Behind the Scenes at #AmFest2025 PLUS Fascinating Christmas Traditions with Bill Federer

I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Dr. Frank Turek

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Education

4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 December 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Merry Christmas everyone! In this very special episode of ‘I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist’, Frank shares his personal thoughts and experiences from his time at America Fest 2025 last weekend, including who he met for the first time, what’s coming next for TPUSA, and what new guests you might be seeing on the podcast soon!Then, we share a “blast from the past” fan-favorite episode with the great Bill Federer, where he talks about the TRUE history of our Christmas traditions and debunks some of the popular myths and questions circulating online including:* Is there any CHRISTIAN truth to our Christmas traditions or are they rooted in paganism?* What’s the deal with Santa Claus and where did he come from?* Was Jesus REALLY born on December 25th?* Is Christmas a copycat of Sol Invictus?* What role did St. Nicholas play at the Council of Nicaea?* Where did the Christmas tree come from?* How did Martin Luther change Germany’s Christmas traditions?* Is it ok for Christians to use the term X-mas and where did it come from?* Should Christians teach their kids that the mythical Santa Claus is real?* What is the true meaning of Christmas?And so much more! If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to check out Bill’s book, ‘There Really Is a Santa Claus’, and sign-up for his popular newsletter, American Minute.If you enjoyed this podcast episode PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE TRUTH OF CHRISTIANITY BY SUPPORTING OUR MINISTRY USING THE LINK BELOW. 100% of your donation goes to ministry, 0% to buildings!Resources mentioned during the episode:Donate to CrossExamined - https://donor.crossexamined.org/ (https://donor.crossexamined.org/)Truth at the Table: A Holiday Conversation Toolkit - https://crossexamined.org/holidaytoolkit/ (https://crossexamined.org/holidaytoolkit/)Frank’s full speech at AmFest 2025 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iehHx9SKgG4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iehHx9SKgG4) Saturate USA panel with Lucas Miles - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju4YfoWPP5I (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju4YfoWPP5I) Daily Wire interview at AmFest 2025 - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y9qUtM-AaCw (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y9qUtM-AaCw) More AmFest 2025 highlights & speeches - https://bit.ly/4aZ2VEg (https://bit.ly/4aZ2VEg)Bill’s website & newsletter - https://americanminute.com/ (https://americanminute.com/)There Really Is a Santa Claus by Bill Federer - https://bit.ly/3KNX3Dk (https://bit.ly/3KNX3Dk)Hope One Throwback Christmas Episode (2021) with Bill Federer - https://www.youtube.com/live/tFbfjJqVSzw (https://www.youtube.com/live/tFbfjJqVSzw)

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, Merry Christmas. We're just two days prior to the big day, and I just got back from America Fest out in Phoenix, Arizona. That, of course, is the amazing event. The TPUSA runs every year just prior to Christmas.
0:23.6	Some of you may have seen some of the clips online, but the lineup of speakers was incredible.
0:27.9	There were 30,000 people there.
0:30.4	Of course, Erica Kirk was there,
0:33.2	and I'll tell you a little bit about it.
0:34.5	I had a couple conversations with Erica.
0:36.5	She's doing well, but she still needs our prayers.
0:39.9	Of course, Vice President Vance was there.
0:41.7	Ben Shapiro, Michael Knowles.
0:43.5	Tucker Carlson and Tucker Carlson and Ben Shapiro had a little bit of a disagreement, you know.
0:47.7	But that's okay.
0:48.6	As conservatives, we can air out our disagreements and hopefully come to the right conclusion one thing that
0:58.9	t p usa doesn't tend to do is censor people they wanted all these people to show up because
1:05.7	charlie invited every one of them so erika was not going to disinvite anyone. And so both Ben Shapiro and Tucker
1:13.7	Carlson were there, even though they disagree on quite a bit. The great Ali, Beth Stuckey was there.
1:19.3	It was a privilege being with Ali. In fact, my wife and I had dinner with Ali and her husband
1:24.3	after the event there on Saturday night. They're just great people, a great couple.
1:30.3	Bryce Crawford. Do you know Bryce Crawford is? A young 22-year-old YouTuber who does a lot of
1:37.2	on the street evangelism. I was able to do his podcast. He spoke the same night I did as well.
1:43.3	We're going to have him on the show early next
1:45.5	year. You'll enjoy him. Graham Allen, a Christian influencer, was there. The great Greg
1:51.9	Lori got to see Greg again. He was backstage. He spoke the same night I did. Megan Kelly was there.
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