Bannon`s War Room WarRoom Battleground EP 976: Co-star of film once banned in the UK for blasphemy reverses course and defends “Christian values”
Mar 25, 2026
Joseph Robertson, commentator on religion and politics, and Jenny Holland, British writer on Christian cultural issues, explore St. Patrick’s legacy and Irish devotion. They discuss Germany’s church-exit trends and church tax. John Cleese’s surprising defense of Christian values is highlighted. They preview a Genesis series and examine global clashes over religious freedom and clergy controversy.
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German Church Gains Are Masked By Tax-Driven Exits
- Germany's apparent rebound in Mass attendance masks large formal 'exits' driven by a church tax that pushes nominal believers to deregister.
- Jenny Holland noted 2022 saw ~500,000 exits (down to ~300,000) and Catholics at ~23% due to the tax and secularization.
Famed Liberals Now Defend Christian Moral Foundations
- John Cleese and other erstwhile anti-clerical figures now warn that abandoning Christian values invites more coercive ideologies to fill the vacuum.
- Joseph Robertson argued that losing Christianity's moral framework risks replacement by political systems like political Islam or communism, which impose governance rather than mere belief.
Tolerance Can Be Weaponized By Competing Ideologies
- Liberalism's emphasis on tolerance can be exploited by activist ideologies that use openness to gain power.
- Joseph Robertson compared Fabian gradualism and the Muslim Brotherhood as using similar tactical approaches to reshape society.