Short Weekly Roundup: Donald Trump is the Anti-Christian President

Straight White American Jesus

Axis Mundi Media: Bradley Onishi + Daniel Miller

News, Politics

4.7 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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In this episode of 'Straight White American, Jesus,' Brad Oishi discusses the Trump administration's paradoxical treatment of Christianity. Highlighting the arrest of Christian clergy during a protest at the Broadview immigration facility, Oishi critiques the administration's selective support for certain Christian ideologies while persecuting others. He explores the historical prominence of Evangelical Christianity in American politics and critiques the intersection of this with Trump’s deportation policies. Oishi underscores the dangers of Christian nationalism, emphasizing how it prioritizes a narrow interpretation of Christianity, leading to broader socio-political ramifications. The episode also touches on the broader implications of these actions, including upcoming ICE raids on Spanish-speaking churches and the administration's fragility amidst ongoing controversies. Soulforce: https://redcircle.com/shows/bb8f7ce2-d8f0-4859-bbac-c33c48e3ccb6 American Unexceptionalism: https://redcircle.com/shows/b92b742b-b515-4bde-8f34-7d8e312edf82 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	AXIS Mundi.
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1:00.8	I'm Brad Housie, founder of AxisMudi Media, author of Preparing for War,
1:04.8	The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism and What Comes Next,
1:07.8	bringing you an abbreviated weekly roundup this week because Dan Miller and I
1:11.4	are attending the American Academy of Religion Conference in Boston. I'm going to see some of you
1:16.5	this weekend as we gather and get together and I can't wait for that. But I want to bring you
1:22.3	just a couple minutes today. And I want to just focus on one thing. And this is maybe something you can keep in your back pocket when you talk to Uncle Ron or anyone else.
1:32.4	Your parents who watch Fox News, et cetera.
1:34.9	Here's a question.
1:36.9	Why is Donald Trump and his administration persecuting Christians?
1:41.1	That's what I want to know.
1:43.2	Why is Donald Trump persecuting Christian ministers, Christian people, and the Christian tradition?
1:51.0	This is from the Chicago Sun Times. It is by Violet Miller and Casey He.
1:57.3	The Reverend Michael Wolf's pulpit was lined with many Jesus figurines Sunday morning as he stood and faced his congregation. Under his suit, his body was marred by bruises, sustained, he said, when he was arrested by state, county, and local police with 20 others during a clergy-led protest outside the immigration facility in Broadview on Friday. He spent seven hours in custody,
2:20.6	and I just want to emphasize that this was a clergy-led protest. So this was not a place where
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