The New Evangelicals Podcast

In this episode, Tim Whitaker brings on Congressman Jared Huffman discusses the rise of Christian nationalism, its impact on democracy, and the importance of church-state separation. He shares insights from his book 'No Profits' and explores how faith and politics intersect in today's America.

Chapters
01:34 — Why Jared Huffman went into politics
11:52 — Liz Cheney’s veto of references in the January 6th report
16:06 — Why this is a democracy issue, not only a religious one
23:46 — Prophetic Christianity and the dangers of unchecked authority
30:13 — End-times books and evangelical political imagination
35:19 — Tensions between Christian Zionists and other MAGA factions
38:09 — Anti-Semitism and Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission
48:15 — Is anyone in the Republican Party resisting Christian nationalism
50:32 — Mike Johnson and the National Day of Prayer and Repentance

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TNE Podcast hosts thought-provoking conversations at the intersection of faith, politics, and justice. We’re part of the New Evangelical’s 501c3 nonprofit that rejects Christian Nationalism and builds a better path forward, rooted in Jesus and centered on justice. If ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠you'd like to support our work or get involved, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thenewevangelicals.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, Tim Whitaker brings on Michael Barrett, a seasoned lawyer and Christian, discusses the deep roots of Christian nationalism, its historical evolution, and how faith intersects with politics in America. He offers insights on how Christians can navigate and challenge the current landscape with integrity and love.

Chapters

02:09 Michael's Background and Christian Tradition

05:56 Historical Roots of Christian Nationalism

12:06 The Evolution of Religious Politics from the 1950s to Today

14:53 The Role of Systemic Roots in Political Movements

20:12 The Misuse of Scripture in Political Discourse

42:03 Upcoming Courses on Faith, Law, and Politics

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TNE Podcast hosts thought-provoking conversations at the intersection of faith, politics, and justice. We’re part of the New Evangelical’s 501c3 nonprofit that rejects Christian Nationalism and builds a better path forward, rooted in Jesus and centered on justice. If ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠you'd like to support our work or get involved, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thenewevangelicals.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, Tim Whitaker brings on Starlett Thomas⁠ to explore the deep roots of racial violence, white supremacy, and the importance of truth-telling in healing and justice.

Starlett's Website | Racelessgospel.com

Chapters

03:40 Starlett Thomas shares her background and calling

10:05 The body, memory, and racial trauma in America

12:55 The history of lynching and racial violence

17:02 The religion of whiteness and its rituals

36:05 White body supremacy as heresy

44:39 Closing thoughts and call to truth-telling

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TNE Podcast hosts thought-provoking conversations at the intersection of faith, politics, and justice. We’re part of the New Evangelical’s 501c3 nonprofit that rejects Christian Nationalism and builds a better path forward, rooted in Jesus and centered on justice. If ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠you'd like to support our work or get involved, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thenewevangelicals.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, Tim Whitaker and Andrew Seidel explore the historical and constitutional basis of the United States' relationship with Christianity, debunking myths about the founding fathers' religious beliefs and the influence of Christian principles on American law and culture.

Chapters

08:34 — The founders’ personal faith versus America’s founding principles
17:08 — Universal morality, equality, and the Christian principles argument
25:42 — The Deuteronomy citation claim and founding-era evidence
34:16 — Natural law, God-given rights, and human freedom.
42:50 — The “Christian nation” claim and Ten Commandments in schools
51:24 — Church-state separation and the future of religious freedom

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TNE Podcast hosts thought-provoking conversations at the intersection of faith, politics, and justice. We’re part of the New Evangelical’s 501c3 nonprofit that rejects Christian Nationalism and builds a better path forward, rooted in Jesus and centered on justice. If ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠you'd like to support our work or get involved, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thenewevangelicals.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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In this episode, biblical scholar and archaeologist Dr. Cynthia Schaefer-Elliott explains how we understand the ancient world and biblical history through archaeology, textual analysis, and comparative studies. She discusses the complexities of biblical texts, archaeological evidence, and how to approach the Bible with nuance and context.

Chapters

01:53 Understanding the biblical texts as multi-vocal and layered

08:55 Archaeology's role in verifying biblical narratives

19:53 The importance of dating methods in archaeology

35:01 Approaching the Bible with nuance and understanding its original context

44:46 Final thoughts and recommendations for listeners

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TNE Podcast hosts thought-provoking conversations at the intersection of faith, politics, and justice. We’re part of the New Evangelical’s 501c3 nonprofit that rejects Christian Nationalism and builds a better path forward, rooted in Jesus and centered on justice. If ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠you'd like to support our work or get involved, visit our website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.thenewevangelicals.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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This show is produced by Josh Gilbert Media | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joshgilbertmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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