The Church Politics Podcast

Senator Jaha Howard joins Justin and Chris as they continue to discuss 10 signs of political idolatry. They also talk about Secretary Hegseth's comments about live streaming an execution.

Show Notes:

https://www.memphispolice.org/news/mpd-reports-continued-crime-declines-in-second-quarter-of-2026/

https://www.axios.com/2026/10/08/hegseth-nidal-hasan-firing-squad-public-tv

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Justin and Chris discuss the first two signs of political idolatry.

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Justin and Chris discuss Nikole Hannah-Jones' article about regretting her decision to send her daughter to a low-performing school to fight education inequality.

Show Notes:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/magazine/ny-public-schools-black-students-segregation.html

https://www.wabe.org/former-georgia-regulator-who-helped-set-policy-for-data-centers-now-works-for-company-building-them/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6aaef0cf795d3f0001c60c71&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwZnRzaAUdLv9wZG9mBWZkaWQWUOxpLEW5c2xJpx2O-6MMXRS2IkNg9WV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR4r2jBa4Kf5wRdJwbBN93UWMR7qf8wctw9W0BlXvrvDoymPbXdUwCe4M3CB1g_aem_ZLRnbeu6tR7TEGh0LcZDpw

https://bit.ly/FreeCourseHarvard

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Justin, Chris, and Cory discuss Texas candidate Bo French's racist tweet. They also discuss Democratic Black lynching claims and the $5000 promise from Trump.

Show Notes:

https://x.com/acyn/status/2097871266288152766?s=46

https://x.com/60minutes/status/2099292797605945637?s=46

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Justin, Chris and special guest Dr. Esau McCaulley discuss James Cone and Liberation Theology.

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Justin and Chris discuss how Trump is losing support among farmers because of some of his economic decisions. They also talk about Pentagon leaks and the Republican Party's money advantage going into the midterms.

Show Notes:

https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/6060440-pentagon-trump-administration-response-iran-war-dissent-leak-washington-post/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/key-voter-group-rages-at-trump-for-sparking-historic-crisis/?utm_source=twitter_owned_snd&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=owned_social

https://www.slowboring.com/p/republicans-have-a-big-midterm-cash

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Justin and Chris discuss the two week long power outage in Gary, Indiana. They also talk about rich kid socialism and polls.

Show Notes:

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/gary-indiana-residents-power-out-until-next-week/

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/socialism-rich-kids-gordillo/688382/

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6042644-median-strategies-fake-polls-trust/

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Justin, Chris and Cory discuss the Jason Arday ordeal. They also talk about Massachusetts new abortion law and Trump's take on high gas prices.

Show Notes:

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/08/jason-arday-cambridge-professor-death/688304/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/world/europe/jason-arday-cambridge-hiring-questions.html

https://cbn.com/news/us/franklin-graham-slams-evil-massachusetts-abortion-law-sends-chill-my-spine

https://x.com/ofthebraveusa/status/2088365443849326758?s=46&t=QIXD2eZx9xXe5eDxKKUDPg

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Justin and Chris discuss the WNBA and a good policy from an unexpected source. They also discuss why Black Christians stopped pushing back against far left policies.

Show Notes:

https://www.christianitytoday.com/2026/08/world-vision-usaid-cuts-christian-ngos-trump-hiv/

https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/sophie-cunningham-speaks-protecting-girls-competing-biological-men

https://x.com/JustinEGiboney/status/2086806892827795759

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbvJUhmSDMw/

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Justin and Chris discuss the implications of Dr. Fauci pleading the 5th in a Senate Committee hearing. They also talk about the Democratic Socialist agenda and Christians addressing morality, but not material well-being.

Show Notes:

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/anthony-fauci-unmasks-himself-f432985b?st=sYeiax&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

https://www.ft.com/content/67238e48-57dd-4701-8294-0a11036c8742?accessToken=zwAAAZ_ISE2Dkc9nI45IV91HAdOClAoRA2yHQg.MEQCIAXrq94GssWX7SQUlM6c4sA9aZbmNxYxZX10AdvYgMzZAiA9jHGRa5ZhtwsstjBDDptCNNe1j9iq4jStnOZPW-vPDA&segmentId=e95a9ae7-622c-6235-5f87-51e412b47e97&shareType=enterprise&shareId=cd826740-9cb4-44f6-a7b1-7cf009a2feed

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