American Religion and Compromised Christianity - Power E3

What this episode covers

What happens to Christianity when it gets blended with another religion that uses violence to solve its problems? Nick and Matt discuss the American civil religion, competing definitions of victory, and how fear drives Christians to compromise. Resources Referenced: Revelation for the Rest of Us [https://www.amazon.com/Revelation-Rest-Us-Prophetic-Dissident/dp/0310135788] by Scot McKnight and Cody Matchett, Losing Our Religion [https://www.amazon.com/Losing-Our-Religion-Evangelical-America/dp/0593541782] by Russel Moore, American Legion: Preamble to the Constitution [https://www.legion.org/preamble], American Legion: The Definition of Americanism [https://www.legion.org/magazine/244581/definition-americanism] Interlude Music: The Powers of the Universe [https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/0pHBGNiTMW/] by Of Water Theme Song: Believe [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT9z3AMHr-A] by Posthumorous [https://linktr.ee/posthumorous] Connect with Us: Website [https://www.reparadigmed.com/] Youtube [https://www.youtube.com/@reparadigmed] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/reparadigmed/] Episode Outline: 00:27 Introduction 02:39 America's Identity as a Christian Nation 04:23 The Concept of American Civil Religion 07:10 Values and Ritual Calendars and Holidays 13:24 The Blending of Christianity and American Civil Religion 16:36 The Incompatibility of Christian and American Civil Religion Ethics 19:24 The Clash of Civil and Christian Values 24:45 The Fleetingness of Empires, Even America 28:41 Fear Tactics and the Christian Response 33:20 Identity and Hope in Christianity Beyond National Borders 36:00 Living the Revolutionary Kingdom Way