Hello friends, welcome back to another episode of Theology in the Raw and a

Happy Fourth of July to you. That's what we're going to talk about today. The Fourth of July has

always been a mixed bag for me. On the one hand, there's many things I really like about America.

I think it's a beautiful country geographically speaking. I love the weather in most parts of

the country. I love the multi-ethnic nature of America. The fact that we are a melting pot

is an easy, as we know, but it's also very beautiful. I love our history of immigration.

Lots of people from different countries coming into America. I think that's a beautiful thing,

and there's many things. We can celebrate about the history of America, yet there's other things

that we shouldn't celebrate, things that we should call out, and more, and lament. Yeah, and

as Christians, obviously, or it should be obvious, our allegiance is elsewhere. We are exiles

living in America. If you are American, listen to this. If you're Australian, then you're an

ex-outliving in Australia. If you're Canadian, you're an ex-outliving in Canada, and happy

bestial day to you, whatever that is. The Fourth of July has always

caused me to ask some questions about faith and identity. That's why I wanted to have my friend Justin

Gibbany on the show today to talk about the Fourth of July. Justin Gibbany is an attorney and

political strategist in Atlanta, Georgia. He's also the co-founder and president of

the Ann Campaign and the co-author of the book Compassion and Conviction, the Ann Campaign's

Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement. Justin is incredibly wise, very nuanced, and he does have

the best voice on theology in Iraq, as you will hear in just a second. So please welcome back

to the show for the second time. I think you want to know what Justin Gibbany is.

All right, friends. Welcome back to another episode of Theology and Rom. I'm here with

Justin Gibbany. It's been a couple years since Justin's been on the show. Last time, Justin,

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