American elections are way too nasty. Political ads and campaign speeches are filled with attacks, condemnations, criticisms, verbal assaults, unproven accusations, and even false charges that candidates from all major political parties— including incumbents—lob at each other. Our Constitution guarantees us free speech, but that right should never be taken as a license to slander. Like falsely yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theater, slander is not protected free speech. 

We now live in a highly loquacious, instantaneous, intractable mediated culture, and a cowboy named Steroidal Slander is on the loose. When the character of another is involved, he’s quick on the draw. 

What’s the remedy? For one, someone needs to model a higher standard! And of all people, those who name the name of Christ who hold public office, ought to be the ones who model that higher standard! Christ must make a difference in this area of the life of the believer. Ephesians 4:31 states, Let all … slander be put away from you. This passage is our study for this week; I’m hoping as we better understand what putting away slander means, we can holster our guns. Listen on!

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American elections are way too nasty. Political ads and campaign speeches are filled with attacks, condemnations, criticisms, verbal assaults, unproven accusations, and even false charges that candidates from all major political parties— including incumbents—lob at each other. Our Constitution guarantees us free speech, but that right should never be taken as a license to slander. Like falsely yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theater, slander is not protected free speech. We now live in a highly loquacious, instantaneous, intractable mediated culture, and a cowboy named Steroidal Slander is on the loose. When the character of another is involved, he’s quick on the draw. What’s the remedy? For one, someone needs to model a higher standard! And of all people, those who name the name of Christ who hold public office, ought to be the ones who model that higher standard! Christ must make a difference in this area of the life of the believer. Ephesians 4:31 states, Let all … slander be put away from you. This passage is our study for this week; I’m hoping as we better understand what putting away slander means, we can holster our guns. Listen on! Capitol Ministries <a href="https://capmin.org/">capmin.org</a>

Bible teacher Ralph Drollinger and host Frank Sontag discuss the Bible Studies that are taught every week to America’s national political leaders in D.C., Together, they examine today’s thorny contemporary issues through the Bible’s timeless lens.

Bible teacher Ralph Drollinger and host Frank Sontag discuss the Bible Studies that are taught every week to America’s national political leaders in D.C., Together, they examine today’s thorny contemporary issues through the Bible’s timeless lens.

Since our founding in 1996, our vision has always been the same: to evangelize elected officials and lead them toward maturity in Christ.

Capitol Ministries Weekend with Ralph Drollinger

Capitol Ministries Weekend examines today’s thorny contemporary issues through the Bible’s timeless lens. Join us as Ralph Drollinger, Bible teacher to America’s national political leaders, talks with radio host Frank Sontag about the Bible study Ralph will be teaching in Washington, D.C. this week.

Capitol Ministries Weekend examines today’s thorny contemporary issues through the Bible’s timeless lens. Join us as Ralph Drollinger, Bible teacher to America’s national political leaders, talks with radio host Frank Sontag about the Bible study Ralph will be teaching in Washington, D.C. this week.

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