Christianity & Culture with Kierstyn St. John
Welcome to the Christianity & Culture Podcast where we tackle hot button issues in the church, entertainment industry, and broader American culture from an orthodox Christian perspective.
Kierstyn St. John is the founder of the Christian jazz pop duo, Zoetic, who’s music is available on all streaming platforms.
New podcast episodes every other Thursday!
Episodes
14 episodes
The Christian music industry is a corrupt monopoly
EMF (the parent company of Christian radio stations K-LOVE and Air-1) just bought out the entire network of “The Fish” Christian radio stations. In this podcast, I talk about why this is bad for the Christian music industry, why K-LOVE has cont...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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16:09
Is it sinful for Christians to get tattoos?
In this podcast, I explore why some Christians say it’s sinful to get tattoos, why I disagree with them, and provide a balanced, nuanced, biblical perspective on the topic.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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15:44
Tier ranking every major Christian denomination
Today I’m going to attempt the impossible: ranking every denomination that calls themselves “Christian”. I make a lot of disclaimers, but I do think this podcast is important so that people can hear the differences between these denominations a...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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38:46
Jordan Peterson’s purposeful evasion of Christianity
Jordan Peterson has become enormously famous over the last several years and for good reason. He’s incredibly intelligent, insightful, well spoken, and courageous. But is he a Christian? I don’t think so. He purposefully evades the claims of th...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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31:03
My thoughts on “The Chosen Presents: A Blended Harmony of the Gospels”
The Chosen has released their own version of the gospels. It's not heretical but it's also not ideal. In this video I'm going to explain why.
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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17:48
Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin collaborate with explicit rap artist GloRilla
Rap artist GloRilla just released her album "GLORIOUS". In this video, I talk about why she is likely not a Christian although she claims to have faith, I talk about the album and how utterly depraved the lyrics are, and I talk about why Kirk F...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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18:46
The insanely heretical things Pope Francis recently said
Pope Francis said some absolutely wild and heretical things during an interreligious meeting in Singapore. In this video, I talk about why he is basically promoting universalism and why Catholics need to reconsider their denomination.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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18:26
How should Christians vote in the 2024 presidential election?
In this video, I unpack whether Christians should vote for Donald Trump, vote for Kamala Harris, or not vote at all. As the 2024 presidential election is only one month away, it’s important for Christians to choose to do what aligns most with b...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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13:16
The Christian music industry is dying
The Christian music industry is in really bad shape. Today’s episode is about eleven other popular Christian artists who have contributed to its downfall or have been weak/heretical on what the Bible clearly calls sinful. No one is perfect, and...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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37:26
LGBTQ+ has taken over the Christian music industry
The Christian music industry is in really bad shape. Today’s episode is about the five most heretical “Christian” artists working today and the debauchery that they are flaunting in our faces through their music. I am a part of a Christian jazz...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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25:05
Christians are making an idol out of politics
American Christianity has never been more divided. This episode explores the main reason why: an idolization of politics over faith. This is happening on both the left and the right, on the progressive and the conservative side. We’ve lost what...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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19:22
The biggest problem with Megan Basham's book "Shepherds For Sale"
Megan Basham wrote a bestselling book called “Shepherds for Sale” where she exposed Christian leaders and large Christian organizations that have “sold out”, either figuratively or literally to a leftist agenda. The idea of the book was excelle...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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14:35
John MacArthur claims mental illness doesn't exist
John MacArthur had a highly misinformed and dangerous take on mental illness during a Q&A panel with several other pastors. He claimed that all mental illness is a “noble lie”, specifically saying that there is no such thing as PTSD, ADHD, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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37:38
The five biggest mistakes worship teams make
While I appreciate any church worship team who makes an honest and sincere effort to worship the Lord, these are some common mistakes that I've noticed both worship leaders and teams making over the years. This episode is not meant...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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