{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Frank Schaeffer | From Evangelical Royalty to Exile, Christo-Fascism &amp; Trump","description":"Frank Schaeffer grew up inside the birth of America\u2019s religious right \u2014 making films with his father, Francis Schaeffer, that helped launch the modern anti-abortion and Christian nationalist movements. In this episode, we unpack how that movement gave rise to Trump, how money and media corrupted the church, and what real spirituality looks like beyond ideology. Frank was at the center of it all in the 1970's and 1980s\u2014 collaborating on the series \u201cWhatever Happened to the Human Race\u201d with Surgeon General C. Everett Koop and witnessing firsthand how religion, politics, and money fused into a powerful cultural machine. We explore how those forces evolved into today\u2019s Christo-fascist MAGA movement, how Trump became the \u201cchosen\u201d figurehead for a corrupted theology, and what Frank calls \u201cthe expert witness to a crime that never ended.\u201d Frank also discusses his new book, \u201cThe Gospel of Zip,\u201d a memoir-philosophy written through the lens of his relationship with his dog. It\u2019s about empathy, cooperation, and what he calls \u201cthe survival of the friendliest\u201d\u2014a human alternative to the cruelty and greed of Trump-era politics. \ud83d\udcd8 Frank Schaeffer \u2013 \u201cThe Gospel of Zip\u201d https:\/\/www.thegospelofzip.com\/ ================================== Please subscribe to the LIminal News Substack Newsletter! https:\/\/substack.com\/@danielpinchbeck Please buy my books! https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/mrsmtpwv Please join my online seminars and community at THE LIMINAL INSTITUTE: www.liminal.news Instagram: &amp;nbsp; @danielpinchbeck Official Website:&amp;nbsp; www.pinchbeck.io\/ #LiminalNews #FrankSchaeffer #TheGospelOfZip #ChristianNationalism #ChristoFascism #EvangelicalRight #TrumpEra #FaithAndPolitics #AmericanSpirituality #ReligionAndPower #EvangelicalMovement #CultureWars #DanielPinchbeck #Deconstruction #MAGAChristianity ","author_name":"LIMINAL NEWS with Daniel Pinchbeck","author_url":"http:\/\/liminalnews.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38901385\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38901385"}