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28 Jan, 8 tweets, 4 min read
This article is really excellent except for this graf: The NYT's article on religion at the insurrection was fantastic, but it was hardly the only publication to highlight it.

The Atlantic, Washington Post, and MANY others all noted this obvious reality. nytimes.com/2021/01/28/opi… Image
Some examples:

First, the NYT article which was, again, great: nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/…
…But this from the Atlantic came out days earlier: theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
WaPo had several pieces that touched on this reality, including this one: washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/…
Indeed, also at @Sojourners:
Also, FWIW: while I know not everyone reads @RNS, we did write this the day of: religionnews.com/2021/01/06/as-…

And this the next week: religionnews.com/2021/01/12/the…
Oh wait also NPR did an entire segment on it I'M JUST SAYING npr.org/2021/01/19/958…
Oh that’s right @alissamarie was also all over this: vox.com/22229063/judai…

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30 Jan
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: amazon.com/American-Proph…
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: archive.thinkprogress.org/trumps-christi…
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5 Jan
I wandered down to the Supreme Court, where folks participating in the “Jericho March” are scheduled to pray for SCOTUS/Congress to oppose the 2020 election results.

Also here: folks wearing albs and blowing…smoke out of shofars.

The, uh, nature of the smoke is…unclear.
Another person is brandishing an American flag and wearing…a Guy Fawkes mask?

There’s a lot going on here, people.
As folks mull about, organizers are blasting an overtly Christian nationalist anthem.

“God bless America again, We need the blood of Jesus to wash away our sins…”
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13 Dec 20
Given the logo and URL literally printed on the banner, this BLM appears to belong Asbury United Methodist Church in DC.

The Proud Boys are *literally burning a church banner.*
Note: This isn't even the first BLM sign taken from a DC church in the past 24 hours.

One was also taken from Luther Place Memorial last night:instagram.com/p/CIritSwhpHc/…

…But they've already replaced it: instagram.com/p/CItmEIpBc0F/…
It would appear there was another incident as well.
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10 Dec 20
1. I did a deep dive into faith involvement w/COVID-19 vaccine promotion and distribution.

There’s a lot!

Rabbis in the Moderna trial, NY Methodists offering Gov. Cuomo 421 churches for vaccine rollout, Cardinal Gregory pledging to promote vaccines, etc. religionnews.com/2020/12/10/wit…
2. The thing is, there's *a lot* of vaccine skepticism at the moment.

*Roughly half* of Americans say they aren't sure if they'll get a vaccine or definitely won't.

Meanwhile, large numbers of religious Americans say they *definitely or probably won't.* Image
3. But according to scholar Elaine Howard Ecklund, faith leaders are poised to make a big difference when it comes to reducing vaccine skepticism. Image
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27 Nov 20
1. :: ahem ::

A #StarWars/#TheMandalorian theory (observation?) I've wanted to a float for a while:

Per canon, Mandalorian armor was created as a reaction to Jedi, with whom the Mandalorians fought wars.

But here's what goes unsaid: The Mandalorian-Jedi War was a *holy war.*
2. It's well attested that the Jedi belong to a religion.

Luke Skywalker was explicit about this in The Last Jedi, when he referred to "the Jedi religion" and "sacred Jedi texts."

Also, George Lucas has stated The Force was meant to be religious. billmoyers.com/content/mythol…
3. We also know the Mandalorians are religious — with multiple sects(!), as evidenced in the new show.

The Expanded Universe era had a LOT to say about their faith, but most of that material was relegated to "Legends" once Disney bought the franchise.

HOWEVER…
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24 Nov 20
1. Biden was asked while leaving Mass on Sat whether folks can worship during the pandemic.

His reply: "Yes, safely."

But Biden didn't explain what that means—w/COVID cases spiking and the holidays weeks away—or how his approach will differ from Trump's. religionnews.com/2020/11/24/bid…
2. Indoor worship during the pandemic is a fraught topic this year: pastors have been arrested for flouting guidelines, people have staged massive protests, and Trump picked a fight w/governors over the issue.

Meanwhile, multiple outbreaks have been traced to faith gatherings.
3. Multiple health officials have cautioned against in-person worship — including at least one of the frontrunners for Biden's HHS secretary, Mandy Cohen.

Last month, she said: “If you can’t meet virtually ... meet outside, meet in smaller groups, and wear masks all the time."
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