Episode 419: Rethinking Roe, Crotch Christianity, & Militant Masculinity with Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Published: Aug. 26, 2020, 5:49 p.m.

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Is our vision of the ideal Christian man more like Jesus or John Wayne? Historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez talks about the rise of militant masculinity within evangelicalism, how the threat of Communism in the mid twentieth-century led church leaders to deify testosterone, and why we don\\u2019t like images of a weak, crucified Jesus. Also this week, Jerry Falwell\\u2019s \\u201cpool boy\\u201d scandal, John MacArthur says abortion, gay marriage, and transgenderism should determine how Christians vote which leads Skye to explain the difference between \\u201ccosmic\\u201d and \\u201ccrotch\\u201d Christianity, and Phil unpacks David French\\u2019s latest article about why your vote for president will have no impact on abortion. Plus, it\\u2019s 130 degrees in Death Valley. What does that mean?

\\u201cDo Pro-Lifers Who Reject Trump Have Blood on Their Hands?\\u201d by David French

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https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/do-pro-lifers-who-reject-trump-have

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\\u201cAbout Those Manly Evangelical Protectors\\u201d by Kristin Kobes Du Mez: https://kristindumez.com/resources/about-those-manly-evangelical-protectors/

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\\u201cYou Want Context? Jerry Falwell Jr\\u2019s Crotch Shot and Family Values Evangelicalism\\u201d by Kristin Kobes Du Mez: https://kristindumez.com/resources/you-want-context-jerry-falwell-jr-s-crotch-shot-and-family-values-evangelicalism/

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