It’s In the Code Ep. 35: It Gives Me Purpose
Many conservative Christians describe their “faith” as giving “purpose” or “meaning” to their life. What do they mean by this? And why does it does it feel to many that there’s more than a confession or description about their own spiritual life here? Why does it seem that this testimonial is aimed at others in […]
Purity Culture is a National Health Risk
Brad speaks with journalist Anna Beahm from Reckon South. Anna shares her harrowing stories from living through (and surviving) purity culture. Over the last few years she has become one of the few journalists whose beat is purity culture, abstinence only sex ed programs, and related issues. She shares her perspectives on the negative effects […]
Weekly Roundup: J8 in Brazil to Biden’s Classified Corvette
Brad and Dan begin by breaking down how the attempted coup in Brazil is a Christian nationalist copycat of J6, and what this means for how the world views the USA. Annika Brockschmidt at Religion Dispatches: https://religiondispatches.org/coups-of-a-feather-the-striking-similarities-between-brazils-insurrection-and-jan-6-may-be-due-to-authoritarian-learning/ Brian Klass on Substack: https://brianklaas.substack.com/p/bolsonaro-trump-and-authoritarian Brian Kaylor and Beau Underwood at Word and Way: https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/christian-nationalism-invades-brazil They then discuss […]
It’s In the Code Ep. 34: Saved By Grace
Christians of all kinds and traditions talk about “grace.” But what is “grace”? And if it’s a message of God’s radical acceptance of human beings, why does it provoke feelings of guilt and condemnation for so many? Finally, how does the message of grace represent an existential threat to the very institutions that proclaim it? […]
J6 Two Years Later – Expert Panel
On January 6, 2023 we gathered a group of scholars to discuss what we’ve witnesses since the Insurrection and what lies ahead for our democracy. The panel included: Bradley Onishi, @bradleyonishi Dan Miller, Sara Moslener, @afterpurityproject Matt Taylor (creator of Charismatic Revival Fury), @TaylorMatthewD Lucas Kwong (creator of Monster in the Mirror) @KwongLucas Subscribe for […]
Weekly Roundup: The Insurrection is Coming From Inside the House
Brad and Dan discuss the ongoing GOP debacle in the House, where a Speaker still has not been elected. They then talk hits and misses from the last year – reproductive rights, voting, Biden’s agenda, Russia-Ukraine, J6, and more. Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus episodes, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode […]
It’s in the Code Ep. 33: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves
If the notion that “God helps those who help themselves” isn’t in the Bible, why does it still figure so prominently in the experience of American evangelicals? What is the sentiment behind this notion, and where does it come from? In this episode, Dan explores these issues and argues that while the phrase itself may […]
Charismatic Revival Fury, Ep. 5 Part I: Dutch Sheets Appeals to Heaven
Eight days before the Capitol Insurrection, on December 29, 2020, a group of 15 apostles and prophets, including Dutch Sheets and Becca Greenwood, two of the members of Peter Wagner’s Eagles Vision Apostolic Team, toured around Washington, DC doing spiritual warfare at different monuments. That afternoon, they had a more than 2-hour meeting with high-level […]
Charismatic Revival Fury, Ep 5 Part II: Dutch Sheets and the NAR Go to Battle on J6
The NAR Apostles were at the heart of the Christian Trumpism of the J6 Insurrection. If you’ve looked at any images of the crowds surrounding the Capitol that day, one of the overlooked and under-analyzed details is how many of those “Appeal to Heaven” flags there were in the crowd. They’re easy to identify because […]
Monster in the Mirror: Ep 5: The Sheepdog, The Wolf, And The Warlock
Rudyard Kipling is best known for his children’s classic The Jungle Book. But the creator of boy-hero Mowgli also created copaganda for his Nineties – the 1890’s. In his recurring character Adam Strickland, Kipling fashioned an officer who elicits scorn for his unconventional methods, but who always gets his man. In the story we’re going […]