Pat Kahnke is the author of the book ”Maga Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience,” which was published before the 2020 election. He was an evangelical church planter and pastor for twenty years before retiring from church ministry in 2016. Planted a church in the inner city of St. Paul, MN - part of the Baptist General Conference (Converge) and Alliance for Renewal Churches. A lifelong conservative Republican until the party left him in 2016. Now a political independent, he has written off the Republican party until it completes 40 years in the wilderness for its capitulation to the MAGA movement.
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Pat Kahnke is the author of the book ”Maga Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience,” which was published before the 2020 election. He was an evangelical church planter and pastor for twenty years before retiring from church ministry in 2016. Planted a church in the inner city of St. Paul, MN - part of the Baptist General Conference (Converge) and Alliance for Renewal Churches. A lifelong conservative Republican until the party left him in 2016. Now a political independent, he has written off the Republican party until it completes 40 years in the wilderness for its capitulation to the MAGA movement.
Channel contains political and social commentary related to issues at the intersection of culture, faith, and politics.
A Christian Leader's Warning on Trump: Tihomer Kukolja on Nationalism, Gaza, and the Way of Jesus
Culture, Faith and Politics with Pat Kahnke
55 minutes
3 months ago
A Christian Leader's Warning on Trump: Tihomer Kukolja on Nationalism, Gaza, and the Way of Jesus
In this wide-ranging and deeply personal conversation, Pat Kahnke speaks with Reverend Tihomir Kukolja—a Christian leader shaped by war, steeped in reconciliation work, and unafraid to speak hard truths.
Kukolja reflects on the collapse of Yugoslavia, the rise of Donald Trump, the horrors of Gaza, and the dangerous theology driving evangelical silence and complicity. Drawing from decades of international ministry and firsthand experience in Sarajevo, he warns that the same forces that tore apart the Balkans are at work in America—and in the church.
Together, they explore:• The emotional and political costs of evangelical eschatology• How Christian nationalism mirrors religious extremism• Why “criticizing Israel” is not antisemitism• The model of Jesus vs. the model of Trump• How truth-telling, not niceness, heals division
This is not abstract theology. It’s about how we lead, how we love, and whether our faith contributes to peace—or war.
“Christian nationalism and Islamic jihadism are two sides of the same coin—when faith is used to justify violence, it's no longer the faith of Jesus.” – Tihomir Kukolja
If you’ve been searching for faithful resistance and global Christian perspective, this episode is a must-listen.
Culture, Faith and Politics with Pat Kahnke
Pat Kahnke is the author of the book ”Maga Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience,” which was published before the 2020 election. He was an evangelical church planter and pastor for twenty years before retiring from church ministry in 2016. Planted a church in the inner city of St. Paul, MN - part of the Baptist General Conference (Converge) and Alliance for Renewal Churches. A lifelong conservative Republican until the party left him in 2016. Now a political independent, he has written off the Republican party until it completes 40 years in the wilderness for its capitulation to the MAGA movement.
Channel contains political and social commentary related to issues at the intersection of culture, faith, and politics.
