On this Christmas weekend, we revisit our conversation with Tim Alberta about the morphing of evangelicalism from a spiritual disposition to a political identity, a development Alberta calls "heartbreaking." He tells Charlie Sykes that Evangelicals are turning against each other over conspiracy politics and Donald Trump. This encore episode was originally released in May.
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Tim Alberta: The Political Poisoning of the Evangelical Church

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Tim Alberta: The Political Poisoning of the Evangelical Church

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