The State of the Senate, from SC to ME to TX to KS
Dangerous Dogma
This episode of Dangerous Dogma features a conversation between Word&Way Editor Brian Kaylor, Lutheran minister and journalist Angela Denker, and Disciples pastor and author Beau Underwood. The conversation includes discussion about the death of Sen. Lindsey Graham as well as issues of faith and morality in Senate races in Maine, Texas, and Kansas. You can . Here are a few pieces related to the episode: - A on Ken Paxton's trip to London with his alleged mistress. - A from the Kansas Senate race. - A on Adam Hamilton's campaign fundraising. - Kristin Kobes Du Mez's forthcoming book, . -...
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Southern Baptists, the Pentagon, & UFC
Dangerous Dogma
This episode of Dangerous Dogma features a conversation between Word&Way Editor Brian Kaylor, Lutheran minister and journalist Angela Denker, and Disciples pastor and author Beau Underwood. The conversation includes discussion about the Southern Baptist Convention's push against women in ministry, the Pentagon changing how it codes the faith of military members, and the latest in the world of sports. You can . Here are a few pieces related to the episode: - Angela mentioned from Beth Allison Barr and Savannah Locke. - Brian for Baptist News Global about how "Not all Baptists are...
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Southern Baptists, Women in Ministry, & a Billboard
Dangerous Dogma
In this episode, President Brian Kaylor talks with Meredith Stone, executive director of . The conversation includes discussion of efforts in the Southern Baptist Convention to further target women serving in churches and how BWIM is advocating for women (including with a billboard to greet SBC messengers next week in Orlando, Florida). You can of this conversation on YouTube. Here are a few pieces related to the episode: - Brian for Word&Way about joining BWIM's advocacy outside an SBC meeting in 2024. - about Paul Pressler, the allegations against him, and what it means for the SBC....
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Divergent Visions for Rededicating the Nation
Dangerous Dogma
This episode of Dangerous Dogma features a conversation between Word&Way Editor Brian Kaylor, Lutheran minister and journalist Angela Denker, and Disciples pastor and author Beau Underwood. The conversation includes discussion about Rededicate 250, gerrymandering, Adam Hamilton's Senate campaign in Kansas, and the MAHA movement. You can . Here are a few pieces related to the episode: - Brian at A Public Witness both a preview Rededicate 250 and a on the event. - Angela mentioned a by Madeline Peltz on "Being Jewish at Rededicate 250." - Brian a column for Religion...
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The Christian Past That Wasn't
Dangerous Dogma
In this episode, President Brian Kaylor talks with Warren Throckmorton, a retired professor who has spent years debunking false claims by Christian Nationalist pseudo-historian David Barton. Throckmorton is the author of the new book, . You can of this conversation on YouTube. Here are a few pieces related to the episode: - Warren on Dangerous Dogma to talk about Getting Jefferson Right. - Brian about a Missouri Senate hearing involving a debate about Benjamin Franklin and prayer. - Brian about Sunday's "Rededicate 250" rally on the National Mall. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our...
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Trump vs. Leo
Dangerous Dogma
This episode of Dangerous Dogma features a conversation between Word&Way Editor Brian Kaylor, Lutheran minister and journalist Angela Denker, and Disciples pastor and author Beau Underwood. The conversation includes discussion about President Donald Trump's attacks on Pope Leo XIV, Leo's witness against the Iran war, Trump's AI image of himself as Jesus, and the electoral defeat of Viktor Orbán in Hungary. You can . Here are a few pieces related to the episode: - Pope Leo's Palm Sunday against war. - Brian at A Public Witness about Pete Hegseth's violent prayer at the March Pentagon...
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Fight Like Jesus with Jason Porterfield (Reissue)
Dangerous Dogma
In this episode, President Brian Kaylor talks with Jason Porterfield about his book . This episode originally aired in 2023, except for a new introduction noting a by Pete Hegseth during a recent Pentagon worship service and by Pope Leo XIV. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order the new book by Brian Kaylor, .
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Pete Hegseth's Crusader Bible (A Trick of State)
Dangerous Dogma
In this episode, President Brian Kaylor considers Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's use of the English Standard Version of the Bible, patriarchy in the faith communities Hegseth has been a part of, and his Christian Nationalism. It also reveals that Hegseth's ESV Bible includes two Crusader symbols stamped onto the cover (and that match tattoos on his body): a Jerusalem Cross and the phrase "Deus Vult." This is the second episode of "A Trick of State," a special occasional series from Dangerous Dogma. In this series, Kaylor investigates underexplored issues at the intersection of church and...
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An Unholy War
Dangerous Dogma
This episode of Dangerous Dogma features a conversation between Word&Way Editor Brian Kaylor, Lutheran minister and journalist Angela Denker, and Disciples pastor and author Beau Underwood. The conversation includes discussion about the Iran war, Christian opposition to the war, and viral claims of military leaders claiming this will bring "Armageddon." It also includes consideration of faith being invoked in politics by James Talarico in Texas and Adam Hamilton in Kansas. You can watch a . Here are a few pieces related to the episode: Brian at A Public Witness about Christian opposition...
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Rewriting the Ten Commandments (A Trick of State)
Dangerous Dogma
In this episode, President Brian Kaylor looks at legislation across the country that purports to want the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. But the version mandated by lawmakers cannot be found in any Bible. Kaylor unpacks where the edited language came from, why such legislation is an attack on religious liberty, and the legal battles over these laws. This is the first episode of “A Trick of State,” a special occasional series from Dangerous Dogma. In this series, Kaylor will investigate underexplored issues at the intersection of church and state that expose the false...
info_outlineIn this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor talks with Rev. Munther Isaac, pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, about his forthcoming book Christ in the Rubble: Faith, the Bible, and the Genocide in Gaza. He also talks about Donald Trump's plan to "take over" Gaza, the importance of using the terms "genocide" and "apartheid," and why U.S. churches need to repent from the theology of empire. You can watch a video version of this conversation here.
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