The Mockingbird Media’s Sudden Love of The Bible and The Pope Ep-2668

The Todd Herman Show47mApril 20, 2026

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In this episode of The Todd Herman Show, host Todd Herman critiques the 'Mockingbird Media's' sudden public embrace of the Catholic Church, the Pope, and the Bible, labeling it a politically motivated tactic rather than genuine spiritual reverence. He argues that the media's outrage over Pete Hegseth quoting a military prayer (Cesar 2517) from Pulp Fiction—mistakenly perceived as biblical—contrasts sharply with their silence on far more egregious examples of religious mockery, such as transgender politician Sarah McBride performing communion while pretending to be a woman, or progressive pastors redefining Jesus as 'queer' or a 'homeless illegal immigrant.' Herman exposes the double standard, accusing the media of engineering a false culture war between Catholics and Protestants to align the Catholic Church with liberal Democrats and the evangelical church with Trump. He also denounces the politicization of religion, calling out both sides for idolizing political figures and distorting Scripture for agenda-driven narratives. Ultimately, Herman urges listeners to reject tribalism, focus on Christ, and resist being manipulated by media-driven outrage. Herman emphasizes that true Christianity is not defined by political allegiance but by love for God and neighbor, citing Jesus’ teachings in Matthew 25 about feeding the hungry and welcoming the stranger. He challenges the idea that issues like abortion and gay marriage are central to faith, arguing they are not mentioned in Jesus’ core teachings. He calls on Christian leaders to speak out against heresy and hypocrisy across the political spectrum, not just on one side. The episode concludes with a call to personal integrity, spiritual discernment, and refusing to be drawn into the culture war, urging listeners to 'walk in the light of Christ' regardless of media narratives.

Key Takeaways
1

The 'Mockingbird Media's' sudden respect for the Bible and Pope is a political tactic, not genuine faith, designed to create division between Catholics and Protestants.

2

The media's outrage over Hegseth quoting a military prayer from Pulp Fiction is hypocritical—same media ignores far more blasphemous acts like Sarah McBride performing communion while pretending to be a woman.

3

Jesus' teachings focus on loving God and loving neighbors, not on political issues like abortion or gay marriage, which are not central to His message.

4

Christian leaders must call out heresy and hypocrisy on both the left and right, not just one side, to maintain spiritual integrity.

5

Avoiding tribalism means refusing to let media narratives dictate your faith—focus on Christ, not political idols.

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Chapters
0:00
10 min

The Mockingbird Media's Strange New Respect for the Bible and Pope

The Mockingbird Media has a sudden love of the Holy Bible, the Catholic Church, and the Pope.

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10:00
10 min

The Hegseth Controversy and the Double Standard

Point me in the direction of the Mockingbird Media being upset that Quentin Tarantino tried to put pseudo-biblical language into the mouths of two characters who were psychotic sociopathic hitmen for the mob in Pulp Fiction.

Highlight
20:00
10 min

The Real War: Politics Over Faith

Herman reveals the true motive behind the media's focus: to isolate Trump from Catholics and frame the Catholic Church as a liberal Democrat ally, while branding evangelicals as Trump-loyal. He calls this a 'color revolution' tactic.

30:00
10 min

The Hypocrisy of Religious Criticism

This is going to make some right-wingers' heads explode. No, it's not because you're not providing communion. In the Bible we read, if you are partaking of communion, you are to do it with a clean heart and a clean soul.

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40:00
10 min

The Gospel vs. the Culture War

Jesus in Matthew 25 tells us exactly how you and I and every one of our fellow believers, how we're going to be judged and how we're going to be saved. By feeding the hungry, by healing the sick, by welcoming the stranger.

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High-Impact Quotes
The Mockingbird Media did everything they could at all times to make Obama seem messianic. You've got the Newsweek down in the lower right where they put up a halo above him.
Todd Herman41:37
Viral: 92.0
Point me in the direction of the Mockingbird Media being upset that Quentin Tarantino tried to put pseudo-biblical language into the mouths of two characters who were psychotic sociopathic hitmen for the mob in Pulp Fiction.
Todd Herman15:11
Viral: 90.0
The closest thing we have to the kingdom of heaven is a multiracial, multicultural democracy. Where power is truly shared among all people.
James Jimmy Tallarico37:45
Viral: 89.0
Speakers

Host

Todd Herman
Topics Discussed
Media Hypocrisy95%Jesus and the Gospel94%Political Manipulation of Faith92%Culture War90%Religious Authenticity88%Progressive Theology85%Catholic Church and Politics83%Trump and Religion80%
People & Brands

Todd Herman

person

45xNeutral

Donald Trump

person

25xMixed

Mockingbird Media

organization

22xNegative

Pete Hegseth

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18xNeutral

Pope

person

15xMixed

Barack Obama

person

12xMixed

Pulp Fiction

media

12xNeutral

Sarah McBride

person

10xNegative

Raphael Warnock

person

8xNegative

Quentin Tarantino

person

8xNegative

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