Greenland Ambitions, Worship Service Protest, and Talarico Shares His Faith

The Bulletin

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🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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President Trump expresses his desire to possess Greenland, causing tension between the administration and European leaders. Noah Rothman of National Review sits down with Russell Moore, Mike Cosper, and Clarissa Moll to discuss the president's overtures and their implications on the post-WWII global order. A worship service in St. Paul, Minnesota is interrupted by protestors, where the pastor is an ICE field director. Pastor and community organizer Chris Butler helps us consider how Christians can think about protesting. And finally, David Zahl of Mockingbird Ministries stops in to discuss Democratic Texas state representative James Talarico and his statements about reclaiming Christianity for the left. REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE: Can James Talarico Reclaim Christianity for the Left? - The Ezra Klein Show ABOUT THE GUESTS: Noah Rothman is a senior writer with National Review and a contributor to MSNBC. He is the author of Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America and The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back Against Progressives’ War on Fun. Chris Butler is the director of Christian civic formation at the Center for Christianity and Public Life, and he has pastored at Ambassador Church in Chicago for nine years. Chris co-authored Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement. David Zahl is the founder and director of Mockingbird Ministries, editor-in-chief of the Mockingbird website, and co-host of both The Mockingcast and The Brothers Zahl podcasts. His latest book is, The Big Relief: The Urgency of Grace for a Worn-Out World. His writing has been featured in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, and The Guardian, among others. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more. The Bulletin listeners get 25% off CT. Go to https://orderct.com/THEBULLETIN to learn more. “The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today Producer: Clarissa Moll Associate Producer: Alexa Burke Editing and Mix: Kevin Morris Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs Music: Dan Phelps Executive Producer: Erik Petrik Senior Producer: Matt Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Quite a lot of our political problems stem from the fact that we have a quiescent Congress
0:07.0	that is lethargic and is not a jealous steward of its prerogatives in the Constitution.
0:13.0	There's just no incentive when the parties control all levers of government for them to check one another,
0:18.0	and that leaves the Supreme Court to do all the checking,
0:21.2	and it simply is not equipped to do that.
0:27.6	From Christianity Today, you're listening to The Bulletin, a podcast about the people,
0:32.1	events, and issues that are shaping our world.
0:34.7	I'm Clarissa Mall, producer and moderator of the bulletin. This week,
0:38.9	President Trump and Europe wrestle for possession of Greenland, a Minneapolis church service
0:43.8	is interrupted by protesters, and a New York Times interview with Texas State Representative
0:49.3	James Telerico prompts us to ask, what exactly is a confession of faith. Russell Moore, Mike
0:55.7	Casper, and I sit down with Noah Rothman, Chris Butler, and David Zoll to discuss these headlines.
1:01.3	Welcome to the show.
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1:46.8	Good morning, listeners.
1:50.8	Joining Russell, Mike and me today for conversation is Noah Rothman of National Review.
1:51.5	Noah, thanks for being with us today.
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