For God And Country Podcast

12/01/2021

Latest episode! We definitely had different plans for this week, but...honestly, what else could we podcast about this week? There was an attempted insurrection at the Capitol, folks, and it's more or less all any of us are thinking about.

What else could our episode this week possibly be about? Adria's out this week (will be back net week, when ALL FOUR of us should be back together!) so the boys and Rosemary are on their own to break it down. We cover the following questions:-What...

05/01/2021

Statues, statues, statues. We take them down, we leave them up, we argue about them all. Most recently, the "Emancipation memorial" or "Freedman's memorial" was taken down from its place in Boston (the original statue in Washington DC may also be removed) over concerns that it is demeaning and lacks context. (Two news articles are linked in the show notes.)

Because this is what we do and how we roll, the three of us (Micah is out this week; he'll be back next week) break down this conversation along absolutely nothing like its usual lines.

We start on perhaps more familiar ground by placing the need to remember history in tension against the potential for emotional damage, but then we talk about what it really means to criticize a statue, as art or as history or as both, what we're really doing when we use shorthand language like "white nonprofits" or "lived experience," and -- of course -- how we as Christians are called to respond.

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Statues, statues, statues. We take them down, we leave them up, we argue about them all. Most recently, the "Emancipation memorial" or "Freedman's memorial" was taken down from its place in Boston (the original statue in Washington DC may also be ...

15/12/2020

Do we have a "right" to euthanasia? What about physician-assisted su***de?

Who decides the value of a human life? Is it possible for a choice to be right for an individual but wrong for a society?

Because we just can't stop poking our fingers into the most controversial possible social issues.Do we have a "right" to euthanasia? Who decides the value of a human life? Is it possible for a choice to be right for an individual but wrong for a s...

01/12/2020

Only 18 children with Down Syndrome were born in the entire country of Denmark last year. Denmark is a small country, but it's not that small. What is happening to all the other babies with Down Syndrome?

Is it OK to abort pregnancies for any reason we choose, including weeding out genetic traits? What about aborting for "the gay gene"? Could this amount to a voluntary genocide?

For Christians, what is our responsibility to the unborn?

Only 18 children with Down Syndrome were born in the entire country of Denmark last year. Denmark is a small country, but it's not that small. What is happening to all the other babies with Trisomy 21 (hint is in our episode title)? What do we hav...

24/11/2020

Is Christianity inherently totalitarian?

Is there an “authoritarian” psychological profile?

What’s the difference between authoritarianism and totalitarianism?

What are Christians called to in response to authoritarianism and totalitarianism?

We tackle these questions - and more! - in this week's episode of the For God and Country Podcast

We discuss authoritarian and totalitarianism on the right and on the left. Check out our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/forgodandcountrypodcastEmail us at [email protected] there an “authoritarian” psychological profile?https://www.wb...

17/11/2020

Are we looking at the end of American democracy? A trumpist coup? Or maybe just a boring Biden presidency?

You've got questions; we're shamelessly making up answers.

In the latest episode of For God and Country, we discuss Trump's reluctance to concede (and the willingness of his party to humor him), then pivot to a discussion of what Trumpism might look like after Trump.

Just as it says on the tin, we discuss Trump's reluctance to concede (and the willingness of his party to humor him), then pivot to a discussion of what Trumpism might look like after Trump.Sound credit:Gustov Holst's Thaxted, as performed by Kevi...

10/11/2020

How did Trump grow his share of every demographic group except white men?

What flavor of ice cream is Joe Biden's favorite?

How would Jesus vote?

Find out the answer to possibly none of these questions on the latest For God and Country Podcast!

Everyone on the God Squad has had a trying week, just like every other American (even the ones living in the Netherlands) but we are coming through for you, by laughing at it all, bringing some God Talk to the table, and perhaps dropping some ins...

08/11/2020

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02/11/2020

Our latest episode is out now - Episode 1, Season 1!

"Brandon and Micah discuss the considerations going into their votes (Micah, somewhere to the left of Bernie, is considering holding his presidential vote, whereas Brandon, a conservative Democrat, is that rarest of creatures -- an enthusiastic Biden voter). Meanwhile Adria philosophizes about the importance of maintaining close relationships across political divides.

Then we delve into the ways politics can toxify our faith communities. Adria lays down the Gulizia Rule regarding where it's acceptable to draw political boundaries around faith communities and where it is not. Brandon discusses how the mix of politics and faith became so toxic in his own community that he left it for another, and finally Micah weighs in with a pastoral perspective to keep us all humble.

Finally, we discuss the important of faith formation in forming our consciences for faithful citizenship, each of us tackling it from our own particular faith perspective (Brandon detects the distinct odor of Rome in Rosemary's contribution, and he is not wrong.)"

Brandon and Micah discuss the considerations going into their votes (Micah, somewhere to the left of Bernie, is considering holding his presidential vote, whereas Brandon, a conservative Democrat, is that rarest of creatures -- an enthusiastic Bid...

31/10/2020