Meet the Media Prophets Who Preach Christian Supremacy. Plus, Journalism in ‘Civil War’

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🗓️ 19 April 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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How Christian nationalism is reshaping politics, and a movie centering journalism tops the box office.

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0:00.0	I'm proud to endorse and encourage you to get this Bible. We must make America pray again.
0:07.0	Why is a presidential candidate Hawking Bibles on the campaign trail?
0:12.0	From WNYC in New York, this is on the media, I'm Brooke Gladstone.
0:16.0	On this week's show, as Trump owns his election pitch,
0:20.0	scholars have noticed the emergence of an increasingly extreme form of Christian nationalism.
0:26.0	Christian supremacy is the idea that Christians are better than other people.
0:30.0	Therefore, Christians should exercise maybe even a coercive
0:34.3	influence on people who are not Christian. Plus, the hit movie Civil War in which
0:40.0	the US is up in flames and the truth teller is just another casualty.
0:45.2	They shoot journalists on site in the capital.
0:47.6	They literally see us as enemy combatants.
0:49.8	The movie is using journalism as a lens to show you what happens when social trust breaks down completely.
0:56.7	It's all coming up after this. Listen to Support it, WNYC Studios.
1:07.0	From WNYC in New York, this is on the media. Michael Lohinger is out this week. I'm Brooke Gladstone.
1:17.0	Not long ago, Trump tried out a new campaign slogan.
1:22.0	We must make America pray again. Pray, get educated, get
1:27.6	motivated and stand with me and the legions of Americans asking God to bless our great nation, to bring our great nation back.
1:35.9	For only 5999.
1:38.8	I'm proud to endorse and encourage you to get this Bible.
1:43.0	But wait, there's more.
1:45.0	His Bible includes a copy of the Constitution and the Pledge of Allegiance, and his sales
1:50.5	pitch is all of a peace with his religion-infused election pitch, as in this video he shared with his followers.
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