🎙️ Texas-Sized Stories: Christian Nationalism & the Republican Party
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Pete Hegseth is reshaping the military in the image of Christian Nationalism, just in time for Palm Sunday! To address their hatred head-on, we stop at the 1st Christian Church in Marfa, TX to talk about Republicans, Christianity, and the rise of christian nationalism. Listen on your favorite podcast app, on YouTube or PeerTube.
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🎙️ Texas-Sized Stories: Christian Nationalism & the Republican Party
This week, we stay in Southwest Texas to talk about the rise of christian nationalism, Republican Messaging strategies, and the complex web of the early history of the U.S. Bear hits the streets of Marfa, TX to reflect on small town, rural life and how we can empower the people politically and socially.
In the Episode
- Christian Nationalism and settler colonialism
- Jesus' teachings vs. MAGA
- Being two spirit and beyond gender
- Inside Elon Musks's Election Strategy
- Breaking down Republican voters
- Democrat's Messaging Failures in 2024
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References / Resources
- 📚 Things fall apart by Chinua Achebe
- 🎬 Dazed and Confused (1993)
- 🌱 Reawakening to Indigenous Queer Wisdom
- 🎬 Giant (1956)
- ✊🏽 Stop the Bloated Billionaire Bill with People Power
- 📚 The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love by bell hooks
- 🌍 MAGA Morphing of the Grand Old Party (GOP)
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Sam Chavez (she/they/he)
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