The Church Politics Podcast
AND Campaign
The "Church Politics" Podcast is where you can get in-depth political analysis from a Christian worldview.
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Apr 17, 2019 • 46min
CP | Sound Bite Politics + Rep. Ilhan Omar
On this week’s episode, Justin and Michael recap the latest flareup around Rep. Ilhan Omar. They also discuss the arrest of Julian Assange, and the latest on immigration policy in the Trump Administration. Finally, they revel in Tiger Woods’ Masters win for a couple minutes.
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Apr 11, 2019 • 41min
CP | Hypocrisy + Democracy And The Change We Need
On this week’s episode, co-hosts Justin Giboney and Michael Wear discuss President Obama’s recent comments at a town hall in Berlin. They also respond to a critique of traditional black Christians in Chicago who voted for Lori Lightfoot. Finally, Justin and Michael explore the possibility and value of a economically-left, socially-right third party.
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Apr 4, 2019 • 43min
CP | It’s On #2020
This week, Justin Giboney and Michael Wear discuss the dynamics of the 2020 race as the first quarter of the year comes to a close. Are we seeing the rise of a new Religious Left, and what would that mean? Will Joe Biden jump in, and what will he confront if he does? The co-hosts also discuss the recent developments in the Jussie Smollett case.
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Mar 28, 2019 • 46min
CP | Mueller Report Drops
Co-hosts Justin and Michael break down what we know about the Mueller report. They also discuss recent conversations about scrapping the Electoral College, as well as a recent study that provides an example of the difference between right motives and right policies. They also discuss their March Madness brackets, and Justin offers his theory on the benefits of tribalism in sports fandom.
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Mar 21, 2019 • 49min
CP| Trump's March Madness and Breaking Up Facebook
In this week’s episode, Justin Giboney and Michael Wear discuss Senator Elizabeth Warren’s push to break up big tech giants like Facebook and Amazon, and a new push behind lowering the voting age to 16. They open up the episode with a discussion about the terror act in New Zealand. Also covered in the episode: are secular Democrats the new normal? One quick note: there were some technical issues that occurred when recording so you may hear some staticky noises a bit throughout, we're looking into this and will hopefully have everything resolved by next weeks episode.
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Mar 13, 2019 • 49min
CP | Controversies Abound and Jack Alexander's "The God Impulse"
This week, Justin and Michael interview author and entrepreneur, Jack Alexander, about his book, The God Impulse: The Power of Mercy in an Unmerciful World, mercy, racial reconciliation and social justice. The hosts also discuss a week full of controversies, including Rep. Ilhan Omar’s remarks, the Donald Trump/Ann Coulter feud, and even a controversy brewing in Canada.
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Mar 6, 2019 • 42min
CP | Hearing Each Other Again: Moving Beyond Extremism and Tribalism
In this week’s episode, Justin and Michael discuss Michael’s recent essay for The Atlantic on abortion politics. They also share their thoughts on the Cohen hearing, CPAC and one former Clinton aide’s advice for Democrats in 2020.
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Feb 27, 2019 • 39min
Feinstein, North Korea Talks Pick Up and Bernie Jumps In 2020 Race
In this week’s episode, Justin and Michael discuss Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign announcement, Senator Feinstein’s response to young Green New Deal activists, and Trump’s upcoming summit with North Korea’s Kim Jung Un. They also reflect on Robert Kraft, sex trafficking and how Christians should be thinking about this latest incident.
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Feb 20, 2019 • 48min
Church Politics | National Emergencies and Walls
The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more.
On this week’s episode, Justin and Michael discuss the Green New Deal, Trump National Emergency declaration, and Amazon backing out of New York. The hosts also share their thoughts on the recent news in the Jussie Smollett case.
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Feb 14, 2019 • 54min
Church Politics | The Border Wall, Blackface and Late-Term Abortions
The Church Politics Podcast is hosted by former Obama White House staffer Michael Wear and AND Campaign co-founder Justin Giboney. These two seasoned politicos will analyze political events and policy based on their Christian values and their experience in the civic arena. The podcast will provide guidance to Christians seeking to transcend partisanship and political ideology and find discipleship in the public square. It will also include interviews with a diverse group of public figures, music and more.
On this episode, Justin and Micheal, discuss the controversy over Trump’s promised border wall. The two also go in depth about the history of Blackface and the celebration of late-term abortions.
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