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Straight White American Jesus

The Orange Wave, Ep 10: The Orange Curtain

Straight White American Jesus

Axis Mundi Media: Bradley Onishi + Daniel Miller

News, Politics

4.72K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

On the series finale, Brad reflects on his departure from Orange County and evangelicalism. This provides a jumping off point for reflecting on what we've learned through the series, and, perhaps most importantly, how Orange County's politics and culture provides a window into the contemporary moment. Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus episodes, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I thought a lot about the end of the world after I converted to evangelicalism.

0:54.9

Most mornings I wondered if Jesus would return that day.

0:57.7

The idea of the end of the world both enthralled and terrified me.

1:07.0

I wanted Jesus to return so I could go home with him to paradise.

1:11.7

But that would mean eternal damnation for those who didn't know him, including many

1:15.2

of my friends and family.

1:17.6

It motivated me to proselytize to anyone I came into contact with.

1:21.8

For my brothers, to my cousins, to complete strangers at school or outside the local

1:26.6

movie theater.

1:28.1

When I think back to that version of myself, the one who awkwardly asked unwitting teenagers

1:32.3

about their eternal salvation, or jammed religion into casual conversations with second cousins

1:37.6

of family functions, I cringe.

1:40.4

It's hard to remember that strong will teenager without winsing.

1:44.2

The one who is shoot cares for social norms in order to complete the mission of telling

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