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The Ballot and the Bible Ep. 5 -- Chapters 8-9 -- Pondering the Faith of Presidents -- Part 1

The Ballot and the Bible Ep. 5 -- Chapters 8-9 -- Pondering the Faith of Presidents -- Part 1

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Part 1 of 2. In chapters 8 and 9, we think about the faith of 3 out of 4 of the most recent presidents of the United States: George W. Bush, Barak Obama, and Donald Trump. We talk about American Civil Religion, and how it fuses orthodox Christian doctrine with nationalism. And we talk about the function of bias, especially our own, and how it makes us hypersensitive to the errors of some, and less watchful of the errors of others.

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Our thanks and appreciation to our partners:

A production of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence.
https://www.csbvbristol.org.uk/


Huge appreciation to Kitchener Public Library for the use of their recording studio.
https://www.kpl.org/


Podcast cover art by Studio of Broken Things
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Intro music "Br1ghter" by Tape Machines (feat. Le June & Nbhd Nick)

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