talk about Dr. Alan Noble's article on a post-literate culture and how that impacts Christian discernment. They also discuss Gaza and how AI data centers are raising energy costs for Americans.   Show Notes: What Does a Post-Literate Culture Look Like?  https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-ai-data-centers-electricity-prices/ https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-gaza-hamas-...

Justin, Jaha, and Cory discuss the importance of taking unpopular positions when principles are at stake. They also talk about the Jimmy Kimmel debacle and shout out Memphis Mayor Paul Young. Show Notes: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rand-paul-fcc-chair-comments-absolutely-inappropriate-jimmy-kimmel-rcna232703 https://youtu.be/u3IGa1mrCKQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...

Justin, Cory, and Jaha discuss reactions to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. They also talk about a Christlike path forward.   Show Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/opinion/charlie-kirk-assassination-ideology.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin, Cory, and Dr. Howard discuss the fact that President Obama deported far more people than President Trump and the differences in their immigration approaches. They also talk about the latest Job's Report and Cory's appearance on CNN.Show Notes:https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/poll-americans-oppose-political-parties-drawing-election-lines-rcna229257https://www.nytimes.com/2025/...

Rising drug costs, persistent shortages, and a maze of middlemen—how do we fix America’s medicine market without losing innovation or access? In this episode, Justin Giboney sits down with Emily Lampkin of thePharmaceutical Reform Alliance to unpack practical, bipartisan pathways for pharmaceutical reform and what faithful civic engagement can look like for churches and communities. Learn more abo...

Justin, Jaha, and Cory discuss the pressure people are under to act more progressive in academia and professional class circles. They also discuss mandatory mental health screenings for kids and Meta chatbots flirting with children.   Show Notes:  https://thehill.com/opinion/education/5446702-performative-virtue-signaling-has-become-a-threat-to-higher-ed/ https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gov-p...

Justin and Dr. Jaha Howard discuss Pete Buttigieg's dismal numbers in the Black community. They also discuss why Christians must critique their own party and lab-grown meat. Show Notes:https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5444990-zelensky-trump-putin-possible-alaska-meeting/https://stateline.org/2025/06/30/texas-becomes-seventh-state-to-ban-lab-grown-meat/https://youtu.be/qQKNjhq29qI?si=VYD...

Just talks to Cory and Jaha about eight political tribes in the American electorate. They also discuss Michael Wear's new article in UnHerd and Charlie Kirk's answer to a question about Trump and the fruit of the spirit. ShowNotes:https://echeloninsights.com/tribes/https://hiddentribes.us/https://unherd.com/2025/07/will-democrats-defend-society/?lang=ushttps://x.com/aprilspark1890/status/195027832...

Justin and Cory Ruth discuss what ideology can do to Christian compassion and resilience. They also talk about bipartisan gerrymandering efforts and Trump trying to compel the Washington Commanders to change their name back to Redskins. Show Notes: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democrats-future-crisis-the-biggest-states-that-back-them-are-shrinkinghttps://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/45783...

Justin argues with Dr. Jaha Howard and Cory Ruth about whether or not churches should endorse candidates for political office. They also discuss MAGA and the Epstein client list and whether they prefer to be called Black or African American.   Show Notes: https://x.com/mattwalshblog/status/1944381728522408079?s=46&t=QIXD2eZx9xXe5eDxKKUDPg https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/opinion/african-american...

Justin discusses the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill and how it convinced Elon Musk to create a new political party. He also talks about Christian politicians choosing self-preservation over their convictions and the floods in Texas. Show Notes: https://www.yahoo.com/news/maddow-blog-gop-josh-hawley-162502497.html https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-vote-big-beautiful-bill-rules-committee/ Learn...

Justin discusses some of the latest Supreme Court decisions. He also talks about the prospects of a Muslim mayor of NYC and Peter Thiel interview with Ross Douthat about the Antichrist. Show Notes: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/politics/amy-coney-barrett-maga-backlash https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/opinion/peter-thiel-antichrist-ross-douthat.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas...

Justin and guest hosts Dr. Jaha Howard and Cory Ruth discuss the Iran interview between Carlson and Cruz. They also talk about the National Baptist Convention accepting $300,000 from Target and ChatGPT being linked to cognitive decline.   Show Notes:  https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5360220-chatgpt-use-linked-to-cognitive-decline-mit-research/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...

Justin discusses the different perspectives about America getting involved in the war between Iran and Israel. He also discusses the shooting of a Minnesota policymaker. Show Notes:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/16/israel-iran-conflict-what-we-know-so-far-explainerhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-terrorized-minnesotas-political-leaders-deadly-shooting-found-rcna213181 Learn...

Justin discusses Democrats' problem with male voters and the top 10 contenders for the presidential nomination. He also talks about AI blackmailing people.   Show Notes:  https://www.theamericansaga.com/p/democrats-need-to-realize-its-not https://youtu.be/m5tUays_Vf0?si=4bGfINP6kvFsbm2K https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5256736-2028-democratic-contenders-rankings/ Learn more about your ad choi...

Justin and Dr. Jaha Howard talk about the state of race on social media. They also discuss why the pursuit of Christian unity is always an imperative.   Show Notes: https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/woman-called-black-child-slur-raised-backlash-thousands-121576616 https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/06/us/rodney-hinton-jr-cincinnati-denied-bond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...

Justin and special guest Cory Ruth talk about how the right and left seem to blame everything on each other. They also discuss our inability to laugh at ourselves.   Show Notes: https://www.theamericansaga.com/p/comedy-is-a-great-antidote-to-racism?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2780093&post_id=162347568&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=bg0gz&triedRedirect=true&utm_medi...

Justin discusses the tax plan that President Trump and congressional Republicans are drafting. He also touches on the Democratic Party's treatment of a young, independent-thinking politician.   Show Notes: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/27/republicans-sprint-to-wrap-up-trumps-tax-bill-00311806 https://www.thefp.com/p/young-black-democrat-dubbed-puppet?utm_medium=organic-social Learn more ab...

Justin discusses who Christians should frame the Israel/Palestine war. He also talks about freedom of speech and the UK Supreme Court decision saying that sex is binary and what defines a woman is based on biological sex.   Show Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/trump-israel-iran-nuclear.html https://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1912566643856937203 https://www.pewresearch.org/sho...

Justin talks about racial tensions in America and how we can address them without bias, dishonestly, and pride. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin and special guest Dr. Jaha Howard discuss whether or not protest is still effective. They also talk about due process for non-citizens. Show Notes:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/29/tufts-university-student-cant-be-deported-to-turkiye-without-court-orderhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trump-asks-supreme-court-for-permission-to-resume-deporting-venezuelan-migrants-under-wartime-law...