November 14, 2026 • The Back 40 Leadership Podcast
Episode 134 — After the Midterms, Forced Faith, Dehumanizing Our Enemies
Mel, Joel, and Michael discuss the midterm election results and what they tell us about the country. They talk about why both sides have made politics a religion, and why God cared more about the hearts of His people than about who ruled them. Then they ask what it does to a person to change convictions every two years to stay with the balance of power. From there they talk about whether a movement like America First can be co-opted, and why faith that is forced or socially convenient is not real faith. They close on dehumanization — how us and them thinking can justify almost anything, why every person bears the image of God, and whether disgust rather than hatred drives atrocity.
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