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Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.comMarch for Life Series: This is a four-part series that looks at the value of life through the various societal lenses of faith and politics. Jesus was arguably the most famous innocent person who died of execution. He stood for peace, love, and a spirit of grace. So why is it that many of his 21st-century followers advocate for execution, especially when there are plenty of examples of people being set free on death row due to their innocence? Shane Claiborne, author of Executing Grace: How the Death Penalty Killed Jesus and Why it's Killing Us join Josh and Will on this continuation of the March for Life series. They discuss Shane's book and talk about how the "Bible Belt" has become more of a "Death Belt". They also go into some of the biblical scriptures that speak of executions, and how God's grace is difficult to preach when we advocate for the death of another human being. Finally, Shane shares a story about the South Carolina Charleston church shooting, where nine African Americans were killed during a Bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, and how grace prevailed over their assailant. To purchase a copy of the book we discussed visit:  http://executinggrace.comGuest bio:Shane Claiborne is a prominent speaker, activist, and best-selling author.  Shane worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, and founded The Simple Way in Philadelphia.  He heads up Red Letter Christians, a movement of folks who are committed to living "as ifJesus meant the things he said." Shane is a champion for grace which has led him to jail advocating for the homeless, and to places like Iraq and Afghanistan to stand against war. And now grace fuels his passion to end the death penalty.Shane’s books include Jesus for President, Red Letter Revolution, Common Prayer, Follow Me to Freedom, Jesus, Bombs and Ice Cream, Becoming the Answer to Our Prayers, and his classic The Irresistible Revolution. He has been featured in a number of films including "Another World Is Possible" and "Ordinary Radicals." His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Sha Support the show🎧 Want to learn more about Faithful Politics, get in touch with the hosts, or suggest a future guest?👉 Visit our website: faithfulpoliticspodcast.com 📚 Check out our Bookstore – Featuring titles from our amazing guests:faithfulpoliticspodcast.com/bookstore ❤️ Support the show – Help us keep the conversation going:donorbox.org/faithful-politics-podcast 📩 Reach out to us: Faithful Host, Josh Burtram: Josh@faithfulpolitics.com Political Host, Will Wright: Will@faithfulpolitics.com 📱 Follow & connect with us: Twitter/X: @FaithfulPolitik Instagram: faithful_politics Facebook: FaithfulPoliticsPodcast LinkedIn: faithfulpolitics 📰 Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes content:faithfulpolitics.substack.com 📅 RSVP for upcoming live events:Chec...

Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.comMarch for Life Series: This is a four-part series that looks at the value of life through the various societal lenses of faith and politics. If you were to ask your friends what countries are in the top 10 countries that execute their citizens, you would probably get very similar responses from each person you ask, and almost certainly America would not be one of them. Because when people think about countries that sponsor state executions, they rarely think about America. Instead,  most people generally consider countries like China, Saudi Arabia, and Iran to be leading the way, and they're correct. But what would surprise you, as it did Will and Josh, is that America ranks in the top 10 (actually number six, just above Pakistan). On this week's episode, we continue our March for Life series and speak with one of the leading constitutional voices on capital punishment, Professor Corinna Lain. Her ability to take a very complex, and controversial, issue and translate it into an easy-to-understand concept will have you think critically about the efficacy of this form of criminal justice. It will be impossible to walk away from this discussion without learning something, and we hope you enjoy our conversation! Read some of her publications:Death Row, Calls for Indifference, and Redemption of the SoulMadison and the Mentally Ill: The Death Penalty for the Weak, Not the WorstDeath Penalty Drugs and the International Moral MarketplaceGuest Bio:Professor Corinna Barrett Lain is a constitutional law scholar who writes about the influence of extralegal norms on Supreme Court decisionmaking, with a particular focu Support the show🎧 Want to learn more about Faithful Politics, get in touch with the hosts, or suggest a future guest?👉 Visit our website: faithfulpoliticspodcast.com 📚 Check out our Bookstore – Featuring titles from our amazing guests:faithfulpoliticspodcast.com/bookstore ❤️ Support the show – Help us keep the conversation going:donorbox.org/faithful-politics-podcast 📩 Reach out to us: Faithful Host, Josh Burtram: Josh@faithfulpolitics.com Political Host, Will Wright: Will@faithfulpolitics.com 📱 Follow & connect with us: Twitter/X: @FaithfulPolitik Instagram: faithful_politics Facebook: FaithfulPoliticsPodcast LinkedIn: faithfulpolitics 📰 Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes content:faithfulpolitics.substack.com 📅 RSVP for upcoming live events:Chec...

Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.comMarch for Life Series: This is a four-part series that looks at the value of life through the various societal lenses of faith and politics. Will and Josh speak with the Distinguished Scholar of Biblical Studies at Westmont College, Dr. Tremper Longman about his book "The Bible and the Ballot" where he provides a unique Christian perspective about abortion. Tremper talks about the nuance of hyperbole in the old testament scriptures and discusses how different translations of the Bible can affect the reader's interpretation of the meaning behind the words. Josh shares a personal story about a 2loss in his life and asks for Tremper's thoughts about the afterlife and reunification with a loved one. Bio: Dr. Tremper Longman III (B.A. Ohio Wesleyan University; M.Div. Westminster Theological Seminary; M.Phil. and Ph.D. Yale University) is the Distinguished Scholar of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He has written over 30 books including commentaries on Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Daniel, and Nahum. His most recent book (with the psychologist Dan Allender) is God Loves Sex: An Honest Conversation about Sexual Desire and Holiness. His books have been translated into seventeen different languages. In addition, as a Hebrew scholar, he is one of the main translators of the popular New Living Translation of the Bible and has served as a consultant on other popular translations of the Bible including the Message, the New Century Version, the Holman Standard Bible, and the Common Bible. He has also edited and contributed to a number of Study Bibles and Bible Dictionaries, most recently the Baker Illustrated Bible Dictionary (2013).In press at the moment are How to Read Job (with John Walton; IVP) and Genesis (Story of God Bible Commentary; Zondervan). In the area of science and faith, he has published (with physicist Richard F. Carlson) Science, Creation and the Bible: Reconciling Rival Theories of Origins and contributed to Reading Gene Support the show🎧 Want to learn more about Faithful Politics, get in touch with the hosts, or suggest a future guest?👉 Visit our website: faithfulpoliticspodcast.com 📚 Check out our Bookstore – Featuring titles from our amazing guests:faithfulpoliticspodcast.com/bookstore ❤️ Support the show – Help us keep the conversation going:donorbox.org/faithful-politics-podcast 📩 Reach out to us: Faithful Host, Josh Burtram: Josh@faithfulpolitics.com Political Host, Will Wright: Will@faithfulpolitics.com 📱 Follow & connect with us: Twitter/X: @FaithfulPolitik Instagram: faithful_politics Facebook: FaithfulPoliticsPodcast LinkedIn: faithfulpolitics 📰 Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes content:faithfulpolitics.substack.com 📅 RSVP for upcoming live events:Chec...

Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.comGaslighting is a tactic in which a person or entity, in order to gain more power, makes a victim question their reality. Enter former-President Trump. Over the last four years, America has been under the influence of a person who seemingly graduated from Gaslighting University with a Ph.D. in Alternative Facts. Whether Trump knows it or not, he is masterful in the art of gaslighting-jitsu. The guest this week may know a thing or two about being gaslit, as she has been the target of this Trump tactic, Amanda Carpenter joins Will and Josh to discuss her book, "Gaslighting America: Why We Love It When Trump Lies to Us". They also discuss the future of the Republican Party, and how faith played a key role in her life during one of the most heinous acts perpetrated by the Trump campaign during 2016 primaries. Guest Bio:Amanda Carpenter is a political commentator for CNN and author of GASLIGHTING AMERICA: Why We Love It When Trump Lies To Us. Prior to CNN she was the Communications Director for Senator Ted Cruz and previously served as Senior Communications Advisor and Speechwriter to Sen. Jim DeMint.For both senators, Carpenter crafted countless op-eds, speeches, talking points, briefing papers, jokes, press releases, tweets, Facebook posts, and other materials on a range of subjects before the United States Senate, including but not limited to economics, campaigns, healthcare, foreign affairs, and constitutional matters. Her work for them has been published in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, and other outlets. Roll Call featured her in a 2014 front-page profile, "Ted Cruz's Twitter Torrent: Outspoken GOP Aide Takes on Own Party" calling her "Capitol Hill's most-followed staffer" on Twitter with more than 56,000 followers.In 2013, she led the creation of Cruz’s viral #MakeDCListen speech Support the show🎧 Want to learn more about Faithful Politics, get in touch with the hosts, or suggest a future guest?👉 Visit our website: faithfulpoliticspodcast.com 📚 Check out our Bookstore – Featuring titles from our amazing guests:faithfulpoliticspodcast.com/bookstore ❤️ Support the show – Help us keep the conversation going:donorbox.org/faithful-politics-podcast 📩 Reach out to us: Faithful Host, Josh Burtram: Josh@faithfulpolitics.com Political Host, Will Wright: Will@faithfulpolitics.com 📱 Follow & connect with us: Twitter/X: @FaithfulPolitik Instagram: faithful_politics Facebook: FaithfulPoliticsPodcast LinkedIn: faithfulpolitics 📰 Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes content:faithfulpolitics.substack.com 📅 RSVP for upcoming live events:Chec...

Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.comEvery leader in the world, from President Putin to President Biden, has had a love/hate relationship with the media. When coverage is good and beneficial to their agenda, the media can do no wrong in the eyes of elected officials. However, when honest reporting exposes and uncovers an area of weakness, well that causes leaders to vilify, attack, and in some extreme cases implicate reporters as a possible co-conspirator under the Espionage Act of 1917. Thanks, Obama. This week we talk with veteran journalist Julie Mason and Olivier Knox on the role of journalism in keeping our elected officials honest. With trust in the media at an all-time low, according to Edelman's annual trust barometer, Julie and Olivier provide some useful insight on how we got here, the future of journalism, and what news consumers can do to become more media literate. One thing that was discussed in the show was the slow collapse of local newspapers and media. So if you haven't subscribed to your local news organization with a paid subscription please do so, it's the only tool the public has to keep our local officials accountable.Julie Mason - BioAs a daily show host on SiriusXM’s POTUS channel for almost a decade, Julie Mason has a morning show called Julie Mason Mornings. She's interviewed top political figures including Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senator Ted Cruz, President Jimmy Carter, Astronaut Jim Lovell, the cast of HBO’s Veep, and dozens of other prominent Washingtonians. She has more than 30 years of experience covering local, state, and national politics, including four presidential campaigns. In more than 10 years covering the White House, she traveled internationally and reported from more than 30 different countries. She is a former elected board member of the White House Correspondents Association and has appeared on CNN, FOX News, MSNBC, NBC News, CBS News, Good Morning Am Support the show🎧 Want to learn more about Faithful Politics, get in touch with the hosts, or suggest a future guest?👉 Visit our website: faithfulpoliticspodcast.com 📚 Check out our Bookstore – Featuring titles from our amazing guests:faithfulpoliticspodcast.com/bookstore ❤️ Support the show – Help us keep the conversation going:donorbox.org/faithful-politics-podcast 📩 Reach out to us: Faithful Host, Josh Burtram: Josh@faithfulpolitics.com Political Host, Will Wright: Will@faithfulpolitics.com 📱 Follow & connect with us: Twitter/X: @FaithfulPolitik Instagram: faithful_politics Facebook: FaithfulPoliticsPodcast LinkedIn: faithfulpolitics 📰 Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes content:faithfulpolitics.substack.com 📅 RSVP for upcoming live events:Chec...

Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.comPrevious Guest Corregan Brown sits with Will this week to discuss a whole wide range of issues ranging from the impeachment, Georgia politics, $15 minimum wage, and Black History Month. Told ya, it's wide ranging! Check out our website to catch all of our old episodes and participate in the discussion:www.Faithfulpoliticspodcast.comWe are also a listener supported podcast and would appreciate any support. If you enjoy the work we do and the content we bring, buy us a coffee!https://www.buymeacoffee.com/faithpolitics Support the show🎧 Want to learn more about Faithful Politics, get in touch with the hosts, or suggest a future guest?👉 Visit our website: faithfulpoliticspodcast.com 📚 Check out our Bookstore – Featuring titles from our amazing guests:faithfulpoliticspodcast.com/bookstore ❤️ Support the show – Help us keep the conversation going:donorbox.org/faithful-politics-podcast 📩 Reach out to us: Faithful Host, Josh Burtram: Josh@faithfulpolitics.com Political Host, Will Wright: Will@faithfulpolitics.com 📱 Follow & connect with us: Twitter/X: @FaithfulPolitik Instagram: faithful_politics Facebook: FaithfulPoliticsPodcast LinkedIn: faithfulpolitics 📰 Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes content:faithfulpolitics.substack.com 📅 RSVP for upcoming live events:Chec...

Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.comJosh and Will welcome back our resident Constitutional expert, Professor Eric Berger (See Bio below), to talk about the second impeachment of former President Trump.  The conversation starts off with the constitutionality of impeaching a former officeholder and how this isn't as unprecedented as you might think. Then they discuss the different interpretations of the law that might inform the proceedings, including the absence of Chief Justice Roberts presiding over the trial. Professor Berger then explains what Section 3, of the 14th Amendment is and how it might be applied, as well as,  the legal risks it poses for the ex-President. The conversation then switches gears so Will could ask Professor Berger some questions about the expansion of the Supreme Court and get his take on the nomination of Merrick Garland as Attorney General. Episode NotesHouse Impeachment Brief:https://judiciary.house.gov/uploadedfiles/house_trial_brief_final.pdfPresident Trump's Defense Brief:https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/trump-brief-defense-impeachment/bd873567d385cdcc/full.pdfBiden administration has developed a Commission to study reforms to the Supreme Court and the federal judiciary. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/27/biden-supreme-court-reform-463126. Biden nomination of Merrick Garland as Attorney General:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/merrick-garland-attorney-gener Support the show🎧 Want to learn more about Faithful Politics, get in touch with the hosts, or suggest a future guest?👉 Visit our website: faithfulpoliticspodcast.com 📚 Check out our Bookstore – Featuring titles from our amazing guests:faithfulpoliticspodcast.com/bookstore ❤️ Support the show – Help us keep the conversation going:donorbox.org/faithful-politics-podcast 📩 Reach out to us: Faithful Host, Josh Burtram: Josh@faithfulpolitics.com Political Host, Will Wright: Will@faithfulpolitics.com 📱 Follow & connect with us: Twitter/X: @FaithfulPolitik Instagram: faithful_politics Facebook: FaithfulPoliticsPodcast LinkedIn: faithfulpolitics 📰 Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes content:faithfulpolitics.substack.com 📅 RSVP for upcoming live events:Chec...

Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.comNote: This episode was also recorded in video. Check it out by visiting our Facebook GroupOn this episode Josh and Will talk about President Biden's Catholic faith and how it may affect his decision making on policies. They also discuss the disparity between media coverage  when it comes to the faith of Democrats and Republicans. Resources referenced in the show:Articles of faith by politicians:Keywords - Joe Biden faith, amy coney barrett faith,NPR:https://www.npr.org/2020/09/20/913667325/how-joe-bidens-faith-shapes-his-politicshttps://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/917943045/amy-coney-barretts-catholicism-is-controversial-but-may-not-be-confirmation-issuGuardian:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/10/catholic-to-the-core-joe-bidens-faith-will-be-central-to-hishttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/oct/06/amy-coney-barrett-people-of-praise-homeWaPo:https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/01/11/catholic-grief-joe-biden/https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/amy-coney-barrett-people-of-praise/2020/10/06/5f497d8c-0781-11eb-859b-f9c27abe638d_story.htmlNBC News:https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/sunday-services-biden-s-faith-display-renewed-presidential-ritual-n1255460 Support the show🎧 Want to learn more about Faithful Politics, get in touch with the hosts, or suggest a future guest?👉 Visit our website: faithfulpoliticspodcast.com 📚 Check out our Bookstore – Featuring titles from our amazing guests:faithfulpoliticspodcast.com/bookstore ❤️ Support the show – Help us keep the conversation going:donorbox.org/faithful-politics-podcast 📩 Reach out to us: Faithful Host, Josh Burtram: Josh@faithfulpolitics.com Political Host, Will Wright: Will@faithfulpolitics.com 📱 Follow & connect with us: Twitter/X: @FaithfulPolitik Instagram: faithful_politics Facebook: FaithfulPoliticsPodcast LinkedIn: faithfulpolitics 📰 Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes content:faithfulpolitics.substack.com 📅 RSVP for upcoming live events:Chec...

Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.comAdam Klasfeld is a senior investigative reporter and editor for Law & Crime News and is the go to source for Faithful Politics when we want to get the most accurate and the latest on stories that interest us. Adam has spent more than a decade on the legal beat. Previously a reporter for Courthouse News, he has appeared as a guest on MSNBC, BBC, NPR, PBS, Sky News, and other networks. Will and Josh talk with Adam about his journalism career, the impact that previous administrations have had on media integrity, and a whole host of other topics that will hopefully have you look at the important role journalist play in our society. Follow Adam on Twitter: @KlasfeldReportsor https://lawandcrime.com/author/adam-klasfeld/Bio:Whether in a U.S. courtroom, the halls of Congress or a rainforest in the Amazon, Adam reports stories that make a global impact. During President Trump’s impeachment, his questioning of the House’s top Republican drew national headlines, and his investigations into a related criminal case made waves. His reporting on a multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme helped Turkish citizens thwart censorship by the country's largely state-controlled media. His live coverage of the cases of Trump’s personal attorney Michael Cohen and wealthy sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein became known for its speed, depth and detail. He has interviewed multiple heads of state, grilled more than a dozen U.S. lawmakers, and run five miles along Cuban coastline for a roaming interview with Guantánamo’s chief prosecutor.A senior investigative reporter and editor for Law&Crime, Adam appeared as a guest on MSNBC’s “The Last Word” with Lawrence O’Donnell to analyze the Mueller report and litigation between Trump over his finances at Deutsche Bank. International television appearances include Sky News, CBC, and CTV, discussing Jeffrey Epstein’s thwarted prosecution. Radio appearances: National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered,” “Here and Now,” and “Trump, Inc.”; BBC (World, Scotland and Wales); Radio New Zealand; SXM Canada Talks; Sirius FM and more. He cut his teeth at the legal news beat for a decade a Support the show🎧 Want to learn more about Faithful Politics, get in touch with the hosts, or suggest a future guest?👉 Visit our website: faithfulpoliticspodcast.com 📚 Check out our Bookstore – Featuring titles from our amazing guests:faithfulpoliticspodcast.com/bookstore ❤️ Support the show – Help us keep the conversation going:donorbox.org/faithful-politics-podcast 📩 Reach out to us: Faithful Host, Josh Burtram: Josh@faithfulpolitics.com Political Host, Will Wright: Will@faithfulpolitics.com 📱 Follow & connect with us: Twitter/X: @FaithfulPolitik Instagram: faithful_politics Facebook: FaithfulPoliticsPodcast LinkedIn: faithfulpolitics 📰 Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes content:faithfulpolitics.substack.com 📅 RSVP for upcoming live events:Chec...

Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: Will@faithfulpoliticspodcast.comWe're back!!! Josh and Will have spent the last month decorating their underground bunker in preparation for the end-times, but are back now and ready to tackle the issues of the week. On this episode, Will begins by recapping the events at the United States Capitol and the insurrection that has lead to six deaths, several wounded, and over 160 open FBI investigations. Then Josh discusses the rise and history of Christian Nationalist. We end the show talking about the mass purge and silencing of millions of voices within the MAGA movement and the potential implications down the road. If you have any questions about anything you heard on the show or would like to connect please visit our website: www.faithfulpoliticspodcast.comResources used or referenced in the show:Attack on the Capitol:https://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/1954-Shooting/Essays/Timeline/Christian Nationlism:https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/evangelicals-catholics-jericho-march-capitol/617591/https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/only-the-church-can-truly-defeatCensorship / Cancel Culture:Companies:https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-11/here-are-the-u-s-companies-hitting-pause-on-political-donationsSocial Media Platforms:https://www.axios.com/platforms-social-media-ban-restrict-trump-d9e44f3c-8366-4ba9-a8a1-7f3114f920f1.html?fbclid=IwAR0HJF9aQcobpizLxFaPf6RNOpUmJsYniwFpI3c6eJRet1Z Support the show🎧 Want to learn more about Faithful Politics, get in touch with the hosts, or suggest a future guest?👉 Visit our website: faithfulpoliticspodcast.com 📚 Check out our Bookstore – Featuring titles from our amazing guests:faithfulpoliticspodcast.com/bookstore ❤️ Support the show – Help us keep the conversation going:donorbox.org/faithful-politics-podcast 📩 Reach out to us: Faithful Host, Josh Burtram: Josh@faithfulpolitics.com Political Host, Will Wright: Will@faithfulpolitics.com 📱 Follow & connect with us: Twitter/X: @FaithfulPolitik Instagram: faithful_politics Facebook: FaithfulPoliticsPodcast LinkedIn: faithfulpolitics 📰 Subscribe to our Substack for behind-the-scenes content:faithfulpolitics.substack.com 📅 RSVP for upcoming live events:Chec...