Ryan Helfenbein, Executive Director, Standing for Freedom Center at Liberty University: American Exceptionalism and Christian Nationalism

The return of "What About?" Wednesdays! Text us your questions for apologist and pastor Robby Lashua!Terms like "American Exceptionalism", "Christo-Fascism", and "Christian Nationalism" are suddenly ubiquitous, culturally fashionable, and pervasive on talk radio, social media, and the opinion pages.  But, truth be told, they seem to be used most often towards Evangelicals as accusatory and pejorative phrases.So, are you a fascist?  Are you a Christian nationalist?  What do these terms mean?  Are they  good or bad?The New York Times recently presented an honest question:  "Christian nationalism has been empowered in American politics since the rise of Donald Trump. From 'Stop the Steal' to the storming of the U.S. Capitol and now, the overturn of Roe v. Wade — Christian nationalist rhetoric has undergirded it all. But given that a majority of Americans identify as Christian, faith also isn’t going anywhere in our politics. So what would a better relationship between church and state look like?"Today, in a rousing Kingdom Culture Conversation with Ryan Helfenbein from Liberty University, we'll wrestle with that very question.  Ryan is the Executive Director of Liberty's Standing for Freedom Center, the host of Liberty University's popular "Give Me Liberty" podcast, and the vice president of communications and public engagement for Liberty University.To learn more about Ryan the Standing for Freedom Center, please click here.To enjoy the podcast, "Give Me Liberty", please follow this link.To read some of the articles by Ryan, mentioned in today's episode, from the Theology of Politics journal, please click here."Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created through Frameworks, a Biblical worldview initiative of Northwest Christian School.For more information on Frameworks, please visit:  https://frameworks.ncsaz.org/For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit:  https://www.ncsaz.org/To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email [email protected] or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573. "Kingdom Culture Conversations" is a podcast created by Northwest Christian School in Phoenix, Arizona.For more information on Northwest Christian School, visit:  https://www.ncsaz.org/To reach out to Geoff Brown, please email [email protected] or you can reach him by cell phone:  (623)225-5573.