Trump Kills the Values Voter Wing of the GOP

Politico says Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are winning evangelical voters. John Avlon: They're appealing to evangelicals by saying we are the toughest, you know, SOBs on the block. It doesn't matter that we are you or aren't you, he says; "the ends justify the means"Avlon: The values voter wing of the GOP isn't coming back in 2024. We just want fangs out angry, malicious, nasty rhetoric from our political leaders.

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How did a theological system that rejected Christian participation in politics eventually give birth to the Religious Right? Phil talks to historian Daniel Hummel about the spread of rapture theology in the 20th century, why it spawned so many conspiracies, the legacy of the Left Behind books, and why rapture theology remains so popular despite being rejected by nearly every evangelical seminary. Also this week, why did controversial author, Joshua Butler, resign from his church? The embrace of Tucker Carlson and Donald Trump by the Religious Right is proof that the movement is now entirely post-Christian. And reflections on the coronation of King Charles III.

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4:44 - Coronation of King Charles III

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