National Correspondent @NYTimes covering faith & politics, so you *can* discuss both at family dinners. email me: elizabeth.dias@nytimes.com
Apr 6, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Earlier this year I was reporting at a right-wing vigil commemorating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, when the participants began to sing a familiar song: "Way Maker, miracle worker, promise keeper, light in the darkness..." 1/4
If you've spent time in evangelical circles, you know the power of "Way Maker," and similar praise music. If you haven't, know that for millions it feels sacred. Now it was worship for a new kind of congregation: a right-wing political movement powered by divine purpose. 2/4