French Friday: The New God Gap & Discipled by Trump

The Holy Post

Phil Vischer

Skyejethani, Society & Culture, Philvischer, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, 226012, Christiantaylor, Atheism, Veggietales

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🗓️ 29 July 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

For decades, political strategists spoke about the "God gap" in which white religious believers were more Republican and white non-believers more Democratic. Recent data shows a new God gap emerging within the Democratic Party. David French explains how secular white progressives are now pushing religious Black and Latino voters out of the Democratic coalition. Then, Jethani and French explore how Trump has discipled the church more than the church has discipled Trump. There's growing evidence that cruelty, dishonesty, and a refusal to repent are being embraced by Christians aligned with Trump. Will this trend self-correct and what will be its legacy on our culture?

0:00 - Theme song and intro

0:46 - The new God gap

31:33 - Discipled by Trump

1:00:33 - Credits

"The God Gap Helps Explain a 'Seismic Shift' in American Politics" (The Dispatch) - https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/the-most-important-religious-divide

"There Is No Remaining Christian Case for Trump" (The Dispatch) - https://frenchpress.thedispatch.com/p/there-is-no-remaining-christian-case

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0:00.0	Yes, what day it is.
0:03.0	Oh, it's French Friday.
0:05.3	It's French Friday.
0:06.3	So grab your prize and say,
0:07.9	hooray, data French is here to play on French Friday.
0:12.8	It's French Friday.
0:15.4	David French, welcome back.
0:16.9	Thanks so much for having me back.
0:18.1	I appreciate it.
0:19.0	Yeah, I know you're melting down there in Tennessee,
0:21.0	but glad that you look like you're in your air conditioned
0:24.4	office.
0:25.9	Yeah, and their conditioning is struggling.
0:27.8	Like it is, it's so hot that my, my air conditioning is sometimes
0:33.2	keeps my office below 85.
0:35.4	Oh, yeah, it's bad.
0:38.6	And as a fellow bald American, I understand how challenging
0:41.1	that can be when the sweat just flows unimpeded down your scalp.
0:46.3	Okay, so I want to talk about an article you wrote a couple weeks ago
0:50.4	about the God gap.
0:52.3	Now the God gap is a term that's been around for a long, long time
0:55.6	in political circles.
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