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Podcast: For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast
Episode: Encore: Growing up Evangelical and Gay with Jonathan Merritt
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Today, we’re revisiting a pivotal conversation that changed the course of Jen’s life and career. In 2016, during what was expected to be a routine interview with journalist Jonathan Merritt, Jen found herself speaking publicly for the first time about her views on abortion, politics, and LGBTQ+ issues—beliefs she had been wrestling with privately for over a year. While she was confident in her answers, she was unprepared for the backlash that followed.
In this encore episode, Jen and Jonathan reflect on that moment and its ripple effects. Jonathan shares his own parall...