Episodes

+ Catholicism's White Supremacy Problem

Trump's Reichstag Moment, Texas Democrats Try to Save Voting Rights, and Child Tax Credits as Good

Brad discusses a new article at WaPo on the Trumpism and Christian nationalism of non-denominational churches. He points out that this is not a new phenomenon to anyone who has been paying attention He points out that the identity of non-denominational Christian might replace the Evangelical identity for some people--which helps make sense of recent data on a decline in Evangelical numbers across the country He spends the bulk of the episode explaining how non-denominational churches are ripe...

On Paul Gosar, Nick Fuentes, Timothy Keller, Ralph Drollinger, and More

The Cruel Nihilism of the Right's "Brain Trust"

Brad begins by responding to Pennsylvania Senate candidate Josh Mandel who claimed last week that the Bible and the Constitution were "not supposed to be separate." He then spends the bulk of this response episode dissecting the comments of conservative "theocratic fascist" Matt Walsh, who spent last week whining that the House voted to remove Confederate statues from the Capitol. Brad uses the metaphor of family and representation to demonstrate how bogus it is to maintain that any Confederat...

Benjamin Park on Hidden Christian Nationalist Histories and Contemporary Trumpism of the LDS Church

Brad and Dan begin this 4th of July weekend episode with thoughts from James Baldwin, who discussed his love for America as a "lover's quarrel." They then lay out the evidence for the fact that the Cold Civil War is escalating--from Trump's Revenge Tour, to new data on how White Evangelicals voted in 2020, to Governor Kristi Noem turning the South Dakota National Guard into soldiers-for-hire, to the Oath Keepers admitting the armed conspiracy to prevent Biden from becoming president on 1/6. Th...

Brad speaks with author and pastor Ruth Everhart about her new book, "The #MeToo Reckoning: Facing the Church's Complicity in Sexual Abuse and Misconduct." They discuss the connections between rape culture and purity culture, how patriarchal theology contributes to toxic church environments. Link to Ruth Everhart The #MeToo Reckoning: https://www.ivpress.com/the-metoo-reckoning "The #MeToo movement has revealed sexual abuse and assault in every sphere of society, including the church. But victim...

Abortion, the Church, and the Return of an Old Culture War

+ The GOP Abandons the "Woke" Military

Doing Religion Queerly

Brad speaks with Kyle J. Howard, a theologian and counselor trained at a Southern Baptist Seminary. He discusses his conversion at 18 at a Black Church in Georgia, his journey to ministry as a counselor of racial and spiritual trauma, and his insider perspective of the calculation made by leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention. It goes like this: Demonize Critical Race Theory in order to divert attention from the sexual abuse scandal. Anticipate losing a number of Black pastors and church...

SBC, CRT, MTG, and AZ

Sexual Abuse, CRT, and the Future of White Protestantism

Tracing the "Conversion" of America's Christian Nationalist Youth Pastor

The Stories Inciting Panic, Fear, and Violence Across the Nation

A Preview of the Drama Brewing at the Southern Baptist Convention 2021

Christian Nationalism and Abuse in Christian Homeschool Culture

American on the Precipice of a New Era

How to Respond to the "Whatabout That" Question?

A Critical Response to Beth Allison Barr's New Book

On Memorial Day, George Floyd, 1/6, and More

On the Nature of Fundamentalist Religions