Posts tagged Christian Nationalism
Season 15_Ep 11: It's Time to Square Up Again

Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared an interview with Doug Wilson and his fellow pastors in which they claimed the 19th Amendment should be repealed becasue women are God-ordained to be absorbed into the households of men who are the "heads" and should do the voting for them. Normally, we might dismiss this as some fringe Christian Nationalism content that should be ignorned because of it's lack of consequence to our own lives. However, this was an interview with CNN and Doug Wilson's unhinged beliefs about women and minorities are gaining popularity with some of the people sitting in the seats of the highest offices in America. 

We can't afford to ignore these ideas because ideas turn into policies and policies determine the trajectory of our lives and world. Today's episode focuses on Doug Wilson, his beliefs about gender and race, and why it's important that we fight back these ideologies with every bit of strength we have within us. 

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Season 15_Ep 7: Becoming Resolute Truth Tellers is the First Step

For the next several episodes we will explore how to "establish a center of spiritual resistance," as Karl Barth implored the Protestant Christians in Germany to do in 1933. I believe the first step is to commit to being resolute truth tellers in a time and culture where truth is often obscured, ignored, or denied. 

Why did the German Christians renegotiate their theology to accommodate the lies of the Third Reich? The answer isn't as simple as we might imagine. Join us as we explore the parallels between the mindsets of the German Christians and Christian Nationalists today. 

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