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
Mentioned books
Nov 13, 2025 • 25min
The Bombshell Epstein Emails DEMAND a Christian Response, with Amy Hawk
In this urgent and candid conversation, Pat Kahnke and author Amy Hawk confront the explosive new emails linking Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein — and the deafening silence from many in the American church. With receipts in hand, they ask: How long will Christians keep covering for Trump? When is it enough?
Nov 13, 2025 • 15min
ESSAY: The SELFISH "Gospel" of VICTIMHOOD at the Core of the MAGA Movement (October 6, 2025)
In this episode, we take a hard look at a recent memorial rally clip featuring Rob McCoy — a prominent evangelical pastor and mentor to Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk. What begins as a “basic gospel message” quickly becomes something else: a masterclass in religious manipulation, where Jesus is reduced to a mascot for right-wing politics. (October 6, 2025)
Nov 12, 2025 • 19min
ESSAY: MAGA "Theology" Is EXACTLY As Dumb As It Looks
It’s my 60th birthday, and I’m taking a break from the headlines—sort of. Today’s video is about something more basic… and a little more obnoxious. I’m breaking down the toxic absurdity of MAGA theology, why you can trust your gut when it smells like garbage, and why “debating” Christian nationalism on its own terms is often a waste of spiritual energy.
Nov 12, 2025 • 14min
ESSAY: What Was SO Wrong With the Charlie Kirk Memorial (September 30, 2025)
The Charlie Kirk memorial wasn’t just a tribute—it was a political rally wrapped in worship music. And it revealed everything about the religious right's current direction—and the dangerous future MAGA leaders are planning. I break down what made the event so spiritually and politically troubling. (September 30, 2025)
Nov 11, 2025 • 20min
ESSAY: I Used to Believe What Charlie Kirk Believed - Here's What CHANGED (September 26, 2025)
I reflect on my own past as a soft Christian nationalist — and why Charlie Kirk’s memorial service hit me so hard. (September 26, 2025)
Nov 11, 2025 • 8min
ESSAY: Trump MOCKS the Words of Jesus at a Christian Memorial Service (September 23, 2025)
I break down a chilling moment from Charlie Kirk’s recent memorial service — where Donald Trump explicitly rejects the words of Jesus in front of a cheering, supposedly Christian audience. I wasn’t planning to cover this, but what I saw horrified me. This wasn’t a memorial. It was a Christian nationalist rally thinly veiled in religious language. (September 23, 2025)
Nov 11, 2025 • 14min
ESSAY: Donald Trump MUST be Mocked (Seriously)
Part three in a serious about the obnoxious ways Christians try to defend Trump. Donald Trump should be mocked, and I explain why here.
Nov 10, 2025 • 11min
ESSAY: Christians Who Support Trump NOW Are COMPLICIT In the Epstein Cover-Up (September 3, 2025)
If you call yourself a Christian and still support Donald Trump—or the Republicans helping him cover this up—this is your wake-up call. I speak directly to Christians who still support Trump. You’re out of excuses. The lines are clear now. And if the visible church doesn’t speak up, America will keep believing what they already suspect: that authoritarian abuse isn’t a bug of Christian nationalism—it’s the feature. (September 3, 2025)
Nov 10, 2025 • 17min
ESSAY: Opposing Trump is Not Opposing God: I Respond to Another TERRIBLE Defense of Trump (August 19, 2025)
I unpack another argument I hear from well-intentioned Christians—"God chose Trump for a purpose, so opposing him means opposing God." This isn’t about politics. It’s about the misuse of theological language that enables silence, compromises integrity, and dismisses justice. (August 19, 2025)
Nov 9, 2025 • 23min
ESSAY: Three Obnoxious Ways Christians Try to Defend Trump (Yes Romans 13 is One of Them) (August 15, 2025)
What does Romans 13 really say about obeying political leaders—and why are so many American Christians using it to defend authoritarianism? Former evangelical pastor Pat Kahnke breaks down the history, theology, and misuse of passages like Romans 13 and 1 Peter 2—passages used to justify everything from slavery to fascism. This is part of a YouTube series exposing how scripture has been weaponized to support corrupt power, particularly in the age of Donald Trump and Christian nationalism. It’s time for Christians to grow up, read responsibly, and speak out against injustice.
