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Christian Perspective on Immigration | Alex Kocman | Episode 330

The Speakeasy

The Girl Named Blake

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Author, speaker, and podcast host Alex Kocman joins Blake to discuss the complexities of immigration from a Christian perspective and the church's role in addressing societal challenges. They explore how biblical principles provide guidance on loving neighbors, understanding nations, and maintaining ordered affections. Alex emphasizes the importance of discerning scripture to navigate nuanced conversations and counter manipulative narratives. Together, they challenge oversimplifications and encourage listeners to engage with immigration thoughtfully, balancing compassion with practical governance. The discussion also touches on the cultural and spiritual implications of diversity and national identity. In this episode, you’ll be able to… Understand the balance between love and wisdom when addressing immigration and societal challenges. Explore the church's unique role in meeting spiritual and social needs beyond the scope of government programs. Examine the ethical and practical implications of current immigration policies and their effects on both migrants and host nations. Alex is the author of Striving for the Faith — available now! To connect with Alex… Website: alexkocman.com X: @ajkocman Podcast: The Missions Podcast Thanks to our Sponsor: Fatty15 - Start replenishing your C15 levels and restore your long-term health. Get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to Fatty15.com/BLAKE and using the promo code BLAKE. If you’d like to partner with Blake as a sponsor of the Confessions of a Crappy Christian podcast, fill out our Advertise With Us form! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome back to another episode of Confessions of a Crappy Christian, a misfit media network

0:11.4

production. I am your host and resident Crappy Christian Blake, and every week I get to have

0:16.9

the coolest conversations with incredible people about all the things most Christians

0:21.8

are still not sure we're allowed to talk about. So if you've been looking for a place to land

0:26.3

with all your crap and for someone to just be honest about what it looks like to walk through

0:31.2

this Christian life while you've come to the right place, pull up a seat, pop in your headphones

0:35.9

and tune out your kids, and come hang out with me

0:38.6

and a guest for the authentic conversations that you have been looking for.

0:49.7

All right, you guys, welcome to another episode of the podcast. I'm really excited to have

0:53.9

Alex been on the show today to discuss immigration, right?

0:58.2

We're just going to like jump right in.

0:59.6

Yeah.

1:00.6

This is a really heavy topic, but it's also a really popular topic.

1:04.9

And it is one that I think contains a lot of nuance.

1:08.0

And you're seeing different ideas and versus weaponized and thrown back

1:13.9

and forth. I'm like, okay, let's just maybe set a foundation and try to have a civil but

1:20.6

educated conversation about this topic in order to equip people to move forward and have this

1:25.3

conversation on their own. Before we jump into that,

1:28.1

I would love to just kind of let my audience get to know you a little bit. I'm not going to lie,

1:32.0

I did a quick extensive scroll through your ex- Twitter feed and laughed out loud multiple times

1:39.1

and also was just refreshing. I think I agreed with almost every single thing you said. You talk a lot about

1:45.4

everything, missions to immigration, to policy, to politics. And so excited to have this conversation.

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