Apostasy and Blasphemy: Episode 5 of Countering White Christian Nationalism with Joy Reid
Hi, Redeeming Democracy readers,
As most of you know, this year Joy-Ann Reid and I launched a monthly series—live on the third Wednesday of each month in the 7pm hour—called “Countering White Christian Nationalism.” This week we released episode five, where we tackle the subject of the apostasy of MAGA Christianity and Donald Trump’s recent blasphemous depiction of himself as Jesus—which he made after criticizing Pope Leo XIV for being “soft of crime” of all things. It’s absurd and appalling. But what’s it all really about? We unpack the theology and the politics behind the drama.
I’m posting the most recent episode below. And you can view the whole series here.
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Thanks, always a wonderful discussion with you and Joy!