The Church Politics Podcast

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CP | Politics and Protest Jun 05, 2019

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In this week’s episode, Justin and Michael discuss the recent spate of abortion-related legislation and the role of Louisiana Representative Katrina Jackson. They also discuss President Trump’s visit to the UK, and a protester’s interruption of an event with Sen. Kamala Harris.

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CP | Racial Reconciliation: A Conversation with Pastor Lee Jenkins May 29, 2019

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In this week’s episode, co-hosts Justin Giboney and Michael Wear interview Pastor and entrepreneur Lee Jenkins about his ongoing work to promote racial reconciliation, and what we can all learn from it.

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CP | A Conversation with Gene Sperling on Economic Dignity May 20, 2019

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In this week’s episode, Michael discusses a recent essay by Gene Sperling, former Director of the National Economic Council under both President Clinton and President Obama, on “Economic Dignity.” In the interview, Michael and Gene discuss a view of economics that conceives of economic metrics as means to the end of economic dignity and human flourishing, not ends in and of themselves.

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CP | 2020 and the Economy May 09, 2019

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On this week’s episode, co-hosts Justin Giboney and Michael Wear discuss new entrants to the 2020 Democratic Primary. They also discuss a potential major infrastructure deal between The White House and Congress, and how it might fit in with positive economic numbers.

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CP | To Impeach or Not to Impeach? May 05, 2019

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On this week’s episode, The AND Campaign's Justin Giboney and Michael Wear discuss the tension between Congress and the Trump Administration, and the cases for and against impeachment. The hosts also talk about why Franklin Graham’s comments on Pete Buttigieg were counter-productive, and a new policy proposal on retirement savings.

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CP | Sound Bite Politics + Rep. Ilhan Omar Apr 17, 2019

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On this week’s episode, Justin and Michael recap the latest flareup around Rep. Ilhan Omar. They also discuss the arrest of Julian Assange, and the latest on immigration policy in the Trump Administration. Finally, they revel in Tiger Woods’ Masters win for a couple minutes.

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CP | Hypocrisy + Democracy And The Change We Need Apr 11, 2019

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On this week’s episode, co-hosts Justin Giboney and Michael Wear discuss President Obama’s recent comments at a town hall in Berlin. They also respond to a critique of traditional black Christians in Chicago who voted for Lori Lightfoot. Finally, Justin and Michael explore the possibility and value of a economically-left, socially-right third party.

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CP | It’s On #2020 Apr 04, 2019

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This week, Justin Giboney and Michael Wear discuss the dynamics of the 2020 race as the first quarter of the year comes to a close. Are we seeing the rise of a new Religious Left, and what would that mean? Will Joe Biden jump in, and what will he confront if he does? The co-hosts also discuss the recent developments in the Jussie Smollett case.

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CP | Mueller Report Drops Mar 28, 2019

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Co-hosts Justin and Michael break down what we know about the Mueller report. They also discuss recent conversations about scrapping the Electoral College, as well as a recent study that provides an example of the difference between right motives and right policies. They also discuss their March Madness brackets, and Justin offers his theory on the benefits of tribalism in sports fandom.

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CP| Trump's March Madness and Breaking Up Facebook Mar 21, 2019

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In this week’s episode, Justin Giboney and Michael Wear discuss Senator Elizabeth Warren’s push to break up big tech giants like Facebook and Amazon, and a new push behind lowering the voting age to 16. They open up the episode with a discussion about the terror act in New Zealand. Also covered in the episode: are secular Democrats the new normal? One quick note: there were some technical issues that occurred when recording so you may hear some staticky noises a bit throughout, we're looking into this and will hopefully have everything resolved by next weeks episode.

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