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Podcast: Premium Ad-Free: Straight White American Jesus
Episode: It's in the Code, Ep. 1: "Planting Flags"
Description: New Series: It’s in the CodeAmerican Christians speak in a bewildering array of different “codes” that mark their identities, signaling to others who is welcome among them and who isn’t. This series explores how to decode popular religious language, revealing the cultural politics of American Christians of different stripes. What does the slogan on the that church billboard mean? How can we tell which churches value social justice, or are LGBTQ+ inclusive? Learning how to decipher the codes of American Christianity can tell us.This first episode outlines the aims of the new seri...