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Pantsuit Politics

The WHCA Dinner, a #MeToo Moment, and Faith and Politics with Jen Hatmaker

Pantsuit Politics

Lemonada Media

News, News Commentary, Politics, Society & Culture

4.54.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2018

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Jen Hatmaker is an evangelical leader who has made headlines for going public with her politics. We talk with her about how her Christian faith informs her political beliefs and about the modern marriage of evangelicalism and conservatism. We also discuss this week's news, including Michelle Wolf's performance at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Plus, we chat about Avengers: Infinity War and its potential political symbolism.  Thanks to our sponsors: SmartNews, Lola Tampons, and Away Travel. The WHCA Dinner:  Watch Michelle Wolf's Full Performance WHCA President Condemns Wolf's Remarks Recommended Resources: Charlie Rose's Comeback The Justice Department and Press Freedom Compliment the Other Side: Beth: Ben Cardin Sarah: Trey Gowdy Jen Hatmaker:  You can find Jen at her website, on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, or on her podcast, For the Love. Jen's Facebook Post Affirming LGBT Christians Jen's Blog Post: My Saddest Good Friday The Politics of Jen Hatmaker To support the show and get access to bonus content, please visit the Pantsuit Politics Patreon page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Jen Hatmaker is an evangelical leader who has made headlines for going public with her politics.

0:06.0

We talk with Jen today about standing at the intersection of faith and politics.

0:10.0

This is Sarah from the left and Beth from the right.

0:13.0

You're listening to Pantsuit Politics.

0:15.0

No shouting, no insults, plenty of nuance.

0:31.0

Welcome to another episode of Pantsuit Politics.

0:33.0

We are really looking forward to sharing our conversation with Jen Hatmaker with you.

0:37.0

If you do not know who Jen Hatmaker is, she is a very respected admired leader in the evangelical community.

0:45.0

And she's taken a lot of heat really for the past two years for her independent thinking.

0:50.0

She's been a leader on embracing same-sex marriage.

0:54.0

And she has publicly denounced President Trump as not a representative of Christian values.

1:01.0

And so even if you are not a particularly religious person, if you're not a Christian, if you're not a person of faith at all,

1:06.0

I think that this conversation has something for everyone because it is really about going against the tide and doing what is right for you.

1:14.0

So stick with us for that.

1:17.0

First, yes, we are going to talk about what happened at the White House Correspondence Association dinner.

1:22.0

Even though there are lots of other things happening as the world turns.

1:25.0

So the first thing I saw was Maggie Habermann's tweet and I thought, what's that about?

1:29.0

And then I put two and two together and then I'm like, well, if Maggie Habermann is offended, then I should be offended.

1:33.0

I'm just going to be honest, that's what I thought.

1:35.0

But then I watched it and I was not offended.

1:39.0

Does that make me bad?

1:41.0

If you are not keeping up with the Twitter drama about the White House Correspondence Association dinner, Michelle Wolfe from the Daily Show with Trevor Noah was on,

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