# Is Your Christianity Just Patriotism? The Cross & the Flag with Misty Hubbard

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Podcast: [The Bad Roman: Christian Politics for Modern Times](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bad-roman-christian-politics-for-modern-times-1217940)
Published: 2025-12-04T19:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://thebadroman.podbean.com/e/is-your-christianity-just-patriotism-the-cross-or-the-flag-with-misty-hubbard/
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## Resource

Craig and Arkansas friend Misty Hubbard trace their journey from “vote harder” conservatism to No King but Christ. They talk about propaganda, “paid patriotism,” online Christian rage, compassion that crosses borders, and why the solution isn’t a better party but a deeper allegiance to Jesus and His Kingdom. How Mike Gaddy shattered Misty’s sense of civic religion, with the haunting question “When have you ever voted yourself more free?”, and what happens when your faith starts sounding more like a campaign ad than the Sermon on the Mount. In the end, this isn’t a call to find a better party; it’s an invitation to step out of the culture war and into small, local communities where people quietly learn to look, and love, more like Jesus. What’s Inside this Episode: How “vote harder” patriotism discipled them more than Jesus The path Misty took that broke her founding myths and civic religion Propaganda, “paid patriotism,” and how getting back to Jesus expands compassion Online Christian rage vs. everyday kindness at work (and what Jesus has to say about it) Why the solution isn’t apathy, but deeper allegiance to Christ’s Kingdom Power and importance of small, local groups (like Misty’s in Russellville) as quiet deprogramming from empire 🤝Connect with Misty Hubbard: Facebook 📖 For Full Show Notes: thebadroman.com/show-notes/episode-149 Key Episode Moments:(00:25) Meet Misty: Arkansas, restaurant, and kindness over hate(01:22) The Chris Ann Hall rally and early constitutional days(12:29) “Good candidates” and the lost cause of electoral politics(14:24) Owning neocon votes and paid patriotism(15:31) “Vote harder” and the salsa break(16:25) The class that wrecked Misty’s civic religion(18:00) When have you ever voted yourself more free?(39:29) None of us were born anarchist…

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