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he was really a on the inside of the falwell empire. he married a girl who was very close with, the falwell family, lynchburg, virginia, is a very small place back then. and everybody knew everybody and. this guy, doug olson, not only went to school at liberty, but he wound up working on the faculty there, working the staff there, and got to know all these people really well from the inside. and what he saw back then, really began to concern him, particularly as it related to the founding of the moral and the sort of turning liberty university from a christian into a sort of cultural, a place that used less and less to advance the kingdom of christ, and more and more to the kingdom of republicanism in america and doug olson, eventually became rather disillusioned and he left liberty university behind. and this, by the way, just so i can interrupt. yeah, this is this just so listeners know viewers know this is before the whole scandal you're reading about in the papers with jerry falwell and the poor junior and the pool boy. there's conc
he was really a on the inside of the falwell empire. he married a girl who was very close with, the falwell family, lynchburg, virginia, is a very small place back then. and everybody knew everybody and. this guy, doug olson, not only went to school at liberty, but he wound up working on the faculty there, working the staff there, and got to know all these people really well from the inside. and what he saw back then, really began to concern him, particularly as it related to the founding of...
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that their what it was the real genesis that kind of gets falwell off the sidelines. falwell also used to preach about the the thing that preachers need to do, stay in the pulpit and not be out in the streets. but what made him say he was preaching against martin luther king, that's he said that the place for preachers is in the pulpit, not out in the streets. he was directly talking about king's activism in the pulpits. and, in fact, the thing that organizes the religious right, randall bomber's documented this really well is a book bad faith. this really great. he was actually in the room. but essentially what motivated them was to get to get organized was bob jones university threatening to get its tax status removed because had a policy against interracial dating on campus. right. that's the thing that got them motivated and there's a great book, another book called the rise of republican south the documents, the marker that you can see, the exodus white evangelical christians from the democratic party to the republican party is the 1964. voting rights act, follow
that their what it was the real genesis that kind of gets falwell off the sidelines. falwell also used to preach about the the thing that preachers need to do, stay in the pulpit and not be out in the streets. but what made him say he was preaching against martin luther king, that's he said that the place for preachers is in the pulpit, not out in the streets. he was directly talking about king's activism in the pulpits. and, in fact, the thing that organizes the religious right, randall...
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and then if i medical stuff diploma that time, calling falwell pim openly onto the international. assume to apologize that yes, there wasn't anything that we problems of mazda destruction. you have this tried the country of you that you have killed as president. you have committed so much i plus it is now what you left is at the top of the country. libya is another example . in africa, you have destroyed a country. that was ivy. is citizens, well happy he receives, enjoy, and love to of will. and so much of what that right, you can say is it more than state to do? you can see there's even no single um, no single government in libya. i'm so it is not just a friends tips, but funny. i've finished them in international relations. it was caused by america, i mitchell, i'm the now, this would have continued the if not for the purpose of russia and some of the students, i'm doubtful. we want to see more of russia and china coming on to the international as soon as they're comfortable on america's edge, you money. this is necessary because that's the way you mind kind of would benefit for the i
and then if i medical stuff diploma that time, calling falwell pim openly onto the international. assume to apologize that yes, there wasn't anything that we problems of mazda destruction. you have this tried the country of you that you have killed as president. you have committed so much i plus it is now what you left is at the top of the country. libya is another example . in africa, you have destroyed a country. that was ivy. is citizens, well happy he receives, enjoy, and love to of will....
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adultery, divorce materialism, and any deviation from strict christian morality but preachers like jerry falwell made the religion more user-friendly and less dark finally, demanding. what filled the place of religious doctrine was politics. over the last few years, this process has been extended even further with those who consider themselves devout christians defining their faith almost entirely in political terms by opposing abortion, gay marriage, and transgender rights this in turn has led to a great democratic d churchill, according to gallup democratic church membership was 46% in 2020 down from 71% two decades prior the scholar david campbell of nostradamus, told the ap increasingly, americans associate religion with the republican party. and if they're not republicans themselves, they turn away from religion this phenomenon of the right using even weaponizing religion is not unique to america or christianity. you can see it in brazil, el salvador, italy, israel, turkey, and india, among other places. secularization may be inevitable, but it does seem to coincide with a sense of loss for
adultery, divorce materialism, and any deviation from strict christian morality but preachers like jerry falwell made the religion more user-friendly and less dark finally, demanding. what filled the place of religious doctrine was politics. over the last few years, this process has been extended even further with those who consider themselves devout christians defining their faith almost entirely in political terms by opposing abortion, gay marriage, and transgender rights this in turn has led...
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it's jerry falwell. like, that's don't scary. don't like it. i don't like it. okay. just wanted to sort of see where we are just so we can figure out, like, how to talk, right? so theologically, are there certain prisons or one of the points that you make in the book is that, you know, this isn't necessarily theological movement anymore. it's not about faith commitments. it's become something else. but for the sake of arguing it, what was the evangelical movement that you think your parents what were the commitments that they adhering to? yeah, and it's a really category. and as you know, a journalist, one that people argue about all time. but but fundamentally, you know, historians have sort of outlined think basically for and i'll see if i can remember them. but four fundamental pieces of evangelical one is a belief in jesus christ salvation through jesus christ. another is a commitment the bible. and that usually involves a literal and erroneous view of the bible. it was it's inspired by god, and it's without error. and it's the ultimate guide for life. the next o
it's jerry falwell. like, that's don't scary. don't like it. i don't like it. okay. just wanted to sort of see where we are just so we can figure out, like, how to talk, right? so theologically, are there certain prisons or one of the points that you make in the book is that, you know, this isn't necessarily theological movement anymore. it's not about faith commitments. it's become something else. but for the sake of arguing it, what was the evangelical movement that you think your parents...
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when i started this work in 1987, we called them the religious right, pat robertson and falwell. today we think about this movement by the term christian nationalism. i think this really is the biggest threat to separation of church and state. we have seen examples of this play out in states like texas and florida where there is a lot of book banning, where lgbtq rights are being attacked, reproductive rights are being assailed. it is being hit on a lot of fronts. there are various reasons for that, but it is a movement that is empowered politically right now and his family the strongest it's been in the 36 years i've been doing this work. host: we are chatting with rob boston this morning with the americans united for separation of church and state, continuing this conversation about religion and politics and government. (202)-748-8000 for democrats to call in. (202)-748-8001 for republicans. independents, (202)-748-8002. remind viewers who barry lynn is. guest: burial and is a christian minister who ran americans united for 25 years. the roots of our organization are in religio
when i started this work in 1987, we called them the religious right, pat robertson and falwell. today we think about this movement by the term christian nationalism. i think this really is the biggest threat to separation of church and state. we have seen examples of this play out in states like texas and florida where there is a lot of book banning, where lgbtq rights are being attacked, reproductive rights are being assailed. it is being hit on a lot of fronts. there are various reasons for...
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when i started this work in 1987, we called them the religious right, pat robertson and falwell. today we think about this movement by the term christian nationalism. i think this really is the biggest threat to separation of church and state. we have seen examples of this play out in states like texas and florida where there is a lot of book banning, where lgbtq rights are being attacked, reproductive rights are being assailed. it is being hit on a lot of fronts. there are various reasons for that, but it is a movement that is empowered politically right now and his family the strongest it's been in the 36 years i've been doing this work. host: we are chatting with rob boston this morning with the americans united for separation of church and state, continuing this conversation about religion and politics and government. (202)-748-8000 for democrats to call in. (202)-748-8001 for republicans. independents, (202)-748-8002. remind viewers who barry lynn is. guest: burial and is a christian minister who ran americans united for 25 years. the roots of our organization are in religio
when i started this work in 1987, we called them the religious right, pat robertson and falwell. today we think about this movement by the term christian nationalism. i think this really is the biggest threat to separation of church and state. we have seen examples of this play out in states like texas and florida where there is a lot of book banning, where lgbtq rights are being attacked, reproductive rights are being assailed. it is being hit on a lot of fronts. there are various reasons for...
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then jerry falwell and others got together and said, if we're going to beat this southern baptist democrat, we're going to have to come up with an issue that will pry evangelicals away and also conservative catholics away. so they came up with abortion. then they added the religious element to it and said this is a great skin against god. i'm not saying there aren't people of faith who are pro life. take the death penalty. let the bible inform you on war, on the death penalty, on abortion. but don't tell me after "the long run" was released, suddenly the southern baptist church figured out what jesus was really trying to say 2,000 years earlier. >> former democrat donald trump may not, in fact, know what is going on in his base, that women in communities on the political right actually want to be free and want control over their bodies also. >> if you look at polling, it's black evangelicals who show up at church every sunday. yet, they're not voting against women's reproductive freedom. why? because that has to do with beliefs about freedom, about democracy and maybe saying that the gover
then jerry falwell and others got together and said, if we're going to beat this southern baptist democrat, we're going to have to come up with an issue that will pry evangelicals away and also conservative catholics away. so they came up with abortion. then they added the religious element to it and said this is a great skin against god. i'm not saying there aren't people of faith who are pro life. take the death penalty. let the bible inform you on war, on the death penalty, on abortion. but...