695: Analyzing the Blue Wave & Why the Church Still Matters with Carmen Joy Imes
The Holy Post
Phil Vischer
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🗓️ 12 November 2025
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
The Democratic Party swept the off-cycle elections last week, but this isn't the first blue wave we've seen in the Trump era. Phil, Skye, and Kaitlyn discuss what it means and the significance of New York City electing a Muslim, democratic socialist as mayor. Does Mamdani represent the death of New York, and possibly America, as one Baptist leader claims? Old Testament scholar Carmen Imes is back to discuss why she hasn't given up on the church, and we shouldn't either. Her new book is "Becoming God's Family: Why the Church Still Matters." Also this week—how social media is making Christianity dumber and what to do about it.
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0:00 - Show Starts
3:54 - Theme Song
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6:30 - Blue Wave or Just a Wash?
12:12 - Buzz Around Mamdani
24:00 - Critics of Israel Called Anti-Semetic
30:11 - NYC, Immigration, and Voting Rights
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54:47 - Interview
1:05:00 - Why's the Old Testament Relevant?
1:13:00 - Struggles for the Church
1:28:28 - End Credits
Links Mentioned in News Segment:
Fareed Zakaria Article:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/08/democrats-elections-populism-economy-culture/
Washington Post Article:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/11/08/zohran-mamdani-class-warfare-new-york-mayor/
Anti-Intellectual Christianity on Tiktok:
https://juicyecumenism.com/2025/11/07/anti-intellectual-christianitys-rise/
Other Resources:
Becoming God's Family: Why Church Still Matters by Carmen Imes: https://a.co/d/inzSS5d
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Holy Post. The Democratic Party swept the off-cycle elections this week, |
| 0:05.6 | but this isn't the first blue wave we've seen in the Trump era. On today's show, Phil Caitlin and I |
| 0:11.0 | discuss what it means and the significance of New York City electing a Muslim Democratic socialist |
| 0:16.0 | as mayor. Does Mamdani represent the death of New York and possibly America, as one Baptist leader claims? |
| 0:23.5 | Then Old Testament scholar Carmen Imes is back to discuss why she hasn't given up on the church |
| 0:28.1 | and we shouldn't either. Her new book is called Becoming God's Family, Why the Church Still Matters. |
| 0:34.8 | Also this week, how social media is making Christianity dumber and what to do |
| 0:39.4 | about it. I've got some good news for Holy Post Plus subscribers. This quarter's book club selection |
| 0:44.7 | is Carmen Ime's book about the church becoming God's family. If you've signed up at the $10 tier |
| 0:50.4 | or higher, you'll either get a free digital or physical copy of the book and a chance to |
| 0:55.6 | interact with her on an upcoming live stream. And speaking of Carmen Imes, I'm going to be doing a |
| 1:00.6 | Holy Post event with her this Saturday night in Los Angeles. So if you'd like to interact with us |
| 1:05.8 | and others from the Holy Post media team, as well as meet up with other fellow holy |
| 1:10.3 | posters from Southern |
| 1:11.2 | California, make sure to get your tickets by going to holypost.com slash events. |
| 1:17.0 | And for those of you on the East Coast, don't worry, we're not ignoring you. |
| 1:20.3 | There's another live event coming up on November 23rd in Arlington, Massachusetts, |
| 1:24.8 | with Esau McCauley and Amy Peeler. |
| 1:27.7 | Tickets for that gathering can also be found at holypost.com slash events. |
| 1:32.6 | As much as we love seeing you at these gatherings and taking your questions and getting your |
| 1:36.0 | feedback and encouragement, we know that the real benefit of these Holy Post events is that they |
| 1:40.6 | allow you to meet others in your area with a similar outlook. |
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