Lindsay Clancy: The Case, The Culture, and The Church

CrossPolitic — Show Notes: The Lindsay Clancy Case, the Culture, and the Church Gabe, Pastor Toby, and Knox take up the Lindsay Clancy trial — the Massachusetts mother who killed her three children while on a cocktail of psychiatric medications — and work through the case, the culture, and the church's responsibility. They address toxic empathy from women at the courthouse, the pharmakeia connection to CrossPolitic's latest documentary, what Genesis 9 says about moral agency regardless of mental state, why biblical justice demands the death penalty Massachusetts removed in 1947, and what it means for men — fathers, pastors, husbands — to take responsibility for a culture they helped disciple into this.   Timestamps 00:00 — Intro & Fight Laugh Feast conference update — October 1–3, Franklin, TN 00:00 — Sponsors — Patriot Mobile Connect and Red Balloon Recruiter 00:00 — Background on the Lindsay Clancy case — who she is, what happened, and the trial 00:00 — Toxic empathy at the courthouse — women blaming Patrick, astrology charts, and the "not guilty" crowd 00:00 — Candace Owens clip — where she's right about Big Pharma and where she's wrong about guilt 00:00 — Pharmakeia — how the case connects to CrossPolitic's documentary on pharmaceutical gods 00:00 — Genesis 9 and moral agency — even animals are held responsible; insanity is not a biblical category 00:00 — She was a labor and delivery nurse for nine years — the premeditation nobody's discussing 00:00 — Massachusetts, the death penalty, and the logic of a culture of death 00:00 — Romans 1 — every sin is a kind of temporary insanity; being deceived doesn't give you a pass 00:00 — The church's failure — no concept of God's holiness, coddling feminine sin, and the feminization of Christianity 00:00 — WNBA clip — Enes Kanter and the soccer flop as justice; whoever cries loudest wins 00:00 — Will Spencer's testimony — 20 years of new age ceremonies, and what finally changed him was guilt 00:00 — The fathers of women in that crowd — they deserve to be flogged for what they gave society 00:00 — Men taking responsibility — Christ's headship, Adam in the garden, and loving a whore bride   Fight Laugh Feast 2026: Holy Wars Join us October 1–3 in Franklin, Tennessee at The Factory in Franklin. This year's theme is Holy Wars — Just War, the Crusades, and the Christian Life. Featuring Doug Wilson, Joe Boot, George Grant, Jared Longshore, Joe Rigney, Ben Merkel, Michael Foster, and the CrossPolitic crew. Pre-business conference Thursday 1–5 PM. Church leadership luncheon Friday. Business luncheon Saturday. Beer & Psalms to kick things off. Tickets: https://tickets.flfnetwork.com/holy-wars-conference   This Episode's Sponsors Patriot Mobile Connect Portable Wi-Fi hotspot devices and flexible data — no long-term contracts. Intelligently switches between the strongest available nationwide networks. America's only Christian conservative wireless provider. Website: patriotmobile.com/crosspolitic Phone: 972-PATRIOT   Red Balloon Recruiter The right employee can grow your business by 5, 10, or even 25%. Red Balloon's personalized source-and-screen process connects you with top talent — revenue up, costs down. Website: redballoon.work   About CrossPolitic CrossPolitic exists to put Jesus over Politics and reclaim the public square through bold, joyful, biblically grounded media. We confront the chaos discipling America and build the next generation of C