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Writer + troublemaker . Stories on religion, culture, politics, &c.

Washington, D.C.
Joined June 2013

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  1. Spending time at church is a form of anti-capitalism, says , planting the seeds for ~10000 pieces

  2. I generally hate tweeting from conferences -- the ideas can seem random and contextless. But speaks in tweets (but with depth!)

  3. Prosperity gospel is a form of intolerance around the "ambiguity of suffering" -- is full of amazing one-liners

  4. Prosperity gospel "requires the specter of inequality" to thrive. Why was it attractive to Swedes? doesn't know.

  5. "The ability to meet death gracefully is not a virtue" of prosperity gospel says

  6. Prosperity-gospel cultures inculcate a lot of middle class values, says : punctuality, reliability at work, etc.

  7. I think there's a broader point to be made here about the preachers who get quoted by journos over and over again as "representatives"

  8. Focusing on the same dozen non-denominational prosperity preachers is "a little tired," says

  9. Interesting: Prosperity gospel rise and fall isn't tied to trends in the market, says at

  10. Retweeted
    Replying to

    10. Bottom line? White, working class Trump voters felt culturally displaced and resentful, not financially stressed

  11. Retweeted
    May 9
    Replying to

    9. We found economically distressed white, working class voters were 75% more likely to vote for Clinton—not Trump.

  12. Retweeted
    May 9

    1. What motivated white, working-class voters to back Trump—economic anxiety or cultural anxiety? We have numbers:

  13. Retweeted
    May 9
  14. May 8

    Cardinal Tobin is taking an aggressive stance on immigrant defense in New Jersey:

  15. May 8

    "We have long believed moral concerns must be an essential part of our foreign policy, not a departure from it."

  16. May 8

    Talking about religious nationalism at , looking at this incredible 1910 sheet music aimed at Jews: "long live America."

  17. Retweeted
    May 7

    . had good piece in about France, National Front & Catholicism. Worth reading.

  18. Retweeted
    May 7

    1. The continued political weaponization of nominal/secularized “Christianism” both at home and abroad is worth paying attention to.

  19. May 7

    The French election has shown how "Christian identity" can be used to support populism, even in a secular country:

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