Does "Christian Nationalism" Go Against the Bible? Plus More Q&A

I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Dr. Frank Turek

Religion & Spirituality, Education, Christianity

4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

How do you respond when someone says your "Christian Nationalism" goes against everything Jesus taught in the Bible? And why are so many Christians preoccupied with LGBTQ+ issues--don't they have their own sinful behaviors to worry about? In this midweek episode, Frank responds to a listener email from Australia related to these and other hot-button issues by answering questions like:* How does "Christian Nationalism" compare to secular internationalism?* Why should the government care about marriage?* Did Jesus believe in equity?* Do you call out your own sin or just the sins of others?* What are the 3 BIG temptations John 1 warns us about?* According to Paul, what kind of person isn't welcome at church?* Is God just a cosmic killjoy?* What's the difference between torture and torment and which one is found in Hell?* What’s the deal with the story of Jephthah and his daughter in the Book of Judges?If you have a question you'd like Frank to answer on a future episode, be sure to send it to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) and don't forget to download the CrossExamined app (https://crossexamined.org/app) where you can access every single episode of 'I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist' organized by date, subject content, or guest(s)!Resources mentioned during the episode:Jesus vs. the Culture self-paced online course - https://bit.ly/3Zp02G8 (https://bit.ly/3Zp02G8)Podcast: When Is Love Evil? - https://bit.ly/4mnA5Rq (https://bit.ly/4mnA5Rq)The BIBLE and SLAVERY Explained! - https://youtu.be/qWvwkHKWAfE (https://youtu.be/qWvwkHKWAfE)The Big Book of Bible Difficulties - https://bit.ly/4dp32s5 (https://bit.ly/4dp32s5)Is God a Moral Monster? by Paul Copan - https://bit.ly/4jdGgV8 (https://bit.ly/4jdGgV8)Is God a Vindictive Bully? by Paul Copan - https://bit.ly/3HjdvsM (https://bit.ly/3HjdvsM)

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0:00.0	Lots of your questions today, ladies and gentlemen.
0:05.0	We have questions on Jesus and equity.
0:09.0	We have questions on, do you call out your own sins or just the sins of others?
0:14.0	Like why are you always talking about LGBTQ?
0:18.0	How about an all-loving God? Why would he allow suffering? And what are the best resources
0:23.5	for the question of slavery and the Bible? Also, what would you say about Jepta, the guy who sacrificed
0:33.0	his daughter as recorded in Judges 11? What about that? We're going to try and get to all those
0:40.0	questions today. The first question actually comes from Jack from Australia. Jack says, I've been
0:48.0	watching your videos and lectures for the past year and a bit. Absolutely love everything you're doing.
0:52.2	And if you came to Australia, I'd buy your front road tickets to hear you speak.
0:55.0	Well, we don't charge for coming to hear me speak, but thanks, Jack.
0:58.6	Anyway, you have a sister who's a militant atheist, Jack says.
1:03.2	He says, I have a sister who's a militant atheist, and she has these questions.
1:07.1	Here is one of the questions.
1:08.7	What does the Bible say on common leftist topics and what Jesus taught about them?
1:15.5	For example, socialist ideas, money, wealth, bodily autonomy, racism, etc.
1:20.0	And how does that conflict with the values that American Christian nationalists seem to prioritize or present with.
1:27.8	Okay, first, good question.
1:32.2	What we need to do is I wish we could talk to your sister directly.
1:36.4	I would ask the question, when somebody brings up a term or a title such as Christian nationalism,
1:48.1	I want definitions. What do you mean by Christian nationalism? What do you mean by a Christian nationalist? Because a lot of times a phrase like that
1:56.0	or a title like that is a derogatory way of trying to say that we don't like what you stand for,
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