Podcasts about politics and faith

In this episode, Pastor Josh McPherson tackles the complexities Christians face in the current election, providing a three-tier framework for assessing political issues and candidates. By breaking down policies into realms of opinion, wisdom, and obedience, he explains why some political matters require Christian discernment and debate, while others demand a clear biblical stance. Pastor Josh highlights why this election cycle is unique, with most issues falling under the moral guidance of Scripture, and urges Christians to vote not just for candidates but for the values and policies that align with their faith. This episode aims to equip believers with tools for making informed, biblically grounded decisions this election season.Thanks for listening! Go to www.StrongerManNation.com for more resources.

Amy Fritz is joined by her husband, Nathan Fritz, on the Untangled Faith podcast to discuss their chainging relationship with faith and politics, particularly in the context of the 2016 election and its aftermath. "It's not just that we don't all think the same, and there isn't necessarily a clear biblical rule on every political thing. We might value some of the same things, but not everybody agrees on how to get to that place."– Amy Fritz In this episode we talk about: What started our process of rethinking the "Christian" approach to politics. Trump Derangement Syndrome. What it means to vote for policies as opposed to a person. The problem with "mean Tweets". Examine government inefficiencies while recognizing its role in providing necessary support. The role of the Church in providing social safety nets. Consider the impact of media and public perception on faith and politics, including concerns about media legitimacy and the term "Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS)."   Resources: https://currentpub.com/2016/06/25/james-dobson-on-the-character-of-the-president-of-the-united-states/ https://news.gallup.com/poll/235022/presidential-moral-leadership-less-important-republicans.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_content=morelink&utm_campaign=syndication https://thepreamble.com/p/jemar-tisby-advice-for-single-issue https://www.cnn.com/2015/09/13/politics/barack-obama-religion-christian-misperceptions/index.html https://ministrywatch.com/health-share-ministries-face-growing-chorus-of-complaints-and-lawsuits   If you liked this episode, check out these ones: 116 How Evangelicals Aligned with Republicans: A Conversation with Chris Staron (untangledfaithpodcast.com) 115: What Happens When You Mix Politics and Faith with Kaitlyn Schiess (untangledfaithpodcast.com)   Where you can find me: Subscribe to my newsletter: https://untangledfaith.substack.com Youtube channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCPfFk-I6QShXXvEpSFaJOvg https://untangledfaithpodcast.com Amy Fritz (@amyhenningfritz) on Threads https://instagram.com/untangledfaith  https://instagram.com/amyhenningfritz

In this episode, the hosts discuss their week, including personal experiences, community events, and a miraculous occurrence at their church. They delve into political commentary, expressing concerns about current candidates and the implications for Christian values. The conversation shifts to a controversial event at a men's Christian conference, highlighting the challenges of maintaining integrity and appropriateness in church settings. In this episode, the hosts delve into the themes of spiritual warfare, particularly focusing on the recurring concept of the 'Spirit of Jezebel.' They discuss the nature of spiritual attacks, signs to recognize them, and the intersection of mental health and spiritual warfare. The conversation emphasizes the importance of prayer, scripture, and community support in navigating these challenges.

Katilyn Schiess joins Amy Fritz for a conversation about faith and politics. Resources: Purchase Kaitlyn's new book: The Ballot and the Bible. https://amzn.to/3DNVy0L Follow Kaitlyn: https://kaitlynschiess.com   Subscribe to my newsletter: https://untangledfaith.substack.com   This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. For more information and for 10% off your first month, visit Faithful Counseling- https://faithfulcounseling.com/untangled Where you can find me: Youtube channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCPfFk-I6QShXXvEpSFaJOvg https://untangledfaithpodcast.com https://instagram.com/untangledfaith  https://instagram.com/amyhenningfritz   Host/Creator: Amy Fritz  

In this episode of Father and Joe, Joe Rockey and Father Boniface Hicks tackle a pressing issue we all face today: navigating the hateful and divisive political climate that is so prevalent during election seasons. Joe shares his observations on how political advertising today is filled with negativity, hate, and division. He explains, “One of the responsibilities of building a successful society, of being holy, is to not spread hate. Hate being pretty much the opposite of love.”Together, Joe and Father Boniface reflect on how we can protect ourselves from falling into these traps of negativity, starting with personal responsibility. As Father Boniface highlights, “When you notice something that is irritating, frustrating, or hurtful, rather than simply condemning others for it, you're asking the question, 'Am I doing that?' That attitude is already such a remedy. If we were all doing that, we'd be much better off.”Father Boniface takes the conversation deeper by connecting it to the example of Christ, who "took responsibility for everyone, as if he were the one creating all the problems. God made him to be sin so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." He explains how Jesus' sacrifice invites us to take ownership of the ways we contribute to division, both big and small, while still acknowledging that we are victims at times too.This episode offers valuable insights on how to break away from the toxic patterns of modern political discourse. Rather than demonizing others, we are encouraged to "try to understand the best of your opponent's argument. Rather than setting up a strawman argument, set up a strongman argument or an Ironman argument."The conversation also touches on how shallow political messages have become, with Joe explaining that most campaign ads are “intellectual cotton candy” – designed to evoke strong feelings but lacking any real substance. He advises, “I think it's more about the how than the who. Like, what are you actually going to do? How are you going to solve this question? Because at the end of the day, all I've heard is platitudes… they say you're a bad person if you don't agree with this, but there's no substance to it.”This episode serves as a much-needed reminder that, as Christians, we are called to live in love, even in the most heated and hostile environments. It challenges us to engage with politics and society in a way that reflects Christ's teachings, seeking to spread love rather than hate, and striving to understand rather than condemn.If you're feeling overwhelmed by the negativity of modern politics and are looking for ways to stay grounded in your faith, this episode is for you. Remember, we can't control everything, but we can control how we respond and how we contribute to the conversation. Let's do it with love.Tune in now to hear more valuable lessons on how we can transform today's divisive environment into one of love, understanding, and healing.#FaithInAction #LoveAndPolitics #FatherAndJoeTags:faith, politics and faith, love and responsibility, divisive politics, election season, religious podcast, Father and Joe, Father Boniface Hicks, Joe Rockey, Christian values, moral responsibility, forgiveness, Catholic podcast, faith in society, dealing with hate, avoiding political negativity, political debates, personal responsibility, spreading love, loving your enemy, political hate, political division, negativity in media, how to stay positive, protecting yourself from hate, Christ's example, spreading love not hate, the power of forgiveness, being holy, politics and love, how to spread love, political advertising, avoiding negativity, Christian teachings, love thy neighbor, healing through love

Unity Without Compromise with Dr. Steven LaTulippe – Few Americans like what's going down in our country right now. Our land is now being decimated by Communists and Globalists who have conquest on their minds, and they are carrying out their plans unabated and assisted by invading barbarians with speed and efficiency. Are we powerless to stop them?

Unity Without Compromise with Dr. Steven LaTulippe – Few Americans like what's going down in our country right now. Our land is now being decimated by Communists and Globalists who have conquest on their minds, and they are carrying out their plans unabated and assisted by invading barbarians with speed and efficiency. Are we powerless to stop them?

Join the CPC Together Podcast as hosts blend humor about cobblers and comic villains with a deep dive into societal extremes, polarization, nonviolence, and the teachings of Jesus, exploring early Christian distinctiveness and faith beyond politics.

It's vital for Christians to gain a proper, biblical understanding of government. Join Andy as he explores government's fascinating origins in the Noahic Covenant. The post Politics and Faith: The Covenant with Noah and Its Importance for Government appeared first on Two Journeys.

It's vital for Christians to gain a proper, biblical understanding of government. Join Andy as he explores government's fascinating origins in the Noahic Covenant. The post Politics and Faith: The Covenant with Noah and Its Importance for Government appeared first on Two Journeys.

It's vital for Christians to gain a proper, biblical understanding of government. Join Andy as he explores government's fascinating origins in the Noahic Covenant. The post Politics and Faith: The Covenant with Noah and Its Importance for Government appeared first on Two Journeys.

It's vital for Christians to gain a proper, biblical understanding of government. Join Andy as he explores government's fascinating origins in the Noahic Covenant. The post Politics and Faith: The Covenant with Noah and Its Importance for Government appeared first on Two Journeys.

Join CPC Together as they decode Gen Z slang like 'Sigma' and 'Riz,' tackle culture wars and political divides, and explore the Kingdom of God versus the world. The episode blends humor with deep reflections on living faithfully in today's society.

We live in a divisive world. Everyone has an opinion and we share them passionately. But, what happens when we disagree with others? Do we win arguments, but lose relationships? Do we win the battle but lose the proverbial war? In this message, guest speaker Chad Thibodeaux shares about what he's learned about being an ambassador for Christ, based on the words of Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:14-21.

Join a candid discussion as hosts explore the balance between faith and politics, personal anecdotes, the essence of discipleship, and engaging in a politically charged society while upholding Christian values.

In this episode, Mijal and Noam are joined by special guest Rabbi Joe Schwartz, director of Makom, the Israel Education Laboratory of the Jewish Agency. They explore the complexities of Jewish identity, Zionism, and the evolving relationship between Israel and the global Jewish community, particularly in light of the events of October 7th. The discussion includes the challenges of bridging the gap between American Jewry and Israel, the implications of Israel's rightward political shift, and personal reflections on what it means to be a Zionist today. ------------ This podcast was brought to you by Unpacked, a division of OpenDor Media. For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: Jewish History Nerds Unpacking Israeli History Soulful Jewish Living

Show Notes and Transcript PeterSweden, an independent journalist and political commentator joins Hearts of Oak to share his journey into journalism, covering topics like politics, climate change, and the rise of the Swedish Democrats party.  He discusses challenges Sweden faces, such as gang violence and high crime rates, highlighting the media's portrayal of these issues and the upcoming European parliamentary elections.  Peter delves into socialism's impact on Sweden's societal fabric, emphasizing faith's importance in addressing challenges and farmers' role in challenging climate change policies. He reflects on the changing landscape of Sweden, advocating for individuals to boldly embrace their Christian values in shaping society's dynamics. Peter Imanuelsen, aka PeterSweden is a journalist and political commentator from Sweden.  He specializes in reporting on news that the mainstream media often doesn't talk about. Peter is a traditional conservative that believes in liberty, democracy and human rights.  He always seeks do to honest, unbiased news reporting.  Peter is a firm believer in free speech, no matter what your opinions are. His work is 100% independent which means that he is not following any corporate agendas unlike the mainstream media.  You will only get the truth. That's why Peter's motto is: REAL NEWS - INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM. Connect with Peter... WEBSITE             petersweden.com X/TWITTER         x.com/PeterSweden7 SUBSTACK         substack.com/@petersweden YOUTUBE           youtube.com/c/PeterSweden Interview recorded   23.5.24 Connect with Hearts of Oak... X/TWITTER        x.com/HeartsofOakUK WEBSITE            heartsofoak.org/ PODCASTS        heartsofoak.podbean.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA  heartsofoak.org/connect/ SHOP                  heartsofoak.org/shop/ *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com and follow him on X/Twitter x.com/TheBoschFawstin TRANSCRIPT (Hearts of Oak) Hello, Hearts of Oak. It's wonderful to have you back with us. And I'm delighted to have a guest that I have been intrigued following on Twitter for a number of years. And that is PeterSweden. Peter, thank you so much for joining us today. (PeterSweden) Thank you so much for having me. It's great to be here. Great to have you. And obviously, people can find you. All the details are on the screen and underneath in the description @PeterSweden7. petersweden.com and obviously your Substack petersweden.substack.com make sure and sign up to that and get Peter's regular input on what is happening in Sweden and I've had a number of individuals from Sweden I've had Ingrid Carlqvist I've had Kent Ekeroth but I'm really looking forward because you cover so much and just your pinned tweet I was looking at no 15-minute cities, reject cashless agenda, I embrace masculinity, anti-socialist, meat-eater, anti-feminist, unvaccinated, I support the farmers, I will expose the WEF agenda. And I think our viewers and listeners will sign up to all of those. So delighted to have you with us, Peter. Maybe we can start, before we get into the politics in Sweden, some of the issues that you're facing over there. Maybe I can just ask you to just take a moment and introduce yourself to our viewers and listeners before we get into the issues. Yeah so as you said I go by Peter Sweden, my real name is actually Peter Imanuelsen but a lot of people in the English-speaking world have some trouble pronouncing and remembering that name so I go by Peter Sweden. Yeah I'm an independent journalist political commentator, conservative influencer. I talk about, well I began in really some years years ago now back in 2016, 2017, I began seeing a lot of things happening in Sweden that wasn't being reported on the mainstream media, there was shootings, there was bombings going on, cars being set on fire so I just just a regular guy who started posting about it on social media and people wanted to hear the truth and it just grew from there and now I'm talking about all kinds of things ranging from the things happening in Sweden to the climate agenda to the World Economic Forum to the farmers all of those things. Yeah there's a lot happening and it's always good to hear from a specific European country of what is happening and how they're being impacted by these issues but maybe we can start politically we in the UK have just had a general election called, which doesn't mean much. I know the European parliamentary elections are coming up. In Sweden, you've had the rise of the Swedish Democrats, which has been really interesting, looking at that from the UK as a conservative. Maybe do you want to let us know what impact they are having on Sweden in the government? Yeah, so there's been a lot of positive developments after, because the thing is, they are not actually in government. They are propping up the government. There's a centre-right. Well, in reality, they're pretty far to the left, in my opinion. The government itself, it's the centre-right. They call it the centre-right moderate party, but in reality, they're pretty socialist-influenced still. But however, they're being propped up by the Social Democrats, who are a little bit more conservative. So they've been coming with some pretty good things lately. For example, this year they scrapped climate taxes on fuels, which caused the fuel prices to collapse by some 30% almost. They have been scrapping the Agenda 2030 goals from government directives. And there's more examples as well of things that they've been... For example, they have scrapped their renewable energy plants and are instead going to be focusing on... They actually just announced recently they are investing millions into the fourth generation nuclear power plants, which is a very good thing. So, yeah, a lot of good news coming out of Sweden. I mean, still a lot of bad things happening in Sweden, but at least there is some positive news going on here. They also go against the cashless agenda. They're looking at ways to strengthen physical cash. So we're seeing some positive developments, but still far from perfect. Well, tell us, because I think it upset the established parties, seeing the Swedish Democrats rise and do so well. I mean, what is the popularity? Because obviously, Jimmie Åkesson leading, but he has chosen not to take the position of prime minister. He obviously is politically astute and realises that this is a long game and the Swedish Democrats are just rising, rising. But what is their kind of popularity in Sweden? Not only Jimmie, the leader, but the other figures in the Swedish Democrats? Well, actually, among young people, the Swedish Democrats are very popular, especially among young men. I believe they are either the largest party among young men in Sweden. However, among young women, they are not. Among young women, you have the Green Party and the far left former Communist Party and the Socialist Party. They are the three largest parties among young women in Sweden. So we're seeing kind of quite a big divide in Sweden at the moment with young men voting right wing and the young women voting very left. So it kind of depends on the person, really, who they're asking if they have a positive view or a negative view. And it's kind of interesting because Sweden has had a socialist in power for many, many decades when they were in power from 2014 up until, oh, when was it? 2022, I think. During that time, Sweden saw a massive increase in the number of reported rapes. Sweden is one of the countries in the world with the most reported rapes. It's insane and that has been going on under the socialists and yet the young women are voting for the socialists and the former communists. It's hard to make sense of why that would be but I can get into that a little bit later what the or i can get into it now if you want to how the Swedish system kind of works. Well yeah I do want to know but I know I want to get into to that because it's a issue of huge concern and we see Malmo being mentioned a lot in terms of in terms of gang violence in terms of rape and it's kind of sadly what Sweden is known for in certain areas and that's a huge shame but I mean the European parliamentary elections coming up beginning of June. How will the Swedish Democrats perform in that? Talk us through that, because obviously in the UK, we've walked away from the EU. You're still in that. And I know the Swedish Democrats are your sceptic party. But how do you think actually the European parliamentary elections will work out for the Swedish Democrats? I haven't been following the polls that closely, but it looks like they are polling on either first or second place. I believe they're polling in second place from what I lost. So I cannot quote on that, but they look set to be doing pretty good. I mean, compared to some some 10 years ago. So they're definitely been gaining more and more traction as time has gone on. I did see a poll on the general election, I believe, like the general consensus. And they were in second place with about 20% of the votes in the Swedish Democrats at the moment. So, I mean, they are kind of staying steady at around the 20% mark. The thing is, though, when you look at all the other parties combined, when you look at the Socialist Democrats, look at the far-left former Communist Party and the Green Party combined, they do get somewhere around 50% to kind of like split 50-50 in Sweden with the socialists. And then you have the rest 50% that are getting split between the center, center-right and the Swedish Democrats that are more conservative. So you still have a large portion in Sweden voting for socialists, which really boggles the mind. But when you get into it a little bit closer, you can start to understand why, for example, state media in Sweden are just... So it wasn't officially state media that did this hit piece, but there was a hit piece against the Swedish Democrats in Sweden recently. It's been a big talking point the last few weeks. So the Swedish Democrats, they were exposed for having a troll factory, they said. So basically what they had, so this TV channel in Sweden called TV4, they employed a journalist to try and infiltrate the Swedish Democrats, seeking employment at the Swedish Democrats and so on and well they didn't get in and they had this so called big revelation that the Swedish Democrats were actually having different accounts on TikTok and YouTube posting like meme content and funny videos, so this was this big so called scandal all the state owned media in Sweden and they've been talking about it how the horrible Swedish Democrats have been doing this troll factory, as I call it. But the interesting thing is, so you have the SVT, which is the public state media in Sweden. By the way, 80% of people, journalists working there vote for the Green Party. So there you go. But the people who did the so-called expose at TV4, they are officially a private TV channel, but they are owned in quite a large part by a company called Telia in Sweden, which in turn is owned in large part by the state. So that's the kind of thing with the socialists in Sweden. A lot of the things, you say it's a private market, yes, but the state owns a lot of the companies in the private markets. You have this Telia, which is actually a mobile company, a mobile operator, but they also own tv channels and those kind of things, so you have a lot of private companies but in reality when you look at who owns these companies you see that the state actually owns a large share in many of these companies, so it's kind of like a hidden socialism in a way, they say it's private but in reality it's a lot more state-owned than people know. Well the media I assume that the Swedish democrats are attacked in the media, I assume they don't get a fair ride. How does that work? And how does, I mean, what you're doing, you're a voice of reason, alternative media using alternative platforms. So tell us about the kind of established media, but also what alternative voices are there bringing truth to the people? Not a lot. There are a few sites, like smaller sites in Sweden that publish alternative viewpoints. There's one called Samnytt, for example, which I know is Kent Ekeroth, that has been a guest of yours earlier. He's working closely at that site, Samnytt. So there are a few there's also a channel called ricks on YouTube which is in reality and comes from the Swedish democrats so they're providing a lot of alternative viewpoints and so you have that but I mean anything mainstream, no there's, no you don't really have much. Peter, at the beginning, you mentioned some of the issues that are happening there and the gang crime. Obviously, there are the no-go areas. We hear about the rape gangs. Tell us about those issues and how the media report on it. Is this one of the reasons why Swedish Democrats have done so well, a failure to address these issues? I mean, give us an overview of how those issues are being addressed. Yeah, I definitely think that has contributed to a large part in the rise of the Swedish Democrats because they are the only ones that are talking about it. The last ten years or so, the mainstream media, politicians largely try to ignore it. The problem has got so large that they aren't able to ignore it any longer so you are starting to see media reports on it, we are starting to see some politicians talk about it, but again the Swedish democrats have been talking about it for a long time. I can give an example, an incident that happened quite recently the leader of the liberal party, also integration minister in Sweden, he went on the EU election campaign trail, he went to a place that I would consider a no-go zone in Gothenburg, a place called biskopsgården. He had to cancel it because the security services in Sweden said that they couldn't guarantee his safety while he was out campaigning, so we are now at the point in Sweden politicians cannot go on the campaign trail in certain areas because security services says that it isn't safe basically, they cannot guarantee his safety, that's how bad the situation is and, When you look into it, you see a lot of criminal gangs forming in these no-go zones, doing all kinds of illegal activities, and so bad that the police are losing control in some areas, people don't feel safe at night, walking outside. I mean, just look at the statistics. I mean, last year we had 149 bombings in Sweden. That is the most for any country in the world that is not at war, so Sweden is topping the bombing statistics, it's topping the rape statistics, it's even topping the shooting statistics in Europe, for the number of young men that are getting killed in shootings in Sweden it's the highest number in all of Europe, so it's really bad, it's really bad and yeah it's I don't know what to say. Because people think the Scandinavian way of life is very peaceful and relaxed, high quality of living, high incomes. And then you hear this and we've seen, I guess, the clashes in maybe Brussels and Paris. We haven't seen it in London, kind of a failure of integration. Are things going from bad to worse? is there any desire to address what is happening because Swedes feel unsafe? That's what I'm hearing and no one wants to address it. Yeah like I said some politicians have started talking about it now, of the student democrats have been pushing for it for many many years, there was an announcement made last year by the government and which seemed promising. I haven't seen much action yet, but they said that they would even deploy the military to assist police in dealing with the no-go zone gangs. So I haven't seen any action of that yet, but they at least went out and said it last year, so we will see where that leads. I mean, as things get worse and worse, I think hopefully more and more people at least will kind of see what's going on, even though the mainstream media is doing their best to try and hide it. I think people will start seeing it because it keeps happening so often. I mean, if you live in a city like Malmö and you hear a bombing every other day or at least once a week happening, I mean, people are going to start noticing that there is a problem in Sweden. I mean, it's difficult to hide. In fact, during Eurovision music contest, I don't think it was reported much in the media, but during Eurovision contest, police found a live bomb in Malmö. So they disarmed it thankfully. What is the response of the public? I mean, and is it a, I know in the UK, we have a massive identity crisis. We don't know what it means to be English or British. The Scots know what it means to be Scottish or Welsh or Irish, but the English seem to have this identity crisis. And into that void, you've got basically chaos. What is it in Sweden? Is part of the problem a lack of understanding what it means to be Swedish? Because Sweden's got a very long history. Sweden does have a very long history, yes. It used to be a superpower back in the day. I mean, you mentioned the Scandinavian way of life earlier, and... Yeah, it used to be very peaceful. It used to be very nice. I mean, it still is in the neighboring Scandinavian countries like Norway and in large part Denmark. I mean, it's such a big difference if you go from Sweden to Norway. Things have started going a little bit downhill in Norway when it comes to the gun crimes recently, but it's not nearly as bad as Sweden. When it comes to Swedish history and so on, I mean, Swedes aren't very patriotic, I would say. In comparison to Norwegians who are extremely patriotic, it will be hard to find any country in the world that is more patriotic than the Norwegians, there was recently the 17th of may constitution day and everyone dresses up in the natural traditional natural dress, everyone is out marching with the Norwegian flag, like literally the whole city, entire, like literally every single person in Norway is out marching thousands, tens of thousands, like millions of people are out marching with the flags on the 17th of May. And that's normal in Norway, like that's a normal thing, everyone does it, you're expected to do it. It's not far right, it's not left-wing or anything, it's just normal in Norway. So you have that in Norway, but you don't have the same kind of patriotism in Sweden. Sweden is kind of going very global, I would say. Instead of having that old Swedish history, Sweden is kind of trying to become more of a global country. Similar to what you perhaps can see in... I went to the Netherlands, and that seemed like a very globalist country. You saw the skyscrapers everywhere. It was horrible. And you kind of see the same thing in Sweden as well. So, yeah. Yeah, I think the socialists have done a very good job in changing Sweden over the decades. It kind of all began maybe, really began maybe back in the 70s in Sweden. The socialists have been working for decades through the schools and through the media to change the way people in Sweden think. In Sweden, we have something called school duty. Which means that all children have to go to school. You're not allowed to homeschool. You have to go to school. And more or less it's a state school. Like there are a few free schools. But more or less people. Most people put their kids in the state schools. So they get brainwashed there. And then you have the media. Like I said earlier. The state media. The media also owning so-called private media as well. In large parts. So people get continuing the brainwashing in the media. So they have over the decades shaped the Swedish mind to be very conforming, following everything that they're being told. Yeah, that's kind of what has happened over the decades in Sweden, I would say. I've always seen Sweden and probably Norway, I mean, probably all Scandinavia, as a high tax, high spend that the state basically looks after you. They take all your money and they will look after you. And is that quasi-socialism even going further than that? I mean is that is that a fair assessment of Sweden over the last few decades? Kind of, it's a high tax, but do you get a lot out of it? I've seen a lot of stories about elderly people at elderly care homes they're getting served slop for dinner and so they pay all these high taxes their whole life and they get treated not very good in the care homes. Yeah you get a lot of taxes, Sweden has a very very high tax, Norway doesn't have nearly as high tax actually as we've done, but yeah high tax but in my opinion you'll get a lot out of it like the roads if you go to Sweden, the roads in Sweden are not nearly as good as as other countries in Europe that have lower taxes, I mean you would think with all of the high taxes you will get fantastic roads, you will get fantastic elderly care but you don't really get that as much as you would have hoped for for the spend, for the taxes that you have to pay Wow I want to pick up on one of the other issues that you've been very vocal on and you mentioned the Netherlands and of course watching the the farmers revolting against the extreme controls and being told that farming, producing food for human beings is now a negative thing and how does it fit in in Sweden is farming a part of the Swedish economy have you seen farmers rise up or tell us what that situation is in Sweden. Yeah there was actually some farmers protests happening in Sweden as well. Did you not see that on the news, but there were some farmers that were protesting in fact it's been all over Europe there's been farmers protests in Norway, there's been in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy. England as well and many other countries, there's so many I forget now there's so many of them all over Europe basically, but yes they they spread to Sweden as well. I did not get a chance to go to any of those protests in Sweden, I've been talking to farmers in Norway. I've been talking to farmers in Germany, we talked to farmers in the Netherlands and they're protesting for different reasons in different countries. In Norway, they're protesting for better wages. In the Netherlands and in Germany, they're protesting against the climate agenda that are always climate taxes that are going to decimate their business if they go through. Yeah, so the farmers protests and all of these things that are happening as the farmers, I like to call it climate communism. And the reason for that is, you know, Stalin, he called the farmers the enemies of the people. He seized the farmers' lands. Millions of people starved. Now we're seeing farmers getting called enemies of the climate. And in the Netherlands, they actually talked about essentially seizing thousands of farms from the farmers in the name of climate change. Now, thankfully, it seems like that is not happening because Geert Wilders just managed to lead a new government and they are expressing support for the farmers. So you kind of see the result there. They threatened to take the farmers' lands. The farmers were not happy. They protested and the people voted for a new government and the new government listened to the farmers. So it looks like the farmers have some wins there in the Netherlands, for sure. But back to the climate communism thing, it's all about control. That's what happened in the Soviet Union. Stalin wanted control of the economy. He wanted a state to be this all-controlling, authoritative state. And we're seeing the same thing happening now with climate change. they're using it as an excuse to be able to introduce authoritarian measures, like for example that with the farmers, carbon tax, I predict that in the future we will see, I mean in Sweden we already had digital id for a long time it will not surprise me if we soon see digital id pad with some kind of carbon fracking eventually ending up in some kind of social credit score system that would not surprise me at all because again it all got back to the control. They want to transfer their wealth and freedom from the people over to themselves. So it's a lot of parallels with communism that we are seeing. What is the pushback? Because the government is a center-right government, with the Swedish Democrats kind of with them or propping them up, you would expect that they want to give people control, want to have a small state and give people individual responsibility. Are you seeing pushback on some of these issues, especially on the climate nonsense? Are you seeing the Swedish government pushing back on this and saying, actually, we don't want this? Yes and no. There are... Yes, they are doing things like scrapping the renewable energy plans, focusing on nuclear power, cutting the climate taxes on fuels, but they still have the same talking points, if you will. They still talk about, oh, we need to save the climate, and so on. So they're still talking about it, but their actions are going a little bit the other way, like, yeah going in in a positive direction and but still doing it like under the guise of oh we need nuclear powers because it's going to be good for the climate, that kind of thing, so the narrative is the same but we're seeing some positive development. I want to finish off talking about faith and I'm always intrigued with guests coming on who are outspoken about their Christian faith, in the UK, we're told you must keep that private. Don't be public about your faith. But looking at some of the census figures in Sweden, 52% say they are part of the Church of Sweden. Of course, that's been falling year by year. How does Christianity fit into Swedish society? And then probably separately, how does your personal faith fit as a journalist who is high profile. So yeah, that general, how does Christianity fit into Swedish society? It doesn't fit in a lot, unfortunately. You mentioned a figure of 50% in the Church of Sweden. Well, it's actually a lot worse than that, because I saw some statistics showing that only 20% of Swedish people believe in God. So you have some 80% that are atheists. And I think this is a very big part as well of the problem in Sweden. And again, it kind of goes back to socialism part, because Sweden used to be a very Christian country. Back in the 70s, on the radio, like the top songs on the radio would be Christian songs. It used to be a very Christian country. But decades of socialism, you know, as you might know, under communism and socialism, they are atheists. Atheism is the religion of communism. You're supposed to worship the state instead of God under communism. I mean, just look at North Korea. They have these massive statues of their leaders that are bowing before. I mean, and that's kind of what we're seeing as well in Sweden with the socialism, over the decades have tried to get rid of God, get rid of Christianity in Sweden. That has been a big part, I think, of the problems that we're seeing in Sweden, because if you let the state become God, then, I mean, all morality goes out the window. You need God to have morality. And yeah, we're not seeing a lot of that. You're vocal about your faith on Twitter or on X or whatever anyone wants to call it. And what does that mean? What is your personal faith? You talk about your wife and her faith, and a lot of, I think, Christian figures hide their faith online, and they do their whatever in the public sphere, but their faith they keep private. But you're eager and willing to talk about your faith, and then that connects with what you do. So tell us a little bit about that, and I guess why you do that. Yeah. Oh where should I start, well I think a lot of people who see themselves as Christians today they kind of try to hide it, ashamed of it, especially in Sweden, you know, it's very it's controversial in a way. I feel like it's my duty to speak the truth. It's my duty to tell people what is going on. And I think coming from my faith plays a big part in that, in being able to not be afraid and tell the truth as I see it. And 'not be afraid' comes a large part from my faith. I mean, Jesus is awesome, he has helped me in my life many many times and helped, I mean there's so many things that happen in my life that can only be described as coming from Jesus and yeah it's helped me a lot in my life and the work that I do being able to stand up and, not be afraid because ultimately, what it comes down to is good and evil, you have the good side and you have the evil side and, Jesus is on the good side and you don't want to be on the evil side so, yeah I think if more people would have come and... You see a lot of the evil things happening in the world, all this Klaus Schwab, Bill Gates, all of this stuff happening. I think a lot of the problems in the world would have been solved if people actually came to know God. All of the hatred, all of the fighting, all of those kinds of things, all of the division would disappear if people found God. Because I'm a firm believer in that. I agree. When Jesus says, I am the way, the truth, and the life, that those people want to know the way, people want to know what truth is, which is under assault, and people want to know what life is all about. So all those are answered in Jesus. Just to finish off, how does the church connect with society? Because we've seen a massive disconnect in the UK with the church, afraid, either collapsing under the woke agenda or just afraid to speak truth. And, you know, they will talk about it within a church service, but you don't want to actually go outside your four walls of a church and speak truth. And that's kind of the story I've seen across Europe. I'm guessing that it's similar in Sweden with churches afraid to engage on all these issues. Yeah I think that is one of the big problems that we have at the moment, kind of I've been thinking a lot about that, I think one of the reasons, Christians we are the light of the world We're kind of a light in darkness. We're the salt of the earth. Well, it's supposed to be. But when Christians have lost their salt, they have lost all the light that's gone away, the darkness has come in and taken over. And I think that is, in large part, kind of what has happened in Sweden as well. As the people in Sweden became more and more atheist, The darkness came in and managed to get more and more hold of Sweden and things have developed more and more in a bad way. I know in Sweden there was some periods in Sweden where the church was kind of quite outspoken, and there was a lot of good Christians out there that were really not afraid to speak out, and that was in the 90s in fact. And you kind of saw a little bit of positive development, it kind of translated into the culture, into the politics. Some people say that politics is downstream from culture. Well, I think that culture is downstream from Christianity or from religion and then culture and then politics is again downstream from culture. So you have God at the top downstream to culture downstream to politics. So if there is no God, you take away God the culture becomes really bad then the politics becomes really bad. But you have God at the top influencing the culture influencing the politics. And that is a big problem, I think, we have seen with Christianity as of late. There is a lot of lukewarm Christians, unfortunately, going around, lukewarm churches, even false prophets. I have, in fact, noticed in the work that I do, I have met a lot of resistance from people that are religious, that call themselves Christians, unfortunately. Which is very sad but yeah I think that is a big problem with the lukewarm Christians that we have seen today people need to get back to Jesus, need to be unashamed of being Christian and saying it loudly to the world without any shame whatsoever. Being unashamed with Jesus and getting back to that is a perfect end to chatting with you, Peter. Really appreciate that. Obviously, to the viewers and listeners, make sure and follow Peter @PeterSweden7 on Twitter and sign up to his Substack, petersweden.substack.com for all those updates. Peter, I really appreciate your time and expanding on some of the issues that you're facing in Sweden. So thanks for joining us today. Thank you so much for having me. It's been a pleasure.

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"Read widely and in diverse communities. Challenge your biases and seek out perspectives that differ from your own. This will lead to a better understanding of Scripture and its application to our lives." - Kaitlyn Schiess While an undergrad at Liberty University, Kaitlyn Schiess detoured from her plan to go to law school after the ideas involved in the intersection of religion and politics captured her attention. That detour led to Dallas Seminary and Duke Divinity School instead of law school and it has lead to two books on the subjects we're not supposed to talk about in polite company: Religion and Politics. And that's a lucky break for us because Kaitlyn is the perfect person to join the Untangled Faith podcast to talk about this in a way that feels more like an invitation to something better than a challenge to enter a boxing ring.   Key moments from this episode: Excitement for the New Book, Kaitlyn's Unexpected Path into Religion and Politics, Co-opting the Phrase "City on a Hill", The Importance of Reading Widely and in Community, Exploring Diverse Perspectives through Commentaries, Navigating Political Differences in Christian Community, The History of Cherry Picking Verses, Moving Beyond Cherry Picking, The Bible's Relevance to Political Questions, Seeking Christ-likeness,   Resources: Purchase Kaitlyn's new book: The Ballot and the Bible. https://amzn.to/3DNVy0L Follow Kaitlyn: https://kaitlynschiess.com   Episodes you might enjoy: https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2023/08/09/90-historical-cultural-influences-on-evangelicalism-guest-karen-swallow-prior/ https://untangledfaithpodcast.com/2023/06/14/84-boz-tchividjian-on-fighting-against-abuse-in-the-church/   Support the show: Subscribe to my newsletter: https://untangledfaith.substack.com Join us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/untangledfaith This podcast is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. For more information and for 10% off your first month, visit Faithful Counseling- https://faithfulcounseling.com/untangled Where you can find me: Youtube channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCPfFk-I6QShXXvEpSFaJOvg https://untangledfaithpodcast.com https://instagram.com/untangledfaith  https://instagram.com/amyhenningfritz https://twitter.com/faithuntangled https://twitter.com/amyfritz   Host/Creator: Amy Fritz Producers: Michele Pjanic Phil and Susan Perdue Pam Forsythe Chelle Taylor

We discuss the latest (non) developments with the (lack of) investigation of the arson attack on Julaine's Madison, WI offices back in May. She also shares her expertise on the Senate passing the (Dis)Respect for Marriage Act which will infringe on religious freedom of true believers in Christ, victories in 2022, and what's on the horizon for 2023.  The post Julaine Appling: Disrespect of Marriage, Family, God, and Religious Freedom appeared first on Stand Up For The Truth - Addressing Issues & Topics Affecting Christians Across The Nation. 9 - 10 a.m. Central M-.

We discuss government, Midterm elections, voter fraud, and radicals in power today thanks to an uninformed electorate and leftist propaganda. Trevor Loudon declares that what is commonly regarded as mainstream political policy is in fact driven and guided by hidden subversive elements. Much of what we're seeing in our government is literally communist policy, but even more alarming is the apathy and compromise of too many within American Christians. The post Trevor Loudon: Communist Party/Marxist Revolution Against America appeared first on Stand Up For The Truth - Addressing Issues & Topics Affecting Christians Across The Nation. 9 - 10 a.m. Central M-.

CompassCare's Buffalo office was firebombed by abortion terrorists back on June 7. Even though this act of domestic terrorism was captured by security cameras, the FBI has not made a single arrest, exposing the corrupt Biden Department of Justice.  In part 2 today, David shares several news stories including the Christian flag now flying in Boston, a federal judge strikes down Biden Democrats student loan "forgiveness" plan, and the deception of believing public education is 'neutral.' The post Jim Haden: Corrupt DOJ, FBI ‘Complicit’ in Covering Up Leftist Violence appeared first on Stand Up For The Truth - Addressing Issues & Topics Affecting Christians Across The Nation. 9 - 10 a.m. Central M-.

David and Rusty Thomas discuss the spiritual roots of abortion in this life and death battle that the church began to lose by opening the door for exceptions. We also talk about the need for today's pulpits to again be "aflame with righteousness" as they were 200 years ago; the Kansas vote on abortion restrictions and how the left has deceived the public and changed language. We also challenge the church to stand on the authority of the Bible on this and every issue.  The post Rusty Thomas: Life & Death, Spiritual Battle over Abortion in U.S. appeared first on Stand Up For The Truth - Addressing Issues & Topics Affecting Christians Across The Nation. 9 - 10 a.m. Central M-.

We discuss Christians in America and civil government, globalism, pulpits, Barna research, "political issues," and the purposeful decimation of our nation. Also, the Well-Versed FUTURE Conference July 20-21. The post Dr. Jim Garlow: Do We Have A Say What Happens To America? appeared first on Stand Up For The Truth - Addressing Issues & Topics Affecting Christians Across The Nation. 9 - 10 a.m. Central M-.

We discuss the privilege and responsibility Christians in America have regarding voting; Midterm elections, local issues, protecting children, school boards, states rights, energy policy, worldview, Nationalism, Israel, Netanyahu, Brazil, Ukraine, digital currency and Bible prophecy. The post Chris Quintana: Christians, Elections, Globalism & Why Voting Matters appeared first on Stand Up For The Truth - Addressing Issues & Topics Affecting Christians Across The Nation. 9 - 10 a.m. Central M-.

Dran Reese and David Fiorazo discuss influence in America and why the true church must preach from the pulpit the whole counsel of God and engage in culture. We address the decay of morality due in part to the silence of too many believers, and why “political” issues must be addressed and evil confronted. IN PART TWO of today's podcast, David shares about the recent push to normalize transgender ideology and moral relativism throughout our culture, and we continue highlighting the 'Trans Timeline' of events and indoctrination which began decades ago. The post Dran Reese: Biblical, ‘Salt & Light’ Christians Vs. Punting on ‘Political’ Issues appeared first on Stand Up For The Truth - Addressing Issues & Topics Affecting Christians Across The Nation. 9 - 10 a.m. Central M-.

Author and historian, Bill Federer is our guest and one of his books we will touch on today is Socialism - The Real History from Plato to the Present. We also discuss the gradual acceptance of socialism in America, the education system, tyrannical governments, molders of public opinion, how government has tried taking the place of the church, and more.  Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

We discuss the importance of God's Word and its authority in our lives, as well as how to respond to questions about life, what a biblical worldview consists of, and how we can do better at reasoning from the Scriptures and leading people to the truth of Jesus Christ. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

We discuss two major pages in the Left's playbook: accusing true believers of 'Christian Nationalism' in order to silence us, and propagating lies about the Cvd jab even though stats and truth are being exposed; misinformation, and how believers must pray, vote, and speak while we still can! Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

We discuss recent news on abortion and euthanasia, an update on pro-life activist Mark Houck, leftist lies about human life and the 'right' to abortion, new ultrasound advances, faith and politics, and more. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

Today, David Fiorazo breaks down news and current events from the perspective of a biblical worldview. He starts in Italy with the election of conservative, Giorgia Meloni, being attacked by the intolerant left for valuing God, family, children, and nationalism. Also, another school district begins teaching sex-ed to kindergartners; CNN warns of 'rapture anxiety,' and more. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

We discuss changes in the way we do church services over the decades, the influence of the mega-church movement, seeker-sensitive churches, the business model/CEO pastors, the 501c3, and short sermons. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

CompassCare's Buffalo, NY office was firebombed by abortion terrorists nearly four months ago! Even though this act of domestic terrorism was captured by security cameras, the FBI has not made a single arrest, exposing the corrupt Biden Democrats and so-called Department of Justice. Rev. Jim Harden is here to raise awareness. On Today's podcast in part 2, (listener warning) we connect the dots between criminal, perverse sex researcher Alfred Kinsey to today's 'sex-ed' school curriculum and the modern normalization of adultery, abortion, homosexuality, and soon, pedophilia. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

Jack Hibbs and David Fiorazo discuss the confusion over Proposition 1, legislation in CA voters will be deciding on in November. This radical amendment to California's Consitution is a referendum that pro-abortion extremists hope will permanently enshrine murder of the pre-born at any stage of pregnancy for any reason in the state. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

Today, host, David Fiorazo discusses some recent news stories including a Children's hospital promoting “gender-affirming hysterectomies” for young girls who identify as transgender; we discuss the avalanche of socialist policies being implemented, the Democrat's spending bill and beefing up the IRS already having history of attacking Christians and conservatives. Finally, David summarizes the dangers of our government and shares some actual documented Communist Goals from 1958. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

We discuss education, how it was never intended to be under control of secular government; biblical worldview battles in both culture and in many churches, the influence of godless socialists and Marxists in America, and the importance of building a foundation on Christ the Cornerstone. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

David and Rusty Thomas discuss the spiritual roots of abortion in this life and death battle that the church began to lose by opening the door for exceptions. We also talk about the need for today's pulpits to again be "aflame with righteousness" as they were 200 years ago; the Kansas vote on abortion restrictions and how the left has deceived the public and changed language. We also challenge the church to stand on the authority of the Bible on this and every issue.  Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

We start with some good news today in a major win for religious freedom against medical tyranny; a good health report from Julaine, and we also discuss the attack on children in public schools by the U.S. Dept. of Education as well as what's coming down through teachers and the NEA. Plus, more polls show Biden-Pelosi-Schumer Democrats are grossly out of step with the American public when it comes to these issues. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

We discuss the dangers of Critical Race Theory (CRT), a Marxist-driven ideology, as well as "Social Emotional Learning" (SEL), both of which are already in many public school curriculums. What are these ideologies and what should parents do now that they know? Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

Heidi shares what she has learned running for Congress and her first response may surprise you! We discuss worldview issues in America and how the church has generally responded to cultural immorality and godlessness. We share her heart that true believers must be vocal and active in order to awaken the sleeping giant of the American church before it's too late. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

We first discuss how sex trafficking is a national problem "hidden in plain sight" with Terra Koslowski, director of Damascus Road Project. Next, we catch up with Julaine Appling of Wisconsin Family Council and discuss the Roe V Wade ruling by the Supreme Court and what individuals and states must now do at the local level with the ultimate goal of making abortion unthinkable. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

On today's podcast, David Fiorazo was blessed to be able to comment on the breaking news of the historic SCOTUS decision overturning Roe V. Wade! Praise God! We first discussed the mainstream advancement of LGBTQ+ ideology and in particular, drag queens and "gender transition" surgery; the Biden admin. wanting taxpayer money "to plan for the second pandemic." Then in segment 2, we are joined by E.W. Jackson! Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

Last week in our nation's capital, a pretty important event took place and of course, it has received little to no liberal media attention. Why? Hundreds of Muslims travelled to Washington DC and took part in meetings with U.S. Congressmen. Did you hear anything about “Muslim Advocacy Days”? It was promoted by the Council on American Islamic Relations and the U.S. Council of Muslim Organizations, and was billed as the nation's largest American Muslim civil society umbrella organization.  What is this all about and why were they meeting with Congressmen? Usama Dakdok is here to explain and also to contrast Christianity and Islam. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

We discuss Christians in America and civil government, globalism, pulpits, Barna research, "political issues," and the purposeful decimation of our nation. Also, the Well-Versed FUTURE Conference July 20-21. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

Dran Reese and David Fiorazo discuss influence in America and why the true church must preach from the pulpit the whole counsel of God and engage in culture. We address the decay of morality due in part to the silence of too many believers, and why “political” issues must be addressed and evil confronted. IN PART TWO of today's podcast, David shares about the recent push to normalize transgender ideology and moral relativism throughout our culture, and we continue highlighting the 'Trans Timeline' of events and indoctrination which began decades ago. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

Author and historian, Bill Federer is our guest and one of his books we will touch on today is Socialism - The Real History from Plato to the Present. We also discuss the gradual acceptance of socialism in America, the education system, tyrannical governments, molders of public opinion, how government has tried taking the place of the church, and more.  Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

Elijah Abraham shares an update on his recent international travels, his ministry trip to Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine, Greece, and Geneva. We discuss biblical Christianity, freedom, supporting refugees, and government. We also address troubling narratives being irresponsibly spread regarding alleged Christian nationalism and accusing believers of violence and domestic terrorism. Daily podcast, relevant articles on issues pertaining to Christians and more can be found on Stand Up For The Truth.

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