Something strange happens whenever a certain kind of white Christian politician speaks about justice in public.

Suddenly commentators act like they’ve discovered a brand-new species: the Christian who actually sounds like Jesus.

David French wrote that James Talarico is “one of the few openly Christian politicians in the United States who acts like a Christian.”

You can really only write a sentence like that if you have one kind of Christian in mind.

Because if the Black church is in your imagination, that sentence simply doesn’t make sense.

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In this episode of The Justice Briefing podcast, I talk about Iran, Armageddon, and End Times Prophecy.

We get into:

• Dispensationalism as explained by John Nelson Darby
• James I. Scofield’s reference Bible
• the Left Behind book and film series
• How end times theology shapes U.S. foreign relations with Israel and the Middle East

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I leave you with this thought:

A theology that excuses violence does not glorify God.

A faith that ignores injustice does not serve humanity.

And a church that trades its prophetic voice for political loyalty cannot be the light of the world.

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References:

• Before you share that story about how troops were told the Iran War is for “Armageddon,” read this
• Bombs for the Apocalypse? (Footnotes Substack)
• Tisby Media- Catch the Vision

You don’t have to cross an ocean, a continent, and cultures to 1930s Germany to learn how to resist authoritarianism

Black history is a witness is right here in the United States.

That is why any serious response to authoritarian power today must reckon honestly with Black history.

In this episode, Dr. Jemar explains what we can learn from the people who promoted democracy before us.

Here are four ways Black history teaches us to resist authoritarianism

1. Learn Who the Nazis Got It From
2. Practice Narrative Resistance
3. Build Independent Institutions
4. Practice Political Realism

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