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Working Through Daddy Issues in Politics
1:06:31 - 1:12:23 (05:51)
The hosts discuss the intersection between personal issues and politics, and how unresolved personal issues can manifest in political actions and beliefs. They use the example of religion and its history of attempting to limit women's participation in the workforce.
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Learn about Jerry Falwell Sr., the former host of a TV show and founder of one of the first mega churches, who successfully unified different types of Christians together and spoke to millions of people.
1:06:31 - 1:08:04 (01:32)
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Learn about Jerry Falwell Sr., the former host of a TV show and founder of one of the first mega churches, who successfully unified different types of Christians together and spoke to millions of people.
ChapterWorking Through Daddy Issues in Politics
EpisodePart One: Jerry Falwell: Founder of the Religious Right
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The idea of religion in America was never meant to dictate social norms such as limiting women from working.
1:08:04 - 1:09:56 (01:52)
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The idea of religion in America was never meant to dictate social norms such as limiting women from working. Instead, the duty of Americans is to groom themselves and become individuals who improve the world around them.
ChapterWorking Through Daddy Issues in Politics
EpisodePart One: Jerry Falwell: Founder of the Religious Right
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Jerry Falwell's chief innovation was to convince all Christian conservatives that they're really on the same side, fighting for the sanctity of the family.
1:09:57 - 1:10:54 (00:57)
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Jerry Falwell's chief innovation was to convince all Christian conservatives that they're really on the same side, fighting for the sanctity of the family. All these things can be bundled together as saving the family.
ChapterWorking Through Daddy Issues in Politics
EpisodePart One: Jerry Falwell: Founder of the Religious Right
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Moral Majority, funded by Jerry Falwell, was a political organization that mobilized politicians and religious leaders to support their platform, which attacked homosexuality and abortion and advocated for traditional family values.
1:10:54 - 1:12:23 (01:28)
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The Moral Majority, funded by Jerry Falwell, was a political organization that mobilized politicians and religious leaders to support their platform, which attacked homosexuality and abortion and advocated for traditional family values. With a political war chest worth millions of dollars, they had a significant impact on American politics in the 1980s.