Episode 526: Was the Constitution Divinely Inspired? with Kaitlyn Schiess
The Holy Post
Phil Vischer
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 September 2022
⏱️ 87 minutes
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Summary
The water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, was foreseeable and preventable. Did white evangelicalism's anti-government attitude contribute to the catastrophe? Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson has yet another take on the evangelical infatuation with Trump. Do we need any more? And a recent article by theologian Kirsten Sanders says we’ve entered a new era of evangelicalism where online influencers are shaping the movement more than pastors or institutions. Then, Skye and Kaitlyn discuss the belief held by some American Christians that the Constitution was inspired by God. Where did this view come from? Why is it dangerous? And why is it finding new popularity today? Plus, Phil plops a headline.
News Segment
0:00 - Intro
4:54 - News of the Butt headline
6:10 - Jackson water crisis
17:52 - Another article on evangelicalism and Trump?
Sponsor
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Getting Schooled by Kaitlyn Schiess
55:40 - Getting Schooled intro
57:57 - Divine inspiration of the Constitution - overview
1:15:24 - Dangers of holding this view
1:22:54 - Resources
Resources from Getting Schooled:
“We the Fallen People” by Robert Tracy McKenzie - https://amzn.to/3qzgkuf
“The Bible in Politics” by Richard Bauckham - https://amzn.to/3U1zQgF
“Every Leaf, Line, and Letter” edited by Timothy Larsen - https://amzn.to/3U9M7ja
Articles mentioned:
“Jackson water crisis deepens as state deploys National Guard” - https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/09/01/jackson-mississippi-water-crisis/
“Trump should fill Christians with rage. How come he doesn’t?” by Michael Gerson (The Washington Post) -
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/01/michael-gerson-evangelical-christian-maga-democracy/
“The Evangelical Question in the History of American Religion” by Kirsten Sanders (The Hedgehog Review) - https://hedgehogreview.com/issues/the-use-and-abuse-of-history/articles/the-evangelical-question-in-the-history-of-american-religion
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Holy Post. On today's show, we talk about the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, which was foreseeable and preventable. |
| 0:07.5 | Did Southern Christianity's anti-government attitude contribute to the catastrophe? |
| 0:12.0 | Then Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson has yet another take on the evangelical infatuation with Trump. |
| 0:19.0 | But do we really need another? |
| 0:21.0 | And a recent article by Theologian Kirsten Sanders says we've entered a new era of evangelicalism where online influencers are shaping the movement more than pastors or institutions. |
| 0:32.0 | Then in a special segment of getting schooled by Caitlin Chess that we are making available free to everybody, |
| 0:38.0 | Caitlin talks about this common American belief that the Constitution was inspired by God. |
| 0:43.0 | Where did that view come from? |
| 0:45.0 | Why is it dangerous and why is it finding new popularity today? |
| 0:49.0 | All that plus Phil plops a headline here is episode 526. |
| 0:54.0 | Hey there. Welcome back to the show is the Holy Post podcast. I'm here with Sky Gittani. Hi Sky. |
| 1:00.0 | Hi Phil. |
| 1:02.0 | And Caitlin Chess. Hi Caitlin. |
| 1:05.0 | Hi Phil. |
| 1:06.0 | We're laughing because I may or may not be having internet difficulties. |
| 1:10.0 | I am not. I'm when you said hi. I was sent that. |
| 1:15.0 | Yeah. I think you're taking it as a personal attack. Yes. You are attacking my internet connection. |
| 1:20.0 | How dare you, sir. I knew John F. Kennedy. |
| 1:26.0 | Okay. That was a Lloyd Besson reference. |
| 1:29.0 | I know that reference. |
| 1:30.0 | Yeah. Thank you very much. And now it's time for the theme song. |
| 1:53.0 | Caitlin, you missed so much history. You missed. When were you born? Were you born in the 90s? |
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