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Warren Throckmorton discusses his book on debunking Christian Nationalist myths.

Patreon supporters who give  $5 a month  will get an ad-free AND VIDEO version of the show! Join our  private Facebook group  and  Discord server ! Warren Throckmorton is an author and speaker specializing in psychology and history. Now retired, he worked as a psychology professor at a Christian college and produced, wrote, and hosted the critically acclaimed podcast series Telling Jefferson Lies. Throckmorton is the coauthor with Michael Coulter of Getting Jefferson Right: Fact-Checking Claims About Thomas Jefferson. His latest book is called "The Christian Past That Wasn't: Debunking the Christian Nationalist Myths That Hijack History." In it, he investigates a series of Christian Nationalist myths and why they're wrong. I spoke with Throckmorton about his new book ad Christian Nationalism in general. This content is CAN credentialed, which means you can report instances of harassment, abuse, or other harm on their hotline at (617) 249-4255, or on their website at  creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Friendly Atheist Podcast

Guest: Warren Throckmorton

Topics covered

• Christian Nationalism
• history
• psychology
• myth debunking
• religion

Keywords

• Christian Nationalism
• Warren Throckmorton
• history
• myths
• psychology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, creatoraccountabilitynetwork.org, Telling Jefferson Lies

Books & works: The Christian Past That Wasn't: Debunking the Christian Nationalist Myths That Hijack History, Getting Jefferson Right: Fact-Checking Claims About Thomas Jefferson

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