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Creating deeper narratives at the intersection of faith and politics for the common good in West Michigan. Hosted by Nick Brock and Shawn Skinner.
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Satan enters the chat (again) after giving the invocation at the OCBOC meeting
Hey, West Michigan!Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with lifelong resident of Ottawa County Reverend Luis Cypher, a minister of Satan and co-head of the Satanic Temple of West Michigan. Reverend Cypher gave the invocation at the April 23rd Ottawa County Board of Commissioners meeting.In this episode we learn that the Satanic Temple of West Michigan does not worship Satan (nor promote evil), how Ottawa County Commissioner Rebekah Curran protested the invocation, and ho...
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Meet Jordan Jorritsma the Republican Commissioner candidate in District 2 (Holland)
Hey, West Michigan!Shawn and I had the privilege of being in conversation with Jordan Jorritsma the Republican candidate running for Ottawa County Commissioner in District 2 (Holland). Jordan is running to defeat Ottawa Impact Commissioner Lucy Ebel in the August primary election if she wins her May 7th Recall Election. In this episode we'll lean into our theme of What Happened to my Ottawa GOP?, why Jordan signed on as a co-plaintiff for a lawsuit against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a...
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Is the U.S./Mexico border as dangerous and chaotic as its made out to be?
Hey, West Michigan!Shawn and I had the privilege of being in conversation with Doug Pagitt, Executive Director of Vote Common Good. In 2021 Doug traveled 3,000 miles along the U.S./Mexico border with his bicycle and experienced first-hand that the border was not as dangerous nor chaotic as its made out to be. Wanting people to experience this for themselves he is encouraging people to join him at border towns on foot and talk with the people who actually live there.In this episode you’ll...
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Meet Common Good Candidate Mark Northrup of District 5 running to defeat Ottawa Impact
Hey, Everybody!Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Mayor Mark Northrup of Hudsonville. Mark is running to defeat Commissioner Board Chair and leader of Ottawa Impact Joe Moss in District 5 during the August 6th primary. And if you know anything about Ottawa County politics the primary election is where more often than not local elections are decided. In this episode you'll learn about the finer things in life such as bourbon, cigars, and crunchy peanut butter....
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Your Opinion - Ebel should participate in voter forum so constituents have all the facts
"On May 7, voters in District 2 will have the opportunity to vote in the special recall election for their county commissioner. I am running against Ottawa Impact-affiliated commissioner Lucy Ebel. Recently, Commissioner Ebel distributed literature within the district containing several false claims and misrepresentations." - read by Common Good Candidate, Chris KleinjansSupport the Show.Follow us on Facebook at Vote Common Good - primary
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LIVE! with Common Good Candidate Chris Kleinjans of Holland
Check out this clip we pulled from our LIVE! event in Holland. Chris Kleinjans is a Democrat running against Ottawa Impact Commissioner Lucy Ebel during a special Recall Election occurring on Tuesday, May 7. Chris is also a Common Good Candidate.- Learn more about our Common Good Candidate platformSupport the Show.Follow us on Facebook at Vote Common Good - primary
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