An Answer to Violent Extremism

The Russell Moore Show

Christianity Today, Russell Moore

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 914 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2024

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

American politics have hit a fever pitch. In the wake of events such as the assassination attempt on former president Trump, President Biden’s choice not to run for reelection, and the announcement of the Harris-Walz ticket, we’re revisiting a fan-favorite episode on political polarization. This conversation with Elizabeth Neumann, the former assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention at the Department of Homeland Security, covers radicalization, online discourse, and where to find hope. Resources mentioned in this episode or recommended by the guest include: Ben Sasse, Them Alan Noble, You Are Not Your Own Life After Hate Parents for Peace Moonshot's Monthly Bulletin SCREEN Hate: National findings report Anti-Defamation League's Center on Extremism Center for Strategic and International Studies Report: Pushed to Extremes: Domestic Terrorism amid Polarization and Protest Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send it to [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:45.0	That's where YA from.org. Oh, with rising political violence in America and around the world, it can feel hard to know what to do.
1:18.0	How are Christians to act?
1:20.0	How do we begin to even pray when it feels like we are overwhelmed with chaotic polarization?
1:26.0	And how do we think about younger generations in the church or in our homes?
1:31.0	We want to bring back an episode from the archives this week. When we recorded
1:36.4	in 2022 Elizabeth Newman spoke with Russell Moore about how radicalization happens and what we can do about it.
1:45.0	Listen into this conversation with Elizabeth Newman, former Department of Homeland Security
1:50.0	Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism, as She helps bring our eyes back to the
1:55.6	gospel of Jesus while also reminding us how and why political extremism happens and how we might grow in resilience.
2:05.6	Listen in.
2:06.6	It's been several weeks now since Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, was attacked in their home
2:17.2	by someone who apparently was searching for the speaker, was hospitalized after being beaten with was not the shock that that could happen in America.
2:34.0	We've seen all kinds of awful things happen in the United States.
2:38.1	It was the response to it from some people,
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