Phil is back! He gives an update about his family’s harrowing medical emergency. Then, new data shows the Democratic Party’s grip on Black Christians may be slipping. Esau McCaulley shares his take on the reason. Nancy French talks with Skye about the themes in her new memoir, “Ghosted,” including church sexual abuse, political tribalism, trauma, and her miraculous experiences with God. Also this week—another book ban backfires, and defensive driving Florida style.

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1:38 - Show Starts

3:10 - Theme Song

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6:04 - Phil Explains the Medical Emergency

15:52 - The Surgery

24:25 - Esau’s Childhood Stomach Surgery

26:50 - Florida Man Rescues Friend from Alligator

28:14 - Florida Man Tries to Ban Bible from Schools

35:06 - Have Democrats Lost the Black Church?

49:03 - Esau’s Dream Proposal

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53:28 - Interview

55:10 - Charismatic Experiences

59:18 - How Did the Frenches Not End Up in MAGA?

1:03:48 - What Radicalized the Republican Voter Base?

1:08:25 - Where There Signs 20 Years Ago That Radicalization Was Coming?

1:11:30 - Pro-Life Republicans Changing Their Stances?

1:22:20 - What’s the Future for the GOP?

1:33:58 - End Credits

Links Mentioned in the News Segment:

Man Runs Over Alligator with Truck to Save Neighbor from Attack

https://people.com/man-runs-over-alligator-with-truck-to-save-neighbor-from-attack-8637962#:~:text=A%20Florida%20man%20ran%20over,a%20pond%20in%20Collier%20County.

Florida Atheist Uses State’s New Book Banning Law to Object to the Bible

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/chaz-stevens-bible-ban_n_6268e98ee4b0ea625c0e2b58

Have Democrats Lost the Black Church?

https://religionunplugged.com/news/2024/4/15/have-the-democrats-lost-the-black-church

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Ghosted: an American Story by Nancy French: https://a.co/d/hwzJItt

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The war in Gaza has carried on for longer than expected, and David French is starting to see parallels between Israel and the US military in the Iraq War—he thinks Israel could learn from what went wrong in Iraq. Then, David and Skye discuss the student protests and how universities are handling them—what’s civil disobedience and what’s lawlessness when it comes to protest?

0:00 - Theme Song

0:17 - Episode Starts

1:40 - America’s Mistake in Iraq

10:42 - Counter insurgency’s Importance

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17:08 - Israel’s Place on the World Stage

21:08 - What Are Israel’s Goals?

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31:30 - Are the Pro-Palestine Protests Free Speech?

43:32 - What the Administrations Are Faced With

51:08 - Gaza Protests Vs. January 6th

1:02:00 - End Credits

Links Mentioned in Episode

Israel is Making the Same Mistake America Made in Iraq

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/opinion/israel-iraq-gaza-civilians.html

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Previously puritanical evangelicals are increasingly embracing profanity and lewd content. A recent New York Times article explores possible explanations ranging from politics and the culture wars, to the internet and the decline of churches. Also, fewer people are reading books, and that’s a challenge for Christian traditions rooted in literacy, education, and the Bible. How do we make disciples in a post-literate culture? Then, more people are comparing our divisive culture to America just before the Civil War. Are we heading toward a national divorce—or worse? Historian Tracy McKenzie is back to share lessons and warnings from 19th century America. Plus, new developments as the turducken turns.

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1:56 - Show Starts

3:10 - Theme Song

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4:36 - Stronger Men’s Conference Story Continued

14:46 - Raunchy Christians

23:23 - Children and Public Spaces

33:00 - Literacy and Discipleship

35:38 - Hearing vs. Reading the Bible

42:23 - Can Churches be the Antidote for a Lonely, Digital World?

51:13 - Integrating Technology and Scripture

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57:03 - Interview

59:03 - Can We Compare Today and 1850?

1:03:21 - How Has Media Affected Current Politics?

1:15:16 - The Role of Conspiracy Theories

1:24:42 - Why Were We More Unified in the Past?

1:35:00 - End Credits

Links Mentioned in the News Segment:

John Lindell and Mark Driscoll

https://julieroys.com/john-lindell-apologizes-for-inviting-driscoll-and-sword-swallower-to-stronger-mens-conference/

Biblical Literacy in a Postliterate Age

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/april-web-only/biblical-literacy-in-postliterate-age-reading-video.html

The Raunchy Christians Are Here

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/17/us/evangelicals-christians-conservative-trump.html

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Atheist Richard Dawkins has said he doesn’t believe one word of the Christian faith, but he now considers himself a “cultural Christian” and wants to defend the Christian values of his country against the influence of Islam and immigrants. Does this represent an alignment between the New Atheists and Christian Nationalists? Curtis Chang shares about “The After Party”—the new curriculum he’s developed with David French and Russel Moore to help Christians focus on hope and humility rather than partisanship. Also this week, Mark Driscoll gets booted from a men’s conference. And another infraction by a Florida man with a Bible.

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4:35 - Florida Man Scales Tower with Bible

12:00 - Mark Driscoll Kicked Off Stage After Calling Sword-Swallower a “Jezebel Spirit”

22:35 - Richard Dawkins, the “Cultural Christian”

36:40 - Dusty Deavers, the Country Singin’ Senator

46:06 - Pray for the Middle East

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52:55 - Interview

1:04:34 - The “What” vs the “How”

1:16:26 - Four Quadrant of Political Engagement

1:27:19 - End Credits

Links Mentioned in the News Segment:

Florida Man Climbs Cell Phone Tower

https://www.newsweek.com/florida-miami-man-climbs-cell-phone-tower-disconnects-power-live-video-1886494

Sword-Swallower on a Pole and Mark Driscoll

https://www.newsweek.com/pastor-kicked-stage-strip-show-1890247

Richard Dawkins and Cultural Christianity

https://christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/april-web-only/new-atheism-destroy-christianity-richard-dawkins.html

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The newest Holy Post team member, Esau McCaulley, joins Phil and Skye to discuss two stories that caused outrage from both ends of the political spectrum during Holy Week. Trump is selling an American flag-wrapped Bible, and the Biden administration honored “Transgender Visibility Day” on Easter. And why are Catholic Charities being attacked for helping immigrants? Then Skye talks to atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe about how her evangelical faith led her to become a climate scientist. She says combating global warming is part of our call to love our neighbors and care for the least of these. Plus, an “emerging behavior” on Twitch grabs Phil’s attention.

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5:02 - Esau the Hufflepuff

8:56 - News of the Butt, Twitch

14:41 - The “God Bless the USA” Bible

38:36 - Catholic Charities Targeted by Far-Right

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51:25 - Interview

54:51 - What Changed Things for Katharine Heyhoe

1:03:49 - Are Evangelicals the Stumbling Block for Stopping Climate Change?

1:25:26 - End Credits

Links Mentioned in the News Segment:

“God Bless the USA” Bibles

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-selling-bibles-easter-b2519373.html

Threats to Catholic Charity Staffers

https://religionnews.com/2024/03/22/threats-to-catholic-charities-staffers-increase-amid-rightwing-anti-migrant-campaign/

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A recent bill to ban TikTok was passed in the House with bipartisan support. Skye talks with David French about the arguments for and against the bill, the likelihood of it passing the Senate, and why Trump claims China is America's biggest threat, and yet he still opposes the TikTok ban. Then, Skye and David break down two recent Supreme Court cases about social media content regulation. Should social media companies have complete control over what is posted on their platforms, and is it ok for the government to ask these companies to take down certain posts?

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0:00 - Theme Song

0:17 - Show Starts

1:11 - Tiktok's Security Risk

8:33 - Bipartisan Support

13:49 - Trump's 180 on Tiktok

19:27 - Will Bipartisan Agreement Last?

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27:07 - Regulating US Social Media

41:19 - Do Companies Have to Host Speech?

51:59 - The Monopolies

1:05:24 - The Wrap-Up

1:09:36 - End Credits

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What Trump's TikTok Flip-Flip Tells America by David French:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/17/opinion/trump-tiktok-ban-china.html

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