How the Christian Right Betrays Everything Jesus Ever Said (w/ John Fugelsang)
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How the Christian Right Betrays Everything Jesus Ever Said (w/ John Fugelsang)

41:10 Oct 30, 2025
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? Claim 50% OFF FOREVER to The Lever and get a free copy of the Master Plan e-book: https://the.levernews.com/current-affairs-master-plan/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 Christianity6:37-11:55 Debating the Right11:55-15:00 John's Religious Background15:00-18:25 Trump & Erika Kirk on Forgiveness18:25-22:12 What the Right Really Worships22:12-34:30 Allie Beth Stuckey & "Toxic Empathy"34:30-41:35 Why Nonbelievers Should Care? Get the book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Separation-of-Church-and-Hate/John-Fugelsang/9781668066898? John's Twitter: https://x.com/JohnFugelsang?SUBSCRIBE TO CURRENT AFFAIRS MAGAZINE: https://www.currentaffairs.org/membership? PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/c/CurrentAffairs?THE MYTH OF AMERICAN IDEALISM: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738224/the-myth-of-american-idealism-by-noam-chomsky-and-nathan-j-robinson/
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