The Good Samaritan Really Means What?? How Politicians Misinterpret Scripture

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1 • Hillary Clinton misuses the Good Samaritan parable to justify political activism, and the media is silent. • Politicians commonly miss that biblical commands for individuals are not mandates for governments. • Get equipped to spot progressive reinterpretations of Scripture—and respond with truth. Segment 2 • Meet James Talarico, a rising political figure who uses slick “Christian” language to push liberal policies. • Understand the difference between personal commands (Matthew 25) and government responsibility (Romans 13). • Inside and outside of the pulpit, emotional storytelling is replacing sound hermeneutics - learn how to spot it. Segment 3 • See how a clever analogy comparing religions to languages breaks down under biblical scrutiny. • Learn why Jesus is not one of many truths—He is the Truth. • The gospel must be used lovingly to refute the popular ideas of religious pluralism and universalism. Segment 4 • Hear how absurd claims like “God is non-binary” are rooted in modern ideology, not Scripture. • We are always at risk of redefining God using today’s cultural categories. • Explore why denying Christ’s exclusivity is not just wrong—it’s straight up heresy. ___ Thanks for listening! Wretched Radio would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners. If you would like to support Wretched Radio we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/ If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!

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0:00.0	Richard Radio begins in three, two, one.
0:08.9	Some councils are auditing schools and urging a ban on the terms boy and girl.
0:14.1	For those who are in an open or polyamorous relationship, your relationships are holy.
0:18.5	A gay black woman's victim status is less than that of a black trans woman who ranks below
0:22.7	a black Muslim trans woman.
0:24.2	You don't want to just win the argument about sexuality.
0:27.2	We want to use this as a gospel opportunity.
0:30.5	It's time for Wretched Radio with Tote Freel.
0:33.9	Let's go, let's go, Jimmy.
0:35.5	This is Wretched Radio.
0:41.3	So many sound bites. So little go. Let's go, Jimmy. This is Rretched Radio. So many soundbites. So little time.
0:47.4	We got to get to them. Lickety split. So Jimmy just cue up all of the sound bites that we have of progressive woke liberals condemning Hillary Clinton, Don Lemon, and James Tellerico for quoting the Bible as politicians.
0:58.2	Go ahead and start playing those.
0:59.4	I thought you'd have a bunch of them.
1:04.1	Because, you see, I thought if they were going to be consistent for criticizing conservative politicians for quoting the Bible.
1:12.4	Certainly they would do that with Hillary Clinton.
1:17.3	You don't have one?
1:18.9	No, unfortunately, no.
1:20.5	I'm so confused.
1:22.1	What in the world is happening here?
1:23.6	Don't know if you saw the article in the Atlantic.
1:26.9	It was wordy and redundant and repetitive.
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