372. TNE LIVE: Why Christian Nationalists Think They’re Oppressed

The New Evangelicals Podcast

Tim Whitaker

News, Religion & Spirituality, Politics, Christianity

4.6 • 936 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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In this LIVE Episode, Tim delves into the ideology of Christian nationalism, focusing on Senator Josh Hawley's views and claims of spiritual oppression. He explores the context of Hawley's beliefs, particularly in relation to the January 6th Capitol riots, and critiques the narrative that Christians are being persecuted in America. Tim argues that secularism is not an enemy but a protector of religious pluralism, and he challenges the myth that America was founded as a Christian nation. Chapters 03:02 Understanding Josh Hawley's Ideology 08:52 Analyzing Hawley's Claims of Spiritual Oppression 14:59 Secularism vs. Christian Nationalism 27:16 The Logic Behind Christian Nationalism 33:34 Questioning Biblical Foundations of America 46:24 The Paradox of Christian Nationalist Identity _______________________________ If you'd like to support our work, you can DONATE here! Follow Us On Instagram @thenewevangelicals Subscribe On YouTube @thenewevangelicals The New Evangelicals exists to support those who are tired of how evangelical church has been done before and want to see an authentic faith lived out with Jesus at the center. This show is produced by Josh Gilbert Media | Joshgilbertmedia.com We are committed to building a caring community that emulates the ways of Jesus by reclaiming the evangelical tradition and embracing values that build a better way forward. If you’ve been marginalized by your faith, you are welcome here. We’ve built an empathetic and inclusive space that encourages authentic conversations, connections and faith. Whether you consider yourself a Christian, an exvangelical, someone who's questioning your faith, or someone who's left the faith entirely, you are welcome here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the new evangelicals podcast.
0:13.6	What's up, friends? How are you? Yes. Yes, yes, yes. This is the second episode this week.
0:19.1	Your eyes and ears are not deceiving you.
0:21.4	I went live last week on YouTube. And honestly, I love YouTube. I love going live. And we're doing
0:28.1	more and more of those. And so I did a video responding to Senator Josh Hawley's talk at Liberty
0:34.2	University. It's a very short clip, only about a minute long, but it really, I thought,
0:39.7	summed up the Christian nationalist position and understanding of the world and America.
0:44.7	So I went live on YouTube last week to respond to all of that, and I'm going to drop the audio
0:49.9	here for you to check out and listen to. I really think that we have a very unique obligation as
0:55.7	Christians, many of us who grew up in conservative Christianity to help our neighbors better
1:01.2	understand what this language that you're about to hear actually means. When you hear people say
1:06.9	that we are under spiritual oppression or that the forces of secularism are encroaching
1:12.4	on our religious beliefs. What are they actually saying? And so that's what I aim to do in this
1:16.8	live. I hope you enjoy it. Again, friends, thanks for being here. If you want to support the work
1:20.5	that we're doing, you can click the link in our show notes to donate. We are a 501c3 nonprofit,
1:25.9	which means everything we do is pay while free and made possible because of your generosity.
1:31.7	All right. Check out this live. Have a great weekend. Talk to you later.
1:42.1	Hello, friends. Hi. How are you? Welcome, welcome. Um, great to have you with me. I love going
1:49.3	live. It's one of my favorite things to do. So welcome and I hope that you're all doing well. I have a
1:54.3	freshly poured cup of blueberry coffee that went from this to this. So I'm excited to be here. Hopefully you're all doing well.
2:03.9	I know there's a lot going on in our country right now. These tariffs that just got announced
2:09.3	are wild and a lot of things are happening. And, you know, we want to try and talk about as much
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