Ep. 502 - The Christian Nationalism of Speaker Mike Johnson

Published: Oct. 27, 2023, 3:38 a.m.

Please support the show at\xa0https://www.patreon.com/friendlyatheistpodcast. Donors now get access to a new BONUS episode.\nJessica and I sat down to talk about several stories from the past week involving religion and politics.\n\u2014 Hemant launched a Kickstarter to go through the Book of Revelation on YouTube. Please consider supporting him here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/friendlyatheist/everything-wrong-with-revelation-in-the-bible\n\u2014 New House Speaker Mike Johnson is a fervent Christian Nationalist. (1:31)\xa0\n\u2014 A Republican helped sink Rep. Tom Emmer's Speaker bid, saying he needed to "get right with Jesus." (29:10)\n\u2014 Rep. Maxwell Frost called out "racist, violent, and dangerous" Christian Nationalism. (38:30)\n\u2014 Donald Trump said he\u2019ll block immigrants who "don\u2019t like our religion" from entering the U.S. (43:52)\n\u2014 Preacher Mark Burns, who lied about his military service, plans to open the "Burns Christian Military Academy." (51:28)\n\u2014 Oklahoma\u2019s Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit to block a taxpayer-funded Catholic charter school. (58:30)\n\u2014 GOP congressman Burgess Owens falsely claimed the Bible was "banned from all of us" in 1963. (1:05:37)\n\u2014 SPONSOR: PaintYourLife.com: Text FRIENDLY to 87204 to get 20% off your painting!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices