This week on Mining the Media, G.K. Allen opens by praising LiveNOW from Fox for its straightforward news coverage while also expressing concern that some Fox programming suffers when talent fails to meet the standard expected by viewers.
The conversation then turns to President Trump, where both hosts offer a friendly but direct critique. G.K. questions the wisdom of bringing professional wrestling-style entertainment into the White House, while Dave expresses concern that proposals such as renaming the Kennedy Center after a sitting president unnecessarily feed perceptions of ego and personality-driven politics. Dave's message to the President is simple: check the ego at the door.
The episode then shifts into what G.K. has affectionately dubbed "Crusty's Corner."
Drawing from Charles Finney's remarkable 1873 article, "The Decay of Conscience," Dave asks a provocative question:
Could a sermon written more than 150 years ago explain what we're seeing in America today?
Using Finney's warning that societies lose their conscience gradually—when wrong becomes tolerated, tolerated becomes accepted, and accepted becomes celebrated—Dave examines the modern decay of conscience across politics, media, entertainment, and culture.
But Finney's most powerful challenge is reserved not for politicians, journalists, or celebrities. It is aimed squarely at the Church. As the discussion unfolds, listeners are confronted with a series of uncomfortable but necessary questions about moral courage, biblical conviction, and whether the Church has fulfilled its responsibility to shape the conscience of the nation.
The result is a thought-provoking conversation that moves beyond partisan politics and challenges every listener to examine not only the condition of the culture, but the condition of their own conscience.
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