are actually being impinged upon—the persecution card is played. It all seems so obvious now from the outside looking in. The movement I supported for so long is not oppressed, but instead frequently plays the role of the oppressor. Christian Nationalism casts its followers as victims in order to harness the power of collective outrage in an effort to center its own agenda and enforce its own preferred morality on others. It’s devious, it’s insidious, and it’s unfortunately kind of genius. It’s also enormously effective. Way more effective than my campaign to replace condoms with Bibles in
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