E250 - The Christian Right Weaponizing Scripture w/ John Fugelsang

About this episode

Danny and Derek discuss the rise and influence of right-wing Christianity in the United States with guest John Fugelsang.

Subscribe now to get an ad-free experience and more episodes. Don’t forget about our weekly livestreams on our YouTube channel, every Wednesday at 8pm ET. Danny and Derek welcome to the show John Fugelsang, host of Tell Me Everything and author of Separation of Church and Hate, to talk about the rise and influence of right-wing Christianity in the United States. They discuss Christian nationalism; the political weaponization of scripture; Jesus’s teachings vs authoritarian Christianity; the apostle Paul’s role in shaping the faith; issues like abortion, immigration, and sexuality; white supremacy; Donald Trump; and arguing with conservative Christians. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Daniel Bessner, Derek Davison

Guest: John Fugelsang

Topics covered

• Christian nationalism
• political weaponization of scripture
• right-wing Christianity
• abortion
• immigration
• sexuality
• white supremacy

Keywords

• Christian nationalism
• scripture
• right-wing Christianity
• abortion
• immigration
• sexuality
• white supremacy
• Donald Trump

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Separation of Church and Hate

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