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Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics by Ross Douthat

Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics

Ross Douthat

In this video, we explore Ross Douthat's provocative book 'Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics.' Douthat argues that America's religious decline isn't due to secularism, but to the rise of heretical versions of Christianity—prosperity gospel, liberal theology, and nationalist faith. From the Founding Fathers to modern megachurches, he traces how these distortions hollowed out traditional belief, leaving a spiritual vacuum filled by politics, consumerism, and self-help. Watch to understand why America's real crisis isn't too little religion, but bad religion—and what that means for our culture and democracy.