Theology on Air

It's another bowl of cherries on White Pill Radio! We have a first time guest, Cody Pogue, to talk with Mace and Evan about Vice President Harris' rise to the top of the nomination, the ironic death of a pastor/scholar's church, and the homelessness crisis in America (that VP Harris may have commented on in the past.) Cody is more in the political left camp, so we are glad he could join us today for a bit more balance. He'll definitely be back!

Sarah and Evan are joined by two guests to talk about an absolutely wild news cycle. Past guest and speaker Stephen Curto joins us to talk about his movement from being something like a Never Trumper to deciding to vote for him after the assassination attempt. We also had a first-time guest join us! We look at the impact of the assassination attempt, whether Christians can vote for Trump, and what really has changed in the political landscape in our lifetimes.

J. Warner Wallace joins Sarah and Evan to look at his latest book, The Truth in True Crime. Mixing his experience as a detective with his knowledge as an apologist, Wallace looks at the phenomenon of the "true crime" genre and looks at what it can teach us about life and faith.

We take a break from our usual White Pill Radio format to have a roundtable conversation on the greatness of America. Sarah, Evan, Ken, and Austin all came up with their own Top 10 lists for unique or favorite things about America that make America 'Merica. Maybe you'll want to come up with your own before listening to theirs? Anyway, in honor of this patriotic time of year, we thought this would be a fun diversion. Also, we posted our lists below to follow along. But don't cheat unless you want to know their lists in advance!

Our Top Ten Lists

Sarah

10 Hollywood/entertainment/arts

9 Museums, zoos, national parks 

8 Travel to see so many kinds of things without limitation

7 FOOD!! / diversity of cultures… Think Indian town, Greek food, festival, etc.

6 innovation/creativity  

5 Safety Military, police, best prisons, 911

4 Capitalism & free market 

3 Self-determination

2 freedom of religion I can adopt any worldview I want 

1 Declaration of Independence 

Ken

10 we don't take ourselves too seriously (WTF is a kilometer meme... also Team America World Police)

9 innovation & competition : we can't leave well enough alone 

8 federalism is based

7 the culture we import (unironically immigration and diversity)

6 the culture we export 

5 we host our own criticism 

4 the culture of free speech 

3 we are paradoxically generous towards each other and distrustful of elites 

2 we have a heritage of rebellion 

1 my wife Peace, and this entire nation of risk takers 

Austin

10 Music

9 Immigrants

8 States

7 Founding Fathers

6 Landscape/National Parks

5 Dr. Pepper

4 Pizza

3 Classical School Movement

2 A country as an idea

1 Teaching theology 

Evan

10 Cars and Car Culture

9 Baseball

8 Owning Land

7 Hollywood

6 Hunting and Fishing

5 Rock ’N Roll

4 Our National Parks

3 Racial Harmony

2 Religiosity

1 The Founding Documents and Self-Rule

Ken, Max, Sarah, and Evan review the 6/11 Christian Nationalism event. We revisit the key issues and answer a few of the questions we just couldn't get to. Just in time for July 4 weekend!

First, hang in there, the audio gets better! Apologies for a dang mic cable being ever so slightly disconnected. We have edited the audio as best we can on it is only on Evan's mic...so give it time, the audio gets better. (BTW, if any volunteers want to help us produce our content, we're hiring! For no pay.)

Sarah, Evan, and Austin look at the previous night's presidential debate and related topics, including the Supreme Court rulings.

Should Christians engage in politics? Should Christian morality be at the heart of the laws we make and enforce? Does God appoint governments? What the heck is a Christian Nationalist and...are you one? When does Patriotism turn into idolatry?

Sarah, Austin, and Evan look at current events and interesting topics.

Are those blurry creatures from another planet or another spiritual plane? And should we be afraid either way? Are there any connections to weird passages in Scripture? Why should Christians care about it at all?

Sarah, Evan, Mace, and James discuss a series of interesting Catholic stories, a disturbing story from Ru Paul's show, a look at social contagions, and asking what the benefits of "multiculturalism" really are.