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The Cross and the Capitol
by Dennis A. Kramer II, Ph.D.
Every Sunday, millions of Christians hear a sermon. Every November, they head to the polls. The Cross and the Capitol is about what happens in between. Each week, Ph.D. economist Dennis Kramer explores what the Bible actually says about the debates dividing America, from abortion and immigration to poverty, taxes, and religious liberty. Why do Christians who read the same Scripture vote so differently? Expect history, behavioral science, and the strongest case from every side, because faith deserves more than talking points.
Episodes
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Why Don't All Christians Vote Republican? Black, Catholic, and Hispanic Christian Voters Explained
In 2024, about 8 in 10 white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump. Among Black Protestants, some of the most religious Americans, about 15% did. Same Bible. Opposite votes. So which Christians do we mean when we talk about "the Christian vote"? In this episode, Dennis Kramer turns to the Christian...
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What Does Romans 13 Really Mean? Christians, Government, and the Limits of Obedience
"Let every person be subject to the governing authorities." Romans 13 has been quoted to defend the American Revolution's opponents, the Fugitive Slave Act, and apartheid, and in 2018 to defend separating families at the border. So what did Paul actually mean? In this episode, Dennis Kramer goes...
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Render Unto Caesar
"Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's." Almost everyone in American politics claims these words of Jesus, but what did he actually mean? In this episode, Dennis Kramer goes back to the coin Jesus held up and the trap his opponents set for him, explores how Christians across two thousand...
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Why Identity Beats Policy
In a Yale experiment, students backed whatever welfare policy their party supposedly endorsed, then insisted the party label had nothing to do with it. In this episode, Dennis Kramer explores the behavioral science of why our sense of who we are often shapes what we believe, from classic research...
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How Did We Get Here? The Rise of the Religious Right
In 1896, America's most famous evangelical politician was a Democrat. A century later, roughly eight in ten white evangelicals vote Republican, election after election. What changed? Not the Bible. The politics. In this first episode of The Cross and the Capitol, Dennis Kramer traces how white...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Every Sunday, millions of Christians hear a sermon. Every November, they head to the polls. The Cross and the Capitol is about what happens in between. Each week, Ph.D. economist Dennis Kramer explores what the Bible actually says about the debates dividing America, from abortion and immigration to poverty, taxes, and religious liberty. Why do Christians who read the same Scripture vote so differently? Expect history, behavioral science, and the strongest case from every side, because faith deserves more than talking points.
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Dennis A. Kramer II, Ph.D.
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