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In Season 2 of Extremely American: Onward Christian Soldiers host Heath Druzin and James Dawson take an inside look at Christian nationalism. The movement aims to end American democracy as we know it and install theocracy, taking rights away from the vast majority of Americans in the process. The season follows the movement through the story of an influential far-right church, its attempt to take over a small town and a dark underbelly of abuse.

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  1. Onward Christian Soldiers: Make It A Christian Town

    EPISODE 1

    Onward Christian Soldiers: Make It A Christian Town

    In the season 2 premiere of Extremely American, we meet Pastor Doug Wilson who leads Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho. His vision for the small college town? He wants to claim it for Jesus. And that's just the start. He and his allies want to make the whole country an explicitly Christian nation. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    37 min
  2. Onward Christian Soldiers: Is It A Kirker?

    EPISODE 2

    Onward Christian Soldiers: Is It A Kirker?

    Christ Church is taking a novel approach to increasing their influence in Moscow. So far, they don't have the numbers to win elections, but they do have one resource: money. So the church and its members are buying up large swaths of the town. That's putting a lot of locals on edge. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    35 min
  3. Onward Christian Soldiers: The Charismatic Preacher And The Intoleristas

    EPISODE 3

    Onward Christian Soldiers: The Charismatic Preacher And The Intoleristas

    Doug Wilson has gone from small town preacher to a leader in America's Christian nationalist movement. Along the way he's been equally good at attracting congregants and controversy. He's never been shy about weighing in on divisive issues, but his take on slavery nearly got him chased out of town. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    28 min
  4. Onward Christian Soldiers: Obedience

    EPISODE 4

    Onward Christian Soldiers: Obedience

    Helen Shores Peters was a true believer in patriarchal Christianity. She learned to be submissive to men in a fundamentalist school, got married at 20 and lived the life of an obedient wife for years. But eventually things started going terribly wrong. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    34 min
  5. Onward Christian Soldiers: Disobedience

    EPISODE 5

    Onward Christian Soldiers: Disobedience

    Helen Shores Peters starts to break with the patriarchy, but the patriarchy isn't done with her. And her change of heart leads her into a fight for her kids. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    25 min
  6. Onward Christian Soldiers: Wolves Among The Flock

    EPISODE 6

    Onward Christian Soldiers: Wolves Among The Flock

    Critics of Christ Church and Christian nationalism say the emphasis on women submitting to men fuels an underbelly of abuse. Emilie Paige Dye is an abuse survivor and she details what happened to her at a fundamentalist school and why she thinks her case was swept under the rug. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    36 min

  7. EPISODE 7

    Onward Christian Soldiers: Planting Christendom

    Christian nationalists are trying to take over the country one church and one school at a time. They have a blueprint for how to gain influence community by community and they are playing the long game. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    30 min
  8. Onward Christian Soldiers: Joyful, Jolly Warriors

    EPISODE 8

    Onward Christian Soldiers: Joyful, Jolly Warriors

    Heath and Jimmy travel to Kentucky to attend a kind of Christian nationalist festival in the shadow of a six-story replica of Noah's Ark. The gathering brings together leading Christian nationalist thinkers from around the country to compare notes on how to turn America into a theocracy. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    31 min
  9. BONUS Onward Christian Soldiers: When Dinosaurs Walked With People

    EPISODE 9

    BONUS Onward Christian Soldiers: When Dinosaurs Walked With People

    Heath and Jimmy travel to the Creation Museum, a kind of theme park dedicated to the idea that the Bible's creation story is literally true and that the earth is 6,000 years old. So-called young earth creationism is a fundamental idea in Christian nationalism and one that could threaten the very foundations of scientific research if it ever becomes government policy. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    27 min
  10. BONUS Onward Christian Soldiers: The Christian Case Against Christian Nationalism

    EPISODE 10

    BONUS Onward Christian Soldiers: The Christian Case Against Christian Nationalism

    A panel discussion with Christian leaders from across the political spectrum who are concerned about the rise of Christian nationalism. They talk about why they see the movement as antithetical to the teachings of Jesus Christ and the undertones of bigotry they see in Christian nationalism. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    38 min
  11. Onward Christian Soldiers: What Trump's Victory Means For Christian Nationalism

    EPISODE 11

    Onward Christian Soldiers: What Trump's Victory Means For Christian Nationalism

    Extremely American host Heath Druzin returns to Moscow, Idaho to give a talk about Christian nationalism and how American theocrats are now closer than ever to getting positions of power at the highest echelons of government. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    1h 25m
  12. Season 2: Onward Christian Soldiers

    SEASON 2 TRAILER

    Season 2: Onward Christian Soldiers

    The Christian nationalist movement wants to make America a theocracy — a government under Biblical rule. Christ Church, embedded in a small, rural Idaho college town, is quickly gaining influence and political interest — but how did we get here? In the second season of Extremely American, host Heath Druzin spent a year inside the movement to understand their stark vision for America's future. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

    2 min
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In Season 2 of Extremely American: Onward Christian Soldiers host Heath Druzin and James Dawson take an inside look at Christian nationalism. The movement aims to end American democracy as we know it and install theocracy, taking rights away from the vast majority of Americans in the process. The season follows the movement through the story of an influential far-right church, its attempt to take over a small town and a dark underbelly of abuse.

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