Honestly I’ve never been prouder of a citation.
https://twitter.com/TaylorMatthewD/status/1606136982467252229
Truly glad my work contributed to the January 6 Committee Report. But overall the scant attention paid to the religious dimensions of the attack may prove a disservice to history. #CapitolSiegeReligion gathers hundreds of images of the day; UncivilReligion.org offers context.
Along with many others I said this just after the attack and stand by it almost two years later:
You cannot make sense of January 6 without religion.
Trump incited the riot but it would not have unfolded as it did without the rioters' religious motivations and justifications.
You cannot make sense of January 6 without religion.
Trump incited the riot but it would not have unfolded as it did without the rioters' religious motivations and justifications.
Can't stress enough that the avoidance of religion in the January 6 Committee Report is *strategic*.
They are well aware of the significant role religious motivation played in the attack.
But they could not risk "J6 Committee Targets Christianity" becoming a talking point.
They are well aware of the significant role religious motivation played in the attack.
But they could not risk "J6 Committee Targets Christianity" becoming a talking point.
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