Why SCOTUS Is About to SCREW US on Birthright Citizenship | Guest: Jon Harris | 4/2/26

In this episode of the Steve Deace Show, host Steve Deace delivers a fiery critique of the Supreme Court's upcoming decision on birthright citizenship, arguing that the 14th Amendment's 'subject to the jurisdiction thereof' clause was never intended to grant automatic citizenship to children born to undocumented immigrants or foreign nationals. Drawing on historical context, Deace explains that the amendment was designed to secure citizenship for formerly enslaved people, not to open the door to mass birth tourism. He highlights the absurdity of the current interpretation by comparing it to foreign diplomats' children, who are not U.S. citizens despite being born on American soil. Deace predicts a 6-3 conservative Supreme Court ruling against birthright citizenship, though he warns that even a loss could be a strategic win if it exposes the court’s ideological paralysis. The episode then pivots to Theology Thursday, where guest John Harris, author of 'The New Anti-Jewish Theology,' challenges the rise of a deconstructive narrative in American evangelicalism—particularly among figures like Tucker Carlson—that divorces the Old Testament from the New, undermines Jewish identity, and promotes a form of theological Marcionism. Harris argues that this trend, which falsely blames dispensationalism for Christian Zionism, misrepresents church history and threatens orthodoxy. He emphasizes that the historic Christian view has always affirmed a special, ongoing relationship between God and ethnic Israel, and that the church’s mission should focus on evangelism, not political agendas. The conversation concludes with a call for theological humility, historical awareness, and a rejection of anti-Jewish sentiment in all forms.