Tyranny is Here. The Church In America Must Fight (Eric Metaxas) | Ep. 536

Pints With Aquinas

Matt Fradd

Stthomasaquinas, Saintthomasaquinas, Mattfradd, Theology, Catholic, Dominican, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 136 minutes

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Summary

Eric Metaxas is a bestselling Christian author, speaker, and cultural commentator known for works that inspire faith and moral courage. He’s the author of Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, a critically acclaimed biography of the German pastor who resisted the Nazis, as well as Amazing Grace, the story of abolitionist William Wilberforce. Host of The Eric Metaxas Show and a frequent voice on faith in the public square, Metaxas blends storytelling, apologetics, and history to challenge believers to live boldly for Christ in a skeptical age.

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0:00.0	Pines with Aquinas is brought to you by Truthly, which is a groundbreaking Catholic AI app built to help you know, live and defend the Catholic faith.
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0:14.4	If the church in America does not stand against these horrors with boldness and unity. It's game over. All this kind of stuff
0:22.9	which you think of when you think of totalitarian regimes, to see it on any level in America
0:27.7	was astonishing. If the church had been the church during the rise of Hitler, the Nazis could
0:33.3	not have abrogated those freedoms and, you know, human rights and nobody dreamt that it could happen.
0:38.5	That's the point. What if we have an opportunity now to take background that we thought we had
0:44.1	lost forever? If this is to happen, it's going to require individuals to repent of their insanity.
0:49.3	For sure. To get their passions subordinated to reason. If you can go to a church where they pretend that it doesn't
0:55.9	matter how you vote, I thought, look, what dead satanic pseudo-gospel are you caring about if
1:01.6	you turn your back on them? This is an issue that God Almighty has called you to stand for them
1:07.2	out of your faith. What battles do you see emerging on the right that Christians
1:11.2	ought not to be quiet about just because their team are trumpeting them? Well, I guess...
1:18.6	Thank you so much for watching Pines with Aquinas. Before we get into the interview, I'd like to
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1:35.0	thank you for you know coming it's a huge sacrifice but what are you going to do
1:41.0	well it kind of is actually traveling is the worst actually it's funny i was, if I get, you know, paid to give a speech or speak someplace, I've lately been saying they're not paying me to speak, they're paying me to travel. 100%. Because the speaking, that's the easy part for me. But the schlepping, the traveling, it can be a big deal. But I'm very happy to be here, genuinely.
2:03.2	Did you used to travel a lot more than you do now?
2:06.1	No, I travel more than I ever have, probably.
2:09.4	Kids are older, have more free time in that sense?
2:11.8	No, it's none of that.
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