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1.21 – HOW Should Christians Vote?

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We’ve had the two conventions. We have the two candidates. Everyone seems to have answer “Who should I vote for?” but how many have asked “How should Christians vote?”

That’s exactly what we’re going to get today.

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Mentioned in the Episode
How Should Christians Vote? by Tony Evans – Today’s episode was based upon a class Phil taught at church, which was based in part on this book.

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1.14 Utopia

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What would it be like to live in a perfect place, with no conflict, no injustice? What would you burn to build a brighter future? Throughout history, humans have tried to build a perfect society, a utopia, but to no avail. We’ll discuss why they’ve failed, and why we still try.

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Mentioned in the Episode
Sir Thomas More
Utopia

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1.13 Order in the Court!

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Looking for a summer job? The Supreme Court has a vacancy, but it’s not really easy to get an interview.

Do you object to that joke? Trust us: our humor cannot be overruled. As you’ve guessed, it’s time to look at the Supreme Court once again.

Put on your flowing black robes and your replica Justice Ginsberg neckwear because we’re going to court!

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Mentioned in the Episode
The US Supreme Court – Wikipedia
The US Supreme Court
Brown v. Board of Education – Ballotpedia

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1.12 Hillary Clinton…Who is she again?

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Hillary Clinton is a known–and oftentimes, hated–quantity in politics. What else can we say about her that hasn’t already said, except, perhaps, that a vote for a third-party candidate isn’t necessarily a vote for her.

No, wait, someone already said that, too.

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Mentioned in the Episode
Hillary Clinton’s Official Site – Issues
Hillary Clinton At Church (3-6-16)
No, a Vote for a Third Party (or Abstaining from Voting) Is not the Same as a Vote for Hillary

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1.11 This Episode is Yuge!

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What can we say? “We’re sorry”? This is our longest—and angriest—episode every, but let’s see you try to explain what’s wrong with Donald Trump in under 30 minutes.

Without shouting.

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Mentioned in the Episode
Donald Trump’s Official Site – Positions
Full Speech at Liberty Univeristy
Trump’s Claim that Cruz’s Father Knew Lee Harvey Oswald – Four Pinocchios (Out of Four) – Not Mentioned, but Interesting
US News & World Report – “The Stunning Ignorance of Trump’s Health Care Plan”
TIME – “Fact-Checking Donald Trump on Free Trade (And Bernie Sanders Too)”
The Washington Post – “Recidivism Watch: Trump’s eight repeated falsehoods in 16 hours” (Mentions immigration)
Donald Trump’s PolitiFact File – 19% Pants on Fire – 42% False – 15% Mostly False – Over 75%!
PolitiFact’s “Life of the Year” 2015 – Donald Trump
Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States: January 2010
Center for Immigration Studies – “No Coyote Needed”
CNN – “Trump believes in God, but hasn’t sought forgiveness”
2015 Family Leadership Summit – Forum in which Trump says that he doesn’t as God for forgiveness – 7:40 mark – rambling answer – 8:51 “I’m not sure I have.”

John Oliver

Here are two clips from Oliver’s Last Week Tonight that cover Donald Trump. Oliver has some seriously biting comments about Trump, but he also makes some seriously obscene comments and does swear, though most of the harsher words have been bleeped.
“Donald Trump”
“Border Wall”

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