Safe Harbor Conversations

Christian Nationalism Part 1

SAFE HARBOR CONVERSATIONS—ENGAGING HEART, MIND AND SOUL….TODAY WE TALK ABOUT CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM. OUR CONVERSATIONALISTS ARE Rev Eugenia Gamble, author, lecturer, pastor Dr. Garrett Andrew, author, pastor Wink Farrand, life coach, pastor, social media shepherd Tom Cochrun, writer, analyst, journalist Presbyterian Elder WE ARE SEEING A KIND OF CHRISTIANITY THAT BEARS LITTLE RESEMBLANCE TO THE TEACHING AND LIFE OF JESUS. WE ARE WATCHING AS THIS MOVEMENT MERGES INCREASINGLY INTO POLITICS—AND INTO WHAT IS CALLED THE CULTURE WAR IT IS CALLED CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM. IT IS THE BELIEF THAT AMERICA IS A CHRISTIAN NATION-AND SHOULD BE GOVERNED AS SUCH THAT SOUNDS LIKE A THEOCRACY-A GOVERNMENT THAT THINKS (())IT IS DIVINELY ORDAINED—WHERE A DIETY IS THE SUPREME RULER THE ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE TO CHRISTIAN NATIONALISTS ARE: —IMMIGRATION —FREEDOM TO BEAR ARMS ---GENDER ROLES AND SEXUALITY —THE BANNING OF BOOKS ---CONTROLLING EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA —INCLUDING HISTORY —THEY SAY THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE IS A MYTH CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM DRAWS ITS POWER FROM THOSE WHO ADVOCATE BIBLICAL LITERALISM, FUNDAMENTALISTS, CHRISTIAN INDENTITY MOVEMENT, WHITE SUPREMISTS, AND THE NEWER ITERATION, CHRISTIAN TRUMPISM. THEOLOGIAN MICHAEL HORTON SAYS, "CHRISTIAN TRUMPISM REPRESENTS THE CONFLUENCE OF THREE TRENDS…AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM, END-TIMES CONSPIRACY, AND THE PROSPERITY GOSPEL." HORTON SAYS IT BLENDS THESE WITH A GENEROUS DOSE OF HUCKSTERISM, SELF-PROMOTION, AND PERSONALITY CULT.

Faith, Theology, and Climate Change

Safe Harbor Conversations Episode 103 Conversationalists: Eugenia Gamble, Garrett Andrew, Wink Farrand, Tom Cochrun Discussion Framework: Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General “The era of global warming has ended; the era of global boiling has arrived.” “The Air is unbreathable. The heat is unbearable. And the level of fossil fuel profits and climate inaction is unacceptable. Leaders must lead” Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock, McClendon Scholar in Residence at New York Ave Presbyterian Church in Washington DC “Moral Injury and climate change…people despair about their future” “How do we have a theology that will deeply love the Earth?” Professor Greg Cootsona, Chico State…Science for the Church “Students have a sense of hopelessness….they sense we are teetering on the brink.” “We face problems that we can’t fix and we’re not sure we’re up to the task. We live in hopeless times.”

God and AI Part 2

The conversation continues with Stephen Lloyd-Moffett, Tom Cochrun, and Wink Farrand discussing AI and the implications for religion, education, and social norms.

God and AI - Exploring Where Faith, Culture, and Technology Intersect.

Agenda for AI Progress * Could amplify social discord. * Guardrails to prevent malicious use. * Government, academia, civil society and companies need a better understanding. And we discuss the dangers and benefits of AI and religion. Join the conversation!