JD Vance, This Pastor Knows You're Full of it. (And, I'm Not Talking About The Holy Spirit.)

The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz Podcast · Jan 31, 2025 · 5m

Hi JD,

I know you claim to be a follower of Jesus.

I’ve heard you invoke your Catholic faith often on the campaign trail.

You wear your religion openly.

Now, let’s set aside the fact that you’re serving underneath a man you yourself not long ago compared to Hitler: a court-adjudicated rapist and 34-count felon indicted several times for high crimes; a man whose racism, misogyny, and immorality are at stratospheric levels.

The theological gymnastics you have to do to reconcile that with the teachings of Jesus aren’t something I think we have time to unpack right now.

However, I heard you…