This week in the Visionary, we’re on a road trip! We head to Texas to talk with a noisy street preacher, dig into how people across the country are responding to the immigration crackdowns, and follow the road all the way down to Hell (where we make some surprising discoveries).
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Fun fact: "Hell" isn't (technically) in the Bible. The fire, eternal screaming, and pitchforks? That's Dante, not scripture. Every faith pictures it differently, and Christians can't even agree if it's real.
From the Underground Railroad to the civil rights movement to churches sheltering refugees today, one pattern keeps repeating: the persecuted grow up to protect whoever's being hunted next.
Is Christianity secretly the most violent religion on Earth? Crusaders, lynch mobs, ISIS, Hindu nationalists, and even Buddhist monks have all found scripture to justify killing. We reviewed five faith traditions to find out which one really deserves the title.
"If someone is offended by your talking, then we have a problem." A Texas street preacher was ticketed outside a Pride event after police cited him for "unreasonable noise." Was it about the bullhorn, the message, or both?
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