The Church Politics Podcast

Justin and Chris discuss Stacey's Abrams comment about fetal heartbeat at 6 weeks. They also talk about Italy's first female Prime Minister and polling for the 2022 midterms. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/26/pollsters-fear-elections-2024-00058506 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin and Chris discuss the differences between elected officials and movement leaders and the need for both. They also talk about immigrants in Martha's Vineyard and food neutrality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin and Chris discuss social media's reaction to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. They also talk about America's falling life expectancy and the Respect for Marriage Act. https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/09/america-mortality-life-expectancy-pandemic/671350/ https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/09-12-2022/hoyer-on-cr/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

Justin talks about why Christians should avoid rivalries in church and in politics. He also discusses America's culture of disrespect and President Biden calling MAGA Republicans semi-fascist. https://abigailshrier.substack.com/p/i-dont-want-american-kids https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/03/opinion/joe-biden-democracy-crisis.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin and Chris talk about the new effort to bring a phonics-based curriculum back into schools and how rethinking our opinions is a major part of the process. They also discuss college students not wanting to room with students in the opposite party and the Republican Party's senatorial candidate problem. https://time.com/6205084/phonics-science-of-reading-teachers/ https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-...

Justin interviews John Richards, Jr. about the tension between forgiveness and justice. He and Chris also discuss Big Tech's war on privacy and republicans attacking the FBI. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMDPy-8BcSo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin and Chris discuss how so many Christians have allowed their cultural and ideological affiliation to control their public witness rather than having a gospel-centered public witness. They also discuss Biden's recent achievement and the FBI search of Trump's home. https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-just-had-best-week-presidency-1731231 https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/08/politics/mar-a-lago-search...

Justin and Chris talk about the stalled legislation that would help veterans who are dealing with the effects of toxic burn pits. They also discuss the Inflation Reduction Act and the problem with Democrats funding rightwing candidates while claiming they're an existential threat to democracy. https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2022/7/29/23283906/inflation-reduction-act-biden-manchin-climate-change...

Justin and Chris discuss David French's article on the God Gap in the Democratic Party. They also talk about a couple flawed scientific studies and the need for fresh voices in politics. https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/the-most-important-religious-divide#:~:text=The%20God%20Gap%20Helps%20Explain%20a%20%27Seismic%20Shift%27,left%2C%20but%20between%20left%20and%20left%20David%20French https://...

Justin and Chris discuss the new connection between voting habits and educational attainment. They also talk about the injustices of America's housing crisis and why believers should care. Lastly, Chris reflects on his congressional campaign. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uTqJl2OIhM&t=186s https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/13/upshot/poll-2022-midterms-congress.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share https://...

Justin and Chris discuss Jack Meador's article about how mob's shame us into doing their bidding. They also talk about Biden's polling and what Americans are most concerned about. https://mereorthodoxy.com/shame/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/11/us/politics/biden-approval-polling-2024.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin speaks with special guests, Kori Porter and John Richards, about the overturning of Roe v. Wade and how Christians should respond. They also discuss the new gun legislation and the SCOTUS decision on a New York gun law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin and John Richards breakdown the Supreme Court's latest decision in the Carson vs. Makin case. How does the case impact the free exercise of religion. https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/carson-v-makin/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin discusses the contradiction in claiming our democracy is at stake in the next election cycle and supporting extreme candidates for partisan purposes. He also talks about Synthetic Sex Identities and a compliment between two leaders from different sides of the ideological spectrum. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/billionaire-family-pushing-synthetic-sex-identities-ssi-pritzk...

Justin and Chris discuss how most Black Christians don't fit into the conservative vs. progressive political framework. They also talk about how the Georgia U.S. Senate race, ironically, reflects the erasing of the Black Christian civic perspective. https://hiddentribes.us/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin and Chris discuss how modernity has inverted truth and ignored the supernatural as they review Paul Kingsnorth's article "The Anti-Christ Now Rules Us All. They also talk about dress codes in schools and the Uvalde shooting. https://unherd.com/2022/05/the-anti-christ-now-rules-us-all/ https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-dress-codes-chicago-public-schools-cps-20220525-us6ohh6kzf...

Justin and special guest, John Richards, discuss what Christian advocacy should look like today. They also talk about the role John and A Better Glyn played in the Ahmad Arbury case and the problem with "parachute activism". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin talks about the Great Replacement conspiracy theory and why Christians must make sure our strength is in God rather than worldly power. He also discusses Alexander Stern's article, "The Technocrat's Dilemma". https://twitter.com/liz_cheney/status/1526159124840558592?s=21&t=JCJEZMw5RbflYo9ilEwb5w https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the-technocrats-dilemma Learn more about your ad cho...

Justin and Chris interview special guest, Connecticut Representative Trenee McGee, about being a pro-racial justice and pro-life (whole life) Black woman. They talk about dismantling false narratives surrounding the issue and why being pro-life is the most compassionate stance. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/05/american-kids-no-rights-culture-war-roe/629791/ Learn more about your a...

Justin discusses the AND Campaign's position on abortion and how they've tried to reframe this issue based on the authority of Scripture and compassion of Jesus Christ. He also talks about the Year of Jubilee and student loan debt cancellation. https://bibleproject.com/podcast/jubilee-radical-year-release/ https://educationdata.org/student-loan-debt-statistics Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Justin and Chris discuss the viral video of Michigan state senator, Mallory McMorrow, calling out Christian elected officials who use the faith as a weapon. They also talk about Congressman McCarthy getting caught on tape saying Trump should resign and the Democrats' "misinformation cope". https://religionnews.com/2022/04/23/state-sen-mallory-mcmorrow-on-reclaiming-faith-from-those-using-it-as-a-w...

Justin and Chris discuss Chris' article in the Chicago Tribune about a basic income guarantee. They also discuss the battle between Elon Musk and Twitter, and Amazon vs. labor unions. https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-universal-basic-income-chicago-economy-20220418-3typiebfxzdhxbr474wra527wu-story.html https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/04/amazon-labor-union...

Justin and Chris discuss John Haidt's article entitled, "Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid" and apply his analysis to sociopolitical discourse among Christians. They also discuss the lockdowns in Shanghai and Florida's $70M fatherhood initiative. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/ https://fortune.com/2022/0...

Justin and Chris discuss the Alarmist and Nonchalant response to the teaching of gender identity in K-3 education. They also provide a more serious and measured path forward. https://pos.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/POS-National-Poll-Release-Memo.pdf https://jessesingal.substack.com/p/researchers-found-puberty-blockers?s=r Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin and Chris discuss the "They're All the Same" narrative that's often stated when we refer to our political opponents. Is that belief biblical? They also talk about Biden's recent gaffes and a day in the life of Chris, the congressional candidate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices