"What Are They Thinking?" with Bradley Onishi

Unreasonable

What if there was a war on but you didn't know it? And what if you were the enemy?
The White Christian Nationalist movement in America is weaponizing. And they're using scripture to justify violence in the service of Jesus. After all, when you believe that America was founded as a Christian nation and all who identify as anything but are criminal trespassers, rapists and pedophiles -- coming for your children!) -- taking up arms seems like the only rational thing to do.
Sounds crazy, though, right?
Bradley Onishi lived in that world. A one-time evangelical preacher, he's a religion scholar, author, and co-host of the Straight White American Jesus podcast. We talked with Brad about the origins of Christian Nationalism in America, its evolution over the past 50 years, its embodiment in today's GOP, and how to battle back...if that's even possible.

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