Gavin Newsom's National Guard Is Firing Christians over Bible Studies (ft. Andrew Garza & Caleb Byrd)

About this episode

The episode discusses the persecution of a Christian military firefighter by the California National Guard and the implications for religious freedom in the military.

On this episode of CrossPolitic One-on-One, the Waterboy welcomes Andrew Garza and attorney Caleb Byrd from Davis Younts Law into the studio to discuss the targeted persecution of a decorated Christian military firefighter and his church community by the California National Guard and why it exposes a growing pattern of religious discrimination being weaponized against outspoken believers in uniform. ABOUT CROSSPOLITIC CrossPolitic exists to put Jesus over Politics and reclaim the public square through bold, joyful, biblically grounded media. We confront the chaos discipling America and build the next generation of Christian media infrastructure. Our mission is simple: all of Christ for all of media for all of America. Mainstream media is collapsing. Eighty-seven percent of journalists identify as progressive, and even many conservative outlets prioritize profit over principle. Meanwhile, billions of hours of digital content are discipling the world every day. CrossPolitic stands in that gap, producing courageous, entertaining, truth-filled media for households, churches, and leaders across the nation. Become a CrossPolitic Club Member Support the mission and unlock exclusive…

People in this episode

Hosts: Waterboy, Pastor Toby, Choc Knox

Guests: Andrew Garza, Caleb Byrd

Topics covered

• religious discrimination
• military
• Christianity
• persecution
• California National Guard
• law
• freedom of religion

Keywords

• Gavin Newsom
• Christian military firefighter
• religious persecution
• California National Guard
• Andrew Garza
• Caleb Byrd
• CrossPolitic

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: California National Guard, Davis Younts Law, CrossPolitic

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