Is it OK to be Patriotic?

Mortification of Spin

Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 879 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Todd Pruitt proves to be a good and supportive friend as he endures Carl’s insufferable bragging for being “canceled” by Instagram and YouTube. What’s more, Dr. Trueman informs that he was labeled as “distinguished” on the pages of The Wall Street Journal! All as our “nutty professor” continues to resist the notion of becoming a patriotic American citizen. Seriously: Is it okay for a Christian to be patriotic? Is patriotism a virtue? What’s the distinction between nationalism and patriotism? The two friends help us separate our gratitude for the nation where God placed us from a much less healthy form of nationalistic fanaticism. Should the American flag be displayed in places of worship and church buildings? Listen for perspective from our resident Brit! For good insight on today’s topic, we’re offering our listeners the opportunity to win a free copy of Os Guinness’ The Magna Carta of Humanity - Sinai’s Revolutionary Faith and the Future of Freedom. Register! The books are a generous gift from our friends at InterVarsity Press.

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0:00.0	This podcast is brought to you by Greystone Theological Institute.
0:03.9	Faithful theological wisdom, edification, and training in a rapidly changing world.
0:08.5	Visit graystone institute.org. Welcome to Mortification of Spin, a casual conversation about things that count with Carl Truman and Todd Pruitt. Mortification of Spin is a weekly podcast from the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals.
0:40.9	Let's join this week's conversation.
0:56.0	Welcome to Mortification of Spin. My name's Carl Truman, professor at Grove City College, and recently appointed just to blow my own trumpet as a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in D.C. and canceled by YouTube.
1:08.0	It's been a busy couple of weeks for me.
1:10.0	Yeah, Carl, I was going to congratulate you on. And canceled by YouTube. It's been a busy couple of weeks for me.
1:17.1	Yeah, Carl, I was going to congratulate you on that cancellation from YouTube.
1:18.5	You know that you've arrived.
1:19.8	I mean, in a way, it was inevitable. But now finally, you have something worth boasting about.
1:22.8	I was worried I was doing something wrong because nobody seemed to be banning me from any platform.
1:31.0	So it was kind of reassuring to finally make it.
1:31.8	Of course.
1:34.5	I now have Instagram and YouTube to my credit.
1:37.8	Ryan Anderson only has Amazon as far as I know.
1:39.5	So, yeah, on sheer numbers.
1:41.5	I'm two to one ahead.
1:42.5	It's good.
1:43.6	I mean, it's kind of impressive. And I will also say, in case some of our listeners don't know, you, you've actually
1:49.2	made the Wall Street Journal now.
1:51.7	Carl, you've arrived.
1:52.7	Carl, you are as American now, pretty much as anybody can be American.
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