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Pat Kahnke has written two books, from a pastoral perspective, to reject Donald Trump and his MAGA movement: A Christian Case Against Donald Trump (2024) MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience (2020) He was an evangelical church planter and pastor for twenty years before retiring from church ministry in 2016. Planted a church in the inner city of St. Paul, MN - part of the Baptist General Conference (Converge) and Alliance for Renewal Churches. A lifelong conservative Republican until the party left him in 2016. Now a political independent, he has written off the Republican party until it completes 40 years in the wilderness for its capitulation to the MAGA movement. This podcast contains political and social commentary related to issues at the intersection of culture, faith, and politics.

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ESSAY: Focus on the Family Says "Praying With the President Shouldn't Be Controversial" — Here's Why It Is

2026/10/28

Focus on the Family says praying with President Donald Trump shouldn't be controversial. But Catholic bishops say the White House turned their Oval Office prayer into a political photo op. Here's why Christian nationalism makes it very controversial.

Two Pastors Confront the Fear That Drives the MAGA Christian Movement (with Rev Ed Trevors)

2026/10/26

Christian nationalism in America doesn't look like Christianity in Canada — and Anglican priest Rev. Ed Trevors thinks he knows why. An American pastor and a Canadian priest on MAGA, evangelical fear, and the theology underneath it all.

He Saw MAGA Christians at the Capitol and Asked "Who Are These People?" Then He Organized (with Jerry Gale)

2026/10/25

Jerry Gale watched MAGA Christians carry "Trump and Jesus" signs into the Capitol on January 6th and could not shake the question: who are these people? In this interview, the founder of Christians Against Christian Nationalism Minnesota explains how he built a grassroots Christian resistance to Christian nationalism — church basement study groups, presentations to mainline congregations, and a coalition of Christians, interfaith allies, and secular groups defending the separation of church and state.

MAGA's Brutal "Christian" Utopia Will Collapse the Moment It Gets Power (with Matthew Taylor)

2026/10/24

Christian nationalism did not begin with Donald Trump. It began with Constantine — and Dr. Matthew Taylor explains why the "Christian" empire project Doug Wilson and his allies call "Christendom 2.0" collapses the moment it actually gets power. This conversation separates Christian nationalism from the ideology underneath it: Christian supremacy. If you were raised to believe that criticizing this movement is disloyalty to Jesus, this one is for you. Matthew Taylor shows what the early church actually looked like before it got an emperor — and why that matters now.

ESSAY: MAGA Is Exposing the Pro-Life Movement's Biggest Lie

2026/10/23

Donald Trump has killed the pro-life movement. In Minnesota, MCCL is recommending that pro-life evangelical Christians vote for Michele Tafoya, a pro-choice Republican. For MAGA and Christian nationalism, it was never REALLY about the babies. It was about power.

CFP LIVE: A Christian Nationalist Troll Tried to Get Abdul El-Sayed and it Failed

2026/10/21

They tried to troll Abdul El-Sayed... and it failed. A man named Tommy tried to get the candidate for U.S. Senate at a recent town hall. But the attempt failed as El-Sayed gave a masterclass in answering tough questions from your political opponents. But there was more to the story as it was revealed that the man asking the question has a political past deeply connected to Christian Nationalists Sean Feucht and Senator Josh Hawley. Pat Kahnke and Ken Napzok discuss all this and more on Culture, Faith, and Politics live!

Governor Beshear Calls Out MAGA's God of War vs the Prince of Peace

2026/10/20

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear sits down with former pastor Pat Kahnke for an interview on faith and politics. In this conversation about his new book Go and Do Likewise: How We Heal a Broken Country, Beshear talks openly about why Democrats ceded faith language, what he means by bumper sticker faith, and why he says "judge not, period."

Essay: What the Bible Actually Says About Abortion Might Surprise You!

2026/10/19

What does the Bible actually say about abortion? We examine James Talarico, CBN, Exodus 21 miscarriage law, Psalm 139, and other Bible verses to test Christian pro-life theology. James Talarico said the Bible is silent on abortion — CBN called it a lie. Who is telling the truth? In this episode, former 20-year evangelical pastor and pro-life activist Pat Kahnke discusses what he did years ago: he tried to build a bullet-proof biblical case that abortion is murder — and found he couldn't do it.

MAGA's Weird Attack on Talarico Is Just Part of Their War on Mental Health

2026/10/18

In this clip from a recent Tuesday Night Live episode, Pat Kahnke and Ken Napzok break down how a 9-day flu absence turned into a conspiracy about the Lindner Center of Hope in Ohio, why Paxton's wanted poster stunt backfired, and what it reveals about the right's war on mental health. From stigmatizing therapy as weakness to claiming it's not a gun issue, it's a mental health issue while defunding care, this is the Fruit Test in real time — stated Christian values vs. documented behavior.

TNL Clip: Trump's 10-Year War on Somalis Just Reached Ilhan Omar's Front Door

2026/10/17

In this clip from Tuesday night's live stream with Ken Napzok, Pat connects the reported criminal immigration investigation into Ilhan Omar's citizenship to Donald Trump's decade-long attacks on the Somali community in the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota — home to 80,000+ Somali Americans, over 95% of whom are U.S. citizens.

James Talarico Shows Us How It's Done on CNN! | Adam Remembers His Dad (with Adam Swenson)

2026/10/17

Topics for this episode of the Thursday morning live stream included: James Talarico answering the people of Texas on CNN, and Adam Swenson remembers his father, Dr. Richard Swenson, on his passing.

It's Darker Than We Knew: Trump's New Press Secretary Isn't Just a Simpleton (with Amy Hawk)

2026/10/16

Trump's new White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is darker than we knew. Amy Hawk joins Pat Kahnke to expose Zacharia's lawyer-bar controversy, deleted conspiracy tweets, childlike facade, and record at DHS with Kristi Noem. In her first briefing Zacharia made clear she's working for Donald Trump, not the American people, fawning over Trump while pushing cruelty behind a Christian mask.

CFP LIVE: Donald Trump tries to silence Rep. Ilhan Omar | The Right-Wing's War on Mental Health

2026/10/14

The Markwayne Mullin-led Department of Homeland Security has gone after one of Donald Trump's most vocal adversaries -- Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Homeland Security Investigators raided her DC-area house under the guise of an "investigation" into her immigration status. It's fascism in real time and must be discussed. Plus, right-wing voices tried to sell lies about James Talarico's mental health, and Robert Jeffress wants you to watch a live execution. Pat Kahnke and Ken Napzok discuss all this and more on Culture, Faith, and Politics live!

Hegseth is the Exact Model for MAGA's White Christian Supremacy (with Brad Onishi)

2026/10/13

Does Pete Hegseth want you for his crusade if you're not a Christian? In part 3 of this conversation with retired pastor, Pat Kahnke, Dr. Brad Onishi, author of American Caesar: How Theocrats and Tech Lords Are Turning America into a Monarchy, argues Pete Hegseth is the prototype for what theocrats want to do to the rest of the country.

MAGA Christians Can't Convert America, So They Want to Rule It, Instead (with Brad Onishi)

2026/10/12

Brad Onishi joins Pat Kahnke to explain why MAGA Christians and Christian nationalist leaders now say democracy is the problem and America must save Western civilization with a strongman king. Featuring Doug Wilson, Curtis Yarvin, Peter Thiel and JD Vance, this is Part 2 of our interview on the rise of Western Christian civilizationalism.

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4ssasea 2026/03/03

Wisdom and Humility in Action

I read Pat’s second book about why Christians should reject Trump and as a lifelong Lutheran and unapologetic liberal voter as well, Pat’s words reson...

★★★★★

Ms Tree 2025/12/22

The best!

It’s my favorite podcast and I listen to many! I just wish all the old episodes were available.

★★★★★

EEJ93 2025/04/04

Thank you!

I appreciate your thoughtfulness and devotion to connecting God’s Word to current events. I have felt a bit homeless over the past 5 years, as someone...

★★★★★

gotleftinthemiddle 2025/04/01

Thanks for speaking out!

My faith has been extremely damaged by right wing political evangelicals and their so called “Christian”followers. It helps to know there are evangeli...

★★★★★

2016Hawks 2024/09/06

A gracious call

A clarion call to a portion of the church in America who have been seduced by the desire for political power and thereby wandered from the ways of Jes...

★★★★★

Mzzingu 2024/02/15

So thankful that I found this channel.

I wish this channel and Tim Alberta’s book had existed in 2017, but I’m so glad that I have found it now. I wish one of these gentlemen was my pastor....

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