EPISODE 9: Politics Blitz Part 1: How Does Your Faith Inform Your Politics? Guest Star Charlie McCallie
EPISODE 10: Politics Blitz Part 2: What is Fake News? Political Resources with Guest Star Charlie McCallie
EPISODE 11: Politics Blitz Part 3: Let’s Talk About Abortion with Guest Star Charlie McCallie
The word BLITZ denotes “a sudden, energetic, and concerted effort, typically on a specific task.”
Our task this week is to spark CURIOSITY and BOLDLY explore the intersection of FAITH & POLITICS.
For too long I’ve had my head in the sand when it comes to politics. I was ignorant, wanting to think my faith and political opinions were totally separate. Not to mention, I didn’t want to have political conversations because they are out of my area of expertise and even interests.
Politics can be both divisive and overwhelming to talk about especially when one adds religion into the mix.
So what changed for me? Over the last four years, I started to figure out just how much my position of privilege in our country afforded me the luxury of NOT talking politics. By and large, the system works for me. I assumed faith and politics were best left as separate entities wherein never the two shall meet!
I assumed Jesus dealt with the spiritual not the political. How wrong I was!
Leaving “empire mentality” and entering desert spirituality is an ongoing waking up process that includes waking up to POLITICS! It includes getting CURIOUS about the intersection of faith and politics.
The real question becomes –– How does your faith inform your politics?
EPISODE 9: Politics Blitz Part 1: How Does Your Faith Inform Your Politics? Guest Star Charlie McCallie
Join the conversation with Pastor and storyteller, Charlie McCallie, as we explore how and why faith informs politics, partisanship, and what’s driving Holland and me to the polls Nov 3.
It’s a gritty, witty, provocative conversation about connecting the word love to politics. You will not want to miss this. Nothing builds a bridge-like asking questions. Charlie explores the importance of taking a side and taking a stand.
“The game is real. The game is afoot. Actual lives are on the line.”
EPISODE 10: Politics Blitz Part 2: What is Fake News? Political Resources with Guest Star Charlie McCallie
“Fake News” is a buzzword. So what is fake news and what is credible news? In this mini-episode, we investigate credible political resources with Pastor Charlie McCallie. Who can we trust to deliver the facts? How do we source our information? What does political critical thinking look like for the average person?
EPISODE 11: Politics Blitz Part 3: Let’s Talk About Abortion with Guest Star Charlie McCallie
Yep, we are doing it. It’s time to boldly explore the relationship between abortion and faith. Is it as cut and dry as we think? Are there clear answers? If you are a person of Faith how does your love for life inform your vote? Can you vote for a pro-choice candidate and still claim to love life?
RESOURCES:
“Politics is people dreaming up what it would look like to share resources? What does it look like to thrive together? How are going to exist as a local school? How are we going to exist as a city? How are we going to exist as a country?”
Martin Luther King Jr. – Letters from Birmingham Jail
Discernment Article by Teresa Blyth
The Social Dilemma- Documentary-drama
Gustavo Gutierrez – A Theology of Liberation: History, Politics, and Salvation
Sam Wineburg – Why Learn History When It’s Already on Your Phone?
Democrates.org – Democratic Platform
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Academic Peer-Reviewed Journals
