# Robert Downen

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God, Guns, and the GOP: How Faith and Power Collide in Texas (A conversation with Robert Downen)

Garrett Fulce talks with Texas Monthly reporter Robert Downen about covering the intersection of faith and politics in Texas. The conversation ranges from Downen’s early work exposing abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention to the current tensions inside the Texas GOP between establishment figures…

"You Always Knew!" (Tiffany's Story)

We love listener feedback. We may not be able to respond to everything we receive, but we do want to hear from you. For decades, Tiffany Thigpen carried the weight of what happened to her as a teenage girl in a Jacksonville church. A charismatic preacher. A trusted pastor. And a pattern of abuse th…

Episode 40: The Judgment of Paul Pressler

In this episode, Mark and Ben are joined by journalist Robert Downen to discuss his exclusive article in Texas Monthly on the sexual abuse allegations made against disgraced Southern Baptist icon Paul Pressler. Ben shares his own experiences with Pressler, and Mark tells the story of breaking the n…

The Sunday Interview:  Paul Pressler, the SBC Takeover, and a Culture of Power and Abuse

 Brad Onishi interviews Texas Monthly senior writer Robert Downen about his 12,000-word feature on Paul Pressler, a key architect of the Southern Baptist Convention’s conservative resurgence alongside Paige Patterson. Downen outlines how the takeover, framed around biblical inerrancy, gender hierar…

June 1st - Paul Presslar, Evangelicalisms next years, and the SBC with Robert Downen

Ben and Bon talk with Texas Monthly journalist Robert Downen about his recent expose on Paul Presslar and the SBC, and talk about the culture of protection and the future of the American Evangelical church.

The man who made the Texas GOP what it is today

In the 1970s and 80s, Houston judge Paul Pressler was one of the driving forces connecting the Republican party to white evangelicals. As his prominence rose, so did allegations of sexual abuse. In a recent Texas Monthly article, Robert Downen details Pressler's continued influence on some right-wi…

How Ken Paxton Became The Most Corrupt Man In Texas Politics

Our Robert sits down with Texas journalist Robert Downen to discuss the rise and hopeful fall of Texas AG Ken Paxton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Texas GOP Rebukes Candidate's Racist Comments

One of the biggest elections everyone is watching this year is the Texas Senate race. But the race that's getting a lot of attention right now for allegations of bigotry is the Railroad Commissioner race. The Republican who wants the job spent his weekend complaining about non-white students at a…

Doing away with separation of church and state; Odd ball art in Waxahachie

Texas politicians are leading a push to kill the separation of church and state. Robert Downen is a senior writer for Texas Monthly who reported recently about how the movement, led by Lt Governor Dan Patrick, is gaining steam nationwide, and he joins us to talk about it. Plus, a Waxahachie couple …

Sunday Interview - The Texas Revolution: A Panel of Texans on Why It Happened and What’s Next

Brad Onishi talks with three Texans about what happened in the state on Tuesday, when Democrats won the Senate seat, the governorship, down-ballot statewide races, and a majority on the State Board of Education. Robert Downen of Texas Monthly explains why the results are a generational setback for …