Christian is back! She updates us on her travels to France and the status of her new film, "The Girl Who Wore Freedom." A review of the new documentary "American Heretics" reveals that liberals in Hollywood are begging Christians to follow Jesus. Tim Dalrymple, the new president of Christianity Today, says white Christians need to confront Donald Trump when he takes aim at people of color. Has CT rediscovered its prophetic voice? A former missionary asks why white evangelicals are so eager to help the poor and suffering overseas but are the least likely group to welcome or help them at home? Skye says it's because the latter makes us feel righteous, while the former requires repentance. And Phil worries that tweeting Christian values will spark a backlash—among Christians!

Should the United States compensate the descendants of African slaves? If so, what should that compensation look like? And what does Christian faith have to say about repentance and reparation for wrongs committed by prior generations? Dr. Theon Hill is back on the show to talk about recent congressional hearings on the matter, and his conversation with Skye might surprise you. Also this week, a church in Indiana is paying off medical debts. For the first time ever, Canada has surpassed the U.S. as the most welcoming country to refugees. That launches Phil and Skye into a history of U.S. immigration policies. Christian singer Nichole Nordeman wrote an open letter to Franklin Graham asking him to send "Operation Christmas Child" shoeboxes to kids in detention centers at the Southern border. Is Graham's silence a result of his support for Trump and his border policies? And "love" for Donald Trump is causing a rift among evangelicals.

Why are fewer people getting married? One study says it's because weddings have become too expensive. Skye isn't buying it. Phil explains why dads are responsible for our large brains, and gives ammo to social conservatives in the process. And Christian's back! (Sort of.) In a special segment of "Christian Asks," she talks with Skye about his recent devotional series about idols. That leads to a conversation about the right and wrong way to read the Bible, the concept of narrative fallacy, and slaughtering turkeys.

Prepare to be offended. Phil has written a new Bible and Skye's offended at what passes as a "Bible" these days. Jerry Falwell Jr. is offended that Russell Moore has the audacity to comment about moral issues without being a business owner. Everyone else is offended by Falwell. A Christian lawmaker offended non-Christians with her prayer in the Pennsylvania state legislature, and Christians are offended when a Satanist offers the opening prayer at a government meeting in Alaska. Skye discusses these cases with law and religion professor, John Inazu, as well as other recent rulings by the Supreme Court.

According to David Fitch, the contemporary church has become an "enemy-making machine" that thrives by identifying and amplifying threats. He talks with Skye about his new book, "The Church of Us vs Them," how anger has come to dominate our communities, and the practices that can help us break this pattern. Also this week, Phil shares the unlikely movement of non-religious millennials moving into convents with nuns. That leads to a discussion about Disney-themed gay weddings, babies and bath water, and new research that says millennials are more "spiritual" than older Americans. Plus, scientists use stem cells to grow a nose on a woman's spine.

Mike Erre is back for the second part of his conversation with Skye on the future of the church in America. This time they talk about the difference between "Cold War" Christianity and "Game of Thrones" Christianity. Plus, why does it feel like everything in the culture—including faith and politics—is being pushed to the extremes? What happened to the middle ground and can it be recovered? Also this week, the Ark Encounter amusement park is suing its insurance provider for not covering flood damage. Gay characters are becoming more common on children's television which causes Phil to revisit Jerry Falwell's crusade against Tinky Winky—the ambiguously gay Telletubbie. Plus, Beth Moore is on a mission to shine a light on the sexism and misogyny within the Southern Baptist Convention, but is there more than complementarian theology behind the criticism she's now receiving?

Friend of the show, Mike Erre (aka, the bald Buckeye with a brain), celebrated the 200th episode of his show—the Vox Podcast—by inviting Skye to join him for a conversation about the future of the church in America. Will we lose tax-exempt status? Will progressive social and sexual views win? And how did the Cold War give us modern evangelicalism? Also this week, is Bill Gates flushing away his fortune by trying to reinvent the toilet? An 80-year Harvard study has finally discovered the key to happiness, but a "happiness expert" in the U.K. disagrees and says we should all stop having children. Plus, why are religious couples more sexually satisfied?

In a number of recent commencement speeches at Christian colleges, Vice President Mike Pence has been warning graduates about the hostility of our culture toward Christians. Historian John Fea is back to talk about what Pence gets right, and what he gets wrong, about the persecution of evangelicals in the U.S. Plus, Fea shares his theory about why regular church attendees are the most likely to still support Trump. Also this week, an evangelical activist is guilty of "astroturfing" Muslims. Airports try to ban Chick-Fil-A and Hollywood studios boycott states passing abortion restrictions. And is conservative politics killing white churches?

Guns kill an average of 105 Americans every day. Shane Claiborne is on a mission to change that with a converted school bus and a forge. He is literally beating guns into gardening tools & challenging our culture's addiction to violence in the process. He talks with Skye about the legal and spiritual problem we're facing. Also this week... Experts warned Netflix its series "13 Reasons Why" would cause an increase in teen suicide. That's exactly what happened but Netflix doesn't seem to care. Have the Harry Potter books replaced the Bible as Millennials' foundational text? And why are more Americans impervious to facts?

Are yoga pants causing an increase in liposuction? Phil links the popularity of tight-fitting "athleisure" clothing to rising insecurity about one's physical appearance. Televangelists are selling gold Trump prayer coins featuring the President and King Cyrus. And the crew talks about the new strict abortion laws in Alabama and Georgia. Skye explains why overturning Roe v. Wade won't solve the issue. And has tribal politics made a common-sense compromise on the issue impossible? Plus, Phil's VeggieTales partner and voice of Larry the Cucumber, Mike Nawrocki, talks about his newest project. `