The Church Politics Podcast

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

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-pritzkershttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/us/politics/democrats-midterms-trump-gop.html?smid=tw-share Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices