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Ep. 96 - Stephen Prothero, Author of Why Liberals Win the Culture Wars

Friendly Atheist Podcast

Friendly Atheist Podcast

Religion & Spirituality, News Commentary, Politics, News

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 February 2016

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Stephen Prothero is a professor in the department of religion at Boston University and the author of several books, including Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know -- and Doesn’t. You may have seen him on his appearances on The Daily Show or The Colbert Report. His latest book is called Why Liberals Win the Culture Wars (Even When They Lose Elections). We spoke with him about why conservatives pick losing issues, what issues will get liberals out to vote this November, and what surprised him during his research for the book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Stephen Protho is a professor in the Department of Religion at Boston University and the author of several books including religious literacy, what every American needs to know and doesn't.

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You may have seen him on his appearances on the Daily Show or the Colbert Report.

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His latest book is called Why Liberals

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win the culture wars, even when they lose elections.

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Stephen, thank you so much for joining us.

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Thanks for having me.

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So what, you have to be fascinated by this political battle going on right now because it's all politics and religion kind of meeting at a crossroads.

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What do you make of what's going on right now in the world of politics like evangelicals are

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