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The relationship between politics and religion is inevitably fraught. In the American context, various confessions have evaluated America\u2019s political arrangement differently over time, but some themes of the debate remain the same. Does America\u2019s constitutional character favor religious belief? Or does it imply an anthropology of autonomous individualism and tacitly encourage secularism? Should laws move beyond mere proceduralism towards soulcraft, and if so, how can they do so while respecting America\u2019s cultural and religious diversity? In our current moment, is big tech a threat to the First Amendment\u2019s free speech and free exercise guarantees?

Ryan Anderson, President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and author of When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment\u202fand\u202fTruth Overruled: The Future of Marriage and Religious Freedom, joins Adam to discuss how to think about the competing priorities of religion, law, technology, and speech. Ryan\u2019s Public Discourse essay, \u201cAmerica, Liberalism, and Catholicism\u201d and the University of Dallas\u2019 recent JPII Conference also explore the themes discussed in this episode.