Episode 4 - Race (Schism) in America

Have a comment? Send us a text! (We read all of them but can't reply). Email us: [email protected] this longer than usual podcast Josh and Will talk about an issue that surprisingly made its way into the 24/7 COVID-19 news cycle; racism. On the heels of the Ahmaud Arbery Case, the hosts of Faithful Politics decided to take a different approach in dealing with racism. Josh begins by looking at the way the Bible was used, or used incorrectly, to substantiate slavery in this country. An argument was made that our modern day use of the word slavery, is not how the writers of the Bible envisioned it. Afterwards Will discusses how the framing of stories in the media help or hinder the racial divide in the country, and ends the show with a surprising encounter between the Black Lives Matter Movement and a Trump Rally. Sources used in the show:Bartchy, S. S. (1992). Slavery: New Testament. In D. N. Freedman (Ed.), The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (Vol. 6). New York: Doubleday.Harris, M. J. (1999). Slave of Christ: A New Testament Metaphor for Total Devotion to Christ. (D. A. Carson, Ed.) (Vol. Downers Grove, IL; England: InterVarsity Press; Apollos.Eltis, D., Engerman, S., Drescher, S., & Richardson, D. (Eds.). (2017). The Cambridge World History of Slavery (The Cambridge World History of Slavery). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Bradley, K., & Cartledge, P. (Eds.). (2011). The Cambridge World History of Slavery (The Cambridge World History of Slavery). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.Whitehouse was built on slaves: https://www.whitehousehistory.org/questions/did-slaves-build-the-white-housePolice Shooting Stats: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4634878/Blacks Lives Matter vs. Trump Supporters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fukHd60uAkI Support Sarah Stankorb’s work and preorder Damned If She Does: Why Women Quit Church and What It Means for the Future of Religion, Releases September 15, 2026.  Bookshop.org: https://bookshop.org/a/112456/9798889837091Website: https://www.sarahstankorb.com/Support the showKeep the conversation going.Want to learn more about Faithful Politics, suggest a future guest, or connect with us directly?Visit our website:faithfulpoliticspodcast.comBrowse our bookstore, featuring books from many of our guests:faithfulpoliticspodcast.com/bookstoreSupport the show and help us keep these conversations going:patreon.com/cw/FaithfulPoliticsSubscribe for behind-the-scenes content, reflections, and updates:faithfulpolitics.substack.comContact the hosts:Josh Burtram, Faithful Host: [email protected] Wright, Political Host: [email protected] Faithful Politics:Instagram: faithful_politicsFacebook: FaithfulPoliticsPodcast