With the all the political discourse around the midterm elections, there have been lots of gatekeeping within evangelical circles. Lots of conservatives say one can't be a christian if they vote democrat. So, in this episode we discuss how Jesus' teachings line up with our modern political environment. We also react to the midterm elections, the lack of a red wave and Donald Trump's 3rd run for president. Check out our new Merch ISH or join our ISH Community: www.evangelicalish.com Follow the Evangelicalish team on Tiktok, IG, FB & Twitter: @evangelicalish, @pastorpaul_tiktok, @pastorfromok, @aprilajoy Or email us: evangelicalish@gmail.com

Paul and April talk with American journalist Katherine Stewart about her book The Power Worshippers: The Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism and how she has tracked the danger of this Christian political uprising for many years. Buy her book and learn more about Katherine here: katherinestewart.me Check out our new Merch ISH or join our ISH Community: www.evangelicalish.com Follow the Evangelicalish team on Tiktok, IG, FB & Twitter: @evangelicalish, @pastorpaul_tiktok, @pastorfromok, @aprilajoy Or email us: evangelicalish@gmail.com

This week, Paul, Jeremy and April are joined by John Pavlovitz. John is a writer, pastor, and activist from North Carolina committed to equality, diversity, and justice while actively working for a more compassionate planet. He is the author of If God Is Love, Don’t Be a Jerk, A Bigger Table, Hope and Other Superpowers, Low, Rise, and Stuff That Needs to Be Said. https://johnpavlovitz.com/ In this episode, we discuss Christian Nationalism and the upcoming election. We also each share our Hate Comment of the Week. Check out our new Merch ISH or join our ISH Community: www.evangelicalish.com Follow the Evangelicalish team on Tiktok, IG, FB & Twitter: @evangelicalish, @pastorpaul_tiktok, @pastorfromok, @aprilajoy Or email us: evangelicalish@gmail.com

It's spooky season, so for Halloween we wanted to talk about the scariest thing in evangelical dogma: Hell. In this episode, we talk all about the after life: The different views of hell and what we believe now. Check out our new Merch ISH or join our ISH Community: www.evangelicalish.com Follow the Evangelicalish team on Tiktok, IG, FB & Twitter: @evangelicalish, @pastorpaul_tiktok, @pastorfromok, @aprilajoy Or email us: evangelicalish@gmail.com

Writer and Comedian Kristina Hart joins Evangelicalish to talk about her experience as a Persian woman and child of Iranian immigrants living in America and how that influenced some her deconstruction journey. She talks about the women's revolution happening in Iran, why it matters and how we can help. Follow her on social media @edgykristinahart Buy her shirt "I'm a love your neighbor Christian, not a storm the Capitol kind" https://www.superweirdpod.com/kristina-hart-merch Check out our new Merch ISH or join our ISH Community: www.evangelicalish.com Follow the Evangelicalish team on Tiktok, IG, FB & Twitter: @evangelicalish, @pastorpaul_tiktok, @pastorfromok, @aprilajoy Or email us: evangelicalish@gmail.com

The Evangelicalish crew does their first live event from the historic Lipstick Lounge in Nashville, Tennessee! Trust us you're gonna wanna take a listen to this one! The real conversations about community, family, and love was powerful, and the jokes were epic. Also, did we mention MADLIBS? That's right! April writes an epic Madlib for the live event that will leave you on the floor while Paul and Jeremy struggle to keep a straight face. Check out our new website and join our ISH Community: www.evangelicalish.com Follow the Evangelicalish team on Tiktok, IG, FB & Twitter: @evangelicalish, @pastorpaul_tiktok, @pastorfromok, @aprilajoy Or email us: evangelicalish@gmail.com

Are Ron DeSantis' actions "Christ-like?" Should we be worried that cars in Tennessee are now numerically marked as "Christian" or "Non-Christian?" and what on earth is going on at Trump rallies with culty salutes? Join us in Nashville LIVE Oct. 1 at the Lipstick Lounge. https://evangelicalish.podia.com/nashvillesplash

Member of popular Christian Band DC Talk, now an exvangelical, Kevin Max joins us. We discuss how life has been since he tweeted he is an exvangelical, his deconstruction journey, and his upcoming Winter Woods album. We also talk about Lord of the Rings and other fantasy world things just for fun. Support his Winter Woods Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kevinmax/winter-woods www.kevinmax.com Check out our new website and join our ISH Community: www.evangelicalish.com Join us LIVE in Nashville on Sat. Oct 1, 2022. Follow the Evangelicalish team on Tiktok, IG, FB & Twitter: @evangelicalish, @pastorpaul_tiktok, @pastorfromok, @aprilajoy Or email us: evangelicalish@gmail.com

In this episode, April and Jeremy talk with George Azar about his story going from an evangelical pastor that "struggled with same-sex attraction" to leaving the church to embrace himself as a gay man. We talk about his upcoming book "My Gay Church Days" and what life was like for him to get to this point. Follow George  @My Gay Church Days  Pre-order his book: https://www.mygaychurchdays.com/ Check out our new website and join our ISH Community: www.evangelicalish.com Join us LIVE in Nashville on Sat. Oct 1, 2022. Follow the Evangelicalish team on Tiktok, IG, FB & Twitter: @evangelicalish, @pastorpaul_tiktok, @pastorfromok, @aprilajoy Or email us: evangelicalish@gmail.com

Village Church Pastor Matt Chandler announced he is stepping away from the pulpit after sliding into the DMs of a woman who is not his wife but claim there was nothing romantic or sexual about it. Is there more to the story or was his sin having a female friend? We discuss and go into the depth on the Billy Graham Rule (that no man should ever be alone with a woman who is not his wife). Then we talk about Biden's 10k student loan forgiveness and the response from conservative christians. And we end with a super fun Billy Graham Rule inspired Mad Lib. Check out our new website and join our ISH Community: www.evangelicalish.com Join us LIVE in Nashville on Sat. Oct 1, 2022. Follow the Evangelicalish team on Tiktok, IG, FB & Twitter: @evangelicalish, @pastorpaul_tiktok, @pastorfromok, @aprilajoy Or email us: evangelicalish@gmail.com