#321 Lessons We Can Learn from the Chip and Joanna Gaines Controversy

The Alisa Childers Podcast

Alisa Childers

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

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🗓️ 28 July 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Chip and Joanna Gaines made headlines last week when their new show, "Back to the Frontier," prominently featured a same-sex couple with children procured through IVF and surrogacy. The significant backlash from their largely Christian base has caused quite the stir. But this isn't the first time the Gaineses have been tested in the public square. In today's podcast, I go back to 2016 to when they were criticized for not featuring a same-sex couple on their hit show "Fixer Upper," and how their response back then made the way for their compromise in 2025. Plus, I hit on three very important principles of discernment that are especially important when assessing the public confessions of faith from celebrities and influencers. ------------------------------------------------------------------This video is sponsored by:SPERO NATURAL GOODS Hand Crafted Candles, Cold Processed Soap, Natural Skin CareGo to www.speronaturalgoods.com for more information. Use my code: ALISAFOUNDATION WORLDVIEWFoundation Worldview creates curriculum series that will empower your child to thinkBiblically in a deceptive world. Go to www.foundationworldview.com (http://www.foundationworldview.com/) for more information! Use my code: ALISASEVEN WEEKS COFFEETaste the Coffee that is Saving Lives.Go to www.sevenweekscoffee.com (http://www.sevenweekscoffee.com/) for more information.Use my code: ALISA--------------------------------------------------------------------To Purchase the new CD, “Beauty from the Ash”, go to www.alisachilders.com/music (http://www.alisachilders.com/music)There you can get the CD, backing tracks, string charts, rhythm charts and stems.Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/alisachilders (http://www.patreon.com/alisachilders)To order “Another Gospel”: www.alisachilders.com/another-gospel/ (http://www.alisachilders.com/another-gospel/)To order “Live Your Truth": www.alisachilders.com/live-your-truth-and-other-lies/ (http://www.alisachilders.com/live-your-truth-and-other-lies/)To order “The Deconstruction of Christianity”: https://alisachilders.com/the-deconstruction-of-christianity/ (https://alisachilders.com/the-deconstruction-of-christianity/)For Alisa's Merch: https://alisachilders.creator-spring.com (https://alisachilders.creator-spring.com/)To see what gear Alisa uses to record her podcast, go to:https://kit.co/alisachilders (https://kit.co/alisachilders)Potential Sponsors: https://alisachilders.com/sponsor-request-form/ (https://alisachilders.com/sponsor-request-form/)Product links are affiliate links which means if you buy something we'll receive a small commission.

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0:00.0	Here's what it is, guys. If a celebrity is living for Christ, they're not going to be
0:08.0	pledging allegiance to the rainbow flag. They're going to pledge allegiance to Christ, and they
0:13.9	cannot do both.
0:38.5	Well, hey, everyone. Welcome to the Elisa Childers podcast. I'm Elisa Childers, and it's always my goal to help equip Christians to identify the core beliefs of historic Christianity, discern its counterfeits, and proclaim the gospel with clarity, kindness, and truth.
0:43.3	And today's episode is all about that middle one, discerning the counterfeits. And specifically,
0:49.1	we're going to take a laser-focused view on the recent controversy surrounding Chip and Joanna Gaines. But first, I want to let you know that today's episode is brought to you by
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1:14.1	Okay, so I want to dive into the Chip and Joanna Gaines controversy. And if you have listened to
1:19.9	this podcast for any amount of time, you will probably realize that I'm not the one that
1:26.0	tries to keep up with a new cycle. I have friends
1:28.4	who do two or three podcasts per week where they're giving amazing biblical commentary on all the
1:35.2	things that are breaking in culture. I just am too slow of a processor to do that. So by the time
1:40.7	I think something through and kind of land on my thoughts about it, culture is pretty much moved on to the next thing.
1:47.0	And so I will only typically give a hot take or commentary on something like that if something about it is just kind of sticking with me.
1:55.4	And it seems like maybe it's an angle people haven't thought about before.
1:58.6	And so that's what I want to bring to this conversation with Chip and Joanna Gaines.
2:02.7	By the way, I want to commend to you Ali Bestucky's podcast about Chip and Joanna.
2:07.3	I thought she did an amazing job analyzing what was going on.
2:11.6	But I want to swing out and kind of make some broader points about discernment in general,
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