Both Sides Of The Fence episode 11 with guest Bishop E.W. Jackson

We sit down with Bishop Jackson to trace the turning points that took him from foster care and street trouble to discipline, faith, and public life. We wrestle with how to hold convictions without hatred, and how shared humanity can cut through today’s political and cultural division. • foster care, gang involvement, and the day his father intervenes • a school reset, a safer classroom, and a teacher who builds confidence • learning worth, boundaries, and empathy without excusing harm • reconciling America’s painful history with optimism and gratitude • reading the Bible as curiosity that becomes personal faith • how faith reshapes marriage, parenting, and friendships • drawing the line between faith and politics through a biblical worldview • personal responsibility, consequences, and the role of family in teaching accountability • why moral disagreement gets mislabeled as hate and how to keep conversations respectful • race, identity, and the push to relate through shared humanity • leaving the Democratic Party over conscience and social issues • bridging the partisan gap by praying for opponents and treating people as human If everyone could remember to like, follow, share the podcast, tell your friends, families, and neighbors about what we it is that we're trying to accomplish here. 0:00 - Welcome And Guest Introduction 2:00 - Foster Care And A Father’s Intervention 8:00 - A Teacher Switch That Changed School 13:30 - Pain, Worth, And Common Humanity 14:59 - Reconciling US History With Hope 24:57 - Reading The Bible Becomes Real Faith 32:23 - Where Faith Meets Politics 34:16 - Personal Responsibility And Consequences 40:26 - Family Breakdown And Respect For Authority 41:23 - Disagreement Without Hatred On Sexuality 49:02 - Race Narratives And National Unity 52:40 - Why He Left The Democratic Party 56:01 - Neighborliness And Restoring Core Values 59:03 - Bridging The Divide Through Prayer 1:01:57 - Pride Beyond Politics: Marriage And Family 1:03:36 - Who They’d Meet From History 1:09:14 - What He Hopes Critics Understand 1:15:14 - Closing Thanks And Share Request