Well, apparently I'm the betrothed mother-in-law of the pope....
#USReligion
In his Inaugural Adress, Donald #Trump vowed to support Elon Musk’s Mars colonization mission as the United States' "manifest destiny", a divine mandate to conquer space - a 19th century concept which was once used to justify the U.S. westward expansion.
At the HCA Graduate Blog, Peggy Reeder argues that space is no longer just a scientific frontier, but has become a spiritual and ideological battleground ⬇
@dazo Couldn't agree more Compensation and projection seem to be hallmark traits for #MAGATs They are a natural and expected logical development of a #USCulture of #Fantasy #Escapism and #Denial It's #USPolitics #USReligion it's a sick culture Why else would most in the US chose to travel to stand in line and pay for overpriced food and tickets to see a #FantasyMouse and #FantasyPrincess when they could travel to see #Art #History #Music #Theatre: the #Foundation of the World and #Reality
Note the close Trump/Texas GOP links.
Texas pastor Robert Morris indicted for child sex crimes | The Texas Tribune
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/12/robert-morris-texas-megachurch-indicted-sexual-abuse/
#USPolitics #USReligion #Gateway #RobertMorris #Texas #DonaldTrump #SexCrime #SexualAbuseOfChildren
Spiritual Warriors: Decoding Christian Nationalism at the Capitol Riot
https://youtu.be/0Ev0P92-fqs?si=EBSWnrKZP487EAeT
Matthew D Taylor of the Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies explains how Christian nationalists fuelled the January 6th insurrection.
A good introduction to C Peter Wagner's notion of "spiritual warfare" and the development of his ideas by his followers.
#USPolitics #ChristianNationalism #USReligion
#January6
#CPeterWagner
#MatthewDTaylor
#ICJS
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