Inside the World of Christian Nationalism with Katherine Stewart (Re-release)
This is a re-release of an episode from last year. Brad talks to journalist Katherine Stewart, author of the Power Worshipers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism. Her reporting takes us inside the world of Christian nationalism on the level of lived-experience. She conveys what she has seen at BBQs, political rallies, and even […]
The Church Where Defying COVID Orders Takes on a Holy Aura with Sam Kestenbaum
Sam Kestenbaum is an award-winning freelance journalist who regularly contributes to the New York Times. He recently wrote a feature on Godspeak, a Calvary Chapel church in Ventura County, CA. At Godspeak, Sam writes, defiance to COVID mandates takes on a holy aura. It is the reason business is booming–attendance has tripled during the pandemic and the head pastor, Rob McCoy, is a rising star in the Right-Wing influencer world. Sam shares his experiences reporting on Godspeak and how it is a nexus for understanding what’s happening in conservative churches all over the country.
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Weekly Roundup: The Seuss Potato Head Party
Brad compares the current moment to other times in American history when crisis and conflict led to a new normal. What will be our new normal after COVID? Will myth or policy drive us forward? On one hand, the Dems are tepidly putting forward legislation on COVID relief, voting rights, and protections for the LGBTQIA+ community. On the other, the GOP is driving the Big Lie forward, along with culture war items like Dr. Seuss and Potato Head. Which story–and which future–will prevail?
Brad and Dan also discuss how 1/6 was an inside job and an Evangelical adoption agency deciding to work with LGB families.
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The Atrocity of “Gay Conversion Therapy”
“Conversion therapy” is a discredited practice of trying to change an individual’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Lucas Wilson is a Liberty University grad who took part in the university’s ongoing “conversion therapy” program. Now a writer and scholar, he shares his experiences and those of others who endured the efforts to change their sexual […]
Weekly Roundup: Trump is Still King of the GOP
At CPAC this week, there is a golden calf, um, statue of Trump making the rounds. Brad and Dan explore how this emblematizes Trump’s continuing reign over the GOP. A majority of Republicans view him as a true patriot. Almost half say they would defect if he started a new party. Kevin McCarthy and Jim […]
Why REvangelical is Not Deconstruction
Brad lays out the case as to why the REvangelical movement coming from The Gospel Coalition and other voices in the Evangelical universe should not be considered deconstruction. Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus episodes, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/StraightWhiteJC Order Brad’s new book: […]
The Nostalgic Myths that Drive MAGA Nation with Dr. Ruth Braunstein
Brad talk to Dr. Ruth Braunstein, Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut, about the nostalgic myths that drive MAGA Nation. Their conversation centers on how recognizing the structure of these myths enables us to better see how Christian nationalism pervades right-wing movements that don’t have any explicit religious identity markers or symbols. Think: the Proud Boys and the NRA. These groups structure their identities around a certain Christian nationalist interpretation of American history, even when they don’t claim an explicitly Christian mantle.
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Weekly Roundup: Abandon the Snowflakes
What is the point of government? Is is capitalist profit or the common good? Brad and Dan explain how these questions connect notable events from this week–from Rush Limbaugh’s death, to the energy disaster in Texas, Ted Cruz’s Cancun misadventure, and one small town mayor’s cruel understanding of how to treat people suffering through a […]
S1.Ep.9 (Re-release): Genderqueer and Exvangelical Pastor Ann Reilly
Brad and Dan’s interview with Reilly, Associate Pastor at Presbyterian New England Church in Saratoga Springs NY. Reilly shares how she grew up evangelical, realized she was gay right about the time she received the call to ministry, and her role as a possibility model to young people.
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On Sexual Abuse and the Jezebel Type
Brad discusses the Ravi Zacharias scandal and why sexual abuse is so rampant in Evangelical spaces: authoritarian leadership structures, patriarchal theology, in group/out group mentality, and a lack of oversight. He then relates it to Evangelical theologies of sex and gender by examining how Kamala Harris has been given the Jezebel label. Not is it […]