393. This Christian Politician is Fighting Christian Nationalism

The New Evangelicals Podcast

Tim Whitaker

News, Religion & Spirituality, Politics, Christianity

4.6 • 936 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In today's epsisode, Tim interviews Congressman Eric Swalwell, discussing his political journey from a Republican upbringing to becoming a Democrat. They explore the impact of Trump and MAGA on American politics, the challenges of Christian nationalism, and the importance of protecting democracy. Eric's Government Page | Swalwell.house.gov Chapters 06:52 The Impact of Trump and MAGA Politics 12:25 Understanding Christian Nationalism 16:35 Protecting Democracy and Political Strategy 20:26 Current Cultural and Political Climate ____________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you'd like to support our work, you can DONATE here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us On Instagram @thenewevangelicals Subscribe On YouTube @thenewevangelicals The New Evangelicals exists to support those who are tired of how evangelical church has been done before and want to see an authentic faith lived out with Jesus at the center. This show is produced by Josh Gilbert Media | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joshgilbertmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We are committed to building a caring community that emulates the ways of Jesus by reclaiming the evangelical tradition and embracing values that build a better way forward. If you’ve been marginalized by your faith, you are welcome here. We’ve built an empathetic and inclusive space that encourages authentic conversations, connections and faith. Whether you consider yourself a Christian, an exvangelical, someone who's questioning your faith, or someone who's left the faith entirely, you are welcome here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, wait, friends, really quick, before you listen to this episode, I have a big announcement to make.
0:06.6	I can't believe I forgot, but let me say it now.
0:09.1	So big news, I will be taking off the month of August completely from all things the new evangelicals.
0:18.2	The team, Melinda, our executive director, all insisted that I get a break,
0:23.1	and so I am taking the month of August off. So what we're going to do is we're going to play
0:27.2	our best of podcast episodes over the month of August. So I picked four episodes I think are some
0:33.6	of our best conversations that we've ever had on the show covering all kinds of topics. I will miss you all for sure, but I really am looking forward to having a break, turning my brain off from content creation, and spending time with my family. I'll still be posting on my personal accounts at Tim Whitaker speak, so you can follow me over there or on sub-sac, but really this is going to be a
0:54.3	great time to kind of rest while the team takes over and does their thing. So just FYI, I will be out
1:00.3	for the month of August. We will be doing a best of series for four episodes, and I will see you
1:05.6	back here in September. All right, enjoy this episode. You're listening to the new evangelicals
1:10.7	podcast.
1:21.3	Hey, hey, what's up, friends?
1:22.9	Happy Monday.
1:23.7	Welcome back to the new evangelicals podcast.
1:29.8	Wow, I feel like I said that in such a radio DJ way. But anyway, good to be with all of you. On this episode, I interviewed Congressman
1:35.5	Eric Swalwell. Now, you might notice that this is a very short episode. You might be saying, Tim,
1:40.2	you forgot the other 45 minutes. No, his team had him on a very strict timeline.
1:45.8	So if you hear me ask questions and not follow up, that's because I only had 20 minutes.
1:51.8	However, Eric seemed to like me and he wants to come back on the show.
1:56.0	And hopefully I can convince his team to give me a longer time slot because this is truly a great conversation,
2:02.0	especially to hear from a sitting federal lawmaker about his perspective on the current state of
2:07.2	things and what we can do to get involved to dismantle Christian nationalism.
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