017: “Religion and Morality” What did the founders mean?

One Nation, Indivisible with Andrew Seidel

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Andrew tackles Trump’s new Religious Liberty Commission, which had its first meeting at the Museum of the Bible and which focused heavily on the myths of Christian Nationalism, especially what the founders meant when they wrote of “religion and morality.” The assault on history continues with an under-the-radar story from NPR about letting the MAGA mob policy the history at America’s parks and historic sites. Finally, Andrew wraps up with a look at the SBC’s resolutions on marriage equality and Obergefell v. Hodges and delves into the question from episode 5: Could this Supreme Court overturn marriage equality?

Andrew’s debate with Mark David Hall is here: https://www.c-span.org/program/book-tv/influence-of-christianity-on-americas-founders/532002

NPR reporting on on the National Park Service’s new signs: https://www.npr.org/2025/06/10/nx-s1-5429773/national-park-service-signs

A draft of the SBC resolutions is here: https://sbcannualmeeting.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-SBC-Daily-Bulletin-Tuesday-FINAL.pdf

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