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How Hate Fuels Big Businesses & Politicians but Destroys Us

04-15-2021

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After Georgia passed new voting laws the MLB and politicians on both sides seem vested in keeping using it to keep both sides angry. Who wins in this deal? Hint: it’s not you Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more resources and related episodes, including https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/are-all-christians-conservative-guest-interview-with-dr-kristin-kobes-du-mez/ (Donald Trump and Evangelical Masculinity) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/have-politics-become-the-new-religion-is-the-west-dying-should-christians-engage-in-politics-or-step-out-completely-get-answers-to-these-questions-from-pastor-patrick-millers-interview-with-dr-c/ (Do You Worship Politics?) Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too. Use #asktmbt to connect with us, ask questions, and suggest topics. We'd love to hear from you! 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/tmbtpodcast (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Outline 0:10 - Major League Baseball moving All-Star Game and the cultural moment 4:45 - New voter ID law in Georgia 14:00 - Why was this law passed?: https://www.abhmuseum.org/voting-rights-for-blacks-and-poor-whites-in-the-jim-crow-south/ (Southern Jim Crow voting laws) 18:50 - Power and political division: https://www.thewrap.com/charles-barkley-calls-out-divide-and-conquer-politicians-during-final-four-broadcast-video/ (Charles Barkley) 22:15 - Private companies and monetizing political division 28:40 - https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-calls-gop-passed-georgia-law-restricting-voting/story?id=76708228 (Biden on Georgia law) and https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/30/biden-falsely-claims-new-georgia-law-ends-voting-hours-early/ (Washington Post analysis) 32:50 - Media industry and private companies monetizing division 44:10 - Is this really the world we want to live in? 45:40 - Community divisions: The Crossing Church partnerships in Columbia 53:10 - 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/tmbtpodcast (https://twitter.com/tmbtpodcast) References Biden on Georgia law ("Biden Calls New GOP-Passed Georgia Law Restricting Voting Access an 'Atrocity''" by Michelle Stoddart from ABC News): https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-calls-gop-passed-georgia-law-restricting-voting/story?id=76708228 (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-calls-gop-passed-georgia-law-restricting-voting/story?id=76708228) Washington Post analysis "Biden Falsely Claims the New Georgia Law 'Ends Voting Hour Early'" by Glenn Kessler from The Washington Post): https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/30/biden-falsely-claims-new-georgia-law-ends-voting-hours-early/ (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/30/biden-falsely-claims-new-georgia-law-ends-voting-hours-early/) Resources "Voting Rights for Blacks and Poor Whites in the Jim Crow South" by Dr. Russell Brooker from America's Black Holocaust Museum: https://www.abhmuseum.org/voting-rights-for-blacks-and-poor-whites-in-the-jim-crow-south/ (https://www.abhmuseum.org/voting-rights-for-blacks-and-poor-whites-in-the-jim-crow-south/) Jim Crow Laws from Ballotpedia: https://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Crow_laws (https://ballotpedia.org/Jim_Crow_laws) "Charles Barkley Calls Out 'Divide and Conquer' Politicians During Final Four Broadcast" by Jeremy Fuster from The Wrap: https://www.thewrap.com/charles-barkley-calls-out-divide-and-conquer-politicians-during-final-four-broadcast-video/... Support this podcast