if you are at all curious about why and what effect this might have i wrote a book about it :) bookshop.org/p/books/wild... - ThreadSky

swordsjew.bsky.social • 8 days ago

if you are at all curious about why and what effect this might have

i wrote a book about it :)

https://bookshop.org/p/books/wild-faith-how-the-christian-right-is-taking-over-america-talia-lavin/21057649?ean=9780306829192

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hope50.bsky.social•8 days ago

The "christian right" who are far from Christ-like I bet

swordsjew.bsky.social•8 days ago

dont care didnt ask just care what theyre doing

ahabapologist.bsky.social•8 days ago

There's a small group of white evangelicals who woke up one day and felt like they were surrounded by pod people at church.

I remember my dad (one such evangelical) telling me sadly that he couldn't believe the hatred his closest friends were espousing.

ahabapologist.bsky.social•8 days ago

I didn't have the heart to tell him that this was totally unsurprising to me, an apostate of that same church.

celestelabedz.bsky.social•8 days ago

I'm finally near the top of the holds list for this at my public library and I'm SO EXCITED.

amylangekawamura.bsky.social•8 days ago

Thank you.

ox45tallboy.bsky.social•8 days ago

I think things might change in the next month when the shortages begin. There's just no way to pass Trump taxes off on Democrats.

spacepandagrc.bsky.social•6 days ago

Saw this post, bought the audiobook, finished it in 24 hours, two sittings. Ugly crying at the end because I forgot so much. Not a bad thing, I just forgot the details. Your body never forgets the pain though.
I am going to try and DM you somehow as well, because I know that despite your...

spacepandagrc.bsky.social•6 days ago

statement towards the end of the book about the vast quantity of material you've received already... I think the fact that I might be one of several dozen people that this book's Venn targets specifically. Homeschooled, literally in referred C.J.'s sect, Hosanna youth "worship team" member, AuADHD

spacepandagrc.bsky.social•6 days ago

single parent household, I was lucky enough to be the weirdly focused autistic and read voraciously as a child, got removed from homeschooling co-op after being star pupil because I just kept reading & that didn't end well. I left, touring musician for over a decade. Yes, including Ayahuasca.

spacepandagrc.bsky.social•6 days ago

Ended up at a hippie commune of sorts that got non profit status as a church after being featured on the daily show... I have stories, for real, and am currently trying to reconcile with my mom who's relapsed into this after having a manic episode that I inevitably had to bail her out of jail for

spacepandagrc.bsky.social•6 days ago

The one reason I even bothered posting was to bring up one thing that you don't address in your book is the fact that, I'll use myself as example, I am furious that this has hurt my mom so that when she does pass, her last thoughts will be that I'll be in hell. I can't forgive that. I won't.

hercluesmooligan.bsky.social•8 days ago

If that Hispanic Catholic line is accurate it has swung HARD since the election

pharnolds.bsky.social•8 days ago

Jesus

maineborn.bsky.social•8 days ago

You really nailed it. Y'all need to read this book.

annnnna.bsky.social•8 days ago

I just got my copy! It's sitting by my bed ready for me

tironstefan.bsky.social•8 days ago

Yes, the Christian Right was very busy all these years, and they've been swapping tactics, ideas, and funds all across the spectrum (including with the Romanian neo-orthodoxy).

https://bsky.app/profile/tironstefan.bsky.social/post/3lntaofat7224

mykidsmombb8.bsky.social•8 days ago

It's infuriating that the Dems don't have any significant reach out to these groups.

swordsjew.bsky.social•8 days ago

tbh i dont like writing people off as lost causes but many of these churches are as political as they are religious. like, this is right wing zealot country.

mykidsmombb8.bsky.social•8 days ago

I believe we have or will have a unique opportunity to reach these folks when the inevitable outcomes of this administration's cruelty hits them personally.

swordsjew.bsky.social•8 days ago

maybe. it's pretty deep indoctrination

voidcircus.bsky.social•8 days ago

I've been reading your book again, and it's even better the second time.

nigronia.bsky.social•8 days ago

Glad to see they asked Jews how we feel about his tough stance on "antisemitism" (pronounced anti-zionism).

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