Episode 35 | The Christian Thing To Do?

Though it’s been a couple of weeks, the Trump administration keeps on providing plenty of fodder for podcasts. The whole “let’s strike every boat coming out of Venezuela” strategy seems a great distraction to Trump’s growing unpopularity. When six democratic lawmakers pleaded to the military to remain faithful to the Constitution rather than a despot, Trump called for these people to be executed. Ummmm, what do we call an act of sedition called for by the president himself?? This is from the playbook of Christian Nationalism, an underlying philosophy of Project 2025. They call for political violence in the name of religion and patriotism. Looks to me like idolatry.

The vast difference between the response of the Church - from idolatry and violence to resistance and protest - is amazing to me. Some clerics are upholding the golden rule of love the stranger and do unto others as you would have them do to you, while others openly preach against our immigrant population and for political violence. Both are expressions of Christianity, albeit they range from unhealthy to healthy. I’ll let you guess which one we think is healthy!