Summary: <p>Folks, for the month of December, we invite you to celebrate advent with us <a href="http://crosspolitic.com/crosspolitic-club/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">by joining our club membership</a>! If you sign up as a club member during December, and as supplies last, we will send you a CrossPolitic magnetic bumper sticker and a CrossPolitic special edition t-shirt (this shirt is not for sale online)! Don’t forget to hit <a href="http://crosspolitic.com/merch/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">our store</a> for your stocking stuffers and Christmas presents. Thanks for all your support, and Merry Christmas!</p> <p>Did you know that the first documented slave owner on American soil was a black man who owned a black man? For this episode, we interviewed <a href="http://www.benkinchlow.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ben Kinchlow</a>, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1936488426/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=crosspolitics-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1936488426&linkId=d988aad87b4edd0094d5c3195b15f3e2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Black Yellow-Dogs</a>. Ben is a minister, broadcaster, author, and businessman, and is known throughout the world as the long-time Co-Host of The 700 Club, and Host of the International Edition of The 700 Club, as seen in more than 80 countries. From the 1800s through 1964, the democrats routinely fought against civil rights legislation. Why do they now get about 90% of the black vote? So much more to chase down in this interview, but we hope you find this thought-provoking.</p> <p>In CrossPolitic news, we discuss Chief Justice Sotomayor’s comments to the council during this past week’s hearing of the same-sex mirage case.</p> <p>Upcoming events to note:</p> <p>1) <a href="http://calledconference.ninja/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CALLED</a><a href="http://calledconference.ninja/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Conference</a> July 16th through 20th– a conference that will challenge Christian high school students to become the next generation of cultural leaders, because they are CALLED…<br> → to put on the whole armor of God<br> → to engage culture<br> → to advance the Kingdom<br> 2) Trinity Reformed Church Epiphany Lectures are March 2nd and 3rd. <a href="http://trinitykirk.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Followup website for details.</a><br> 3) Grace Agenda: Enraging Culture April 13th and 14th in Moscow, Idaho. <a href="https://graceagenda.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register here!</a></p> <p>You can stream live from our website <a href="http://crosspolitic.com/episodes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>, or you can find our newest episode in the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/crosspolitic/id1158923632?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iTunes store</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=2#/ps/Ifw7i5oecjsbcgxkwytdvsop6mq" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google store</a>.</p>
