About this episode
Are borders tyrannical or necessary? Returning guest Chris Polk helps us dismantle the political theater around immigration and ask what allegiance to Jesus looks like when the state shows up with masks and rifles. From truck-stop stories to John 4, they explore why restricting movement may be the worst tyranny and how ordinary neighbor love beats team-red/blue fear.
Chris argues both parties fed the ICE machine, shares a Cuban car rescue story that needed no papers, and reminds us that Jesus walked through Samaria, not around it. If Mary and Joseph fled Herod today, would we demand their passports?
They dig into:
Why “do something!” turns into state violence
Borders as cages that keep you in vs. others out
The Good Samaritan as the “Good Immigrant”
Cop-aganda and qualified immunity
“Would Jesus follow the law?” when the law crushes the least
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Previous Bad Roman Episodes with Chris
Lessons from the Trucking Industry with Chris Polk (Episode #77)
Home School: 2021 Year End Round Table (Episode #47)
Your Rights with Chris Polk & Jacob Daniel (Episode #38)
God's Country or Jesus’s Kingdom? Navigating the Nexus of Nationalism and Faith in America (Epsiode #99)
? For Full Show Notes: thebadroman.com/show-notes/episode-148
Key Episode Moments:
(01:00) Framing the Question: Christ vs. Caesar
(04:00) The Machine Called “Do Something”
(10:30) Fear Cycles & Border Theater
(18:00) Borders as Cages (Keeping You In)
(23:00) The Cuban VW & Neighbor Love
(27:00) Jesus Through Samaria
(35:00) The Worst Tyranny: Blocking Movement
(44:00) When “Our Guys” Get Power
(50:00) Cop-aganda & Qualified Immunity
(57:00) Would Jesus “Follow the Law”?
(1:02:00) Sowing Violence, Reaping Blowback
(1:08:00) Repentance, Friendship, & “No King b
