287 - How the Bible has Shaped American Politics with Author, Speaker, and Podcast Host Kaitlyn Schiess
Be the Bridge Podcast with Latasha Morrison
Be the Bridge
4.9 • 774 Ratings
🗓️ 12 March 2024
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
We are thrilled to have author, speaker, perpetual theology student, and co-host of The Holy Post Podcast, Kaitlyn Schiess join the Be the Bridge Podcast with Latasha Morrison for an episode all about this American political life as followers of Jesus. They discuss Kaitlyn's new book, The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from Here, which gives historical context for where we are now.
They talk about how looking to see what people in history missed in their ethics and Bible reading can help us not miss the same, the Bible in the Civil War and in the Civil Rights Movement, as well as the importance of seeing how Black Americans used Scripture in our history.
They offer both practical and hopeful words to our community as we navigate this presidential election year.
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Host & Executive Producer - Latasha Morrison
Senior Producer - Lauren C. Brown
Producer, Editor, & Music - Travon Potts with Integrated Entertainment Studios
Assistant Producer & Transcriber - Sarah Connatser
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Be The Bridge podcast with Latasha Morrison. |
| 0:06.1 | What are you guys doing today? |
| 0:08.7 | It's exciting. |
| 0:09.5 | Each week, Be The Bridge podcast tackles subjects related to race and culture with the goal of bringing understanding. |
| 0:17.0 | But I'm going to do it in the spirit of love. |
| 0:19.5 | We believe understanding can move us toward racial healing, racial equity, and racial unity. |
| 0:25.1 | Latasha Morrison is the founder of Be the Bridge, |
| 0:28.2 | which is an organization responding to racial brokenness and systemic injustice in our world. |
| 0:34.0 | This podcast is an extension of our vision to make sure people are no longer conditioned by a racialized society but grounded in truth. |
| 0:42.2 | If you have not hit the subscribe button, please do so now. |
| 0:45.6 | Without further ado, let's begin today's podcast. |
| 0:48.9 | Oh, and stick around for some important information at the end. |
| 0:52.8 | Be the bridge community. I am so honored to have |
| 0:58.1 | Caitlin Chess on our podcast today. So some of you may not know her, but you're going to know her |
| 1:03.8 | by the end of this podcast. She is an author, a speaker. She is a perpetual theology student. |
| 1:13.2 | Many know her from being the co-host and senior editor of the Holy Post podcast. |
| 1:17.5 | She also released her second book. |
| 1:20.7 | And this fall and it's titled The Ballot. |
| 1:24.6 | So we're going to get into that. |
| 1:26.6 | And then the Bible, the ballot and the Bible, how scripture has been used and abused in American politics. |
| 1:33.4 | Where we go from here. |
| 1:35.6 | Let's welcome Caitlin. |
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