Weekly Roundup: Trump, Epstein, John MacArthur, Allie Beth Stuckey, and Theology for Psychopaths (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

Brad and Dan unpack the legacy of John MacArthur, the influential evangelical preacher whose death reignites conversations around authority, submission, and even slavery in conservative Christianity.

They also examine new developments in the Epstein-Trump story and whether any of it could dent Trump’s support.

The conversation then turns to the troubling fusion of empathy and authoritarianism in evangelical spaces—highlighting figures like Allie Beth Stuckey—and the political whiplash from GOP senators flipping on education funding and Medicaid cuts. What does it all mean for Trump and the future of the MAGA movement?
Interview: 

https://www.straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/weekly-roundup-trump-epstein-john-macarthur-allie-beth-stuckey-and-theology-for-psychopaths/

Preacher John MacArthur faces backlash after saying MLK was "not a Christian at all"

On February 19, fundamentalist Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in California condemned a Christian group for honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. in 2018. 

MacArthur claimed MLK was “not a Christian at all” and that the late civil rights leader was “a nonbeliever who misrepresented everything about Christ and the gospel.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioAYBUlIa7g

How False Testimony and a Massive U.S. Propaganda Machine Bolstered George H.W. Bush’s War on Iraq

As the media memorializes George H.W. Bush, we look at the lasting impact of his 1991 invasion of Iraq and the propaganda campaign that encouraged it. Although the Gulf War technically ended in February of 1991, the U.S. war on Iraq would continue for decades, first in the form of devastating sanctions and then in the 2003 invasion launched by George W. Bush. Thousands of U.S. troops and contractors remain in Iraq. A largely forgotten aspect of Bush Sr.'s war on Iraq is the vast domestic propaganda effort before the invasion began. We look at the way U.S. media facilitated the war on Iraq with journalist John “Rick” MacArthur, president and publisher of Harper's Magazine and the author of the book “Second Front: Censorship and Propaganda in the 1991 Gulf War.”....
https://youtu.be/WkRylMGLPMU

GOP author of the amendment that pushed Trumpcare through the House faces the music - Daily Kos

Rep. Tom MacArthur was the only New Jersey Republican in the House to vote for both Trumpcare and the tax bill. For those reasons, he is in a very tight race right now against Democrat Andy Kim. ....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1808848