Last Sunday, Fundamentalist Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell (PAM) told Black people they need to stop blaming White cops for the killing of Black kids. He used Romans 13 in the Bible as the justification for his stance in the midst of a Christian Nationalist Regime that is abducting people off the street, erasing Black history, destabilizing the economy, etc...

In this special edition of Holy Smokes: Cigars and Spirituality, Kristian does a solo episode to unpack the context of Romans 13. He provides another perspective on Romans 13 that is almost always overlooked in fundamentalist Christian spaces. This episode was recorded live for our free and paid tiers in Patreon. You can watch the full length episode by subscribing today!

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Video Chapters

00:00 - Intro and Highlights

02:59 - Origin Story for this video

07:36 - Kristian's disdain for PAM's theology

10:53 - How to spot Anti-Blackness in the Black community

12:44 - Who taught theology to Christian Influencers?

17:07 - Kristian agrees with PAM

17:53 - Recap of PAM's story about police brutality

21:53 - Romans 13 breakdown

22:54 - Cultural context of Romans 13 - Emperor Nero

25:10 - The Apostle Paul did not write scripture

27:00 - West Africans were uninvolved in Roman Christianity

35:10 - Romans 13:1-7 doesn't belong there?

38:06 - The Greatest Commandment takes priority

39:22 - Kristian's encounter with the Gen Z Christian Girlies

43:05 - Rebranding Condemnation as Conviction

48:33 - Issa Party!