Best of the Left Podcast : #964 History of the Christian Right (Religion) (Encore)
#964 History of the Christian Right (Religion) (Encore)
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Air Date: 11/21/2017
Today we take a look at the history of how Christianity was, in large part, coopted by the Republican party on behalf of business interests and how anyone started getting the idea that we were founded as a religious, much less Christian, nation
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Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: How 'One Nation' Didn't Become 'Under God' Until The '50s Religious Revival Part 1 - Fresh Air - Air Date 3-30-15
Ch. 3: Song 1: Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre
Ch. 4: Act 2: The Origin of Religious Freedom Laws... - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-27-15
Ch. 5: Song 2: Coaster - NOFX
Ch. 6: Act 3: Why Can't They Understand the First Amendment? - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 04-11-15
Ch. 7: Song 3: Very Soon ft Funsho Ogundipe - Wanlov the Kubolor
Ch. 9: Song 4: Kalamazoo - Jason Roseboom
Ch. 10: Act 5: What Would the Founders say about Religious Freedom Laws? - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 04-27-15
Ch. 11: Song 5: The Very Best of Peter, Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul & Mary
Ch. 12: Act 6: Republicans Fire Woman For Not Going To Church - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 08-21-15
Ch. 13: Song 6: Dancing In The Streets - The Haymarket Squares
Ch. 14: Act 7: Fascism on the American horizon, wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross - @truthdig - Air Date: 10-11-13
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