Channel Title: Culture, Faith, and Politics Channel Description: Pat Kahnke 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. Channel contains political and social commentary related to issues at the intersection of culture, faith, and politics. Contact Pat Kahnke at culturefaithandpolitics@gmail.com <video> It's FOOLISH to sacrifice our VALUES for POLICIES: Ten lessons I've learned by opposing Trump. Description: Part one of a ten part series on lessons I've learned over the past eight years of opposing Trump and the MAGA movement. My books are available on Amazon: "A Christian Case Against Donald Trump" (2024): https://a.co/d/iVSTqny "MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience" (2020): https://a.co/d/1KNX3uQ </video> <video> Prologue: Discussing Tim Alberta's book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory." Description: I'm re-releasing these conversations Pastor Dave Johnson and I began in December of 2023 about Tim Alberta's book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism". We only made it through Chapter 9 - maybe we should finish the book in the coming months! My books are available on Amazon: "A Christian Case Against Donald Trump" (2024): https://a.co/d/iVSTqny "MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience" (2020): https://a.co/d/1KNX3uQ </video> <video> Let's build something beautiful here: A few thoughts about this channel. Description: Contact me at culturefaithandpolitics@gmail.com </video> <video> Chapter 1: Discussing Tim Alberta's book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory." Description: This episode is a helpful discussion around confronting Christian Nationalism. I'm re-releasing these conversations Pastor Dave Johnson and I began in December of 2023 about Tim Alberta's book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism". We only made it through Chapter 9 - maybe we should finish the book in the coming months! My books are available on Amazon: "A Christian Case Against Donald Trump" (2024): https://a.co/d/iVSTqny "MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience" (2020): https://a.co/d/1KNX3uQ </video> <video> Did Christians choose Barabbas when they chose Trump? Great video and channel to consider following! Description: "A Christian Case Against Donald Trump available on Amazon at https://a.co/d/58Pqp3J Rev Ed Trevors' video about Barabbas: https://youtu.be/kI5NGcUN_dU?si=_JSaFJ208Y1YwxCR </video> <video> Q&A: Can I follow Trump and Jesus at the same time? Description: My books are available on Amazon: "A Christian Case Against Donald Trump" (2024): https://a.co/d/iVSTqny "MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience" (2020): https://a.co/d/1KNX3uQ </video> <video> Q&A Why I don't call myself "Pastor" on this channel Description: Pat Kahnke's books are available on Amazon: "A Christian Case Against Donald Trump" (2024): https://a.co/d/iVSTqny "MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience" (2020): https://a.co/d/1KNX3uQ </video> <video> Q&A: Why I retired from pastoral ministry Description: Pat Kahnke's books are available on Amazon: "A Christian Case Against Donald Trump" (2024): https://a.co/d/iVSTqny "MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience" (2020): https://a.co/d/1KNX3uQ </video> <video> My biggest mistake re: the 2024 election Description: In preparation for my video series "Ten lessons I learned while opposing Trump in 2024" I've been doing some soul searching about my work on this channel. I'm proud of what we're building here, but it's helpful to look at what I could have done better in the years leading up to this election. My books are available on Amazon: "A Christian Case Against Donald Trump" (2024): https://a.co/d/iVSTqny "MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience" (2020): https://a.co/d/1KNX3uQ </video> <video> Chapter 4: Discussing Tim Alberta's book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory." Description: The "They Always Kill the Prophets" Episode - About Russell Moore and the Southern Baptists. My books are available on Amazon: "A Christian Case Against Donald Trump" (2024): https://a.co/d/iVSTqny "MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience" (2020): https://a.co/d/1KNX3uQ Dave Johnson and Pat Kahnke discuss Tim Alberta's new book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism." In this episode we discuss Chapter 4, which focuses on Russell Moore and his attempts to be a voice for truth within the Southern Baptist Convention. </video> <video> Why Christians MUST keep speaking out against MAGA. Description: My books are available on Amazon: "A Christian Case Against Donald Trump" (2024): https://a.co/d/iVSTqny "MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience" (2020): https://a.co/d/1KNX3uQ </video> <video> Do Not Obey in Advance Description: A lesson from Timothy Snyder's book "On Tyranny." My own books are available on Amazon: "A Christian Case Against Donald Trump" (2024): https://a.co/d/iVSTqny "MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience" (2020): https://a.co/d/1KNX3uQ </video> <video> Chapter 2: Discussing Tim Alberta's book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory." Description: The "Giftedness and Dysfunction" Episode My books are available on Amazon: "A Christian Case Against Donald Trump" (2024): https://a.co/d/iVSTqny "MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience" (2020): https://a.co/d/1KNX3uQ Dave Johnson and Pat Kahnke discuss Tim Alberta's fantastic new book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism." This is the third in a series of conversations about the book. In this episode we discuss Chapter 2, in which Tim visits the church of Pastor John Torres, who describes the struggles he's had in recent years to keep his church from splintering over politics. One of the main themes we deal with in this episode is the idea of every church being a mixture of giftedness and dysfunction - how does that impact the issues Pastor Torres encountered? We also go deeper into the idea of how a truncated Gospel can impact our approach to politics in the church. </video> <video> Chapter 3: Discussing Tim Alberta's book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory." Description: The "Falwells and Liberty University" Episode My books are available on Amazon: "A Christian Case Against Donald Trump" (2024): https://a.co/d/iVSTqny "MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience" (2020): https://a.co/d/1KNX3uQ Dave Johnson and Pat Kahnke discuss Tim Alberta's new book "The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism." In this episode we discuss Chapter 3, which focuses on Jerry Falwell Sr., Jerry Falwell Jr., the creation of the Moral Majority, and various shenanigans at Liberty University. </video> <video> Three videos that inspired me today about our democracy! Description: My book "A Christian Case Against Donald Trump" is available on Amazon at https://a.co/d/4BwDl01 Three videos mentioned in this talk: Velshi: History has taught us that defeat paves the way for triumph: https://youtu.be/STTrRr1ksCE?si=DMKD1zIv5d3rJ9WV Laurence Tribe: It’s not over. The resistance is about to ignite: https://youtu.be/z06TJAMY-bo?si=wJwEM6rMZQtEmDOz Timothy Snyder: ‘You have to be in the moment in order to get through the moment’: https://youtu.be/QfQ9dwXFhbM?si=IT00dFmjRiGkoByU </video>

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Pat Kahnke 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.

Channel contains political and social commentary related to issues at the intersection of culture, faith, and politics.

Contact Pat Kahnke at culturefaithandpolitics@gmail.com

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