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It's that time of year again: the War on Christmas is back—and wilder than ever. This week, Dan and Kate dive into the bizarre conservative outrage over a nativity scene depicting the Holy Family as migrants detained by ICE. Right-wing commentators are furious, churches are divided, and somehow this one small display has become a national symbol of everything they think is wrong with America. We unpack the theology, the politics, and the truly unhinged reactions.
Then we get into a whole slate of religious weirdness from around the country:
A Florida attorney general tries to shut down a Drag Queen Christmas performance
Christian rock band Skillet is accused of releasing "demonic" holiday music
West Virginia courts weaken vaccine mandates in the name of religious liberty
BYU football players quietly scale back their missionary service
A Tennessee woman stages a fake kidnapping "lesson" for kids that backfires spectacularly
And for our final segment, Dan dives into research on how former members of insular religious communities talk about forgiveness—and how that differs from what their traditions demand.
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It's that time of year again: the War on Christmas is back—and wilder than ever. This week, Dan and Kate dive into the bizarre conservative outrage over a nativity scene depicting the Holy Family as migrants detained by ICE. Right-wing commentators are furious, churches are divided, and somehow this one small display has become a national symbol of everything they think is wrong with America. We unpack the theology, the politics, and the truly unhinged reactions.
Then we get into a whole slate of religious weirdness from around the country:
A Florida attorney general tries to shut down a Drag Queen Christmas performance
Christian rock band Skillet is accused of releasing "demonic" holiday music
West Virginia courts weaken vaccine mandates in the name of religious liberty
BYU football players quietly scale back their missionary service
A Tennessee woman stages a fake kidnapping "lesson" for kids that backfires spectacularly
And for our final segment, Dan dives into research on how former members of insular religious communities talk about forgiveness—and how that differs from what their traditions demand.

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