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The separation of church and state is fundamental to American politics—one of the core principles established when the nation emerged. But https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastors Keith Simon) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick Miller) believe that this doesn't mean that we should (or can) keep our faith out the voting booth. To the contrary, Jesus has a politic and Christians must be guided by it. Interested in more content like this? Check out our earlier episodes on https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-are-heavens-politics-questions-your-asking-matthew-5-7/ (What Are Heaven's Politics?) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/does-claiming-your-giving-on-your-taxes-negate-spiritual-blessings-questions-youre-asking-deuteronomy-14-22-23/ (Does Claiming Your Giving on Your Taxes Negate Spiritual Blessings?)  Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too.  To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks.   Outline 0:15 - https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/what-are-heavens-politics-questions-your-asking-matthew-5-7/ (What Are Heaven's Politics?) 1:50 - Should we separate church and state? 3:10 - https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16920600 (JFK and his beliefs): first Catholic running for presidency 4:55 - Frank Bruni on faith 6:50 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4.18&version=NIV (Luke 4.18) 8:20 - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/14/breaking-tim-farron-resigns-liberal-democrat-leader/ (Tim Farron) and his letter of resignation 10:40 - How to get your loyalties right 11:35 - Is it a problem that so many white Evangelicals voted for Trump? 14:40 - Motive matters: https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/does-claiming-your-giving-on-your-taxes-negate-spiritual-blessings-questions-youre-asking-deuteronomy-14-22-23/ (Does Claiming Your Giving on Your Taxes Negate Spiritual Blessings?) 15:35 - What the Right offers Christians: the "leader cult' 18:30 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+4.8-9&version=ESV (Matthew 4.8-9) 19:45 - What the Left offers Christians: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/12/andrew-sullivan-americas-new-religions.html (Andrew Sullivan) on "The Great Awokening" 23:55 - https://cct.biola.edu/love-humility-politics-russell-moore/ (Russell Moore quote) 24:20 - Subscribe. Rate. Share.   Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks (https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo)   Passages Luke 4.18: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4.18&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+4.18&version=NIV) Matthew 4.8-9: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+4.8-9&version=ESV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+4.8-9&version=ESV)   References JFK and his beliefs ("Transcript: JFK's Speech on His Religion" from NPR): https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16920600 (https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=16920600) Frank Bruni on faith ("Your God and My Dignity" by Frank Bruni from New York Times): Your God and My Dignity: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/opinion/sunday/frank-bruni-religious-liberty-bigotry-and-gays.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/opinion/sunday/frank-bruni-religious-liberty-bigotry-and-gays.html) Tim Farron ("Tim Farron Resigns and Admits It Would be 'Impossible' for Him to to... Support this podcast