• The Catholic Strain of Christian Nationalism
    Aug 19 2024

    Are Catholics doing Christian nationalism, too? I thought that was just a Protestant thing. But just look at the court! And these other guys! How did we come from a place 100 years ago where Catholics in America were an oppressed minority, targets of anti-immigrant legislation and harassment by the KKK, to now - where a network of Catholic hardliners sit at the height of political power? Are they working hand in hand with evangelical Protestant and apostolic Pentecostal Christian nationalists? And what does that mean for the future of religious freedom in America?


    Dr. Karen Park is Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at St. Norbert College, in De Pere, Wisconsin. She has written widely on Marian devotion and shrines and American religion and popular culture, with work appearing in Religion Dispatches and Sojourners. She holds a PhD from the Divinity School of the University of Chicago and co-edited the book American Patroness: Marian Shrines and the Making of US Catholicism, a collection of twelve essays that examine the historical and contemporary roles of Marian shrines in US Catholicism released in early 2024 by Fordham University Press.


    Episode 48: The Catholic Strain of Christian Nationalism

    Guest: Dr. Karen Park - Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, St. Norbert College


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    Complete citations at https://open.substack.com/pub/scottaaronrogers/p/episode-48-the-catholic-strain-of


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  • Rural Progressives Are Having A Moment... And A Summit
    Aug 12 2024

    Episode 47: Rural Progressives Are Having A Moment... And A Summit

    Guest: Michelle Higgs - (D) Candidate for Indiana House District 60


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    Michelle Higgs is a community leader, wife, mom of three, and a Martinsville High School alumna. She is Hoosier through and through and loves country roads and the smell of spring rain and fresh-cut grass. Motivated by her deep faith, she strives to build a community that honors the sacredness of all.

    Rooted in Hoosier hospitality, Michelle decided to run to represent the people of House District 60 because she knows that when more of us can shape the decisions that impact our lives–whether at the Statehouse or in our workplace–we all do better.


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    https://www.startribune.com/beyond-his-flannel-shirt-and-camo-hat-tim-walz-has-made-his-mark-in-the-politics-of-fish-and-game/600966573

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/09/us/tim-walz-coach.html

    https://www.businessinsider.com/tim-walz-midwestern-dad-kamala-harris-2024-8

    https://www.motor1.com/news/729257/tim-walz-ford-repair/

    https://apnews.com/article/abortion-politics-minnesota-state-government-timothy-walz-11c3b1d5269c929e442b979ff1bac73b

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/07/tim-walz-minnesota-trans-refuge-bill/

    https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/03/17/gov-signs-universal-school-meals-bill-into-law

    https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/house-passes-k-12-spending-package-that-includes-2-2-billion-education-boost/

    https://www.ohe.state.mn.us/sPages/northstarpromise.cfm

    https://www.kaaltv.com/news/approval-rates-for-minnesota-leaders/

    https://www.census.gov/library/stories/state-by-state.html

    https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/elections/2008/results/president/national-exit-polls.html?mod=article_inline

    https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/01/13/us/politics/the-white-working-class-vote.html?ref=multimedia

    https://scottaaronrogers.substack.com/p/episode-44-wouldnt-you-like-to-be

    https://voteformichellehiggs.com/

    https://linktr.ee/indianaruralsummit

    https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/rural-voters-democrats-biden/

    https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/04/white-rural-rage-criticism/677967/


    Interview Citations:

    Mourdock “inflict my opinion”: https://rollcall.com/2012/06/14/indiana-democrats-hit-richard-mourdock-with-first-spot/

    School choice hurts rural areas: https://www.ncpecoalition.org/ruralvouchers

    $1 School Law: https://indianacitizen.org/bargain-buildings-charter-school-dollar-law-may-have-new-life/

    Todd Huston benefits from school privatization: https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2023/03/24/virtual-school-funding-increase-aids-house-speakers-client/

    Cliff Effect: https://www.circlesusa.org/research/cliff-effect/

    Evangelicals changed positions on abortion: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/10/abortion-history-right-white-evangelical-1970s-00031480

    Phyllis Schlafly’s long-game: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/obituaries/phyllis-schlafly-conservative-leader-and-foe-of-era-dies-at-92.html

    Institutional owners of single-family homes: https://nlihc.org/resource/gao-releases-report-institutional-investments-single-family-rental-housing


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  • New Apostolic Reformation - Putting the 'Rizz' in Chrizztian Nationalism
    Aug 3 2024

    If you’ve been following this space, you certainly already know that Indiana Republican delegates selected Noblesville pastor and avowed Christian nationalist Micah Beckwith as their nominee for lieutenant governor at their convention in mid-June. With that as a jumping off point, we spoke with IU-Indianapolis sociology professor Dr. Andrew Whitehead back in Episode 41. He gave us a great 101-level introduction to Christian Nationalism, and I highly recommend listening to that conversation before diving into this episode, though it isn’t absolutely necessary.

    Again, using Beckwith as an entry point, we’ll be looking at a particularly virulent strain of Christian nationalism - the New Apostolic Reformation, described by the man who named and built the movement as “the most radical change in how churches operate since the Protestant Reformation.”


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    https://icjs.org/people/matthew-d-taylor/

    https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2024/06/15/hoosier-gop-insiders-spurn-party-establishment-nominate-beckwith-for-lg/

    https://scottaaronrogers.substack.com/p/episode-41-handling-snakes-christian

    https://icjs.org/charismatic-revival-fury/

    https://www.freedomoverfascism.us

    https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-violent-take-it-by-force-the-christian-movement-that-is-threatening-our-democracy-matthew-d-taylor/21000760

    https://www.salon.com/2024/01/02/meet-the-new-apostolic-reformation-cutting-edge-of-the-christian-right/

    https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/pentecostal-theology/

    https://survivingchurch.org/2016/10/25/c-peter-wagner-1930-2016-rip/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy_Jacobs

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermeneutics

    https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/new-apostolic-reformation-mtg-mastriano-dutch-sheets-1234584952/

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG6pb2Dh8yfgHsWKghqKO-rcnqm6-XN-Z

    https://lancewallnau.com/category/7-mountains/

    https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/seven-mountain-mandate/

    https://religionnews.com/2024/05/06/how-trumpism-has-pushed-a-fringe-charismatic-theology-into-the-mainstream/

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/she-led-trump-to-christ-the-rise-of-the-televangelist-who-advises-the-white-house/2017/11/13/1dc3a830-bb1a-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/27/paula-white-donald-trump-pastor-evangelicals

    https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/10/donald-trump-2016-norman-vincent-peale-213220/

    https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2017-12-16/ty-article/trumps-compared-to-persian-king-cyrus-will-he-build-the-third-temple/0000017f-f882-d887-a7ff-f8e67abc0000

    https://x.com/RightWingWatch/status/1770873525835829639

    https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/mike-johnson-christian-nationalist-appeal-to-heaven-flag-1234873851/

    https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/05/23/hancock/hancock-culture/mdi-maine-leonard-leo-appeal-to-heaven-flag-same-justice-alito/

    https://www.janetdouglasministries.com/city-gate-indiana.html

    https://computer.howstuffworks.com/augmented-reality.htm


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  • Spilling the Tea on 83
    Jul 23 2024

    Episode 45: Spilling the Tea on 83

    Guest: Kyle Thele - (D) Candidate for Indiana State House, District 83


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    Christopher Judy’s record:

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/19432/51539/149623/prohibits-the-government-from-burdening-the-exercise-of-religion#51539

    https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/03/26/395583706/indianas-governor-signs-religious-freedom-bill

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/35567/94641/149623/prohibits-the-instruction-of-human-sexuality-in-students-from-pre-k-through-grade-three#94641

    https://www.aclu-in.org/en/press-releases/disgraceful-dont-say-gay-bill-advances-indiana-legislature-putting-lgbtq-youth-risk

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/32261/84341/149623/prohibits-transgender-girls-from-playing-on-female-sports-teams#84341

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/31383/81452/149623/requires-presenting-valid-identification-to-request-an-absentee-ballot-online#81452

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/33145/87612/149623/increases-requirements-for-mail-in-voting#87612

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/34189/90715/149623/increases-restrictions-on-voter-registration#90715

    https://www.indianahouserepublicans.com/news/press-releases/judy-statement-on-gov.-holcomb-deploying-indiana-national-guard-for-texas-border-security-mission/

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/36805/98671/149623/amends-state-university-tenure-promotion-and-diversity-policies#98671

    https://wsbt.com/news/operation-education/controversial-indiana-senate-bill-passes-house-amidst-heavy-opposition-from-academics

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/21231/55615/149623/authorizes-higher-wages-for-hard-to-fill-teaching-positions#55615

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/32260/84338/149623/prohibits-teaching-certain-concepts-on-race-gender-and-ethnicity#84338

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/32799/86031/149623/requires-distribution-of-funds-to-certain-charter-schools#86031

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/34977/92406/149623/authorizes-teachers-to-keep-firearms-in-classrooms#92406

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/30500/78688/149623/authorizes-carrying-a-firearm-without-a-permit#78688

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/34551/91302/149623/prohibits-and-criminalizes-machine-gun-conversion-devices#91302

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/27453/70326/149623/expands-stand-your-ground-laws#70326

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/21216/55575/149623/amends-abortion-regulations#55575

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/24443/62458/149623/amends-abortion-regulations#62458

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/27458/70331/149623/authorizes-health-providers-to-abstain-from-participating-in-abortion-procedures#70331

    https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/33163/87729/149623/prohibits-all-abortions-unless-under-certain-circumstances#87729


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  • Wouldn't You Like To Be a Pepper, Too?
    Jul 16 2024

    Episode 44: Wouldn’t You Like To Be a Pepper, Too?

    Guest: David Pepper - author; activist; former Chairman, Ohio Democratic Party


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    Progress and backlash: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/white-backlash-nothing-new/611914/


    Dems state-level collapse: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/1/10/14211994/obama-democrats-downballot


    Exploitation of minoritarian institutions: https://www.law.georgetown.edu/public-policy-journal/in-print-2/volume-22-1-winter-2024/the-crisis-of-minority-rule-in-american-democracy/


    Dr. Oz’s awful abortion answer: https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/26/politics/oz-abortion-debate-pennsylvania-senate/index.html


    Republicans project REDMAP: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/06/27/ratfcked-the-influence-of-redistricting


    Indiana the OG of voter ID laws: https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-disappointed-supreme-courts-voter-id-decision


    Shelby v. Holder 2013: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/court-cases/shelby-county-v-holder


    Swiss cheese model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_cheese_model


    Article IV Section 4: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/article-4/section-4/


    Alabama seat flips after IVF ruling: https://apnews.com/article/alabama-ivf-abortion-legislature-378c3fa32dcfc2d0401f3893828482af


    “Motor Voter” Act: https://www.justice.gov/crt/about-national-voter-registration-act


    Biden admin using VA to register voters: https://www.npr.org/2024/06/30/nx-s1-5005001/biden-voter-registration-executive-order


    Democracy winning streak: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/6/24/2248335/-The-Greatest-Story-Never-Told-The-Democratic-Winning-Streak


    https://bookshop.org/contributors/david-pepper


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  • Bringing the Hurt to Washington - Part II
    Jul 12 2024

    Episode 43: Bringing the Hurt to Washington - Part II

    Guest: Erik Hurt (D) - Candidate for Indiana’s 8th Congressional District


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    Shortage of trades workers: https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/4583268-labor-crisis-why-is-there-a-shortage-of-plumbers-and-electricians/


    Why the humanities matter: https://www.catalinamunoz.me/p/why-the-humanities-matter-more-than


    We have enough money for lots of stuff; billionaires are hoarding it: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/13/billionaires-taxes-inequality-one-percent


    Corporate extortion: https://www.governing.com/finance/tax-incentives-the-losing-gamble-states-and-cities-keep-making.html


    They took our jobs!: https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/%22They_took_our_jobs!%22


    Immigrants commit LESS crime: https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1237103158/immigrants-are-less-likely-to-commit-crimes-than-us-born-americans-studies-find


    Immigration can reverse rural population decline: https://www.fwd.us/news/rural-decline/


    “The unborn are a convenient group of people to advocate for”: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pastor-dave-barnhart-unborn/


    Messmer’s priorities: https://www.markmessmer.com/issues/


    Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry: https://teamevansville.com/


    Terre Haute Mayor Brandon Sakbun: https://news.iu.edu/live/news/34123-from-iu-graduation-to-terre-haute-mayors-office-in


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  • SPECIAL EPISODE: LG candidate Terry Goodin
    Jul 10 2024

    SPECIAL EPISODE: LG Candidate Terry Goodin

    Guest: Terry Goodin (D) - Candidate for Lieutenant Governor

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    https://www.mccormickforgov.com/


    Indiana’s unusual party convention system - https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/you-asked-what-role-state-party-conventions-play-in-indiana-weve-got-answers


    Goodin’s past - https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2024-06-20/mccormicks-running-mate-has-conservative-past-goodin-says-he-reversed-idea-on-abortion-marriage


    2018 Politico profile on Goodin - https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/01/11/terry-goodin-rural-democrats-indiana-216273/


    Jesse Brown Newsletter - https://www.jesseforindy.com/contact-us


    LG opponent Clif Marsiglio - https://clifmars.com/


    LBJ and Biden’s progressive record. - https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/04/24/lesson-lyndon-johnson-joe-biden-progressives-bernie-sanders-column/2999880001/


    French election results - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0478d1zrldo


    Lucy and the football - https://slate.com/culture/2014/10/the-history-of-lucys-pulling-the-football-away-from-charlie-brown-in-peanuts.html


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  • Bringing the Hurt to Washington - Part I
    Jul 8 2024

    Episode 42: Bringing the Hurt to Washington - Part I

    Guest: Erik Hurt (D) - Candidate for Indiana’s 8th Congressional District


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    https://www.erikhurtforcongress.com/


    Indiana uncontested Statehouse seats: https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2024

    Indiana uncontested State Senate seats: https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_State_Senate_elections,_2024

    Indiana 50th in voter turnout: https://fox59.com/news/politics/in-focus-indiana-ranks-50th-in-voter-turnout/

    Moneyball: https://bookshop.org/p/books/moneyball-the-art-of-winning-an-unfair-game-michael-lewis/8746488

    Government should not be run like a business: https://hbr.org/2017/03/the-u-s-cannot-be-run-like-a-business

    The American Dream is dead: https://www.newsweek.com/american-dream-dead-opinion-1917153

    Meritocracy is a myth: https://www.vox.com/videos/2021/4/2/22349990/education-inequality-meritocracy-myth

    Collectivism a necessary virtue: https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/09/1047042

    The peril of rugged individualism: https://www.thehastingscenter.org/rugged-american-individualism-is-a-myth-and-its-killing-us/

    The radicalism of public libraries: https://depauliaonline.com/57226/opinions/opinion-are-libraries-radical/

    The stigma of public transportation: https://ui.charlotte.edu/story/overcoming-stigma-riding-bus/

    The privatization of everything: https://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/05/04/five-step-process-privatize-everything

    Schools as community hubs: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/schools-as-community-hubs-integrating-support-services-to-drive-educational-outcomes/

    Vouchers hurt rural schools: https://www.ncpecoalition.org/ruralvouchers

    Stocks a poor measure of the full economy: https://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2023/03/17/myth-busting-the-economy-drives-the-stock-market/

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/12/occupy-wall-street-10-years-on

    Fight for $15 not enough: https://thehill.com/lobbying/4170972-15-an-hour-isnt-enough-u-s-workers-need-to-earn-a-living-wage/

    USA medical wait times are long NOW: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/truth-wait-times-universal-coverage-systems/

    Medicare for All is actually cheaper: https://www.citizen.org/news/fact-check-medicare-for-all-would-save-the-u-s-trillions-public-option-would-leave-millions-uninsured-not-garner-savings/

    COVID as an argument FOR universal health care: https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-more-than-335000-lives-could-have-been-saved-during-pandemic-if-us-had-universal-health-care/

    History of attempts at universal health care in US: https://pnhp.org/a-brief-history-universal-health-care-efforts-in-the-us/

    Boomers pulled up the ladder on future generations: https://fortune.com/2023/10/28/great-wealth-transfer-baby-boomers-bank-of-america-millennials-government-policy/

    CEO pay growth since Reagan: https://www.progressivecaucuscenter.org/the-ceo-pay-problem-and-what-we-can-do-about-it

    Education a matter of national defense: https://www.britannica.com/topic/National-Defense-Education-Act

    Interstate highway system ALSO a defense project: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/national-interstate-and-defense-highways-act

    Student loan scandal: https://revealnews.org/article/who-got-rich-off-the-student-debt-crisis/

    Cost to attend IU: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/indiana-university-bloomington-1809/paying

    The government can’t run out of money: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/4/16/18251646/modern-monetary-theory-new-moment-explained



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