Straight White American Jesus

A podcast on religion and politics hosted by Daniel Miller and Bradley Onishi, ex-ministers who are now scholars of religion.

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The Proto-History of the Religious Right: the KKK

In an interview recorded in 2019, Brad talks with Dr. Kelly J. Baker, author of the award-winning book “Gospel According to the Klan.” They talk about how and why the Klan’s story is THE story of white Protestant America and how the Klan is an important antecedent to the modern-day Religious Right.

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