Welcome to the Conversations, That Matter podcast, where we are crafting a bold Christian vision for America.

I'm your host, John Harris.

We are going to talk today about the future of the right, the future of the right.

The right, of course, politically is an important element for conservative Christians

because they have had a seat at the table on the right for a long time, and they don't have

any voice on the left.

The left has some

self-proclaimed Christians that inhabit the ranks of their support, but they act as liaisons

towards religious communities. They don't actually have an effective influence on policy as Christians,

whereas on the right, that's not the case. Christians have had a lot of influence and continue to

have some influence. And it would

be a shame if that influence diminished or if a new coalition emerged where they did not have

the same kind of influence they have currently. And so I think this is important for Christians.

I think it's important for conservatives. I happen to be a traditional conservative or a paleo conservative.

I recognize that there are those on the right I have very fundamental disagreements with.

For example, on something like the free market, I very much believe in the free market,

but I am not an absolutist or an ideologue on the free market.

I think there are limitations to this.

When you have prostitution, gambling, and pornography, it influences your society in such

negative ways. It's not worth it to be able to freely sell those kinds of services and commodities.

And it is perfectly fine to limit those things for the good of your community.

And so there's many other things we can talk about.

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