Ayesha Roscoe

The other part of this that I think is, you know, very interesting is that there was like another very pro-U.S. and Protestant movement in the 1920s. And that was like the Ku Klux Klan, right? Where... to be American was to be white and to be Protestant, right? Like that was a part of this, right? Like that was a part of what it meant.

The other part of this that I think is, you know, very interesting is that there was like another very pro-U.S. and Protestant movement in the 1920s. And that was like the Ku Klux Klan, right? Where... to be American was to be white and to be Protestant, right? Like that was a part of this, right? Like that was a part of what it meant.

The other part of this that I think is, you know, very interesting is that there was like another very pro-U.S. and Protestant movement in the 1920s. And that was like the Ku Klux Klan, right? Where... to be American was to be white and to be Protestant, right? Like that was a part of this, right? Like that was a part of what it meant.

And obviously now the Klan was a terrorist organization, but I just wonder how does whiteness interact with this movement?

And obviously now the Klan was a terrorist organization, but I just wonder how does whiteness interact with this movement?

And obviously now the Klan was a terrorist organization, but I just wonder how does whiteness interact with this movement?

Right, right.

Right, right.

Right, right.

That is an interesting dichotomy there. So this is a church in a town in Idaho. They may have created this kind of Christian industrial complex, but how far can their reach really be?

That is an interesting dichotomy there. So this is a church in a town in Idaho. They may have created this kind of Christian industrial complex, but how far can their reach really be?

That is an interesting dichotomy there. So this is a church in a town in Idaho. They may have created this kind of Christian industrial complex, but how far can their reach really be?

So, I mean, the influence that Christian nationalism has is not theoretical, right? Trump and his advisors have not called for some of the most extreme things that the Christian nationalists that you talk to, that they're pushing for, for an actual theocracy and things of that nature.

So, I mean, the influence that Christian nationalism has is not theoretical, right? Trump and his advisors have not called for some of the most extreme things that the Christian nationalists that you talk to, that they're pushing for, for an actual theocracy and things of that nature.

So, I mean, the influence that Christian nationalism has is not theoretical, right? Trump and his advisors have not called for some of the most extreme things that the Christian nationalists that you talk to, that they're pushing for, for an actual theocracy and things of that nature.

But in this next Trump administration, are there any things that you are going to be paying attention to or looking out for just along these lines?

But in this next Trump administration, are there any things that you are going to be paying attention to or looking out for just along these lines?

But in this next Trump administration, are there any things that you are going to be paying attention to or looking out for just along these lines?

Heath, thank you so much for bringing this reporting to us. It's very illuminating. So thank you so much. Thanks for having me. Keith Drusen is the host and creator of the Extremely American podcast series from Boise State Public Radio. You can hear both seasons of the show at NPR.org or wherever you listen to podcasts. This episode of The Sunday Story was produced by Justine Yan.

Heath, thank you so much for bringing this reporting to us. It's very illuminating. So thank you so much. Thanks for having me. Keith Drusen is the host and creator of the Extremely American podcast series from Boise State Public Radio. You can hear both seasons of the show at NPR.org or wherever you listen to podcasts. This episode of The Sunday Story was produced by Justine Yan.