EPISODE · Sep 19, 2025 · 8 MIN
S01E33 Fear, Faith, and Power in America
from The Mighty Philbert Podcast · host Phil Barksdale
Send us Fan MailThe Mighty Philbert is back, and this time we’re pulling the curtain on how fear has become America’s favorite religion.From the assassination of Charlie Kirk to Trump’s threats against Democrats and non-Christians, to the hypocrisy of “canceling” Jimmy Kimmel for daring to make jokes — we’re watching the same cult playbook that fueled the Satanic Panic and Hellfire preaching of the past, just now repackaged in red, white, and blue.This isn’t a left vs. right episode. This is about fear as a tool of control — in pulpits, podiums, and politics. Christian Nationalism isn’t about faith, it’s about power. Fear-based voting isn’t about protecting democracy, it’s about selling apocalypse for clicks and control.As Gen-X survivors of the Satanic Panic, we’ve seen this before. The faces change, the fear doesn’t.#ChristianNationalism #FearBasedVoting #MightyPhilbert #GenX #CultTactics #CounterApologetics #PoliticalCult #CharlieKirk #Trump #JimmyKimmel #SatanicPanic
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Send us Fan Mail The Mighty Philbert is back, and this time we’re pulling the curtain on how fear has become America’s favorite religion. From the assassination of Charlie Kirk to Trump’s threats against Democrats and non-Christians, to the hypocrisy of “canceling” Jimmy Kimmel for daring to make jokes — we’re watching the same cult playbook that fueled the Satanic Panic and Hellfire preaching of the past, just now repackaged in red, white, and blue. This isn’t a left vs. right episode. This ...
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