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Wanted to circle round on this from last week & reiterate the importance of getting underneath the issues. Last fall, @ErinStraza & I did a @PersuasionCAPC series to highlight those deep differences & called it #ForGodandCountry.
Series started w/ an episode w/ @KaitlynSchiess on how political formation & spiritual formation relate.
Underlying Q: What is the purpose of political engagement? To love neighbor or to win for our
We followed that up w/ a convo w/ @socofthesacred on the phenomenon of Christian Nationalism.
Underlying Q: How should the church & state relate to each other? What role should faith play in political engagement?
Then in episode 3, we settled in to talk about political tribalism and the danger of "us vs. them" mentality.
Underlying Q: How should we relate to those who hold opposing viewpoints? What happens when we tie ourselves to certain politicians &
In episode 4, we discuss the call to "just preach the gospel" & @samhaist joins us to talk discipleship irt political engagement.
Underlying Q: What does the gospel demand of Christians in a broken world? Should we detach from public arena? Can we?
I know a lot of you are trying to understand the massive gaps in info right now. To do this, you're going to have to get to the roots. You're going to have to unearth deeply held assumptions. You're going to have to ask direct, probing questions.
— hannah anderson (@sometimesalight) January 12, 2021
Series started w/ an episode w/ @KaitlynSchiess on how political formation & spiritual formation relate.
Underlying Q: What is the purpose of political engagement? To love neighbor or to win for our
We followed that up w/ a convo w/ @socofthesacred on the phenomenon of Christian Nationalism.
Underlying Q: How should the church & state relate to each other? What role should faith play in political engagement?
Then in episode 3, we settled in to talk about political tribalism and the danger of "us vs. them" mentality.
Underlying Q: How should we relate to those who hold opposing viewpoints? What happens when we tie ourselves to certain politicians &
In episode 4, we discuss the call to "just preach the gospel" & @samhaist joins us to talk discipleship irt political engagement.
Underlying Q: What does the gospel demand of Christians in a broken world? Should we detach from public arena? Can we?
A lot of folks who know my first book have emailed me about this insightful piece by @DavidAFrench on how the fusion of southern honor culture and evangelicalism explains our current moment. Some thoughts.
French does a great job describing honor as an ethical system in which your worth and identity depends on how others see you. If your claims about yourself are challenged, violence (or rhetorical violence) is an ethically "righteous" response in an honor culture.
French writes, "This approach represents a dramatic contrast with biblical commands to “turn the other cheek” or to “bless those who persecute.” Instead, the shame/honor imperative is to punch back, hard. Any other approach...risks the well-being of the community." Exactly.
I saw this tension between honor and Christianity all the time in 19th c. church disciplinary records where men explained to fellow church members how they had to fight somebody who insulted them (or their mother, wife, family, etc.) even though they knew it was sinful.
I began calling it the "I know it was wrong, but I still had to do it" defense. If you live in the South, you've heard a version of it.
As America secularizes, Evangelicalism is increasingly southern Evangelicalism. It\u2019s the population center. The power center. The culture center. And it helps explain some of the ungodly rage we see. It\u2019s the southern culture leaking out. My Sunday essay: https://t.co/ezkdtmRcP1
— David French (@DavidAFrench) January 17, 2021
French does a great job describing honor as an ethical system in which your worth and identity depends on how others see you. If your claims about yourself are challenged, violence (or rhetorical violence) is an ethically "righteous" response in an honor culture.
French writes, "This approach represents a dramatic contrast with biblical commands to “turn the other cheek” or to “bless those who persecute.” Instead, the shame/honor imperative is to punch back, hard. Any other approach...risks the well-being of the community." Exactly.
I saw this tension between honor and Christianity all the time in 19th c. church disciplinary records where men explained to fellow church members how they had to fight somebody who insulted them (or their mother, wife, family, etc.) even though they knew it was sinful.
I began calling it the "I know it was wrong, but I still had to do it" defense. If you live in the South, you've heard a version of it.
1. I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that if you want to understand the big political stories from January—from faith-infused insurrection to Warnock’s victory to Biden’s inauguration—you really need to understand two things: Christian nationalism and the Religious Left.
2. As for the Religious Left: less has been written on this topic than Christian nationalism, for various reasons.
We’ll come back to this, but Warnock’s victory is part of a modern resurgence of the RL, which (and I’m biased here) I chronicle in my book:
3. I talk about Christian nationalism in my book, but basically: it’s an old tradition, but it’s modern iteration is particularly intense, and particularly centered on Trump.
Here’s an intro, but much smarter people have written way better stuff about it:
4. Much more exhaustive works chronicling the movement’s sociological impact/cultural history/political machinations include this: https://t.co/t7OPhsDy2q
This: https://t.co/6SaOk9Q2S3
This: https://t.co/Zq4UROnxr2
This: https://t.co/jUqNd5cryL
& This:
5. There’s MUCH more, and @sarahposner’s article from today gives insight into why this movement—which has been building for years—was so well represented at the insurrection.
Put another way: they’re a big part of why Trump got elected in the first place
2. As for the Religious Left: less has been written on this topic than Christian nationalism, for various reasons.
We’ll come back to this, but Warnock’s victory is part of a modern resurgence of the RL, which (and I’m biased here) I chronicle in my book:
3. I talk about Christian nationalism in my book, but basically: it’s an old tradition, but it’s modern iteration is particularly intense, and particularly centered on Trump.
Here’s an intro, but much smarter people have written way better stuff about it:
4. Much more exhaustive works chronicling the movement’s sociological impact/cultural history/political machinations include this: https://t.co/t7OPhsDy2q
This: https://t.co/6SaOk9Q2S3
This: https://t.co/Zq4UROnxr2
This: https://t.co/jUqNd5cryL
& This:
5. There’s MUCH more, and @sarahposner’s article from today gives insight into why this movement—which has been building for years—was so well represented at the insurrection.
Put another way: they’re a big part of why Trump got elected in the first place
van·guard
Noun; 1: the forefront of an action or movement; 2: the troops moving at the head of an army
"Heroes like this that you have never heard of before now are going to start coming to the forefront. They are the vanguard of saving this republic."
https://t.co/JJ10XjT85e
Noun; 1: the forefront of an action or movement; 2: the troops moving at the head of an army
"Heroes like this that you have never heard of before now are going to start coming to the forefront. They are the vanguard of saving this republic."
https://t.co/JJ10XjT85e
"It is a system which has conscripted vast human and material resources into the building of a tightly knit, highly efficient machine that combines military, diplomatic, intelligence, economic, scientific and political operations." @BenKTallmadge @BabeReflex_8 @AaronDaboul pic.twitter.com/zQCvX0plzt
— Shannon (@Avery1776) December 25, 2020
Hi, I'm Keith and happy new year! I'll be live-tweeting today (Monday, January 4, 2021) Cuyahoga County Council's Remote Organizational Meeting at 2:00 PM for #CLEDocumenters
@cledocumenters @NeighborUpCle
Join us at this meeting via
To learn about the Cuyahoga County Council go to their website https://t.co/aklNWVyPUC
To find your County Council representative, identify your district,
https://t.co/0uz8a1klEL
Then see which representatives represents your
The meeting's agenda can be read here,
https://t.co/f5gQaW6bCW
The meeting has started.
Item agenda 1 a CALL TO ORDER BY CLEARK OF COUNCIL has been accomplished.
Item agenda 2 ROLL CALL has occurred.
@cledocumenters @NeighborUpCle
Join us at this meeting via
To learn about the Cuyahoga County Council go to their website https://t.co/aklNWVyPUC
To find your County Council representative, identify your district,
https://t.co/0uz8a1klEL
Then see which representatives represents your
The meeting's agenda can be read here,
https://t.co/f5gQaW6bCW
The meeting has started.
Item agenda 1 a CALL TO ORDER BY CLEARK OF COUNCIL has been accomplished.
Item agenda 2 ROLL CALL has occurred.
Thread: Listening to the new episode of @GaslitNation, "Clear Intent," with @AndreaChalupa & @sarahkendzior. Full transcripts available at https://t.co/4ZBuylvoX9.
"This was intentional... We've seen their assault on democracy for the last five years." - Andrea
[email protected] goes through a timeline of events before and during January 6th. A couple things in here that I didn't know already. (I'm curious why the Kremers want so much credit for the march. That whole thing between them and Ali is confusing, but maybe GN will go into it).
[email protected] reads from an article she wrote in 2016. It's STILL relevant!
"This was coming so far in advance that you literally cannot tell the difference between an article that I published before he was even president and one that comes out now." https://t.co/owXeiDuqhc
I'm posting the above three tweets now then live-tweeting as I listen. This episode of @GaslitNation should be available wherever you get your podcasts soon, if it isn't already. I'm listening ad-free on Patreon.
Donald Trump pardoning war criminals and his mob buddies is a signal to his supporters that they can get away with violence. It's a recruitment tool. Police getting away with murder: recruitment tool. - Andrea, not a direct quote
"This was intentional... We've seen their assault on democracy for the last five years." - Andrea
[email protected] goes through a timeline of events before and during January 6th. A couple things in here that I didn't know already. (I'm curious why the Kremers want so much credit for the march. That whole thing between them and Ali is confusing, but maybe GN will go into it).
[email protected] reads from an article she wrote in 2016. It's STILL relevant!
"This was coming so far in advance that you literally cannot tell the difference between an article that I published before he was even president and one that comes out now." https://t.co/owXeiDuqhc
I'm posting the above three tweets now then live-tweeting as I listen. This episode of @GaslitNation should be available wherever you get your podcasts soon, if it isn't already. I'm listening ad-free on Patreon.
Donald Trump pardoning war criminals and his mob buddies is a signal to his supporters that they can get away with violence. It's a recruitment tool. Police getting away with murder: recruitment tool. - Andrea, not a direct quote
Thankful for each and every listener of the Gill Connections podcast! It doesn't happen without the individual guest being authentic, open, and vulnerable.
Thank you... (a
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Thank you... (a
Zeb Hoffman https://t.co/ghygQuKzxF
@CoachGSanders https://t.co/gxTu231isR
@MarcMangiacotti https://t.co/hJeCmx1C7f
@kebbat https://t.co/0gwFDUVoV4
@UABCoachKT https://t.co/Eg71USRIHn
@JavmanT https://t.co/zlYsOQ8HbG
@HammerBallZ
https://t.co/sytS11hNR9
@CoachGunny https://t.co/QDrSJz44q0
Andrew Craycraft https://t.co/OSEONTnlFc
Dave Anderson https://t.co/oN9Setm5x1
@ChrisParno https://t.co/LvHn5ktHPi
@HoustonFranks1 https://t.co/x4hzx9PyMa
@CoachDJHicks
https://t.co/1Jd0R6IVyr
@CoachErnieClark https://t.co/ZSASUDeuUe
@iggydotcom https://t.co/s0MroeyDj9
@HassaanStamps https://t.co/AoGMV2x6Yg
@bigleaguechew13 https://t.co/D8PHusARYC
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@CoachNFarr & @hurdlecoach87
Joseph Blue https://t.co/DgnqFDRT85
Bryan Fetzer https://t.co/92IpK5uQSg
Harry Marra part 1 https://t.co/glSTuMa9fz part 2 https://t.co/0uRG0qXGtM part 3 https://t.co/yjjZlzckNW
@jumpingbeard & Derek Stanley https://t.co/l8pyndhetz
Peter Thompson