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Former president and born again Christian, Jimmy Carter, died at the age of 100. As the media reflects on his legacy of public service and humanitarianism, some are contrasting Carter’s faith with that of conservative white evangelicals. Esau McCaulley says Carter is being used as a cudgel by progressives to shame their political opponents. Is he right? Skye and Phil unpack two explanations for the country’s rejection of President Carter for Ronald Reagan in 1980. Was Carter too liberal or too humble? Then, pastor and Holy Post Pundit, Gabriel Salguero, is back to talk about a second Trump administration’s plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, and how Christians and church leaders should hope for the best but prepare for the worst. Also this week—Phil wants to do a telethon for turtles.    Holy Post Plus Getting Schooled - Heresy 101: https://www.patreon.com/posts/119252265/   0:00 - Show Starts 3:51 - Theme Song 4:12  - Sponsor - Sundays Dog Food - Get 40% off your first order of Sundays. Go to https://www.SundaysForDogs.com/HOLYPOST or use code HOLYPOST at checkout 5:15 - Sponsor - Hiya Health - Go to www.hiyahealth.com/HOLYPOST to receive 50% off your first order  6:54 - News of the Bubble Butt Turtles 16:15 - Jimmy Carter’s Legacy 23:36 - Is Carter Popular for Being a Progressive Evangelical? 30:36 - Carter, Mr. Rogers, and Pope Francis 49:42 - Sponsor - Wheaton - Go to www.wheaton.edu/communicatingchrist to learn more about the Doctor of Ministry program at the Wheaton College grad school  50:46 - Sponsor - Faithful Counseling - This episode is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. Give online therapy a try at https://www.faithfulcounseling.com/HOLYPOST and get 10% off  51:53 - Interview 59:24 - The Ambiguity of the Trump Administration 1:11:46 - Developing a Pastoral Response 1:22:03 - Signs of Mass Deportation 1:28:18 - End Credits     Links Mentioned in News Segment: Sea Turtle Bubble Butt 3D Printing:  https://www.npr.org/2024/12/28/nx-s1-5238294/sea-turtle-bubble-butt Jimmy Carter Embodied the “Road Not Taken” by Many White Evangelical Christians:  https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/31/us/jimmy-carter-evangelical-christians-cec?cid=ios_app Jimmy Carter’s Life Should Make Christian Right Feel Ashamed: https://www.thedailybeast.com/jimmy-carter-represented-christianity-in-politics-at-its-best/   Other resources: Holy Post website: https://www.holypost.com/ Holy Post Plus: www.holypost.com/plus  Holy Post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holypost Holy Post Merch Store: https://www.holypost.com/shop The Holy Post is supported by our listeners. We may earn affiliate commissions through links listed here. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.  

Happy new year! We’re starting 2025 by answering questions from the Holy Post audience. You’ve asked us about movies and shows we are looking forward to this year, and what regrets we have about things we’ve said in the past. Phil explains his fashion choices, Skye explains why he’s still a conservative, and Kaitlyn has an idea for replacing “News of the Butt.” Plus, will there be enough room for everyone in the new heavens and earth?   0:00 - Show Starts   2:57 - Theme Song   3:18 - Sponsor - Rocket Money - Find and cancel your old subscriptions with Rocket Money at https://www.rocketmoney.com/holypost   4:26 - Blueland - Get up to 25% off your first order by going to https://www.Blueland.com/HOLYPOST   5:33 - Sponsor - AG1 - Heavily researched, thoroughly purity-tested, and filled with stuff you need. Go to https://www.drinkag1.com/HOLYPOST   8:20 - Skye's FBI Hat   11:42 - Public Statement Regrets   18:50 - News of the Butt Replacement?   22:01 - Movies and Shows Coming Out in 2025   26:15 - Loving Your Enemies When They're Hurting Others   35:37 - Holy Post: Liberal or Conservative?   47:35 - What Should Phil Wear?   52:44 - Not a Political Talk Podcast   1:03:57 - How to Fit All the People in Heaven   1:10:09 - End Credits   Other resources: Holy Post website: https://www.holypost.com/   Holy Post Plus: www.holypost.com/plus   Holy Post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holypost   Holy Post Merch Store: https://www.holypost.com/shop   The Holy Post is supported by our listeners. We may earn affiliate commissions through links listed here. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

The MeToo movement was a huge cultural movement—but now, many major government leaders with sexual abuse scandals under their belt seem to go under the radar—how did we get to this point? And what about the aftermath of the ChurchToo movement? David and Skye discuss this, as well as a case in the Supreme Court about Tennessee’s ban on transgender medical intervention for kids.   0:00 - Theme Song   0:17 - Show Begins   7:19 - MeToo as a Christian Ethic   12:34 - False Safety in Christian Subculture   22:48 - The Bad Patterns in the Aftermath   28:45 - Bon on Transgender Medical Intervention for Kids   35:14 - Rational Basis Example   44:45 - Tattoos and Parental Consent   52:09 - David’s Prediction on the Court Ruling   58:15 - Looking Forward to Superman   1:06:23 - End Credits   Other resources: Holy Post website: https://www.holypost.com/ Holy Post Plus: www.holypost.com/plus  Holy Post Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/holypost  Holy Post Merch Store: https://www.holypost.com/shop The Holy Post is supported by our listeners. We may earn affiliate commissions through links listed here. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

Merry Christmas! In celebrity conversion news, Denzel Washington got baptized at his church in Harlem just days before his 70th birthday and became a licensed minister, and New York Times columnist, David Brooks, has written about his surprising journey from agnosticism to Christianity. What do these stories tell us about our culture’s ongoing hunger for God? On the other side, David French explains why some Christians now think cruelty is acceptable. New Testament scholar, Nijay Gupta, is back to talk about what the Gospels actually say about Jesus’ birth, and what our Christmas pageants get right and very wrong about the story. Also this week—an airport in New Zealand bans hugs longer than three minutes   Sponsor - Logos Bible Study App: If you want to simplify your study and go deeper into Scripture, visit www.logos.com/holypost. You can get started for free with an exclusive extended 2-month free trial.   Sponsor - Hiya Health - Go to www.hiyahealth.com/HOLYPOST to receive 50% off your first order Sponsor - Faithful Counseling - This episode is sponsored by Faithful Counseling. Give online therapy a try at https://www.faithfulcounseling.com/HOLYPOST and get 10% off   Links Mentioned in the News Segment Is this airport’s 3-minute limit on goodbye hugs ‘inhumane’? https://www.euronews.com/travel/2024/10/22/max-hug-time-three-minutes-new-zealand-airport-goes-viral-for-limiting-goodbyes#:~:text=Three%20minutes%20was%20%22plenty%20of,and%20serotonin%2C%20De%20Bono%20said   Denzel Washington Gets Baptized and Becomes a Minister During Live Streamed Ceremony: 'It Took a While but I'm Here' https://people.com/denzel-washington-gets-baptized-and-becomes-minister-during-live-streamed-ceremony-8765639   Opinion | The Shock of Faith: It’s Nothing Like I Thought It Would Be https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/opinion/faith-god-christianity.html