Podcast Episodes

Republicans and Evangelicals I Kanawha County Textbook War

Season 6 Episode 7

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In 1974, Alice Moore was a member of the school board in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The board met to hear the recommendations of the textbook committee and approve th…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Republicans and Evangelicals I The New Deal

Season 6

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Something had to be done. The Great Depression meant the loss of a vast number of jobs and left families waiting on bread lines. Economists …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Republicans and Evangelicals I End of School Prayer

Season 6 Episode 6

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In 1955, the Board of Regents for New York issued an optional prayer to be used in public schools. It became known as the "Regent's Prayer". Here it is: "“Alm…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Republicans and Evangelicals I Can I Love Extremists?

Season 6 Episode 5

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It seems like so many people define their faith by what they believe about Donald Trump. How can godly Christians return to the gospel to get us back on track?

In this…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Republicans and Evangelicals I Long Southern Strategy

Season 6 Episode 4

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When did Republicans, the party of Abraham Lincoln, start courting the American South? It's a big question! For decades, Republicans were known as the p…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Republicans and Evangelicals I Billy Graham and Nixon

Season 6 Episode 3

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Billy Graham, the famous evangelist, was good friends with Richard Nixon. The two played golf and gave each other advice. Graham was the person who encouraged Nixon to run for…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Republicans and Evangelicals I Harold Ockenga - Can Christians Unite?

Season 6 Episode 2

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Harold Ockenga was a famous fundamentalist(ish) pastor from Boston. And he had a problem. Liberal Christians had the ear of the government. That meant that military cha…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Republicans and Evangelicals I Prologue: What Is Biblical?

Season 6 Episode 1

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Thomas McIntyre stood before the US Congress to deliver a moving speech. The man was being hounded by a fringe movement known as the New Right. The movement came from th…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Behind the Scenes Bonus

Season 6

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In this special bonus episode, Truce host Chris Staron walks you through a day in the life of a podcast host. He works about 11 hours per day between this show and his fu…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

Season 6 Trailer

Season 6

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Season six is almost here! This season we're exploring the backstory of why so many evangelicals turned to the Republican Party in the 1970s and 80s. It's a huge story th…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago