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If you live in the United States, odds are you've encountered the distinctly American "conservative christian." It seems that these people, despite their fierce devotion to their faith, have no idea what the Bible actually calls them to do. In this episode, we're taking a look at how christianity was adopted and perverted by the American political Right, and how it differs from the christianity of the early church.
How Conservatives Co-Opted Christianity – Second Thought
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Citations and Further Reading:
Statistics
pewresearch.org/politics/2004/12/06/religion-and-the-presidential-vote
assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/legacy-commentary/103-4.gif
pewforum.org/2015/05/12/chapter-1-the-changing-religious-composition-of-the-u-s
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2020/04/06/why-trump-is-reliant-on-white-evangelicals/
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/10/26/what-the-2020-electorate-looks-like-by-party-race-and-ethnicity-age-education-and-religion
cnn.com/election/2020/exit-polls/president/national-results/0
The Religious Right
oah.org/tah/issues/2018/november/evangelicalism-and-politics
Bryan, William Jennings. “The Inspiration of the Bible.” Seven Questions in Dispute, New York, 1924. http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/dfg/amrl/bryan.htm.
Sutton, Matthew Avery. Aimee Semple McPherson and the Resurrection of Christian America. Harvard University Press, 2007. books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Yj4VlFWtJCkC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&ots=6rX-q7DrP9&sig=osSGyFWM1E7RY3PazPVD1MHYY5c#v=onepage&q&f=false, 241-244.
Williams, Daniel K. God's own party: The making of the Christian right. Oxford University Press, 2012. books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=lqf3KBaqgI8C&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&ots=1cOPlxOCLP&sig=E3o4othLLcXuRjT6juO3cEkbmws#v=onepage&q&f=false
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvinism#Social_and_economic_influences
The Religious Left/Christian Socialism
Montero, Roman A. All Things in Common: The Economic Practices of the Early Christians. Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2017. books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=8fbEDgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=Montero,+Roman+A.+(2017).+All+Things+in+Common:+The+Economic+Practices+of+the+Early+Christians.+Eugene,+Oregon:+Wipf+and+Stock&ots=GM92__xK6Z&sig=HEjQ0MuP9GLYZLwQiS-mSfR-AP8#v=onepage&q&f=false
Janzen, Rod, and Max Stanton. The Hutterites in North America. JHU Press, 2010. books.google.com/books?id=lgUbHUXmrvYC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false, 17.
Rauschenbusch, Walter. A Theology for the Social Gospel. New York, The Macmillan company, 1917. archive.org/details/theologyforsoc00raus.
“The Uncompromising Anti-Capitalism of Martin Luther King Jr.” Huffington Post, January 20th, 2014, huffpost.com/entry/the-uncompromising-anti-capitalism-of-martin-luther-king-jr_b_4629609.
“History of the Religious Left,” September 28, 2020. straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/history-of-the-religious-left/.
religionandpolitics.org/2020/01/28/why-these-young-american-christians-embraced-socialism
washingtonpost.com/national/religion/united-church-of-christ-sues-over-north-carolina-gay-marriage-ban/2014/04/28/c0e10238-cf19-11e3-a714-be7e7f142085_story.html
youtube.com/watch?v=-6k_DTqrEPY
youtube.com/watch?v=BqM4FOWtTTc
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_socialism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_left
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If you live in the United States, odds are you've encountered the distinctly American "conservative christian." It seems that these people, despite their fierce devotion to their faith, have no idea what the Bible actually calls them to do. In this episode, we're taking a look at how christianity was adopted and perverted by the American political Right, and how it differs from the christianity of the early church.
How Conservatives Co-Opted Christianity – Second Thought
SUBSCRIBE HERE: bit.ly/2nFsvTS
music by Sam Kužel - samkuzel.com
New video every Friday!
Citations and Further Reading:
Statistics
pewresearch.org/politics/2004/12/06/religion-and-the-presidential-vote
assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/legacy-commentary/103-4.gif
pewforum.org/2015/05/12/chapter-1-the-changing-religious-composition-of-the-u-s
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2020/04/06/why-trump-is-reliant-on-white-evangelicals/
pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/10/26/what-the-2020-electorate-looks-like-by-party-race-and-ethnicity-age-education-and-religion
cnn.com/election/2020/exit-polls/president/national-results/0
The Religious Right
oah.org/tah/issues/2018/november/evangelicalism-and-politics
Bryan, William Jennings. “The Inspiration of the Bible.” Seven Questions in Dispute, New York, 1924. http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/history/dfg/amrl/bryan.htm.
Sutton, Matthew Avery. Aimee Semple McPherson and the Resurrection of Christian America. Harvard University Press, 2007. books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Yj4VlFWtJCkC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&ots=6rX-q7DrP9&sig=osSGyFWM1E7RY3PazPVD1MHYY5c#v=onepage&q&f=false, 241-244.
Williams, Daniel K. God's own party: The making of the Christian right. Oxford University Press, 2012. books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=lqf3KBaqgI8C&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&ots=1cOPlxOCLP&sig=E3o4othLLcXuRjT6juO3cEkbmws#v=onepage&q&f=false
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvinism#Social_and_economic_influences
The Religious Left/Christian Socialism
Montero, Roman A. All Things in Common: The Economic Practices of the Early Christians. Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2017. books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=8fbEDgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PR7&dq=Montero,+Roman+A.+(2017).+All+Things+in+Common:+The+Economic+Practices+of+the+Early+Christians.+Eugene,+Oregon:+Wipf+and+Stock&ots=GM92__xK6Z&sig=HEjQ0MuP9GLYZLwQiS-mSfR-AP8#v=onepage&q&f=false
Janzen, Rod, and Max Stanton. The Hutterites in North America. JHU Press, 2010. books.google.com/books?id=lgUbHUXmrvYC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false, 17.
Rauschenbusch, Walter. A Theology for the Social Gospel. New York, The Macmillan company, 1917. archive.org/details/theologyforsoc00raus.
“The Uncompromising Anti-Capitalism of Martin Luther King Jr.” Huffington Post, January 20th, 2014, huffpost.com/entry/the-uncompromising-anti-capitalism-of-martin-luther-king-jr_b_4629609.
“History of the Religious Left,” September 28, 2020. straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/history-of-the-religious-left/.
religionandpolitics.org/2020/01/28/why-these-young-american-christians-embraced-socialism
washingtonpost.com/national/religion/united-church-of-christ-sues-over-north-carolina-gay-marriage-ban/2014/04/28/c0e10238-cf19-11e3-a714-be7e7f142085_story.html
youtube.com/watch?v=-6k_DTqrEPY
youtube.com/watch?v=BqM4FOWtTTc
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_socialism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_left
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