About this episode

Jon Harris discusses a wide-ranging news roundup on Christian persecution, the American right, and the future of conservative politics.

In this episode of Conversations That Matter, Jon Harris tackles a wide-ranging news roundup touching on Christian persecution, the future of the American right, immigration, Islam, JD Vance, and the growing tensions within conservative politics. Jon begins with the 2026 Open Doors World Watch List and the persecution of Christians around the world, with particular attention to Nigeria and the question of how Christians in America should think about helping persecuted believers while also maintaining responsible immigration and government policy. He then turns to the American right and the growing divide between competing factions, including the tensions surrounding JD Vance, Tucker Carlson, Israel, nationalism, and the future direction of the Republican Party. Jon also examines criticism of JD Vance's proposal to expand federal childcare assistance to married families with a stay-at-home parent. Is the proposal socialism? Jon argues that the more fundamental question is what conservatives should do when government programs already exist. The episode also explores the online right, evangelical institutions, woke ideology, social justice, American identity, and the importance of…

People in this episode

Host: Jon Harris

Topics covered

• Christian persecution
• American right
• immigration policy
• JD Vance
• conservative politics
• woke ideology
• national responsibility

Keywords

• Christian persecution
• JD Vance
• immigration
• conservative politics
• woke ideology
• nationalism
• family
• social justice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Open Doors, Tucker Carlson, Islam

Places: Nigeria, America, Republican Party

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