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31 Oct, 17 tweets, 5 min read
Bad stuff that happened in Virginia the last time we had a GOP governor:
Republicans wanted to drill for oil off of Virginia Beach:
archive.thinkprogress.org/gov-bob-mcdonn…
Remember the Virginia ultrasound bill forcing vaginal probes controversy?

cbsnews.com/news/virginia-…
We had a political corruption scandal in which the governor threw his wife under the bus:

thedailybeast.com/the-religious-…
The GOP wanted to enshrine family policies - patriarchy and women's submission - of Pat Robertson and Christian Reconstructionists:
religiondispatches.org/bob-mcdonnells…
It was legal to discriminate against LGBTQ Virginians:
content.time.com/time/nation/ar…
UVA professors were investigated for teaching climate science: diverseeducation.com/demographics/l…
Gov Bob McDonnell reinstated Confederate History Month:
csmonitor.com/USA/2010/0407/…
The governor also backed a coup to remove UVA's president:
washingtonpost.com/local/dc-polit…
Speaking of universities, Jerry Falwell hired the governor after his term expired (and while awaiting his corruption trial):
pilotonline.com/government/vir…
The GOP worked to subvert every environmental policy in the books:

washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia…
On the death penalty and actually killing women, "Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell said Friday evening that he will not spare the life of a 41-year-old woman who is set to become the first woman executed in the state in nearly a century."
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content…
The 2013 candidate for Lt Gov ran a campaign based on Democrats being the Antichrist.

washingtonpost.com/local/va-gops-…
When he was VA AG, McDonnell sided with schismatic Episcopal churches over and against the denomination, leading the Episcopal Church to years of expensive litigation to protect its property:
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content…
In response to Sandy Hook, the GOP wanted to arm all Virginia teachers:
nbcwashington.com/news/politics/…
And Bob McDonnell was really into exporting guns from Virginia to commit crimes in other states:

nydailynews.com/new-york/guns-…

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3 Nov
When Manchin shifts now on Biden’s bill, it will confirm something I’ve thought obvious - Youngkin and Manchin have been in cahoots. Probably around some WV - VA oil and gas plot.
It is the only thing that explains Manchin’s behavior.
Think about it - Manchin holds off making VA Dems increasingly angry at Biden and pushes open a political door (like in 2009 and Obamacare) for Youngkin. Then, Manchin shifts and regains Dem cred. In the meanwhile, he & Youngkin strike some sort of WV-VA deal - most likely w/coal
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25 Oct
Interesting: Glenn Youngkin's campaign is, in part, about his skill as a business leader. But one of the organizations he runs - Meadowkirk - has a failing score on Charity Navigator due solely to poor financial health and bad governance. charitynavigator.org/ein/262213179
This whole story about the retreat center and the church are, well, weird. Is Youngkin using two religious organizations to reduce tax liability? (I don't know - and they aren't saying)

forbes.com/sites/giacomot…
A couple paragraphs deep in this piece about Youngkin's religious views. He literally started a church in his basement founded on the Alpha program - and then bought them a building (which they rent from him for $1 a year). apnews.com/article/busine…
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15 Oct
I don't generally do insider baseball re: denominations.

However, since my work is linked with the PowerPoint that Episcopalians are discussing, I would like to clarify a couple of things.

1) The claim about belonging and music on p. 18 is NOT mine:
I have repeatedly, publicly, and loudly disputed the claim that contemporary music = church growth.

It is a stupid idea that my larger arguments have challenged for almost two decades.
2) I like Ted quite a bit personally - and respect his concerns. That said, I am not - nor have I ever been - interested in numerical church growth.

Since I was a student in SoCal in the late 1970s when the church growth movement began at Fuller, I've found it all offensive....
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14 Oct
Does Glenn Youngkin use religion to essentially launder money? The Sweet Deal That VA GOP Governor Candidate Glenn Youngkin’s Foundation Gives To A Church And... via @Forbes forbes.com/sites/giacomot…
This is a troubling story - didn't see it until this evening (been following some threads about Youngkin and religion....)
Worth noting that nobody in the media paid attention to the religious dimensions of last GOP governor, Bob McDonnell, whose ties to far right wing Christian views and groups came into play around policies - and the eventual scandal - of his tenure.
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13 Oct
What’s my neighborhood like? People lined up for flu shots and boosters! Love Alexandria and Fairfax County!
All masked, socially distanced, and still friendly and kind!
Although people are complaining that the line is too long. What a GREAT problem to have!
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1 Aug
I'm hearing many reports of parents terrified of sending their under-12 children back to school in places where mask mandates are forbidden by new states laws.

Wondering if this is yet another way to destroy trust in public schools? Force people into homeschooling & privates?
Not only do anti-masking laws undermine the public schools (long-standing priority of religious conservatives), but they get bonus points (in their worldview) for incentivizing women to leave the workforce in order to stay home with children.
This is a huge two-fer in the most radical of Christian circles - exploiting a crisis to manipulate public policy to create fear and limit women and children to smaller and smaller domestic spheres where husbands are in control of economics and education.
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