Culture, Faith and Politics with Pat Kahnke

Former conservative Adrienne Larkin teaches me how Gloria Steinem changed her life, from 1950s limits for women to second wave feminism, women's rights history, feminist movement history and the fight for gender equality. Then we connect it to 2026: Trump as a Trojan horse against women, Christian nationalism and the patriarchal backlash, Pete Hegseth and threats to women voting, and why Adrienne says don't get caught in stupid disputes. If you lived through second wave feminism or want to understand it honestly, this conversation is for you.

In this clip from last week's Tuesday Night Live, Pat and Ken Napzok discuss the two Christianities being represented by today's politicians and political candidates. Who is looking to expand the definition of "neighbor" and who is out to protect their group from "the other"? Is the role of government to restrain evil, or to look out for the common good?

Pat Kahnke and Tim Whitaker react to MAGA attacks on James Talarico, Tim Scott's We Know Who God Is speech, Donald Trump Jr. on Charlie Kirk, and Christian nationalism on display at Trumpapalooza.

With Ken Paxton vs James Talarico in Texas, and Robert Marshall vs Adam Hamilton in Kansas, there are two brands of Christianity on the ballot. Plus, what will Trump be selling at his midterm convention in Texas? Pat Kahnke discusses all this and more on Culture, Faith, and Politics live!

Jennifer Welch said white evangelical Christianity is a cancer on our democracy. Bonnie Kristian’s In Defense of Evangelicalism defends the movement, even while MAGA Christianity still baptizes Trump, harsh immigration policy, and Christian nationalism.

So the real question is not only whether Welch’s worst sentences failed the image-of-God test. They did. The question is why In Defense of Evangelicalism is the book this moment keeps demanding—while MAGA theology still runs so much of the witness.