Topic: Charleston

2 chapters across the catalog

77: No Hugs Needed
• 49:23 - 55:54

77: No Hugs Needed

Charleston Background Check Loophole and Forgiveness Narrative

Reverend Anthony Thompson, whose wife was killed by Dylann Roof, advocates for closing the Charleston background check loophole. The discussion critiques the tendency of victims to offer immediate forgiveness to politicians who fail to deliver on legislative promises. The hosts note that despite Biden's compassionate rhetoric, substantive criminal justice reform remains elusive.

42: GBG
• 27:24 - 32:23

42: GBG

Biblical Perspectives on Self-Defense and Wrath

Following the 2015 Charleston church shooting, some black churches have embraced parishioners "packing pistols in the pews." The discussion explores a theological view of God as a figure of war, vengeance, and protection, rather than just love, to justify the use of firearms for community defense.