The Church Politics Podcast

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 more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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/adchoices

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_medium=email Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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.htmlhttps://x.com/charliekirk11/status/1912566643856937203https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/02/younger-americans-stand-out-in-their-views-of-the-israel-hamas-war/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c74z04j23pwo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Description: Justin discusses Trump's dismantling of the Department of Education. He talks about the history, what the department actually does, and what the implications of Trump's changes will be. Show Notes:https://time.com/7270145/what-does-the-department-of-education-do/ https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/how-dismantling-department-education-would-harm-students https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/the-department-education-making-great-case-its-own-abolition Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin talks to Republican Cory Ruth about Senator Chuck Schumer's decision to support the Republican spending bill instead of causing a government shutdown. Justin also speaks with Dr. Ed Uszynski about his book Untangling Critical Race Theory. Show Notes: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/16/politics/cnn-poll-democrats/index.htmlhttps://x.com/ryangirdusky/status/1901273724554219949?s=46&t=QIXD2eZx9xXe5eDxKKUDPghttps://x.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1900537267308937416?s=46&t=QIXD2eZx9xXe5eDxKKUDPg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices