Blessed & Stressed
Blessed & Stressed: Religion & Politics Across the Pond is a transatlantic podcast exploring faith and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Hosted by Dr. Katie Gaddini, sociologist and author of Esther’s Army: The Christian Women Who Power the American Right, and Sheyi Martins-Allen of the viral Friday Rants, the show dives into religion, power, identity, and the forces shaping public life on both sides of the Atlantic.
Blessed & Stressed
Allie Beth Stuckey: The Social Media Pastor
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This week on Blessed & Stressed: Religion & Politics Across the Pond, Dr. Katie Gaddini and Sheyi Martins-Allen dive into the recent blowout between Allie Beth Stuckey and Hillary Clinton, exploring reveals how the Left and the Right are claiming Christianity for their politics. They break down Allie’s perspectives on IVF, her role as a “new type” of pastor, and the tensions of advocating traditional gender roles while living differently.
From the hypocrisy of anti-feminist feminists to the gendered loopholes of social media, Katie and Sheyi-Martins unpack the rise of the Christian social media pastor and why even Taylor Swift has become a point of controversy in these circles.