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If You Don't Vote, You're a Fake Christian? Secularism, Marxism & the Church | Under God Ep 359 Sep 07, 2026

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Can you love your neighbor and refuse to vote? Dr. David Landrum says no.

In this episode, Pastor Nate Brown welcomes Dr. David Landrum back for Part 2 (Part 1 is Episode 356) of a conversation about secularism, Marxism, and the church. Dr. Landrum, a British political philosopher and Open Doors leader now living in Texas, explains why secularism is a parasitic ideology rather than a neutral position, how it crept into the church by osmosis, and why the fear of man keeps so many pastors silent. Perfect for the commute, the gym, or the drive to work.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why the West is a cut flower culture wilting without its Christian roots

✅ Simple questions that expose secularism in your own thinking

✅ How cultural Marxism rebranded itself as social justice

✅ Why refusing to vote fails the command to love your neighbor

✅ A definition of Christian nationalism that rejects theocracy

📖 Jeremiah 2:11–13, Romans 1:18–25, John 14:6, John 18:36, Matthew 22:39, Matthew 28:19

Resources: Under God Podcast Episode 356 (Part 1); Dr. David Landrum's book on secularism and ideology

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Do Muslims, Jews & Christians Worship the Same God? Talarico Says Yes | Under God Ep 358 Sep 04, 2026

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Do Christians, Jews and Muslims worship the same God? Pastor Nate Brown answers from Scripture.

In this episode, Pastor Nate Brown and Pastor Keegan Sidhu take on James Talarico's "same God" claim — a Texas Senate candidate who calls himself a pastor saying Christians, Jews and Muslims all worship the same God. Their answer comes straight from the Bible, perfect for the commute, the gym, or the drive to work. Then they break down a DOJ report on the FBI's anti-Catholic memo, the SPLC "hate map" that landed churches on a federal list, a WNBA that can't define "woman," and 150 White House wins for people of faith.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why "same God" theology contradicts the faith Talarico claims to profess

✅ What the FBI flagged as extremist — and why it's probably what you believe

✅ How Christians respond when the government calls the church a threat

📖 Isaiah 5:20, Proverbs 17:15, Genesis 1:27, Psalm 146:3

Resources: White House Faith Office "Top 150 Wins for People of Faith"; Rabbi Pesach's Psalm 83 teaching

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Why Israel Matters Part 2 - The Abrahamic Covenant | Under God Ep 357 Sep 02, 2026

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The Abrahamic Covenant is the most foundational covenant in Scripture—and God alone signed it.

In this episode, Pastor Stephen Martin continues the Why Israel Matters series with a deep dive into the Abrahamic Covenant in Genesis 12–17. Perfect for the commute, the gym, or the drive, this teaching walks you through the covenant ceremony where God put Abraham to sleep and passed through the pieces alone—making the Abrahamic Covenant unilateral, unconditional, and eternal.

You'll Learn:

✅ How the Abrahamic Covenant differs from the conditional Mosaic Covenant—ownership versus experience in the land

✅ Why Genesis 15:6 is "the gospel before the gospel" and what it says about your own salvation

✅ How the three pillars of the Abrahamic Covenant—land, seed, and blessing—shape all of redemptive history

✅ Why the same God who bound Himself to Abraham has bound Himself to every Christian through Christ

📖 Genesis 12–17; Hebrews 6:13–18; Galatians 3:16–17; Romans 5:8; Isaiah 40:8

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Secularism Destroyed Christian Britain — Is America Next? | Under God Ep 356 Aug 31, 2026

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Secularism destroyed Christian Britain. America is next unless Christians act.

In this episode, Pastor Nathan Brown sits down at the Forge Men's Conference with Dr. David Landrum, a British political philosopher who spent decades advocating for the Bible inside the UK Parliament, and James Owen, founder of Reawaken USA. Together they trace how secularism hollowed out the nation that once sent missionaries to the world — and why the same playbook is already running on American campuses. Perfect for the commute, the gym, or the drive home.

You'll Learn:

✅ How secularism moved from the French Revolution to the Bloomsbury Group to today

✅ Why secularism is never neutral — it is an ideology that favors some and punishes others

✅ Why every denomination that liberalizes loses its future

✅ What Christians must build to outlast secularism: schools, institutions, and leaders who think in decades

📖 Jeremiah 2:11, Matthew 5:13-16, Romans 5:3-4

Resources mentioned: Biblical Leadership for Excellence, Reawaken USA, Open Doors

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We Debated Gen Z at UT Austin. They Conceded Everything, Then Said We're Wrong | Under God Ep 355 Aug 28, 2026

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Gen Z students at UT Austin conceded the argument, then said we were wrong anyway.

In this episode, Pastor Daniel Hayworth and Pastor Nathan Brown break down six hours at an open debate table on the University of Texas at Austin campus, fielding Gen Z questions on Islam, Israel, just war, manhood, and whether God exists at all. An unfiltered field report on what Gen Z actually believes once those beliefs get tested out loud. Made for the commute, the gym, or the drive home.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why UT Austin's top five percent could handle advanced math but not basic logic

✅ The question that collapsed almost every argument at the microphone

✅ Why strong opinions and genuine belief are not the same thing

✅ What actually reached the Gen Z students who never stepped up to the mic

📖 John 3:17-19, Matthew 7:24-27, Matthew 19:16-22, 2 Corinthians 10:4-5

Resource mentioned: Reawaken USA

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Why Israel Matters: Part 1 | Under God Ep 354 Aug 27, 2026

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Why Israel matters starts with one covenant God made with Abraham and never broke.

In this episode, Pastor Stephen Martin opens a 10-week series on why Israel matters, building the theological framework most Christians were never handed. He walks through Genesis 12, Genesis 15, and Romans 11 to show that God's covenant with Israel is unconditional, irrevocable, and anchored in God's own character rather than Israel's performance. Perfect for the commute, the gym, or the drive home.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why the Abrahamic covenant is unconditional and cannot be canceled

✅ What replacement theology teaches and why Israel still matters to God

✅ What Romans 11 says about whether God has rejected Israel

📖 Genesis 12:1-3, Genesis 15:17, Deuteronomy 7:6-8, Romans 11:29, Psalm 122:6

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Veterans Are Being Misdiagnosed: Chad Robichaux Exposes the VA | Under God Ep 353 Aug 24, 2026

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Chad Robichaux believed faith and the warrior couldn't coexist. He was wrong.

Pastor Nate Brown and Pastor Rob McCoy sit down with Chad Robichaux — Force Recon Marine, former JSOC operator, world-ranked fighter, and founder of the Mighty Oaks Foundation — recorded live at the Forged Men's Conference. Chad Robichaux walks through the childhood that shaped him, the deployments that broke him, and the one moment that turned it around. Perfect for the commute, the gym, or the drive home.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why identity built on a job will always collapse

✅ The four pillars of resiliency, and the one most men ignore

✅ Why discipleship, not a program, is what changes a man

✅ What Chad Robichaux carried into a congressional veterans care forum

📖 Isaiah 61:3 · Romans 13:4 · 1 Thessalonians 5:23

Resources mentioned: the Mighty Oaks Foundation, Chad Robichaux's podcast The Resilient Show, his book Saving Aziz, his three-book fiction series, and his website and Instagram.

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Ten Commandments at the Supreme Court: Why Texas Wins | Under God Ep 352 Aug 21, 2026

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The Ten Commandments are headed to the Supreme Court — and Texas SB 10 is the test case.

In this Culture Review episode, Pastor Nathan Brown and Pastor Daniel Hayworth walk through the ACLU petition asking the Supreme Court to pull the Ten Commandments out of every Texas public school classroom, and why one legal test from 2022 may decide it. Perfect for the commute, the gym, or the drive home.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why the Ten Commandments meet the history and tradition test

✅ What declassified FBI files reportedly show about a former congressman and a suspected Chinese operative

✅ How a Texas surrogacy case ended with a baby alive and a mother fighting for custody

✅ Why justice and mercy are not rivals in Micah 6:8

📖 Micah 6:8 · Exodus 20, the Ten Commandments

Mentioned on air: Bill Federer, David Barton

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IDF Soldier Answers the Genocide Charge: What He Saw in Gaza | Under God Ep 351 Aug 19, 2026

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An IDF soldier answers the genocide charge with what he saw in Gaza.

In this episode, Pastor Nathan Brown talks with Rabbi Pesach Wolicki and his son, IDF reserve Sergeant First Class Meir Wolicki, who served three years in Gaza and Lebanon. The rabbi opens Psalm 83 as the Bible's theology of war, and the IDF soldier walks through evacuating civilians, the famine claims, and the first Gazan family he ever saw. Perfect for the commute or the drive home.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why Psalm 83 names Philistia and Tyre, and where those places are today

✅ How an IDF soldier answers the genocide and starvation charges

✅ What Exodus 19 says about God's purpose for Israel and the nations

✅ Why one rabbi says Christians are ignoring the persecuted Church

📖 Psalm 83, Exodus 19:6, Ecclesiastes 3:8, Psalm 122:6

Resources: Israel365 Action, Israel365 News, Open Doors International, the Hamas founding charter.

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The Theology of War: Why Psalm 83 Reads Like Today's Headlines | Under God Ep 350 Aug 17, 2026

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Psalm 83 is the Bible's theology of war — and it reads like today's headlines.

In this episode, Rabbi Pesach Wolicki teaches Psalm 83 verse by verse before an Under God Podcast audience, opening with a question most Christians never ask: if you hate the Jewish state, why attack Christmas and Easter? He walks through Ecclesiastes 3, the exile prophecy of Deuteronomy, and the surprising way Psalm 83 ends. Then his son Meir Wolicki, an Israeli Army squad commander, shares what he learned about carrying faith into a war zone. Made for the commute.

You'll Learn:

✅ Why Ecclesiastes 3 is harder to live out than it sounds

✅ What Psalm 83 reveals about ancient enemies and modern ones

✅ Why shame, not just victory, is the biblical purpose of war

✅ How to keep your faith when life gets loudest

📖 Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Psalm 83, Deuteronomy 30, Psalm 23

Resources: Israel365, Israel365 Action, the Shoulder to Shoulder podcast, and Rabbi Pesach Wolicki's commentary on Psalms 113-118.

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