The Use and Abuse of Scripture in American Politics

An unknown country singer with a fake name has skyrocketed to the top of the charts with the song “Rich Men North of Richmond,” and the film “The Sound of Freedom” has become one of the top-grossing movies of the year. These sleeper hits were both fueled by the MAGA media and conservative audiences. What do they say about the movement and the divisions in American culture? Then, Skye talks to Kaitlyn about the launch of her new book, “The Ballot and the Bible,” and the way political movements have used and abused scripture throughout American history. She also explains how George W. Bush and Barack Obama used the Bible very differently during their presidencies, and the surprising reason Obama cited scripture far more often. Also this week—backyard billionaire wrestling, China hires full-time adult children, and a three-year-old with the worst superpower ever.

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Bonus interview with Kaitlyn Schiess

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0:00 - Intro

2:30 - Show Starts

3:57 - Theme Song

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6:35 - Listener Emails

11:08 - Zuckerberg vs Musk

16:17 - Full time children in China

30:31 - Rich Men North of Richmond

44:07 - Sound of Freedom

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59:08 - Interview Intro

Kaitlyn Schiess

1:02:13 - How the Bible was used during the American Revolution

1:09:29 - Romans 13

1:26:25 - How Bush and Obama used Scripture during their presidencies

1:37:11 - End Credits

Links mentioned in news segment:

Mark Zuckerberg says ‘it’s time to move on’ from Elon Musk cage fight

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/14/tech/zuckerberg-musk-cage-fight-move-on-hnk-intl/index.html

Young Chinese are getting paid to be ‘full-time children’ as jobs become harder to find

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/26/economy/china-youth-unemployment-intl-hnk/index.html

Oliver Anthony’s Viral Hit Doesn’t Love Its Neighbors

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2023/august-web-only/oliver-anthony-song-rich-men-north-richmond-love-neighbor.html

Other resources:

The Ballot and the Bible by Kaitlyn Schiess

https://amzn.to/45w9qIY

The Bible and Politics Explainer Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9sBIcrblS4&t=279s

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