636: America’s Government Teacher on Hope & Resilience with Sharon McMahon
The Holy Post
Phil Vischer
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2024
⏱️ 100 minutes
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Summary
With both the election and polls getting closer, new research from Lifeway says a record number of pastors are refusing to say who they’re voting for—even on an anonymous survey. Mike Erre says he wouldn’t answer the survey either. His reason may surprise you. Phil explores how Pat Buchanan’s 1992 presidential campaign was a harbinger of today’s politics. And diversity experts featured in Matt Walsh’s new documentary claim he lied to get them to participate in the film. Walsh says it’s okay to lie for the greater good of winning the culture war. Is he right? Then, Kaitlyn interviews America’s Government Teacher and social media sensation, Sharon McMahon, about her new book “The Small and the Mighty.” McMahon says history can give us hope and resilience to live faithfully in our divided times. Also this week—Be careful, that’s not an Oreo on the ground.
0:00 - BioLogos - Go to https://biologos.org/podcast/language-of-god/ and check out the Language of God podcast!
1:05 - Intro
2:24 - Preview of The Esau McCaulley Podcast
5:36 - Show Starts
6:58 - Theme Song
7:19 - Sponsor - The National Association of Evangelicals - Listen to the Difficult to explore how Christians can become peacemakers. Go to https://www.nae.org/introduction-difficult-conversations-podcast-series/ to check it out!
8:26 - Skye’s New Hat
13:24 - News of the Oreo Butt
18:27 - LifeWay’s Research on Pastors’ Voting Polls
27:42 - Mike’s Church Navigating the Political Divide
30:58 - The GOP’s Slow Turn from Evangelicalism
42:41 - Has Anti-Immigration Sentiment Become Mainstream in Christianity?
51:00 - Matt Walsh’s “Am I a Racist?”
57:38 - Sponsor- Brooklyn Bedding - Brooklyn Bedding is offering up to 25% off sitewide for our listeners! Go to https://www.brooklynbedding.com/holypost to get yours now!
58:40 - Sponsor - World Relief - Visit https://worldrelief.org/holypost/ to learn more about refugee resettlement!
59:48 - Interview
1:01:34 - How Did McMahon Get Into Teaching History on the Internet?
1:06:55 - How Do You Engage Online Without Falling Into Outrage?
1:10:30 - What Is Your Most Important Work?
1:16:09 - What Is Your Capacity?
1:27:17 - Septima Clark
1:33:27 - Loving Your Enemies
1:39:16 - End Credits
Links Mentioned in the News Segment:
Oreo Spider Butts
https://boingboing.net/2024/09/14/trapdoor-ravine-spiders-butt-easily-mistaken-for-oreo-cookie.html
The GOP’s Slow Turn from American Evangelicalism
Half of Pastors Plan to Vote for Trump, Nearly a Quarter Wouldn’t Say
https://www.christianitytoday.com/2024/09/trump-vote-pastors-evangelical-election-lifeway-survey/
How Far is Too Far?
https://wng.org/opinions/how-far-is-too-far-1726567683
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| 0:00.0 | The Holy Post is sponsored by BioLagos and The Language of God |
| 0:04.8 | podcast. We all come into contact with hard questions that don't have simple answers. |
| 0:09.8 | We want to bring both science and Christian faith into engagement with these hard questions, |
| 0:14.6 | not necessarily to find simple answers, but to grow through the process of exploration. |
| 0:19.8 | That's what Bio-Lagos and the Language of God Podcast are all about. |
| 0:24.4 | Language of God is a podcast about science and faith from Biologos that dives deep into complex issues |
| 0:30.6 | through interviews and storytelling. The podcast explores questions like |
| 0:34.6 | what does it mean to be human? How should we respond to the climate crisis? How are we |
| 0:39.8 | changed by technology? Featuring the voices of experts and thinkers, |
| 0:44.0 | scientists and theologians, and several Holy Post guests |
| 0:47.2 | like Jonathan Hate, E. Sal Macaulay, Curtis Chang, |
| 0:50.5 | NT Wright, John Walton, and even me. |
| 0:53.5 | Check out the Language of God Podcast on Apple or Spotify, |
| 0:57.2 | or wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to the Holy Post. |
| 1:06.0 | With both the election and polls getting closer, |
| 1:10.0 | new research from Lifeway says a record number of pastors are refusing to say who they vote for, even on an anonymous survey. |
| 1:18.0 | Mike Erie's back and he says he wouldn't answer the survey either and his reason may surprise you. Then Phil explores how |
| 1:25.6 | Pap Buchanan's 1992 presidential campaign was a harbinger for today's politics and diversity experts featured in Matt Walsh's new documentary |
| 1:35.4 | claimed that he lied to them to get them to participate in the film. |
| 1:39.0 | Walsh says it's okay to lie for the greater good of winning the culture war. Is he right? |
| 1:44.8 | Then Caitlin interviews America's government teacher and social media sensation, |
| 1:49.2 | Sharon McMahon about her new book, The Small and the Mighty. |
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