The Decline of White Christian America with Robert P. Jones

Straight White American Jesus

Axis Mundi Media: Bradley Onishi + Daniel Miller

News, Politics

4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 600-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ In this episode of Straight White American Jesus, Brad dives into PRRI’s 2023 Census of American Religion with Dr. Robert P. Jones, author of The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy. Together, they break down the ongoing decline of White Christian America, the growing number of younger people who are religiously unaffiliated, and the stark differences between the religious demographics of the Democratic and Republican parties. They dig into how these demographic shifts are shaping the culture and politics of the country, offering key insights into the religious and racial trends transforming the U.S. today. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/StraightWhiteJC Order Brad's book: https://bookshop.org/a/95982/9781506482163 This episode is sponsored by/brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/RC and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Axis Mundi White Christian America continues to decline.
0:17.0	That's what new survey data from PRRI tells us.
0:21.0	In its Census of American Religion from 2023, which was just released, the
0:26.9	PRRI data dump shows us that what we've already known for almost a decade
0:31.2	continues to be true.
0:33.3	White Christian America continues to shrink, while the ranks of the unaffiliated swell.
0:39.2	Those under 50 continue to trend as less and less religious as time goes on. We also learn
0:46.0	that self-identified Democrats look a lot like 18-year-olds in America in terms of
0:51.0	their racial makeup, their identities, their background,
0:54.4	while the Republican Party looks like those who are 70 years old.
0:58.4	There's a striking difference between the two parties and their demographics.
1:03.0	As the countries become more religiously diverse,
1:06.0	the Republican Party has remained overwhelmingly a white Christian party.
1:10.0	It is a minority in the United States.
1:13.0	I discuss all this data and more with Robert P. Jones, the author of the hidden roots of white supremacy,
1:19.0	White Too Long, and a number of other works.
1:22.0	I'm Brad O'Nishi, and this is Straight White American Jesus.
1:25.6	I'm Brad O'Nishi and this is the third time by Dr Robert P Jones on Straight White American Jesus.
1:47.8	So first off Robbie, thanks for joining me.
1:50.5	Hey Brad, I'm glad to be back.
1:52.0	Thanks for having me.
1:53.0	So you, as I just told everybody, your book,
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