Weekly Roundup: 10 Commandments in Classrooms, Another Megachurch Sex Abuse Scandal, and the Trump Revenge Train

Straight White American Jesus

Axis Mundi Media: Bradley Onishi + Daniel Miller

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🗓️ 21 June 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get full access to this episode, bonus content most Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 500-episode archive, Discord access, and more: https://axismundi.supercast.com/ Brad Onishi and Dan Miller delve into several critical issues in this week's Straight White American Jesus Weekly Roundup. They start with a vigorous discussion on the constitutionality of Louisiana's new law mandating the Ten Commandments in classrooms, highlighting the religious and historical contradictions in the proponents' arguments. They move on to address the disturbing allegations against Robert Morris, former pastor of Gateway Church, scrutinizing the broader systemic issues within Christian evangelical circles. Finally, they examine recent incendiary comments by Steve Bannon and Roger Stone, exposing plans for revenge and grievance should Trump secure a second term. The episode concludes by reflecting on the broader implications of these events on the American socio-political landscape. On the SBC with Robert Downen: https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/special-episode-the-southern-baptist-conventions-apocalypse-with-robert-downen/ 00:00 Founding Fathers and Secularism 00:39 The Debate on 'In God We Trust' 01:00 Introduction to House Bill 71 01:40 Historical vs. Moral Significance of the Ten Commandments 01:50 Christian Nationalism and Legal Contradictions 02:31 Robert Morris Scandal 02:47 Steve Bannon and Roger Stone's Vision for a Second Trump Term 03:00 Introduction and Casual Banter 04:25 Louisiana's Ten Commandments Law 06:34 Legal and Theological Implications 11:05 Evangelical Perspectives on the Ten Commandments 23:46 Symbolism and Authority of the Ten Commandments 26:56 Historical Injustices in Plain View 27:30 Robert Morris and Gateway Church Scandal 31:48 The Rot of Patriarchy in Religious Culture 35:36 Political Hypocrisy and Abuse in Evangelical Circles 45:47 Roger Stone's Chilling Election Strategy 48:17 Steve Bannon's Call for Retribution 53:38 Reasons for Hope Amidst Political Turmoil Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Axis Mundi. You also recognize that the Constitution of this country its founding document
0:20.1	doesn't include the word God or Jesus or Christianity and that's for a reason because the
0:26.4	founding fathers founded this country as a secular one.
0:29.8	You don't see that?
0:31.8	I bet you see and in pay you a lot of money.
0:35.0	I bet you got a bunch of dollars.
0:36.0	What does this have to do with the network that I work for or what I'm getting paid?
0:40.0	Don't make this about that answer the question.
0:42.0	Why did the founding fathers not include God in the Constitution
0:45.0	if they wanted this country to be the way that you see?
0:48.0	Let me finish my statement.
0:51.0	Answer the question and don't make this about me.
0:54.0	In God we trust, we'll make it about me.
0:55.6	I got a dollar bill in my wallet.
0:57.2	In God we trust is written on that dollar.
1:00.3	It is not forcing anybody to believe one viewpoint.
1:04.0	It's merely posting a historical reference on the wall for students to read and interpret it if they choose.
1:16.3	That's Representative Lauren Ventrella, one of the co-authors of House Bill 71 in Louisiana, the bill that mandates that a
1:20.7	poster-sized display of the Ten Commandments be placed in every classroom.
1:25.2	In her contentious interview with Boris Sanchez on CNN, Ventrila employs a strategy that has
1:30.4	been popular among those who have pushed the Ten Commandments bills in Texas and
1:34.4	Louisiana and other places. In certain locations, they tout the need for the moral code and
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