“Separation of Church and Hate” author John Fugelsang on the stark difference between right-wing authoritarianism and the teachings of Jesus | The Daily Show

You Call Yourself a Christian?! A conversation with John Fugelsang | PoliticsGirl Best selling author and comedian, John Fugelsang reminds us that the problem isn’t religion, it’s the fundamentalists and extremists who use religion as a way to power. As John says, “If your church isn’t telling you to love your enemy, but telling you who your enemies are, then it isn’t a church.” We have to stop using religion as an excuse to hate. There’s a reason the American constitution gave us a society wher

Comedian John Fugelsang recently challenged right-wing Christians to name one teaching of Jesus they actually fight for, chapter and verse. Here’s the disconnect: Jesus gave four explicit commands in Matthew 25 about how individuals and nations would be judged - care for the poor, care for the sick, welcome the stranger, and show mercy to the imprisoned. Yet the policies being championed by those claiming Christian authority do the opposite. Whether you agree with Fugelsang’s assessment or not,

John Fugelsang is a political commentator and author of Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person’s Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds. He joins Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss how right-wing Christian nationalism has twisted the teachings of Jesus into a tool of hate and domination. @johnfugelsang | Current Affairs