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In today’s must-watch episode, Pastor Ben tackles the biggest stories blowing up America right now. Israel is leveling entire villages in southern Lebanon to create a security buffer zone, while the Pope visits Algeria and calls for real Christian-Muslim unity and peace.

MAGA and Trump supporters are furious — accusing the Pope of being soft on Islam and ignoring Christian persecution. But Pastor Ben asks the hard question:

Why are some Christians raging at the Pope for reaching out to Muslims, yet staying silent — or even defending — the documented harassment and spitting on Christians in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv?

He also brings in Jewish voices like Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro who argue Zionism is not the same as Judaism, and breaks down Hasan Piker’s explosive comments on Pod Save America where he said he’d choose Hamas over Israel “every single time.”

Then Pastor Ben goes straight to Scripture: Does the Bible actually require Christians to give Israel a blank check no matter what? Using Luke 4 and Isaiah 61, he calls for justice for the “least of these” instead of blind political loyalty.

We are living in dangerous times. Wars rage across the globe, democracy is under attack, the Constitution itself is being challenged, and information warfare never stops. Self-governance and basic freedoms are no longer guaranteed.

This is a moment of transition where every one of us has to do what we can to stay clear-eyed, courageous, and rooted in truth.