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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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-kidshttps://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-the-press/first-read/new-political-divide-nearly-half-college-students-wouldnt-room-someone-rcna43609 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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-1731231https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/08/politics/mar-a-lago-search-warrant-fbi-donald-trump/index.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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-changehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaking-truth-to-red-and-blue/id1594454747?i=1000571639431 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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%20Frenchhttps://www.science.org/content/article/potential-fabrication-research-images-threatens-key-theory-alzheimers-diseasehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec2YPnSF4X8https://apnews.com/article/campaigns-presidential-elections-election-2020-carolyn-maloney-congress-d4dd6639d4ff22444bf7f4b63412964e Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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=186shttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/13/upshot/poll-2022-midterms-congress.html?smid=nytcore-ios-sharehttps://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/dwellings/apartments-violent-crime/#snTarget1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices