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S4:E7 100th Episode!
Melvin Benson of the Cinematic Doctrine podcast asks Chris Staron about the Truce Podcast Truce usually uses research, music, sound effects, and expert interviews to tell complicated stories about the Christian Church. We've made something like 100 episodes! Our...
S4:E6 Is It A Sin to Be Wealthy?
What the richest town in the United States can teach us about the rich young ruler and the potential evils of wealth Jackson, Wyoming is a small tourist town in the middle of nowhere. It is just a few miles south of Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone. Millions...
S4:E5 Conservation Easements
How the ultra-wealthy use government funds to finance their backyards Some of the wealthiest people in the world live (or pretend to live) in Jackson, Wyoming. That includes some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Digging into the property tax records, we discovered...
S4:E4 The Johnson County War
How a group of wealthy cattle barons murdered with impunity and the help of a sitting president. <iframe frameborder="0" height="200" scrolling="no" src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CHRTDY6538246364" width="100%"></iframe> The barn at the TA Ranch...
S4:E3 Jesus and John Wayne
How the myth of the cowboy encouraged Christians to vote for Donald Trump and changed Christian masculinity What do you think of when you picture a cowboy? A rugged, handsome individual? A lover? Someone who doesn't need the government's help? Evangelicalism has long...
S4:E2 Kaitlyn Sheiss and Our Four False Gospels
Can Christians engage in politics in a way that is socially responsible? Kaitlyn Schiess, author of “The Liturgy of Politics”, joins us to discuss this.
S4:E1 Jemar Tisby and How to Fight Racism
Christians have long been responsible for racism. Here is how we can resist it. Do systems really keep minorities down? Even asking the questions sound socialistic to some. But we need to go through our society to root out systems that breed inequality. But how?...
E3:S46 Takeaway 5: It’s Easier to Call People to a Heritage than to a Saving Faith
Is the United States a Christian nation? And is that notion worth pursuing? Some of the most common feedback I heard about season 3 of Truce is that I didn't give the Christian America camp enough time to back their opinion. In this mini-episode, I discuss my reason...
S3:E45 Takeaway 4: Complexity is Cool
Is this generation unable to think in black and white terms? Chris sits down with Dr. Richard Land for his worst interview yet… and learns to appreciate the value of complexity.