The Steve Dace Show: Minneapolis Shooting Aftermath, Census Citizenship, and Theology Thursday

Response to Minneapolis Shooting

• 🚨 The Minneapolis Catholic school shooting is framed as an act of "demonic trainy violence" and a wake-up call for Christians.
• 🛡️ Churches are urged to increase security measures, with suggestions for armed and trained individuals on premises.
• ⚔️ Historical parallels are drawn to times when churches faced persecution and had to defend themselves.
• ⚠️ The speaker emphasizes that no church is safe from such violence, regardless of location.

Critique of Media and Political Response

• 🗣️ The mayor of Minneapolis is criticized for "demonic levels of gaslighting" by focusing on the transgender community and ignoring the shooter's identity.
• 💬 Jen Psaki's statement that "prayer is not enough" is agreed with, but twisted to argue for common-sense gun control, specifically barring individuals seeking "gender affirming care" from owning weapons.
• 📰 Mainstream media outlets like the New York Times and USA Today are accused of downplaying or omitting the shooter's transgender identity while focusing on other narratives like white supremacy.
• 🎭 The speaker argues that the media's narrative is driven by a commitment to a particular ideology that denies reality.

The "Count Act" and Census Citizenship

• 🏛️ Congressman August Pfluger introduces the "Count Act" to codify Trump's executive order requiring a citizenship question on the Census.
• 📊 The bill aims to prevent the overcounting of non-citizens, which allegedly skews congressional representation and federal funding, particularly benefiting "blue states."
• ⚖️ The Supreme Court's 2019 decision upholding the legality of asking a citizenship question is cited as precedent.
• 🗳️ The act is presented as a measure to restore "law and order" and common sense to the census process.

"Toxic Empathy" and Moral Frameworks

• 💔 "Toxic empathy" is defined as empathy that affirms sin, validates lies, or supports destructive policies.
• 🧠 The media and progressives are accused of using Christian compassion to manipulate people into supporting progressive agendas, often by focusing on a single victim's narrative.
• 🚫 Empathy is argued to be a poor guide for morality, as it can lead to cruelty or destructive policies, whereas love, guided by faith, is a better framework.
• ⚖️ The discussion highlights the importance of moral premises and frameworks, distinguishing between actions based on valid moral reasoning (like self-defense) and those that are not.

Theological Discussion: Calvinism and Salvation

• 🕊️ A listener struggles with Calvinism, questioning if Jesus died for everyone and why evangelism is necessary if God has already chosen the elect.
• ❓ The debate between limited vs. unlimited atonement is explored, with the consensus that the atonement is limited to be effective, but the debate lies in what limits it (God's sovereignty vs. man's choice).
• 🤔 The question of "why should I do what God wants me to do?" is answered by the Christian's exchange of their will for God's and the desire for Christ to live through them.
• 📖 Distinctions are made between "total depravity" (incapacity to bridge the gap with God) and "utter depravity" (no good in you at all), with the former being the accepted theological stance.
• 🤝 The importance of recognizing the "fruit of salvation" in a person's life, regardless of theological disagreements, is emphasized as a boundary for Christian fellowship.