Trump as AI Jesus & Hitler Repentance: Religion on the News with Mason Mennenga (#395)
From Religion on the Mind by Dan Koch
April 15, 2026 · 35 min
About this episode
Dan Koch and guest Mason Mennenga discuss the humorous side of current religious memes and psychology.
Things are, objectively, pretty rough right now! But honestly? We can't stop laughing at the "Trump AI Jesus" memes. Religion on the News is back with Mason Mennenga (A People's Theology), and today we're leaning more into the silliness and laughter of it all, with a hearty dose of psychology along the way. Topics (full list on the full Patron-only episode): Trump/Jesus AI art, the resulting memes and parodies (*chef's kiss*), Riley Gaines, Antichrist/Left Behind stuff, Evangelical art, in-group & partisan psychology, Nazi repentance, high-demand religion psychology, music/film roundup. ___________________________________________ Follow Dan on IG: www.instagram.com/dancoke/ Or Twitter: twitter.com/DanKoch Faith deconstruction resources: www.soyouredeconstructing.com/ Join the Patreon for exclusive episodes (and more) every month: patreon.com/dankoch Email about the "sliding scale" for the Patreon: youhavepermissionpodcast@gmail.com YHP Patron-only FB group: tinyurl.com/ycvbbf98 Website…
People in this episode
Host: Dan Koch
Guest: Mason Mennenga
Topics covered
- Trump AI Jesus memes
- psychology
- Evangelical art
- Nazi repentance
- high-demand religion psychology
- partisan psychology
Keywords
- Trump
- AI Jesus
- memes
- psychology
- Evangelical
- Nazi repentance
- high-demand religion
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Organizations: A People's Theology
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