# American Christianity: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Psychotic

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Podcast: [An Infinite Path](https://stenobird.com/podcast/an-infinite-path-739115)
Published: 2026-03-13T20:25:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.nilesheckman.com/podcast/2026/3/13/american-christianity-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the-psychotic
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American Christianity: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Psychotic Niles Heckman Download Now what we're about to say can be ported into all Abrahamic Religions, but for the sake of this one, we'll use the mental operating system that is American Christianity — A carnival of faith, commerce, redemption, and far too often - lunacy. Like most grand human enterprises, it contains both admirable moral courage and breathtaking hypocrisy. One might say it has produced both saints and salesmen. Let us take the good, the bad, the ugly, and the psychotic in turn. These insight sub-episodes are mirrored on our primary YouTube channel which can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@NilesHeckman/videos

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