
In this ten-part docu-series Dr. Bradley Onishi (co-host of Straight White American Jesus) uses Orange County, CA as a prism in order to trace the rise of the Religious Right through homegrown activism, local politics, presidential campaigns, billionaire donors, megachurches, media empires, and autocratic regimes at home and abroad. Combining personal storytelling with scholarly research and inter... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 10 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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On the series finale, Brad reflects on his departure from Orange County and evangelicalism. This provides a jumping off point for reflecting on what we've learned through the series, and, perhaps most importantly, how Orange County's politics and cul... more
If you want to take the country back for God, if you want to have dominion over every level of society, if you want to ensure a white Christian patriarchy rules over the land--you have to start with the children. Christian school movements are part o... more
Some just want to watch the world burn. But for others, the end of the world is an opportunity to rebuild it in their image. On this penultimate episode, Brad explores how global kleptocrats, Donald Trump, and Christian Reconstructionists all view th... more
You might be surprised to learn that the history of sex ed in the USA is a religious history. Christians were not always the enemies of science-based sex education programs. But during the 1960s, the Religious Right began a war against comprehensive ... more
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I’ve listened to it before and it’s good, but it’s not $20 for ten episodes good, especially as an earlier and less polished SWAJ project. Also, why would you paywall something that was previously free to listen? I’d pay for a new in-depth series like this or like Charismatic Revival Fury on the prior basis of those as advertisement, but going back to make old eps pay to listen is just going to cut down the listener base and prevent new people from finding y’all.
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You’d be hard pressed to find a better podcast that condenses this subject as well cited and with the caliber of guests that this podcast offers. Great one stop shop on the subject whether you’ll looking for an introduction to the topic or revisiting it to internalize the deeper historical context and gain nuance. So good.
I think it’s so interesting that the author of this podcast believes he knows the motivation behind this force. The motivation has always been moral, ethical, and spiritual. Yes there are always people who take advantage of situation for their own benefit, but the majority of the people were just searching to bring about the most healthy lifestyle not just in Orange County but throughout the United States—a free country. They were looking for their freedoms to remain.I am sorry these authors hav... more
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