185. Mara Richards Bim on Holding Prayer Vigils Outside an ICE Office
Release Date: 08/12/2025
193. News Roundup: Elections, Government Shutdown, & Clergy Challenging ICE
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 consideration of religious attacks in elections this week, impacts of the ongoing government shutdown on churches, and clergy protesting against ICE. Watch a video version of this latest conversation . Here are a few articles related to some of what was discussed: Angela interviewed two Minneapolis mayoral candidates: and . Brian about the New York City mayoral race...
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192. Hannah Kardon, United Methodist Pastor Arrested During Anti-ICE Protest
Dangerous Dogma
In this episode, President Brian Kaylor talks with Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister in the Chicago area. Kardon was violently during a protest outside an ICE facility on Oct. 17. Video of the incident can be . Other issues discussed in this episode include ICE at churches, the against the Trump administration by various denominations, and the of Bible verses by the Department of Homeland Security. Watch a video version of this latest conversation . Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And...
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191. William Stell on Evangelicals & Antigay Christianity
Dangerous Dogma
In this episode, President Brian Kaylor talks with William Stell, a religious studies professor and author of the forthcoming book, . Kaylor is also joined by guest cohost Jared Burkholder, scholar in residence at . This is the third in a three-part series in partnership with Moravian exploring historical and contemporary issues of concerns involving evangelicals (following conversations with Randall Balmer in and Angela Parker in ). Other previous conversations mentioned in this episode are those with David Swartz in and Isaac Sharp in . Watch a video version of this latest conversation ....
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190. Angela Parker on Evangelicals, Biblical Interpretation, & White Supremacy
Dangerous Dogma
In this episode, President Brian Kaylor talks with Angela Parker, an associate professor of New Testament and Greek at the McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University, the author of , and coauthor of the devotional. This is the second in a three-part series in partnership with exploring historical and contemporary issues of concerns involving evangelicals. Parker previously appeared on Dangerous Dogma in . Watch a video version of this latest conversation . Jared Burkholder, scholar in residence at Moravian, will be giving the annual Walter Vivian Moses Lecture on Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. (ET)...
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189. Randall Balmer on Evangelicals & Church-State Separation
Dangerous Dogma
In this episode, President Brian Kaylor talks with Randall Balmer, a historian of American religion and author of the new book, . Kaylor is also joined by guest cohost Jared Burkholder, scholar in residence at . This is the first in a three-part series in partnership with Moravian exploring historical and contemporary issues of concerns involving evangelicals. Balmer previously appeared on Dangerous Dogma in and . You can . Burkholder will be giving the annual Walter Vivian Moses Lecture on Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. (ET) at the Bahnson Center on the Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Campus of Moravian...
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188. Brian Kaylor on The Bible According to Christian Nationalists (with guest host Beau Underwood)
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In this episode, guest host Beau Underwood interviews President Brian Kaylor about his new book . You can of this conversation on YouTube. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.
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187. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver on Faith & Politics [Reissue]
Dangerous Dogma
In this episode originally recorded in 2021, President Brian Kaylor talks with Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) about faith and politics as a United Methodist minister and U.S. congressman. Cleaver also discusses his experience on Jan. 6, attacks on voting rights, and what gives him hope. First released four years ago, this episode is being reissued as Republicans in Missouri are citing Christianity to justify an attempt to gerrymander Cleaver out of office. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And...
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186. Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty on Authentic Christian Freedom
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In this episode, President Brian Kaylor talks with Elizabeth Hinson-Hasty, a professor at Union Presbyterian Seminary in North Carolina and author of the new book . She discusses issues of Christian ethics, liberty, fundamentalism, ministry, and seminary education. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And preorder the forthcoming book by Brian Kaylor, .
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185. Mara Richards Bim on Holding Prayer Vigils Outside an ICE Office
Dangerous Dogma
In this episode, President Brian Kaylor talks with Mara Richards Bim about a weekly interfaith prayer vigil being held outside an ICE office in Dallas, Texas. She talks about how denominations are in court and the how Department of Homeland Security is Bible verses to justify ICE actions. She also discusses efforts to challenge Christian Nationalism in Texas, including a bill the posting of a highly edited version of the Ten Commandments in public schools. You can of this conversation on YouTube. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter that helps you make sense...
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184. Warren Throckmorton on Getting Jefferson Right
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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 coauthor of and author of the forthcoming . He also hosts the podcast . You can of this conversation on YouTube. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And order a preorder the forthcoming book by Brian Kaylor, .
info_outlineIn this episode, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor talks with Mara Richards Bim about a weekly interfaith prayer vigil being held outside an ICE office in Dallas, Texas. She talks about how denominations are fighting back in court and the how Department of Homeland Security is co-opting Bible verses to justify ICE actions. She also discusses efforts to challenge Christian Nationalism in Texas, including a bill pushing the posting of a highly edited version of the Ten Commandments in public schools. You can watch a video version of this conversation on YouTube.
Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics. And preorder the forthcoming book by Brian Kaylor, The Bible According to Christian Nationalists: Exploiting Scripture for Political Power.