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What Can Christians Do and Will It Work?

In this episode of the Good Faith Podcast, Curtis Chang and David French name what's happening to American democracy right now: "Dual State America," where life feels normal—until the Trump administration's lawless prerogative power snaps into place. From the Renee Good case to Orwellian spin and rising political violence, they trace how authoritarianism spreads by redefining reality and daring ordinary people not to resist. French's gut-check: stop waiting for someone else to save the country—do something your grandkids will recognize as courage.

02:40 - What Is The "Dual State"?

06:25 - What Does The Renee Good Shooting Show Us?

11:03 - Potential For Resistance and Change

15:32 - The Dangers of Rotating Elected Authoritarians

20:03 - The "Gradually, Then Suddenly" Collapse

24:30 - What Can Individuals Do?

35:31 - The Risk and Uncertainty of Action

37:10 - Embracing Faithfulness Over Effectiveness

47:27 - Christians and The Integrity of Words

47:58 - What Sustains David French?

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• David French: An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good
• Ernst Frenkel's

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