How the Christian Right Betrays Everything Jesus Ever Said (w/ John Fugelsang)
John Fugelsang is a political commentator and author of Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person’s Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds. He joins Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss how right-wing Christian nationalism has twisted the teachings of Jesus into a tool of hate and domination.
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John Fugelsang is a political commentator and author of Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person’s Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds. He joins Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss how right-wing Christian nationalism has twisted the teachings of Jesus into a tool of hate and domination.
0:00-6:37 Putting Jesus Back in Christianity
6:37-11:55 Debating the Right
11:55-15:00 John's Religious Background
15:00-18:25 Trump & Erika Kirk on Forgiveness
18:25-22:12 What the Right Really Worships
22:12-34:30 Allie Beth Stuckey & "Toxic Empathy"
34:30-41:35 Why Nonbelievers Should Care
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