It's in the Code ep 191: “Does it REALLY Say That?”

Straight White American Jesus

Axis Mundi Media: Bradley Onishi + Daniel Miller

Politics, News

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 May 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Throughout his presentation of manhood and masculine virtue, Josh Hawley assures us that he’s telling us “what the Bible says,” or “what the Bible teaches.” And he’s not alone: biblicist Christians almost always support their claims by assuring us that they’re simply passing along “what the Bible says.” But is it that simple? What else is going on here? How do the claims to merely represent “what the Bible says” operate as mechanisms of control and coercion? How do they serve the interests of Christian nationalism and high-control religion? Check out this week’s episode to find out! Subscribe for $3.65: ⁠https://axismundi.supercast.com/⁠ Subscribe to our free newsletter: ⁠https://swaj.substack.com/⁠ Order American Caesar by Brad Onishi: ⁠https://static.macmillan.com/static/essentials/american-caesar-9781250427922/⁠ Donate to SWAJ: https://axismundi.supercast.com/donations/new Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	AXIS Mundi.
0:07.0	What's up everyone? Brad Onishi here with the one and only Rosa Oslon, and we've got something you do not want to miss.
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0:30.0	And this year, the United States marks its 250th anniversary.
0:34.9	We're stepping back to ask a big question.
0:38.1	What is the real story of religion in America?
0:41.5	This season, we're lifting up the deep history of spiritual diversity in the United States
0:45.5	and revisiting the founders' very different visions for the role of religion and public life.
0:50.2	The truth is, there's never been just one religious story in this country.
0:53.5	There have always been many.
0:54.2	Exactly. From the earliest days of the republic, debates about faith, freedom, pluralism,
0:59.7	and power shaped the nation. Some founders imagined a country with strong protections for religious
1:05.2	liberty. Others had narrower visions, and alongside them were native traditions, enslaved African spiritual practices,
1:12.5	immigrant faith communities, all shaping America in ways that often go untold.
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