579: How the Bible is Used & Abused in Politics with Kaitlyn Schiess
The Holy Post
Phil Vischer
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🗓️ 23 August 2023
⏱️ 98 minutes
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Summary
An unknown country singer with a fake name has skyrocketed to the top of the charts with the song "Rich Men North of Richmond," and the film "The Sound of Freedom" has become one of the top-grossing movies of the year. These sleeper hits were both fueled by the MAGA media and conservative audiences. What do they say about the movement and the divisions in American culture? Then, Skye talks to Kaitlyn about the launch of her new book, "The Ballot and the Bible," and the way political movements have used and abused scripture throughout American history. She also explains how George W. Bush and Barack Obama used the Bible very differently during their presidencies, and the surprising reason Obama cited scripture far more often. Also this week—backyard billionaire wrestling, China hires full-time adult children, and a three-year-old with the worst superpower ever.
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0:00 - Intro
2:30 - Show Starts
3:57 - Theme Song
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11:08 - Zuckerberg vs Musk
16:17 - Full time children in China
30:31 - Rich Men North of Richmond
44:07 - Sound of Freedom
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59:08 - Interview Intro
Kaitlyn Schiess
1:02:13 - How the Bible was used during the American Revolution
1:09:29 - Romans 13
1:26:25 - How Bush and Obama used Scripture during their presidencies
1:37:11 - End Credits
Links mentioned in news segment:
Mark Zuckerberg says 'it's time to move on' from Elon Musk cage fight
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/14/tech/zuckerberg-musk-cage-fight-move-on-hnk-intl/index.html
Young Chinese are getting paid to be 'full-time children' as jobs become harder to find
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/26/economy/china-youth-unemployment-intl-hnk/index.html
Oliver Anthony's Viral Hit Doesn't Love Its Neighbors
Other resources:
The Ballot and the Bible by Kaitlyn Schiess
The Bible and Politics Explainer Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9sBIcrblS4&t=279s
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to The Holy Post. An unknown country singer with a fake name has skyrocketed to the top of the charts with the song |
| 0:07.3 | Rich Men North of Richmond and the film The Sound of Freedom has become one of the top grossing movies of the year |
| 0:14.0 | Both of these sleeper hits were fueled by the mega media and conservative audiences |
| 0:19.0 | What do they say about the movement and the divisions in American culture? |
| 0:23.6 | Then I talk with Caitlin about the launch of her new book The Ballot and the Bible and the way that political movements have used and abused |
| 0:31.0 | Scripture throughout history. She also explains how George W. Bush and Barack Obama used the Bible very differently during their |
| 0:38.7 | Presidencies and the surprising reason that Obama cited Scripture way more often |
| 0:43.9 | Also this week backyard billionaire wrestling China hires full-time adult children and a three-year-old with the worst superpower ever |
| 0:53.8 | Every week I encourage you to sign up for Holy Post Plus to access all of our bonus content |
| 0:59.0 | But we've gotten a few questions from some of you asking what exactly is Holy Post Plus and how is it different from patreon |
| 1:06.6 | That's a great question and the answer is really simple. They're actually the same thing |
| 1:11.6 | patreon is just the platform where you access all of the Holy Post Plus content |
| 1:17.1 | So if you were already a patreon supporter, that's great |
| 1:20.2 | Then you're already a Holy Post Plus subscriber and if you want to become a new subscriber to Holy Post Plus |
| 1:26.1 | Don't be confused when you see patreon on the website. You are in the right place |
| 1:30.8 | And this is a good week to do it because we have some outstanding new content |
| 1:34.8 | There's a new more personal episode of Christian asks where we discuss how we can really know if we're actually maturing in our faith |
| 1:42.3 | And not just faking it. It gets kind of raw and practical |
| 1:45.9 | Plus we have a bonus interview with Caitlin about her new book where she and I debate once again |
| 1:51.3 | Jeremiah 29 that popular verse where God commands his people to seek the welfare of the city where they are in exile |
| 1:58.5 | I think Christians have abused that verse misapplied it and should stop using it so much |
| 2:03.7 | But Caitlin thinks we shouldn't abandon it so quickly. It's a lively debate and you don't want to miss it |
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