“Atheism and the Alt-Right, with Chris Stedman and Diana Butler Bass”

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4.6 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2018

⏱️ 74 minutes

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This week, Humanist chaplain and community activist Chris Stedman joined Ana to discuss the unique relationship between movement atheism and the Alt-Right. Chris wrote a piece on the trend from prominent atheists like Bill Maher, Sam Harris, and Richard Dawkins to promote some liberal social policies while putting forth critiques of social justice policies that amount to an “alt-light.” Ana and Chris delve deep into the atheist movement, investigating why and how atheists have found common ground with Christian white nationalism in the broader Trump coalition. Historian Diana Butler Bass joins Chris and Ana to answer a listener question about finding forgiveness for Christians in the age of the Trump, as well as for a discussion about the many roads that compassion and forgiveness can lead down. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/3k7jx8/too-many-atheists-are-veering-dangerously-toward-the-alt-right Get in touch with us at [email protected], and @crooked_friends on Twitter. Check out our sponsors! Go to sunbasket.com/friends for $35 off your first order. Get free shipping on your first order at everlane.com/friends. You’ll get 25% off your first box when you keep all five items in your box at stitchfix.com/friends. Visit thrivemarket.com/friends for 25% off your first order plus a 30-day free trial.

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0:00.0	So, John, love my life.
0:02.3	Yep.
0:02.8	I was reflecting on what it was like before Sunbasket for us.
0:06.4	Yes, it was, it was tough.
0:09.0	It was a struggle.
0:10.0	Both of us work.
0:11.0	Yep.
0:12.0	Part.
0:13.0	Both of us have tendency to, you know, like anybody else who works.
0:16.8	We have long days.
0:19.3	Sometimes you can overlook doing things like shopping for groceries.
0:24.0	You prioritize other stuff.
0:25.3	You prioritize other stuff.
0:26.7	We're not.
0:27.7	We both work on self-care a lot.
0:29.2	And actually, that's one thing that, you know, going grocery shopping is something
0:32.4	like a good responsible adult should do.
0:34.0	But we both work really hard and don't prioritize taking care of ourselves sometimes.
0:37.7	And that means that we come home and snippet each other about who's turned it is to cook
0:42.1	dinner.
0:43.1	Right.
0:44.1	So, what I like about Sunbasket is you get the box, right?
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