Weekly Roundup: Is this Freedom?
Brad is joined by guest co-host Dr. Leah Payne. They begin by discussing how many White Americans – especially White Christian nationalists – view the national body as straight, White, patriarchal, and American-born. This framework helps guide a discussion on the drastically different reactions law enforcement took in the cases of Jayland Walker, who was […]
It’s In the Code, Ep. 11: We Live in a Fallen World
What does it mean when Christians say that we “live in a fallen world”? Where does that language come from? Most importantly, what to different kinds of Christians do with that language? Dan tackles these topics in this episode, discussing what different kinds of Christians imagine when they describe the world as “fallen,” how they […]
The Great American Pornography Wars
Brad speaks with Dr. Kelsy Burke, a sociologist from the University of Nebraska, who discusses her new book The Pornography Wars: The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Obscene Obsession. https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/pornography-wars-9781635577365/ Burke spent the last five years researching and interviewing internet pornography’s opponents and its sympathizers. She does a deep dive into the long history […]
Weekly Roundup: SCROTUS
Brad and Dan are back together. They begin by discussing the validity and significance of Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony at the J6 hearing this week. Brad implores us not to get distracted by claims that her account of certain episodes is being disputed by off-the-record sources who won’t testify under oath in front of the nation. […]
It’s In the Code, Ep. 10: Love the Sinner Hate the Sin
In this episode, Dan decodes a phrase that A LOT of listeners have contacted him about: the claim that Christians are called to “love the sinner, but hate the sin.” What does this mean? What kind of Christian claim is this? Why does it strike such a nerve among those who hear it? Dan tackles […]
The Stay at Home Daughter Movement and the SBC
Brad is joined by writer R.L. Stollar who discusses his recent article on Voddie Baucham and the Stay at Home Daughter Movement. Baucham may not be a household name-but he was nearly elected the president of the largest Protestant denomination in the country just over a week ago. According to Stollar, Bacuham is a pillar […]
Weekly Roundup: The Texas GOP Goes Full Fascist
+ SCOTUS Makin You Pay
It’s In the Code, Ep. 9: Remember Who You Are
In this episode, Dan decodes the admonition to “remember who you are,” as well as the related admonition to “remember whose you are” and the question “what would Jesus do”. What are these admonitions intended to convey? What do they presuppose about authority, control, and Christian identity? Decoding these admonitions helps us to answer these […]
Is It Possible to Be Non-Religious in the United States?
The Secular Paradox
Weekly Roundup: Go East to Get a Pardon, Young Man.
+ AR-15 Christology