Episode 275: Are Evangelicals Going To Take Over America?...with Mark Oppenheimer

My guest is Mark Oppenheimer. He returns to the show to talk about the current American religious landscape. We discuss a recent piece in The Atlantic that he calls "evangelical fear mongering." We also talk about his recent review of Jonathan Rauch's new book [Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy](https://www.amazon.com/Cross-Purposes-Christianitys-Bargain-Democracy/dp/0300273541/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=t4d15&content-id=amzn1.sym.bc3ba8d1-5076-4ab7-9ba8-a5c6211e002d&pf_rd_p=bc3ba8d1-5076-4ab7-9ba8-a5c6211e002d&pf_rd_r=134-0351661-4060607&pd_rd_wg=1LhYy&pd_rd_r=c352f3e6-6355-4103-963b-3617511be8f1&ref=aufs_ap_sc_dsk)_. We also talk about Mark's newfound love for the Philadelphia Eagles. Go Birds! You can find Mark's response to The Atlantic piece we reference here. Mark's review of Rauch's book can be found here. You can find Mark's celebration of the Eagles here. Go Birds!Special Guest: Mark Oppenheimer .