The Al Franken Podcast 220: BEST OF: Tim Alberta on Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
Apr 20, 2025
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Confronted at Father's Funeral
- Tim Alberta was confronted angrily by parishioners over his anti-Trump book while mourning his father at church.
- This experience revealed the deep political division infiltrating evangelical communities even in personal moments.
Media Fractures Shared Facts
- Media evolution shifted Americans from shared information sources to separate, partisan media bubbles.
- This fragmentation undermines shared facts and fractures relationships and political discourse.
Evangelicals' Spiritual War Mentality
- Many evangelicals view America as a God-given holy land under assault by secular forces.
- This belief leads them to see political conflict as a spiritual war of good versus evil.