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Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk: Eugene Cho’s Guide to Political Conversations

Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk: Eugene Cho’s Guide to Political Conversations

FromFor The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast


Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk: Eugene Cho’s Guide to Political Conversations

FromFor The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast

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Length:
67 minutes
Released:
Jan 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Our For the Love of Faith Icons series is going strong, and this week we’re diving into an issue we’ve probably all struggled with: how to act like a Christian when we’re riled up about our political views. Without even knowing it, each of us has likely been guilty of having the “I’m-right-and-everybody-who-doesn’t-agree-with-me-is-crazy” attitude when it comes to politics. And today, we’re here to get a little help on how we can engage in politics with civility and openness not only as believers, but as good citizens in general. Eugene Cho, the founder of Quest Church and the non-profit One Day’s Wages, gives his pastoral view on how, if we can keep loving God and loving others as our guiding principles, we’ll be better equipped to engage in civil and productive conversations (and PS: it won’t send us spiraling down to political/moral ruin to listen to a contrary opinion). Cho emphasizes that when we surround ourselves with people who don’t look, think, feel, or vote like us, we are following Jesus’ commandment to “love our neighbor.” And it matters how we engage, Cho reminds us, because “politics matter. Because politics inform policies that impact real human people created in the image of God.”
Released:
Jan 28, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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