# Conservative Politics vs. Bible Politics with Jordan Grant Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bad-roman-christian-politics-for-modern-times-1217940/conservative-politics-vs-bible-politics-with-jordan-grant Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bad-roman-christian-politics-for-modern-times-1217940/conservative-politics-vs-bible-politics-with-jordan-grant.md Podcast: [The Bad Roman: Christian Politics for Modern Times](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bad-roman-christian-politics-for-modern-times-1217940) Published: 2026-04-09T18:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://thebadroman.podbean.com/e/conservative-politics-vs-bible-politics-with-jordan-grant/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zfr9vk69jvn3a2az/BR158.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bad-roman-christian-politics-for-modern-times-1217940/episodes/conservative-politics-vs-bible-politics-with-jordan-grant Duration seconds: 4418 ## Resource Jordan Grant joins Craig for a conversation about conservative Christianity, political deconstruction, Christian nationalism, and the long process of questioning power. What begins as a story about talk radio, Republican politics, and growing up inside a conservative Christian world becomes something deeper: a reflection on authority, coercion, medical culture, and what happens when the teachings of Jesus start pulling us away from the systems we once trusted. This episode traces Jordan’s shift from political certainty to a more honest struggle with faith, power, and the kind of allegiance that belongs to Christ alone. They Explore: conservative Christianity and political identity political deconstruction and questioning authority Christian nationalism and the pull of power talk radio, media formation, and partisan loyalty medicine, expertise, and institutional trust why coercion conflicts with the way of Jesus following Christ beyond left-right politics 📖 For Full Show Notes: thebadroman.com/show-notes/episode-157 Listen & Reflect Listen: Listen for the way Jordan describes his political awakening, not as a trend or rebrand, but as a slow unraveling of conservative politics, Christian nationalism, and trust in authority. Reflect: Where have our political beliefs been shaped more by media, fear, or tribal loyalty than by the teachings of Jesus? Where have we confused conservative Christianity with faithful discipleship? Read: Matthew 20:25–28, 1 Samuel 8, Psalm 146, and Romans 12. Pay attention to what Scripture says about rulers, power, coercion, and the way God’s people are called to live. Practice: This week, take one belief you hold about politics, government, or authority and test it with a simple question: Does this reflect the way of Jesus, or does it rely o… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-bad-roman-christian-politics-for-modern-times-1217940/episodes/conservative-politics-vs-bible-politics-with-jordan-grant/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bad-roman-christian-politics-for-modern-times-1217940/conservative-politics-vs-bible-politics-with-jordan-grant.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.