Episode 420: Four False Political Gospels with Kaitlyn Schiess
The Holy Post
Phil Vischer
4.5 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 September 2020
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
We are deep into campaign season with Christians on all sides becoming increasingly anxious and vocal. Phil talks with Kaitlyn Schiess, author of "The Liturgy of Politics," about the false narratives shaping the hearts and politics of many Christians. She identifies these "false gospels" as prosperity, patriotism, security, and supremacy—and they're far more subtle and powerful than you might think, and they affect both sides of the partisan divide. Also this week, Jerry Falwell Jr. responds to his expulsion from Liberty U. by quoting MLK's "Free at last..." speech. And Mike Pence quotes the Bible in his RNC speech but replaces "Jesus" with "Old Glory." Is it the clearest example of Christian Nationalism yet?
"What Jerry Falwell Jr. Taught Me at Liberty University" by Kaitlyn Schiess: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/26/opinion/jerry-falwell-liberty.html
"The Liturgy of Politics" by Kaitlyn Schiess: https://www.amazon.com/Liturgy-Politics-Spiritual-Formation-Neighbor/dp/0830848304
"Vice President Mike Pence Swapped Out "Jesus" for "Old Glory" in His RNC Address": https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/vice-president-mike-pence-swapped-out-jesus-for-old-glory-in-his-rnc-address/
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is Phil. Welcome back to the Holypost podcast. I am here with Christian Taylor. |
| 0:04.6 | Hey, Phil. Hey, everybody. |
| 0:06.2 | Hi, Christian and Skyjitani. |
| 0:08.0 | Hi. |
| 0:08.8 | Hi, and we also have Jason here. Jason. |
| 0:11.2 | How's it going? |
| 0:12.3 | Good. Are you? |
| 0:13.3 | Good. Thank you very much. |
| 0:15.2 | I saw someone else online notice that and there's this fourth guy on the YouTube |
| 0:21.0 | video, but they don't let him say anything. Like, I'll come on pay attention. |
| 0:25.2 | So if you, if you feel like you have something really important to say, Jason, just, you |
| 0:32.3 | know, you have permission. |
| 0:34.3 | Well, I will be the great listener. |
| 0:37.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:39.6 | Yeah, that too. |
| 0:41.0 | We, we're going to, we're doing it. I'm doing a different format today because |
| 0:45.4 | something radical happened. |
| 0:47.6 | I did the guest interview all by myself. |
| 0:52.0 | Solo, just me guest interview and it's long, it's longer than normal. |
| 0:57.6 | You're a good boy now. |
| 0:59.3 | I'm a big boy now. |
| 1:00.6 | I got my solo interview pants on. |
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