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#1666 The Holy War Against America: The New Apostolic Reformation, Opus Dei, Evangelicals, Christian Nationalists, and the Worship of Donald Trump

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Air Date 11/2/2024

The cult of Trump isn't just about Trump, it's religion and patriarchy reacting to a moment of global economic and climactic instability. But those organizing the religious right aren't just reacting to their environment, they've also been planning for a very long time.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Extremist White Christian Nationalists Prepping For War w Brad Onishi - The Majority Report - Air Date 7-16-24

KP 2: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation - Ideas - Air Date 10-18-24

KP 3: MAGA's 'Young Male Voter' Plan Hits Bottom Of The Barrel - The Majority Report - Air Date 10-22-24

KP 4: JD Vance Joins Lance Wallnau in Spiritual Warfare - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 10-14-24

KP 5: Ziklag Exposed Secretive Christian Nationalist Network Tries to Purge Voters in Battleground States - Democracy Now! - Air Date 7-30-24

KP 6: Spirit & Power Episode 4 Take Back that Which Was Stolen from Us The Charismatic Rituals of the Religious Right - Straight White American Jesus - Air Date 10-17-24

KP 7: Unfcking Flashback The American Propaganda Machine. - UNFTR - Air Date 10-12-24

(54:31) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On susceptibility to manipulation

DEEPER DIVES

(59:43) SECTION A - THE MOVEMENT

(1:18:09) SECTION B - TRUMP AND ELECTION

(1:36:04) SECTION C - PATRIARCHY AND RACE

(1:55:36) SECTION D - AMERICAN CHRISTIAN

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Description: A woman with blonde hair wears a Trump campaign flag as a cape while praying on her knees with both arms in the air.

Credit: “Fascism Worship”, 2016, by Johnny Silvercloud, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Increased brightness and contrast

 

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