The Bellator Christi Podcast with Pastor Brian Chilton

Christopher Burcham is the pastor of Union Hill Baptist Church in Clemmons, NC. In addition to being a pastor and former teacher of history, Pastor Burcham has had the distinct opportunity to have met the past eight Presidents of the United States. Pastor Burcham reminds the listener that behind the politics and the role, there is a human being filling the role of the President of the United States. In addition, Pastor Burcham reminds us that the Christian must find a delicate balance in his or her involvement in politics, remembering that the Christian holds a dual citizenship--one being that of the Kingdom of God.

Today, we celebrated the life of an American hero, a faithful husband, and a trusting man of God in Junior Matthews. On this broadcast, Pastor Brian reminisces about Junior and replays the interview conducted with Junior which was previously aired.

Religious freedom is a fundamental right built into the fabric of the United States of America. But now, those freedoms are under attack. Even some of the more skeptically-inclined now admit that religious freedoms are under assault. A good example of such an assault comes from California legislators who recently posed a state bill, titled SB1146, that greatly restricts the religious activities and expectations that religious schools in the state of California can hold for its students and staff. Such a bill could greatly impact Christian schools and universities like Biola University in La Mirada, California, and has the potential to affect other Christian schools nationwide. On today's podcast, we are joined by Dr. Scott Waller, Chair of the Political Science Department and Associate Professor of Political Science at Biola University. Dr. Waller holds graduate degrees in both philosophy and political science. Dr. Waller earned his M.A. in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics from Talbot School of Theology, his M.A. in Politics and his Ph.D. in Political Science from Claremont Graduate University, specializing in the fields of American Politics and Political Theory. His research interests involve the intersection of religion and politics, jurisprudence surrounding the First Amendment religion clauses, and the evolving role of the judiciary within the American political order. He is a frequent guest on local radio discussing American politics and a frequent speaker to the general Christian community on issues of importance for believers to consider. He has been on Greg Koukl's Stand to Reason broadcast and has published two books. He has been married to his wife, Cathy, for over twenty-five years and they have two children ages 18 and 15. Join us today for an important discussion.

At his website, Bellator Christi found at http://pastorbrianchilton.wordpress.com, Pastor Brian has spent the past 8 weeks examining the historical Jesus of Nazareth by the historical method. What has he found? Did Jesus of Nazareth historically pass the test? Find out on this podcast. Call in at (323) 784-9617.

In this episode, Pastor Brian looks at the disturbing new trend of atheists preaching from Christian pulpits. Plus, we will have our chatmaster, Shane-O, with us as he gives us information on something he has researched called the Clergy Response Team. This and much more on this episode of Redeeming Truth. Call us with your questions and/or comments at (323) 784-9617.