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Politics By Faith w/Mike Slater

Perception vs Reality (Part I with Pastor Tom Ascol)

Politics By Faith w/Mike Slater

The First Digital Inc.

News, Politics, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9592 Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Politics By, Mike Slater welcomes Pastor Tom Ascol for a thoughtful conversation centered on his newest book, which explores living faithfully amid cultural and spiritual challenges in contemporary America. Drawing from biblical wisdom and historical insight, Ascol contrasts widespread societal perceptions shaped by media and ideology with the unchanging reality of God's truth and providence. Listeners will gain clarity on navigating deception, corruption, and moral confusion through a faith-based lens that prioritizes Scripture over fleeting narratives. The discussion offers encouraging perspective and practical motivation for Christians seeking to stand firm in turbulent times. This is part one of a two-part episode.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to Politics by Faith. Just recorded our TV episode called Perception versus Reality.

0:05.0

Here's my opening here about how you think people's perceptions are off.

0:10.0

Man, we, like, how do you even define, we can't even define what a woman is in our culture today.

0:18.0

So we are far away from reality. So that's our monologue and then we talk

0:22.0

with the great Tom Askell, who helps get us back grounded in reality.

0:34.1

America is the greatest country in the world. Welcome to the first TV. Before we get started, before I even tell you what the special is about, I want you to imagine the sphinx. The sphinx. You know, close your eyes. Imagine the sphinx. You know, the cat or dog or whatever it is.

0:55.0

I don't know what it is. The ancient Egypt, the

0:57.0

ancient Egypt Sphinx thing. Just imagine it in your brain.

1:01.0

Now you might be imagining this.

1:04.0

This is Las Vegas. So I'm not, I'm not talking about the Las Vegas.

1:08.0

I'm thinking about the real one in Egypt. Imagine the real ancient Egyptian sphinx. You're probably thinking this right here. But that's not really

1:19.2

even it. Here is an aerial shot of the sphinx. Does the same thing stand out to you that's

1:27.2

standing out to me?

1:28.3

Look at its little head!

1:30.3

I had no idea the Sphinx had such a tiny little head.

1:34.3

My perception of reality was way off.

1:40.3

Today's special is called Politics by Faith, perception versus reality.

1:45.0

Have you ever been talking with someone of a different political persuasion, family member, co-worker, friend, someone online?

1:52.0

And you are so frustrated, not at their, you know, what difference agreements here, but how their perception of reality is so, so far off to totally different planets.

2:07.0

We're not talking about different policies here.

2:08.9

We're talking about different planets.

2:11.8

First of all, they probably feel the same about you, but what's going on here?

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