322: The Threat of White Christian Nationalism - Part III: The Power Worshippers with Katherine Stewart
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🗓️ 15 February 2024
⏱️ 54 minutes
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In the third episode of “The Threat of White Christian Nationalism”, host Reed Galen is joined by investigative journalist and author Katherine Stewart. They discuss how the white Christian nationalist movement is driven by a cohort of leaders and organizations that form a deep organizational network, how the attack on public education is part of a larger project to destroy democratic institutions, and what members of the pro-democracy movement can do to fight against the advancement of white Christian nationalism. If you’d like to hear more from Katherine Stewart, be sure to pick up her latest book, The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism, and find the documentary, God & Country, at a theater near you. For more from Reed Galen, subscribe to “The Home Front”. If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us.
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| 0:00.0 | everyone, it's read. These next several episodes are going to be dedicated to the study and |
| 0:05.5 | illustration of the white Christian evangelical movement in America and what it means for our |
| 0:11.4 | politics. We've got some experts, some very thoughtful people, some authors who are all going to |
| 0:16.9 | help us walk through exactly what's going on, how this church operates, and what it |
| 0:22.1 | means for our democracy. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did interviewing. And now, |
| 0:29.0 | on with the show. Welcome back to the Lincoln Project. |
| 0:40.1 | I'm your host, Reid Galen. |
| 0:42.3 | Today, I'm joined by Catherine Stewart, an investigative reporter and author who has covered |
| 0:46.8 | religious liberty, politics, policy, and education over the course of the past decade. |
| 0:53.1 | Her latest book, available wherever fine books are sold, |
| 0:56.2 | is called The Power Worshippers, |
| 0:58.2 | Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism, |
| 1:01.4 | which offers a look inside the machinery of the movement |
| 1:03.6 | that helped bring Donald Trump to power, |
| 1:05.6 | and serves as the inspiration for the upcoming |
| 1:08.0 | Rob Reiner-produced documentary, |
| 1:10.0 | God and Country, which comes out later this week. |
| 1:13.0 | Catherine, welcome to the show. |
| 1:14.9 | It's great to be here. Thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:17.7 | You know, I don't remember how I came across you, but I'm so glad that I did. |
| 1:21.6 | I have read your book. As I told you before, I killed a highlighter on it. |
| 1:25.8 | I don't even almost know where to start, but there are so |
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