Talk Truth 08.10.26 - Leighton Grey | Can a civilization survive after it stops believing its freedoms come from God? Lawyer, author and Grey Matter host Leighton Grey joins us to unpack his essay Systematic Destruction: The Death Spiral of Western Civilization, exploring the ideological, cultural, and spiritual forces he believes are reshaping the West. From biblical resistance to tyranny and religious liberty to the responsibility of the Church, this conversation asks what happens when truth is replaced by ideology.

00:00 Opening & Psalm 24

00:38 Living by Faith Instead of Fear

03:36 Guest comes in: Leighton Grey

04:54 The Systematic Destruction of Western Civilization

08:04 Why Freedom Is a God-Given Right

11:38 How Institutions Twist Truth

12:47 Religious Liberty Under Attack

16:35 Romans 13: Obedience or Resistance?

19:23 When Government Defies God's Law

22:17 When Institutions Become Corrupt

23:52 Can the Church Be Weaponized?

26:04 Bonhoeffer & The Cost of Discipleship

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