The Church Politics Podcast

Justin, Jaha, and Hannah discuss David Brooks' article about red states outpacing blue states in education. They also discuss James Talarico and Trump's Gaza deal.Show Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/opinion/democrats-education-failure.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/opinion/democrats-education-failure.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare] https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/21/james-talarico-miriam-adelson-billionaire-donations-00517288 [https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/21/james-talarico-miriam-adelson-billionaire-donations-00517288] https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj3yke64vp6o [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj3yke64vp6o] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Justin and Jaha talk about Dr. Alan Noble's article on a post-literate culture and how that impacts Christian discernment. They also discuss Gaza and how AI data centers are raising energy costs for Americans.   Show Notes: What Does a Post-Literate Culture Look Like?  [https://newsletter.oalannoble.com/p/what-does-a-post-literate-culture?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web] https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-ai-data-centers-electricity-prices/ [https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-ai-data-centers-electricity-prices/] https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-gaza-hamas-trump-10-05-25 [https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-gaza-hamas-trump-10-05-25] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Justin, Jaha, and Cory discuss the importance of taking unpopular positions when principles are at stake. They also talk about the Jimmy Kimmel debacle and shout out Memphis Mayor Paul Young. Show Notes: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rand-paul-fcc-chair-comments-absolutely-inappropriate-jimmy-kimmel-rcna232703 [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rand-paul-fcc-chair-comments-absolutely-inappropriate-jimmy-kimmel-rcna232703] https://youtu.be/u3IGa1mrCKQ [https://youtu.be/u3IGa1mrCKQ] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Justin, Cory, and Jaha discuss reactions to the assassination of Charlie Kirk. They also talk about a Christlike path forward.   Show Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/opinion/charlie-kirk-assassination-ideology.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/opinion/charlie-kirk-assassination-ideology.html] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Justin, Cory, and Dr. Howard discuss the fact that President Obama deported far more people than President Trump and the differences in their immigration approaches. They also talk about the latest Job's Report and Cory's appearance on CNN.Show Notes:https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/poll-americans-oppose-political-parties-drawing-election-lines-rcna229257 [https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/poll-americans-oppose-political-parties-drawing-election-lines-rcna229257]https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/us/politics/trump-jobs-report-tariffs-deportations.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/us/politics/trump-jobs-report-tariffs-deportations.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare]https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56491941 [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56491941] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]