More valuable commentary on Katherine Stewart's new book about Christian nationalism, Money, Lies, and God: this is a discussion of the book between Robert P. Jones, Jemar Tisby, and Kristin Du Mez who conclude that "Money, Lies, and God is a must-read book to understand the coalescing of white Christian nationalism, the tech bro oligarchy, and authoritarianism that is actively wrecking the nation under Trump."

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4EN67RHBP4

"Policy simply doesn’t matter. You can kill off grandma through vaccine denial, take away health insurance, bust unions, drive up inflation, and reward your billionaire friends with policies that benefit their bloated bottom lines. None of that matters as long as you give the people the pleasure of a good performance, where they can project their frustrations and resentments on the targets they have been trained to hate."

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Rolling Stone offers an excerpt from Stewart's book in which she reports about a pro-Trump gathering she attended in Las Vegas in August 2023:

"As speaker after speaker entertains the crowd it is clear that religion is a major theme. But it isn’t the gospel as many if not most American Christians would have heard it. … Speaker after speaker makes it clear that vengeance is the essence of the new religion."

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https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/money-lies-god-book-trump-anti-democratic-movement-1235269102/

"I’ve already told you that you absolutely need to read Katherine Stewart’s essential new book, Money, Lies, and God. In honor of its release today, I’m telling you again: Read. This. Book.

Buy it, borrow it from your library, buy one for a friend, start a book club, tell everyone you know to read it themselves.

~ Kristin Du Mez

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https://kristindumez.substack.com/p/authoritarianism-loves-a-misinformed

"I would have to say this is not just about Trump. Authoritarianism loves a misinformed public. The anti-democratic movement has funded this massive propaganda campaign that has led us to where we are today."

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"Christian nationalists have persuaded themselves they're facing a demonic other, defined as anyone who doesn't believe as they do. They also believe God's hand is on Trump's shoulder. If anybody opposes him, they're going against God."

"Christian nationalism is often characterized as a white evangelical movement, but it would be nowhere without ultraconservative Catholics."

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