The Missouri Senate is considering a bill that would ban same-sex marriage in the state. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., says she doesn't think it's an effective way to combat racism. She says many boomers are trying to "Christianize everyone" and stop African people from having faith. The issue of race has been at the forefront for some time but hasn't gotten much attention until now, McConnell says.
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In a time of increasing skepticism of globalization, stemming from losses in jobs, cultural heritage, and sovereignty over ones own homeland, nationalism has re-emerged onto the political stage in protest movements and increasingly populist governments. Christian nationalism, focused on the incorporation of church doctrine into a nation and often a sovereign, is not a new concept, stemming at least from the time of the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, but recently has re-emerged as a potential solution to the social ills many societies face in the West. Tonight we are joined by Woe, co-host of the Stone Choir podcast, to make the case for how and why this might be a good way forward for many of the discontented souls of today.
