Highest Power: Church + State

A podcast from Baptist News Global examining the intersection of faith and politics at the highest levels of power. Hosted by Rick Pidcock.

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Episodes

May 18, 2026

Ep127: I Attended the Events in Washington D.C. Rededicating the Country to being One Nation under God, Part One

May 18, 2026

14 min

Monday, May 18, 2026 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com.

May 14, 2026

Ep126: How Should We Respond to the GOP Targeting Black Communities Through Gerrymandering? with Edmond W. Davis

May 14, 2026

42 min

Thursday, May 14, 2026 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com.

May 11, 2026

Ep125: How Pro-Natalists Coopted Mother's Day & How Black Women Liberate Us from White Patriarchy, with Braxton Wade

May 11, 2026

29 min

Monday, May 11, 2026 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com.

May 7, 2026

Ep124: Are Aliens Here? Why Pastors are Claiming that Government Officials are Asking Them to Prepare Their Congregations for Disclosure

May 7, 2026

33 min

Thursday, May 7, 2026 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com.

May 4, 2026

Ep123: The Newsboys Scandal & How American Dominion Theology Is Coopting the Worship Industry, with Keri Ladner

May 4, 2026

34 min

Monday, May 4, 2026 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com.

Apr 30, 2026

Ep122: How MLK Jr.'s Nonviolent Support of the Oppressed Contrasts with the Motive in the White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting, with Lerone Martin

Apr 30, 2026

27 min

Thursday, April 30, 2026 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com.

Apr 27, 2026

Ep121: How Theologies of Hell Can Hold Violent Men Accountable Rather than Threaten Women and Children

Apr 27, 2026

29 min

Monday, April 27, 2026 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com.

Apr 23, 2026

Ep120: How "America Reads the Bible" Is an Attempt to Normalize a Theocracy

Apr 23, 2026

36 min

Thursday, April 23, 2026 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com.

Apr 20, 2026

Ep119: Mark Driscoll's Role in the Freedom 250 Event & How Complementarianism Sacralizes Violence Against Women, with Sheila Gregoire

Apr 20, 2026

32 min

Monday, April 20, 2026 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com.

Apr 16, 2026

Ep118: How the "America Reads the Bible" Event Promotes Myths about Our Christian Past, with Warren Throckmorton

Apr 16, 2026

23 min

Thursday, April 16, 2026 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com.