S2 | SS42: An Unholy Convergence, pt. 5 - Their Kingdom Come

Note: Sorry, Jon accidentally uploaded the wrong audio file the first time. This is the actual episode! Apologies for the delay.

Hey folks, thanks for tuning into the last episode in our series “An Unholy Convergence”, where we’re trying to answer a listener’s question about how so many Evangelical Christians became enamored and entangled with Donald Trump, and how that connection might have noticeably changed their attitudes and behaviors on other current events issues, like social justice, immigration, and COVID.  

This week, we’re going to look at how the Trump administration continued the work his campaign began, creating loyalty with Evangelical voters by implementing white and Christian nationalist policies. Then, we’ll finish with a quick examination of whether Evangelicals’ positions on some key social issues changed during the Trump administration, or if the social climate during the 4 years Trump was President brought long held beliefs to the forefront.

Special features: Terrible things Matt Gaetz said, brief mention of replacement theory, Bill Barr thinks only Christians deserve free government, copy+paste legislation.

What's in this episode:

• Examples of white and Christian nationalist policy and rhetoric from the Trump administration

• Evangelicals have a strange affinity for “law and order”, and law enforcement, but haven’t changed their positions on racial justice since Rodney King

• Evangelicals used to advocate for immigrants, now they advocate for walls

• Evangelicals’ bad behavior during COVID was more about rebellion than religion

• Good News: The FIRST AAPI Heritage Parade in NYC!

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