Culture, Faith and Politics with Pat Kahnke
Pat Kahnke
Pat Kahnke has written two books, from a pastoral perspective, to reject Donald Trump and his MAGA movement:
A Christian Case Against Donald Trump (2024)
MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience (2020)
He was an evangelical church planter and pastor for twenty years before retiring from church ministry in 2016. Planted a church in the inner city of St. Paul, MN - part of the Baptist General Conference (Converge) and Alliance for Renewal Churches. A lifelong conservative Republican until the party left him in 2016. Now a political independent, he has written off the Republican party until it completes 40 years in the wilderness for its capitulation to the MAGA movement.This podcast contains political and social commentary related to issues at the intersection of culture, faith, and politics.
A Christian Case Against Donald Trump (2024)
MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience (2020)
He was an evangelical church planter and pastor for twenty years before retiring from church ministry in 2016. Planted a church in the inner city of St. Paul, MN - part of the Baptist General Conference (Converge) and Alliance for Renewal Churches. A lifelong conservative Republican until the party left him in 2016. Now a political independent, he has written off the Republican party until it completes 40 years in the wilderness for its capitulation to the MAGA movement.This podcast contains political and social commentary related to issues at the intersection of culture, faith, and politics.
Episodes
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Jan 22, 2026 • 30min
Franklin Graham: A Court Prophet for a Corrupt King, with Tihomir Kukolja
In this urgent conversation, Pat Kahnke and international Christian leader Tihomir Kukolja confront the dangerous rise of court prophets—religious leaders who align themselves with political power rather than the truth of the gospel. Franklin Graham is the focus of this episode, not as an isolated figure, but as a powerful example of how faith can be co-opted to serve authoritarian politics.
Jan 21, 2026 • 1h 10min
Live, Episode 8: Jake Lang and Cities Church: Protests in Minnesota
Minnesota is still under siege from federal agents, but two separate protest incidents this weekend have Pat’s attention. On this live episode, we’ll be discussing the incident inside the Cities Church in St. Paul and the truth behind conservative influencer Jake Lang’s protest.
Jan 20, 2026 • 19min
ESSAY: A Saint Paul Pastor Responds to the ICE Protest at Cities Church
In this episode, I respond to the recent protest inside Cities Church, just blocks from my home. With decades of experience in the evangelical world and years spent speaking out against Christian nationalism and injustice, I offer a raw, pastoral perspective on the tension between righteous anger and sacred space.
Jan 17, 2026 • 20min
The Sick Propaganda Behind ICE's Occupation of the Twin Cities, with Adam Swenson
Pat Kahnke and Adam Swenson expose the sick propaganda campaign fueling ICE’s growing presence in Minneapolis and St. Paul. From armored vehicles on local streets to disturbing federal tweets about “peace after 100 million deportations,” we unpack how messaging is being weaponized to justify fear, division, and unchecked power.
Jan 16, 2026 • 21min
Essay: They're Not Deceived, Trump Evangelicals Are Choosing the Lies
Why do so many white evangelicals still support Donald Trump—even after all the lies, cruelty, and corruption? It’s not because they’ve been fooled. It’s because they’ve chosen the lie. In this episode, we hear from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor and theologian who resisted Hitler and wrote powerfully about the moral danger of what he called folly—a willful, self-protecting ignorance that chooses comfort over truth, and power over integrity. Other call it his Theory of Stupidity.
Jan 15, 2026 • 34min
Film Everything They Do: Trump and Bovino are Traumatizing Our City for Propaganda
In this urgent conversation, Pat Kahnke and Adam Swenson break down the alarming ICE surge in Minneapolis and St. Paul — including firsthand accounts of aggression, propaganda, and the recent ICE shooting of Renee Good, a U.S. citizen. With Gregory Bovino leading a camera crew through our neighborhoods, the message is clear: if we don't film them, they'll control the story.
Jan 14, 2026 • 1h 24min
Live, Episode 7: ICE Terrorizing the Streets of Minneapolis
The Department of Homeland Security continues to send its ICE agents into the streets of Minneapolis and St. Paul following the murder of Renee Good. Pat and Producer Ken Napzok discusses what the impact has been on the community and how the resistance is going.
Jan 13, 2026 • 40min
Let Justice Roll Down: A Conversation on Protest, Scripture, and Renee Good, With Amy Hawk
What does the Bible really say about protest, injustice, and state violence? In this raw, prophetic conversation, Pat Kahnke (St. Paul) and Amy Hawk (Portland) respond to the ICE shooting of Renee Good through the lens of Habakkuk, Amos, and the whole biblical witness. Why are so many Christians silent? What do the prophets say about corrupt governments and false worship? And how do followers of Jesus cry out — not just in prayer, but in public?
Jan 12, 2026 • 4min
If You Defend What ICE Did, Stop Using Jesus' Name
Renee Good was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Days later, white evangelical churches in the Twin Cities sang louder—but said nothing. As a former evangelical pastor, I can’t stay silent. This video confronts the deadly silence of the American church, the idolatry of the MAGA movement, and the moral collapse of Christians defending Donald Trump at any cost. If you're wondering where Jesus is in all this—so am I.
Jan 10, 2026 • 11min
New Leaked Video of ICE Agent Shooting Renee Good and What it Actually Shows (Human Perspective)
Today I'm responding to the newly leaked video showing the moment ICE agents confronted and fatally shot Renee Good in South Minneapolis. You've probably seen the video — and if you haven’t, you’ve heard about it. But I want to talk about what really matters: What we hear in the footage, what we see that contradicts the official narrative, and what your reaction says about where we are as a country — morally, spiritually, and humanly.
