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Christian Nationalism From a Church Musician’s Perspective
Every pastor I know struggles with the Sunday that follows July 4. There is often a push to celebrate this patriotic holiday in a way that diminishes the reign of…
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From Rwanda’s Dark Past to America’s Uncertain Future
In today’s episode of The Altar and the Eagle, we take a somber look back at the Rwandan Genocide—a tragic event that claimed around 800,000 lives due to deep-seated ethnic…
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The Nazis, the Pastors, and Christian Nationalism
In our latest episode of ‘The Altar and the Eagle,’ we unpack the chilling legacy of eugenics and its misuse for political gains, tracing from Galton up to the atrocities…
In 2004 I made a documentary film, “Theologians Under Hitler,” which exposed the extent of Christian support for Nazi Germany. It changed my life, and those of others who saw it and took its message seriously.
Twenty years later, we have arrived at the brink of what I feared: America, where it “can’t happen here,” faces an election in which one candidate has pledged a dictatorship “on day one.” Christians across the nation will vote for him; Christian leaders will endorse him from their pulpits. And this challenges the very foundation of the faith.
This podcast tells the Church’s history during the Third Reich. Consider supporting this podcast if you:
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Please join me in this venture. Thank you.
– Rev. Steven D. Martin
