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William Lindsey :toad: · 21w
These are valid and serious concerns, of course. At the same time, it has to be said, they ignore the centrality of religious discourse in American politics and the way the Trump's fascist movement ha...
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Whether we like it or not, religion is part and parcel of American political life and long has been. And no one is better equipped to challenge the toxic Christian nationalism of MAGA than those who stand within the Christian tradition but who recognize that MAGA is offering a perverted, twisted, demonic version of Christianity.

This is especially important for those living in red states like Texas and Kentucky.

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William Lindsey :toad: · 21w
It's much easier to live in the milieu of the pluralistic, Democrat-living culture of the coastal regions, and to look askance at religion-saturated discourse in political life. Those living in the red heartland do not have that luxury, however. We've long seen that civil rights movements sparked by...