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Episode: Weekly Roundup: National Prayer Breakfast, ICE Theology, and the Super Bowl Halftime Debacle
Description: In this Weekly Roundup, Brad Onishi and Dan Miller unpack the National Prayer Breakfast and what it revealed about the collapsing boundary between religion and state power in the Trump era. They analyze Paula White’s over-the-top praise of Trump, Trump’s own religious illiteracy, and his threats to weaponize tax-exempt status against critics, all while positioning Democrats as incapable of genuine faith. The conversation highlights how these moments reflect a broader push toward state-controlled religion and the dangers that poses to democratic pluralism.
The episode also examines the racial and cultural flashpoints shaping the current moment, from...