John Fugelsang in Conversation: Separation of Church and Hate

How did the religion of love get hijacked by the politics of fear?

Comedian, actor, political commentator, and SiriusXM host John Fugelsang joins us with a fiery, funny, and deeply informed case for reclaiming Christianity from the grips of the far right. In his new book, Separation of Church and Hate, Fugelsang — whose parents were a nun and a Franciscan brother — takes on the Christian nationalism shaping our politics with equal parts scripture, satire, and sanity. Think George Carlin meets bible study. Or Christopher Hitchens with a moral compass.

Fugelsang unpacks the ways Christian texts have been twisted to justify policies and rhetoric that are, in his view, not just un-Christian — but anti-Christian. He tackles the hot-button issues: abortion, immigration, LGBTQ rights — cutting through the culture war fog with theology, wit, and that sharp broadcaster’s timing. What does it mean to speak back to fundamentalism with actual faith? What tools can be used to challenge the misuses of religion in public life? And can a little humor help us argue less and listen more? Join John Fugelsang for a provocative, heartfelt, and unexpectedly healing evening about belief, doubt, decency — and how to disagree better.