"I had spanked them a couple small times when they were very young, but it was this realization of like, wait a second, science matters," she says. "There is actual science and data that supports views that contradict what I haven't told" She adds: "It fell apart as soon as I could actually think critically and engage data outside my worldview"
A group of evangelical Christians raised their children to become influential in the White House, on Capitol Hill, and in the Supreme Court. Now, as adults, the "Joshua generation" are reckoning with their upbringing.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin with help from Siona Peterous, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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