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 […]
Weekly Roundup: Who is the Demon Now?
Is talking about Christian nationalism akin to demonizing White Christians? Some right-wing theologians and leaders would like you to think it is. But they are wrong. We provide strategies for talking about Christian nationalism without reducing all Christian political involvement as Christian nationalism. We then continue to outline why it is essential to recognize the threat of White Christian nationalism, especially as it relates to rhetoric of war, violence, and political enemies.
Our second major segment investigates how the Supreme Courts’ recent decision regarding church openings during COVID sets a dangerous precedent for what counts as religious liberty and religious discrimination. Dan links this to broad themes concerning healthcare and inequalities in American society.
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S1.Ep8 (Re-release) If You Believe in Gay People, Please Leave! -with David Gushee
Dan’s 2018 interview with ethicist and former AAR president David Gushee, who left evangelicalism after changing his views of LGBTQ relationships.
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Christian Nationalism at the 2021 Super Bowl
Brad talks about: Christian nationalism and Bruce Springsteen’s Meet in the Middle ad Tom Brady’s friendship with Donald Trump and White Privilege Tom Brady and Colin Kapernick: The Center and the Margin The Kansas City Football Team’s name as the chef’s kiss to all of this Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus episodes, […]
Weekly Roundup: The Greene New Deal
Brad and Dan talk about the false equivalence the GOP tried to draw this week between Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ilhan Omar. This takes place in the context of a discussion about the generational legacy Trump holds over the Republican party, which is now dominated by extremists, conspiracy theorists, and Christian nationalists. Dan breaks down […]
S1.E7 (Re-Release): Dating Jesus
On an episode from fall of 2018 Brad and Dan share stories from their experiences with purity culture and provide a primer on gender and sexuality in Evangelicalism. They then interview Reverend Sarah Buteux about her journey from Evangelicalism (where she was told women couldn’t be pastors) to ministering at an LGBT+ affirming church. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/straightwhiteamericanjesu/messageSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/straightwhiteamericanjesu/support
I Would Have Been at the Capitol Insurrection with author Monica Rodden
Monica Rodden is a novelist and ex-evangelical. She wrote this recent piece in the Boston Globe about how she would have been the type of Christian to be part of the Capitol Insurrection. In her interview with Brad, she discusses the binary thinking that plagues Evangelical culture, how certainty can act as a shield from the harsh realities of the world–and why that’s a bad thing–and how the Capitol Insurrection brought back all the memories of feeling hate and disrespect towards those who disagreed with her.
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Weekly Roundup: White Supremacist Christians Are Christians
It’s In the Code