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
S1.Ep.6 (Re-release): Evangelical Cultures of Life and Angel Babies
In an episode from fall of 2018, Brad and Dan discuss the issue of abortion in Evangelical culture and how it became a litmus test for who is a “real Christian.” Brad then interviews Dr. Myev Rees, an expert on reproductive rights and abortion in Evangelicalism. She discusses the concept of an “angel baby” and what it means for how Evangelicals understands life, conception, and embodiment.
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Religion at the Capitol Siege with Peter Manseau
Dr. Peter Manseau is a curator of American religious history at the Smithsonian and the author of ten books. He started #capitolsiegereligion soon after the January 6 insurrection in order to facilitate a crowdsourced collection of religious symbols and imagery from the siege. He talks to Brad about the Christian (and non-Christian) symbolism among the […]
Weekly Roundup: Biden Takes Office While MAGA Nation Wonders What’s Next
Brad and Dan discuss the inauguration, including the theological aspects of Biden’s speech and the civil religiosity of Biden’s approach.
They then transition to how key members on the Right, including Tucker Carlson and Rand Paul, were “offended” by Biden’s call to dismantle White Supremacy and what it means going forward.
Dan explains the troubling aspects of the 1776 Report. Brad explains why QAnon and the Proud Boys are in a moment of transition.
They wrap up by discussing how to have empathy for individuals, but persist with unflinching criticism of institutions and movements–especially when it comes to MAGA Nation.
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S1.Ep.5 (Re-release): White Evangelicalism, Nationalism, and Populism
An episode from Season 1 where Brad and Dan discuss nationalism and populism in the White Evangelical subculture. This is a nice primer for understanding what we now call Christian nationalism and its pervasiveness in American politics.
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Hitler, Trump, and the Danger of Failed Coups
Brad is joined by Dr. Richard Steigmann-Gall, a historian and expert in Nazi Germany. They compare Hitler’s failed coup of 1923 and the Jan. 6 Insurrection at the US Capitol. The discussion focuses on several themes present in 1923 Germany and 2021 USA: Cultural resentment Right-wing authoritarianism Extra-military militias The danger of unity with fascists […]
Weekly Roundup: They Told Us Civil War Was Coming
Brad and Dan begin by recalling their episode from the eve of Trump’s first impeachment, when the quoted a number of Evangelical leaders threatening/predicting civil war if Trump was impeached. Then, it seemed hyperbolic. Now, it is terrifying. They relate this to the prevalent “cosmic war” motif among various White (Christian) nationalists: from the Proud Boys to White Evangelicals and QAnons. Brad talks about the Q Caucus (Madison Cawthorn, Lauren Boebert, and Marjorie Taylor Greene) and the likelihood that they will at some point pull a gun on the House floor. They finish by answering three questions 1) should the Republicans who voted to impeach lauded? 2) what is the difference between the Capitol siege and the BLM protests? 3) What to say to those who claim big tech censorship is at unfair to conservatives?
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S1.Ep.4 White Jesus (Re-release)
In an interview from 2018, Brad and Dan talk to Dr. Glenn Bracey of Villanova University about his experiences in White churches as a Black man. Dr. Bracey unpacks racialized dimensions of the Evangelical culture that shed light on what’s happened during the the last four years–and even the last few weeks. His firsthand account and researcher’s sensibilities make for a compelling interview on the troubling dynamics of race and White supremacy in contemporary American Evangelicalism.
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A White Christian Nationalist Coup Long in the Making – with Dr. Kelly J. Baker
Dr. Kelly J. Baker, author of Gospel According to the Klan: The KKK’s Appeal to Protestant America, 1915-1930, stops by to discuss how the January 6 insurrection was long in the making. Using the 1920s Klan as a historical precedent, she and Brad discuss White supremacy in American culture and politics, the longstanding entanglement of […]
