The Cory Truax Show

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BE CAREFUL OF HAVING YOUR MIND CAPTURED (0:00-12:48)

Colossians 2 warns Christians not to have their minds taken captive by secular, worldly, deceptive philosophies and ideologies. Our culture presents plenty of them: Woke-ism, Qanon-ism, and dozens of gradients in between. Colossians also gives us the solution: be rooted in the faith as Scripture describes it, take every thought captive, and measure against Scripture.

THE CULTURE MATTERS MORE THAN GOVERNMENT (12:38-31:45)

Folks obsess over what happens in capitol rotundas or on the nightly news. While a few million people watch and pay attention to these matters, though, literally hundreds of millions of people are having their minds and ideologies shaped on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.

Consider this: it's not that hard to find a YouTuber you've never heard of with 25 million regular viewers while the combined viewership of cable news will top out around 10 million. If we want to be change agents in the culture, we should recognize that and strategize around it.

In that vein, I have examples of how a Disney+ show and the latest Taylor Swift album endeavors to disciple our minds.

CHANGE THE LANGUAGE; WIN THE ARGUMENT (23:21-37ish)

Framing arguments for one own's advantage isn't new. However, I noticed that secular progressivism has been doing this lately insidiously -- and effectively. Secularism is winning the culture, in part, because they change the language, and we acquiesce to their changes. I'll provide details.

MORE MEDIA MALFEASANCE (35:34-37:30)

I have one quick thought on how the national media's agenda is made obvious in how they covered 4 recent violent acts.

VACCINE THOUGHT (37:30-41:20)

I have a brief thought on the Covid-19 vaccine. One spoiler: it's not the "Mark of the Beast.:

THE DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL (41:20-47:30)

I have one piece of audio from an activist threatening violence and destruction if the trial doesn't go her way. That's evil, and cities should prepare to mitigate against that possibility.

I attempt here to prepare everyone for every possible outcome on what might be the most prominent criminal trial since the OJ Simpson case.

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GEORGIA VOTER LAW

I'll take a full 20 minutes to look at the provisions on the bill that is being called "Jim Crow on steroids." In short, there is no good reason for the hysterics around this bill. It's fully in line with other state rules regarding voting, and some of what you've heard isn't even true. So, I take a truly objective look at the facts of what the law does. Then, you can judge.

After that, I do some judging -- judging the histrionics that came in response to the bill.

RAPID FIRE TOPICS

-Complaining on Jill Biden's bad Spanish doesn't help with credibility on topics that matter.

-A Professor sues his college over a conflict about a transgender student's pronouns.

-A teacher gets angry at a high school student for NOT seeing ethnic differences as crucially important.

-A journalist says the George Floyd/Derek Chauvin trial is a trial on the entire country. That's incorrect, and it's the exact wrong message we need right no.

-Lester Holt says fairness in journalism is overrated. He might be right, but that's a dangerous game.

-A Chicago middle school is trying to change its name. Leftists there are protesting against naming after president Obama because... he wasn't woke enough.

-Some thoughts on the Biden tax plan and how corporate taxes work.

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RESURRECTION DAY (Easter) REFLECTION (0:00-9:02)

The seminal hours of human history took place on a Passover weekend in Jerusalem just over 2,000 years ago. We’ll take a brief look at what Jesus’s work on the cross dis for us.

ALL THE SLIPPERY SLOPE ARGUMENTS OF THE 2000s ARE PROVING TRUE (9:02-23:00ish)

The slippery slope is technically a logical fallacy, but I’m finding that arguments made in the 2000s about where we were heading as a culture on sexuality and marriage are all proving to be true. One of the arguments made back then as well would be that, eventually, churches and Christian organizations who wouldn’t acquiesce to current cultural mores would be marginalized and demonized. I’ll provide a recent example of that happening in college basketball.

RENEWED ARGUMENTS ON THE FILIBUSTER (23:00ish-32:38)

I have been a longtime defender of the filibuster – no matter which party has the majority. It’s an important tool AGAINST radicalism on all sides and FOR stability on every side. I offer some new arguments and cautions regarding the filibuster.

A QUICK THOUGHT ON WOMEN’S SPORTS (32:38-42:50)

A women’s soccer player said recently she is paid less for doing the same job as a man. Is that correct? And what deeper lessons can we learn from a recent conversation around equality in sports?

THE MEDIA IS OUR MOST CORRUPT INSTITUTION (42:50-50:10)

There is corruption every where – government (both parties), corporate America, the legal system, religious systems, entertainment – absolutely every where. I’ll make the case that the media, though, is our most corrupt institution.

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(0:00-7:35ish) PALM SUNDAY REFLECTION

Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week is quickly approaching. I have a brief reflection on the meaning of Palm Sunday in an effort to prepare your heart and mind for Holy Week.

(7:35ish-25:00) CNN's DON LEMON TRIES TO DO THEOLOGY AND FAILS MISERABLY

For some reason, The View asked Don Lemon about the Catholic Church not changing their theology on marriage. Lemon proceeded to tell us that God doesn't judge, that it's wrong to believe in a God that judges, and that the most important thing to teach your kids about religion is that Jesus isn't white. I'll unscramble all of that inanity.

(25:00-33:45) WE'RE BOTCHING THE ATLANTA SHOOTING STORY

The major media outlets are deeply invested in a narrative of an endemically "white supremacist" US, so they jumped on a narrative of racist motivations IMMEDIATELY. When that story began to unravel, they jumped to Christianity's "purity culture" being the culprit.

The media's agenda-driven narratives obscured some important lessons we could have learned from the story. We apparently have massage parlors that double ad brothels. Do you think the women in them got their by fulfilling their hopes and dreams? Of course not. We're staring a sex trafficking story in the face and missing it. We're also missing the role pornography is playing in the degradation of our culture broadly.

(33:45-45:00) WHAT IS THE "BIBLICAL SEXUAL ETHIC"

Since the ATL shooting story has brought Christian teachings on sexuality into question, let's answer this question together: what does the Bible -- not any tradition or denomination -- teach about sexuality?

(45:00-50:10) EVEN FAR-LEFTIST SARAH SILVERMAN IS FINISHED WITH WOKE CULTURE

The American political Left is waking up to the dangers of Woke-ism. I'll play a clip for Sarah Silverman to illustrate.

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TWO NEW WOKE-ISM CONTROVERSIES (0:00-13:00ish mark)

There's now an "Autonomous Zone" in Minneapolis. Why are we letting people take over city blocks? Senator Tim Scott also takes some heat for talking about Woke Supremacy.

HOW DOES THE CHRISTIAN LIVE IN A WOKE CULTURE? (13:00ish mark - 19:00ish mark)

Jeremiah 29:4-7 give us a wonderful guide on how to live as a Christian in a pagan place. It's nothing revolutionary. Live your life. Live it distinctly. Live it by Biblical principles. Work the good of those around you. Pray for your city, state, and nation. Just be faithful.

SEVERAL MORE THOUGHTS ON THE WOKE MOMENT (19:00-ish mark - 30:21)

-Woke-ism is a religion, but it's too new to have apologetics yet. It imposes upon you its doctrinal statements but has no defense for them.

-I have a theory on how Woke-ism will lead us to a resurgence of labor unions. I think I'm okay with it.

-Leftism/Woke-ism admits we're a culture that is degrading. Leftism/Woke-ism is also the dominant force in culture. Shouldn't we conclude something from that?

KENTUCKY PUSHES UNCONSTITUTIONAL "PRO-POLICE" BILL (30:21-34:15)

Republicans in Kentucky are pushing a bill that would basically make cops kings and queens with no magna carta. It's unconstitutional and dumb. I'll explain.

TWO "I TOLD YOU SO" MOMENTS (34:15-40:18)

-A liberal columnist has a widely spread op-ed concerned with how we've replaced religion with politics. I've been saying that for literally half-a-decade.

-Covid numbers also affirm a theory of mine.

REACTION TO THE COVID RELIEF BILL (40:18-50:00)

We needed a Covid Bill. I get that. There's some stuff in there we should know about, and there's some pork. I'll provide a rundown.

STATES ARE RE-OPENING

There is a divide in the US that is genuinely confusing. One side seems to think unless you require an action and/or require the government to pay for it, you are not actually for the thing happening. The other side just seems to leave people to liberty and freedom. State re-openings are exposing that divide.

WOKE-ISM IS CONDESCENDING

When I see people, I see a human, made in the image of God with talents, skills, abilities, and potential. Woke-ists seem to see only helpless victims that must be rescued by the Woke. It's weird and condescending.

THAT GOAT GUY FROM JANUARY 6TH

CBS interviewed that insane QAnon-goat-dressed guy from the events of January 6th. It was.... interesting? Let's listen to it together.

POVERTY OF THE SOUL

Matt Chandler recently preached the concept of having everything we want and absolutely nothing that we need. It was profound. I'll play the audio.

JOHN MACARTHUR ATTACKS RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Dr. John MacArthur recently preached against the concept of religious liberty. I have a few responses.