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Episode: Why Non-Denominational Churches Scare Me
Description: Brad discusses a new article at WaPo on the Trumpism and Christian nationalism of non-denominational churches.
He points out that this is not a new phenomenon to anyone who has been paying attention
He points out that the identity of non-denominational Christian might replace the Evangelical identity for some people--which helps make sense of recent data on a decline in Evangelical numbers across the country
He spends the bulk of the episode explaining how non-denominational churches are ripe for political mobilization because they have removed all guard rails. As independent churches with no larger affiliations, they open an...