In a disheartening but long-anticipated 6-3 decision, the Supreme court struck down 1973’s Roe vs. Wade decision, eliminating constitutional protection for abortion. In this first episode after a 2021 hiatus, the hosts examine several threads in the anti-abortion movement’s generations-long trajectory: The origins of the modern anti-abortion movement, and Francis Schaeffer’s role in bringing the “Catholic Issue” to a relatively indifferent Evangelical world in the late 70s The movement’s strategic shift in the early 80s from totalizing “fetus-centered” to “woman-centered” and “conscience-cen ..read more

Tracking the rise of Neo-Charismatic musician/activist Sean Feucht, and figuring out why Christian romance novels keep doing a war crime Get full access to Christian Rightcast at rightcast.substack.com/subscribe ..read more

Despite a history of eye-popping apologia for slavery, Doug Wilson Wilson has become a key crossover figure for Reconstructionism. In this episode, Jeff and Kristin examine his latest material as well as his son's secular YA novels. Get full access to Christian Rightcast at rightcast.substack.com/subscribe ..read more

Jeff and Kristin unpack Evangelical Purity Culture to discuss American Fundamentalism's potent mix of of patriarchy, sex panic, culture war, and fear. Get full access to Christian Rightcast at rightcast.substack.com/subscribe ..read more

How Bill Gothard and his Institute in Basic Life Principles built a culture of obedience, silence, and sexual confusion that protects predators and puts children at risk. Get full access to Christian Rightcast at rightcast.substack.com/subscribe ..read more

From slavery-defending white supremacists to Libertarian Y2K preppers , reconstructionism’s influence stretches far beyond the handful of groups that explicitly claim the label. Get full access to Christian Rightcast at rightcast.substack.com/subscribe ..read more

How R. J. Rushdoony shaped fundamentalist politics, the world of homeschooling, the trajectory of American politics, and the obsessions of anti-tax militias forever. Get full access to Christian Rightcast at rightcast.substack.com/subscribe ..read more

We wrap up the Apocalypse series with Hal Lindsey's 1970 "Biblical Prophecy" bestseller — and it's a doosie. Get full access to Christian Rightcast at rightcast.substack.com/subscribe ..read more

It's the movie that put Rapture Horror on the pop culture map: 1972’s A Thief In The Night. It’s short but packed with B-movie flourishes, Evangelical cultural ephemera, and fundamentalist political paranoia. Get full access to Christian Rightcast at rightcast.substack.com/subscribe ..read more

How did The End Times go from a theological obsession to a multi-million dollar business? Jeff and Kristin explore the rise of Rapture media and its impact on the Evangelical public. Get full access to Christian Rightcast at rightcast.substack.com/subscribe ..read more