60. Discipleship vs Partisanship — Former Congressman Ben McAdams with Terryl Givens

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🗓️ 13 February 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Ben McAdams has had an unusual life in public service. Running as a moderate Democrat in a very conservative Republican state, he managed to be elected as a State Senator, then as Salt Lake County Mayor, and then as a Utah Congressman.

Concern for the disadvantaged among us has been a driving force in his public life. Tasked as Mayor with helping to solve problems with Salt Lake City’s homeless population, he decided to spend a few days and nights living incognito with on them on the streets of the city. He needed to understand the issues first hand.

In 2020’s politically polarized elections, McAdams was narrowly defeated. In this conversation with Terryl Givens, McAdams reflects on the disturbing power of tribal political loyalties. Does political identity now hold greater sway in our lives than our identity as disciples of Christ?

Givens explores McAdams’ personal life as well as his public life, and they touch on what may be next for this unique public figure.

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0:54.9	Ben McAdams has had an unusual life in public service, running as a moderate Democrat in
0:58.8	a very conservative Republican state. He managed to be elected as a state senator, then
1:03.2	a Salt Lake County Mayor, and then as a Utah Congressman. Concern for the disadvantaged
1:07.2	has always been a driving force in his public life. When McAdams was tasked as mayor with
1:11.2	helping to solve the problems of Salt Lake City's homeless population, he felt he needed to
1:15.0	understand the issues firsthand, so he spent several days and nights living in Cognito
1:18.8	with the homeless on the streets of the city. In 2020, McAdams was narrowly defeated in
1:23.2	his congressional re-election bid. In this conversation with Terrell Gibbons, he reflects
1:27.2	on the disturbing power of tribal political loyalties. An asset political identity now holds
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