This is a podcast about religion, the separation of church and state, and the battle for America&#39;s soul. Secular activist, bestselling author, and constitutional lawyer and author Andrew L. Seidel delivers weekly interviews and commentary on all the legal and constitutional issues of Trump&#39;s second term and the battles to keep church and state separate.

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Andrew is back! With a lot to cover, especially Donald Trump’s Orgy of Christian Nationalism celebrating 250 years of American independence. The propaganda is thick in the air. Plus, the Supreme Court’s shadow docket decision, Trump erects a golden idol to himself, unfucking the Supreme Court ,and a new Substack you need to subscribe to and share.<a href="https://andrewlseidel.substack.com/p/trumps-250th-is-an-orgy-of-christian" rel="nofollow">An Orgy of Christian Nationalism</a> (Andrew’s Substack)<a href="https://andrewlseidel.substack.com/" rel="nofollow">Stay in touch with Andrew by joining his free Substack</a><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.287645/gov.uscourts.dcd.287645.79.0.pdf" rel="nofollow">Donald Trump dictated this legal filing, maybe?</a><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/erininthemorn/p/new-colorado-conversion-therapy-ban?r=8dgly9&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web" rel="nofollow">Colorado hits back after Supreme Court allows harmful ‘conversion therapy’ in state</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/us/politics/supreme-court-shadow-docket.html" rel="nofollow">NYT story: “The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court”</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/ted-lasso-and-coach-beard-reading-list" rel="nofollow">Ted Lasso and Coach Beard Reading List</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/books-to-make-you-rethink-everything" rel="nofollow">Books to make you Rethink Everything reading list</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/understanding-christian-nationalism" rel="nofollow">“Understanding Christian Nationalism” reading list</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Andrew’s other reading lists</a><ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

060: Trump’s Orgy of Christian Nationalism celebrating

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Donald Trump declares war on the pope, declares himself Jesus, and Hegseth prays a la Pulp Fiction — the Christian Nationalism is running wild, y’all. Plus, Andrew catches up with the Religious Liberty Commission, J6 architect John Eastman getting disbarred, and is speechless at the horror that is the CNN rape academy story.Please remember to review and share if you appreciate this pod. Attend the Summit for Religious Freedom virtually here: <a href="http://www.thesrf.org" rel="nofollow">www.theSRF.org</a> <ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

059: Trump's “Just War” with the Pope

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Donald Trump threaten genocide via nuclear attack while science lands four astronauts back on this floating rock after launching them around the moon. Andrew discusses these two polar opposites, the calls to remove Trump under the 25th Amendment, whether impeachment might be better, and the toxic masculinity documentary on Netflix. In the final segment, Andrew delves into the beauty of the Artemis mission.  Please remember to review and share if you appreciate this pod. <a href="https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/impeach-protest-trump-iran-war/" rel="nofollow">Elie Mystal’s article on impeachment</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW4uWZFjv86/?igsh=MzVqZm9sZ3hmZXpy" rel="nofollow">Astronaut Koch’s reflections on Artemis</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_jel2vWNAw" rel="nofollow">Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev’s interview</a><ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

058: Artemis and Our Shared Humanity

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Has there been a bigger news week? Trump threatens to commit war crimes on Easter morning, but even before that, it was insane. The Supreme Court just made American healthcare worse, while a California jury may have made social media much better. The next Citizens United is averted, a Ten Commandments monument in Arkansas falls after a decade, and Trump stupidly goes to the Supreme Court in real life. Plus, Noem’s bimbofication scandal, Bondi is out, JD doesn’t know what church he attends, and Paula White thinks Trump is Jesus. And, oh yeah, we’re going back to the moon. <ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

057: Happy Easter Here’s a War Crime

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Why are the No Kings rallies so important? Andrew is back to explain and to recap a delightful debate he had on the Freethought Cruise. Plus a roundup of the news including: a Ten Commandments win, a Georgia woman arrested on abortion/murder charges, two seemingly disconnected stories about Pete Hegseth blocking promotions for women and non-white officers, and how you can help Andrew with the haters.  <a href="https://thesrf.org/" rel="nofollow">The Summit for Religious Freedom, April 25-27</a><a href="https://www.freeflo.org/" rel="nofollow">FreeFlo Conference Feb. 2027</a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/one-nation-indivisible-with-andrew-seidel/id1791471198" rel="nofollow">You can see “Attilla the Hunn’s” 1-star review here.</a><a href="https://www.au.org/the-latest/press/arkansas-ten-commandments-permanent/" rel="nofollow">Arkansas Ten Commandments win!</a><a href="https://jessica.substack.com/p/what-to-know-when-a-pregnancy-arrest" rel="nofollow">Abortion Everyday Substack about Georgia arrest, with action items</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/03/27/nx-s1-5763863/hegseth-soldiers-promotions" rel="nofollow">NPR Story on Hegseth blocking promotions</a><a href="https://thesrf.org/" rel="nofollow">Seriously, join me at the Summit for Religious Freedom in April!</a><ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

056: NO Kings and the Hot Tub Debate Machine

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Andrew and Seth Andrews have been friends for the better part of a decade. On this pod, they invite you into one of the many conversations they’ve had over the years about the organized fight against religion and for church-state separation—but this time, they’re recording it. Stay through to the end for the most fun you’ll ever have in a lightning round.<a href="https://www.sethandrews.com/" rel="nofollow">Seth’s website</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/TheThinkingAtheist" rel="nofollow">The Thinking Atheist Youtube</a><a href="https://www.thethinkingatheist.com/" rel="nofollow">The Thinking Atheist website</a><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thethinkingatheist/id412308695" rel="nofollow">The Thinking Atheist podcast</a><ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

055: Storytelling and the Secular Movement with Seth Andrews

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Noem is out; Markwayne Mullin is in. There are reasons to criticize him, but January 6th is not one. The Supreme Court issues another shadow docket decision that targets LGBTQ kids and grants absurd power to religious parents. Schools may not be the same. Did commanders really tell soldiers we were going to war with Iran to bring on Armageddon? There’s really good reasons to be skeptical. Plus, Talarico wins and says God is nonbinary, WaPo thinks we need evangelicals on the Supreme Court, and those evangelicals lay hands on and pray over Trump in the Oval Office. Ick. <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/25a810_b97d.pdf" rel="nofollow">Mirabelli v. Bonta decision</a><a href="https://www.vox.com/politics/481401/supreme-court-mirabelli-bonta-sauron-wins" rel="nofollow">Ian Milhiser for Vox on the Mirabelli decision </a><a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/before-you-share-that-story-about" rel="nofollow">“Before you share that story about how troops were told the Iran War is for ‘Armageddon,’ read this” AND YOU NEED TO READ IT</a>.<ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

054: SCOTUS Turns US Teachers Into Religious Police

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Andrew’s back and there’s so much to cover: the DOJ withheld Epstein files about allegations that Trump sexually assaulted a 13 year old girl and Trump invades Iran to distract from that story. Trump ruins the Olympics and the US men’s hockey team fails a basic humanity test. Plus, the Supreme Court tariffs decision isn’t what you thought, a federal appeals court botches a decision on the Ten Commandments, and Tucker Carlson interviews Mike Huckabee, our ambassador to Israel, and they talk about the Bible influencing public policy—kind of. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/02/24/nx-s1-5723968/epstein-files-trump-accusation-maxwell" rel="nofollow">NPR story “Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump”</a><a href="https://crooked.com/podcast/can-america-pull-back-from-the-brink-of-autocracy/" rel="nofollow">Link to Strict Scrutiny episode referenced</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS7itdfgNnU" rel="nofollow">Tucker Carlson interviews Mike Huckabee</a><ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

053: The Epstein War?

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Fish Stark joins Andrew to talk about bringing empathy back to America and how folks can get $1,000 grants for empathy projects that will take place across the country on May 2. This is much bigger than just a single project, this is an answer to the toxicity of Christian Nationalism, MAGA politics, and the division in this country. But it could also be the answer for growing the secular movement. This is the very time Fish and Andrew have chatted and history is lucky it was (mostly) recorded. <ul><li>The <a href="https://www.americanempathyproject.org/" rel="nofollow">American Empathy Project</a>. Empathy project <a href="https://www.americanempathyproject.org/guides" rel="nofollow">guidelines</a>. I <a href="https://secure2.convio.net/ahuman/site/Donation2?6640.donation=form1&df_id=6640&mfc_pref=T&set.custom.Appeal=AEP-MAINWEB" rel="nofollow">donated</a> $100 and hope y’all will too. </li><li>The <a href="http://ahuman.convio.net/site/Donation2?1480.donation=form1&df_id=1480&mfc_pref=T&set.custom.Appeal=Unsolicited+membership" rel="nofollow">American Humanist Association</a> can be found here</li><li><a href="http://bittersoutherner.com" rel="nofollow">Bittersoutherner.com</a></li></ul>If you can’t support AHA or the project, you can still spread the word by sharing the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1836174367091652" rel="nofollow">social</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reels/DUn5hi1gaxS/" rel="nofollow">media</a> <a href="https://x.com/americnhumanist/status/2021655071017070976" rel="nofollow">videos</a> <a href="https://www.threads.com/@americanhumanist/post/DUoId_iiIzV" rel="nofollow">announcing</a> the project. Or just share them anyway.<ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

052: American Empathy and American Humanism, with Fish Stark

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Andrew brings back Annika Brockschmidt, friend of the pod, German historian and expert on American Christian nationalism. One year after her first appearance in the inaugural episode, Annika tells Andrew how the US is doing on its slide toward authoritarianism/fascism. A wide ranging and surprising conversation. Brockschmidt is a journalist, scholar, and author of Amerikas Gotteskrieger: Wie die Religiöse Rechte die Demokratie gefährdet (roughly translated as “America’s Godly Warriors: How Religious Right Endangers Democracy”). Annika’s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ardenthistorian" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ardenthistorian.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a><ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

051: Nazi Report Card: How's the US Doing? with Annika Brockschmidt

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The Trump regime is arresting journalists, raiding their houses, assaulting citizens, murdering people in the streets, and more, but we’re fighting back. Minnesota is leading the way, judges are freeing people illegally arrested, including 5-year-old Liam Ramos, Texans in deep red Tarrant County are voting blue, and more.<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/the-neighbors-defending-minnesota-from-ice/685769/?gift=qfgCja72UUL4IEQ7re1Pr5Sqqiuj_QB55NCETOjx_Yk&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=social&utm_source=copy-link" rel="nofollow">Adam Serwer’s Atlantic article “Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong” is here</a>.<a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492/gov.uscourts.txwd.1172886492.9.0_3.pdf" rel="nofollow">Judge Biery’s opinion in the Liam Ramos case can be read here</a>.Looking for books for self-care?<ul><li>My <a href="http://bookshop.org" rel="nofollow">Books to Make you Rethink Everything List at Bookshop.org</a></li><li>My favorite NON-FICTION Reads of 2025: <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/andrew-s-favorite-nonfiction-reads-2025" rel="nofollow">https://bookshop.org/lists/andrew-s-favorite-nonfiction-reads-2025</a> </li><li>My favorite FICTION Reads of 2025: <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/andrew-s-favorite-fiction-reads-2025" rel="nofollow">https://bookshop.org/lists/andrew-s-favorite-fiction-reads-2025</a> </li></ul>More self-care: Come Cruise the Caribbean with Andrew: <a href="http://freethoughtcruise.com/" rel="nofollow">http://freethoughtcruise.com/</a><ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

050: Fighting Back as the Regime sets fire to the Bill of Rights

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The Trump Regime and Bondi’s DOJ are going after anti-ICE protesters who protested in a church that has an ICE Pastor (it’s a thing). The FACE Act is the newest talking point and prosecution point for the regime. What is the FACE Act? Why was it passed? How is it being used against these protesters? Andrew explains it all. But first, the regime altered photos of the arrest of the protester in deliberately cruel ways. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/white-house-ice-protest-arrest-altered-image" rel="nofollow">The Guardian article with the photo tool</a><a href="https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/history-lynching-ameri" rel="nofollow">NAACP lynching stats</a><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9780593230251" rel="nofollow">Isabel Wilkerson’s book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is here</a> and on my <a href="http://bookshop.org" rel="nofollow">Books to Make you Rethink Everything List at Bookshop.org</a>Hemant Mehta’s article, <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/the-anti-ice-protest-at-a-minnesota" rel="nofollow">“The anti-ICE protest at a Minnesota church was a justified rebuke of the pastor&#39;s cruelty.”</a> <a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/248" rel="nofollow">The text of the FACE Act is here</a>.<a href="https://www.au.org/the-latest/articles/anti-christian-bias-harlow-trump/" rel="nofollow">Trump pardons FACE Act violators by lying about “anti-Christian bias”</a> <ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

049: The Regime Plans to Weaponize the FACE Act

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The entire Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is going to hear oral argument on two cases involving laws that force public schools to display a version of the Ten Commandments drafted by politicians who think they know better than parents. Andrew examines the basis for these law: the claim that the Ten Commandments are foundation of American law and government. Here’s a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AndrewLSeidel/posts/pfbid02bzpjcPvwd8GZX42yfd3nzPwn5YKocKn5hX2xu5oGi4W9mk8nyb2SLHL4mWKTk1tql" rel="nofollow">link to some screenshots of the Google NGram</a> graphs that I mentioned.Here’s the full text of Thomas Jefferson’s letter to <a href="https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/03-01-02-0437-0002" rel="nofollow">James Fishback (Draft), 27 September 1809</a>, at the National Archives.<ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

048: The Ten Commandments go to Court

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There’s a lot to catch up on after a vacation, but self-care these days is important. After diving into the horrific ICE shooting in Minnesota and the US military assault on Venezuela, Andrew explains how he survived 2025: Books. Books are a big part of the reason. Andrew goes over some of his favorite reads of 2025 (fiction and non-fiction). Full lists appear below. Slate article on prosecuting ICE officers: <a href="https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/is-minneapolis-ice-shooter-immune-state-prosecution-supreme-court.html" rel="nofollow">https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/is-minneapolis-ice-shooter-immune-state-prosecution-supreme-court.html</a> Come Cruise the Caribbean with Andrew: <a href="http://freethoughtcruise.com/" rel="nofollow">http://freethoughtcruise.com/</a> Andrew’s Favorite NON-FICTION Reads of 2025: <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/andrew-s-favorite-nonfiction-reads-2025" rel="nofollow">https://bookshop.org/lists/andrew-s-favorite-nonfiction-reads-2025</a> Andrew’s Favorite FICTION Reads of 2025: <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/andrew-s-favorite-fiction-reads-2025" rel="nofollow">https://bookshop.org/lists/andrew-s-favorite-fiction-reads-2025</a> <ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

047: Coping with Minnesota and Venezuela with Books

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Purity Culture has devastated Americans for decades but Erica Smith has been helping people shed the shame and disinformation around sex and purity. Andrew and Erica delve into the harm of purity culture—it’s racism, bigotry, obsession with virginity—but also talk about how people can recover and find their true self and live healthy, happy, sexual lives. Purity Culture is a Christian Nationalist ploy to breed more straight, white American Christians. Pre-order Erica Smith’s book <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/purity-culture-recovery-guide-9798881801311/" rel="nofollow">The Purity Culture Recovery Guide: The Shame-Free Sex Education You Deserve</a> today (and tell your library to get a copy too!)Erica Smith’s <a href="https://www.ericasmitheac.com/" rel="nofollow">website is here</a>.Her <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ericasmith.educates/?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Instagram is here</a>.<ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

046: Sex, Purity Culture, and Christian Nationalism with Erica Smith

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Rob Boston has been fighting Christian Nationalism for nearly 40 years. This week, he retires from Americans United for Separation of Church and State. A role model and mentor for Andrew, Rob and Andrew talk about what Rob’s learned over his decades of work and why he has hope for the future. Support<a href="https://www.au.org/donate/" rel="nofollow"> Rob’s legacy and Americans United here</a>.Get <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/rob-boston-s-books" rel="nofollow">Rob’s books (while supporting your local bookstore) here</a>. <ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 1000-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

045: 40 Years of Fighting Christian Nationalism with Rob Boston

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Andrew begins with some good news out of Oklahoma and a Christian Nationalist meltdown; he talks about Rob Reiner’s God + Country documentary and Trump’s reaction to Rob and Michele Singer Reiner’s murder. Then, Andrew wonders about Trump and Steven Miller’s real reasons for targeting Venezuela, especially in light of recent reporting and their dabbling with the Alien Enemies Act. Plus, the joy of the Vanity Fair article on White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and the accompanying photo spread. <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-susie-wiles-interview-exclusive-part-1" rel="nofollow">Part 1 of Vanity Fair’s masterpiece</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/investigations/charlie-kirk-purge-how-600-americans-were-punished-pro-trump-crackdown-2025-11-19/" rel="nofollow">Reuters’ investigation of 600 employees purged post-Kirk</a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/18/stephen-miller-boat-strikes-mexico-venezuela-execute-order/" rel="nofollow">WaPo reporting on Steven Miller’s wish for war with Mexico becoming a potential war with Venezuela</a>.<ul><li>﻿Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

044: Venezuela, Vanity Fair, and Rob Reiner

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Andrew has been on the road preaching the gospel of church-state separation in houses of worship. But first, we begin (and end) with a remembrance of Christopher Hitchens, who died on Dec. 15, 2011. Then Andrew breaks down why, even as an atheist, traveling around the country and giving talks in synagogues and churches is important. Monte Mader joined Andrew in Nashville and the event has Andrew thinking (link coming later). Andrew also muses about Nick Fuentes’s answers to Piers Morgan and about how modern masculinity can look a lot like high control religions. Andrew’s Medium story about Hitchens, with photos of the books: <a href="https://medium.com/@AndrewLSeidel/christopher-hitchens-was-an-inspiration-but-he-was-no-christian-ef15eacc9349" rel="nofollow">https://medium.com/@AndrewLSeidel/christopher-hitchens-was-an-inspiration-but-he-was-no-christian-ef15eacc9349</a>  <ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

043: Preaching the Gospel of Church-State Separation

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You’ve heard a lot about WHAT Pete Hegesth is doing in the Caribbean and whether it amounts to war crimes; but nobody’s talking about WHY. Why are Trump, Hegesth, and others in this regime so willing to thumb their nose at things like the Geneva Conventions? Why are they willing to even come close to the line on things like war crimes? Andrew dives in and gives you the answer. Plus, Andrew takes a look at the Supreme Court’s decision on Texas’s gerrymandered maps, the biblical essay from Oklahoma, and more. Read the Washington Post investigation of the war crimes here: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/28/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike/" rel="nofollow">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/28/hegseth-kill-them-all-survivors-boat-strike/</a> Read Brian Kaylor’s important piece “Pentagon Preachers Proclaim a Lord of War”: <a href="https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/pentagon-preachers-proclaim-a-lord" rel="nofollow">https://publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/pentagon-preachers-proclaim-a-lord</a> For the best write up of the Oklahoma University situation, check out Hemant Mehta’s post on it: <a href="https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/she-turned-in-a-bible-sermon-instead" rel="nofollow">https://www.friendlyatheist.com/p/she-turned-in-a-bible-sermon-instead</a> <ul><li>﻿Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

042: Committing War Crimes for God

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Andrew settles the debate once and for all, yes, Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Things are dark, especially this time of year. So enjoy a little lighthearted fun as Andrew takes you behind the scenes of this debate and then wins it. This isn’t some some clickbait bandwagon episode. Andrew been having this argument for decades, long before it became part the internet. The video is up on YouTube! Watch it here: <a href="https://youtu.be/jbLcPRcEBxs" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/jbLcPRcEBxs</a> Please like, share, comment, and bookmark this link for winning the debate later.<ul><li>Subscribe for $5.99 a month to get bonus content every Monday - and all the benefits from Straight White American Jesus: bonus content on Mondays, bonus episodes every month, ad-free listening, access to the entire 800-episode archive, Discord access, and more: <a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">https://axismundi.supercast.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://axismundi.supercast.com/" rel="nofollow">Subscribe to One Nation, Indivisible</a> with Axis Mundi Media</li><li>Andrew&#39;s socials: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/AndrewLSeidel" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">TikTok</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/AndrewLSeidel1" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <a href="https://www.threads.net/@andrewlseidel" rel="nofollow">Threads</a> <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/andrewlseidel.bsky.social" rel="nofollow">Bluesky</a></li><li>Andrew’s books: </li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943921" rel="nofollow">American Crusade: How the Supreme Court is Weaponizing Religious Freedom</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/71739/9781454943914" rel="nofollow">The Founding Myth: Why Christian Nationalism Is Un-American</a></li></ul> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

041: Yes, Die Hard is a Christmas Movie, says a scholar of religion and the law

This is a podcast about religion, the separation of church and state, and the battle for America's soul. Secular activist, bestselling author, and constitutional lawyer and author Andrew L. Seidel delivers weekly interviews and commentary on all the legal and constitutional issues of Trump's second term and the battles to keep church and state separate.