Anonymous wrote:https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a32771/bateman-jerry-boykin-jesus-assault-rifle-tape-022014/


Jerry Boykin - EVP at Family Research Council

Retired lieutenant general who was the United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence under President George W. Bush

"Now I want you to think about this: where did the Second Amendment come from? ... From the Founding Fathers, it's in the Constitution. Well, yeah, I know that. But where did the whole concept come from? It came from Jesus..."

The Lord is a warrior and in Revelation 19 is says when he comes back, he's coming back as what? A warrior. A might warrior leading a mighty army, riding a white horse with a blood-stained white robe ... I believe that blood on that robe is the blood of his enemies 'cause he's coming back as a warrior carrying a sword."

"And I believe now - I've checked this out - I believe that sword he'll be carrying when he comes back is an AR-15."

"I know, everybody says that was a metaphor. IT WAS NOT A METAPHOR! …And that was the beginning of the Second Amendment, that's where the whole thing came from. ... I know that's where it came from. And the sword today is an AR-15, so if you don't have one, go get one. You're supposed to have one. It's biblical."

Anonymous wrote:One theory - embraced as recently as yesterday on The View - is Christian nationalism is causing these mass shootings. Along with trump, it’s popularity is increasing, especially in Texas.

Anyone else think this is what’s up?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, absolutely, there is a connection. Read, Jesus and John Wayne:
https://kristindumez.com/books/jesus-and-john-wayne/
Also, https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/god-and-guns/
Studies abound showing the correlation between White Christianity and gun ownership.

-Politics prof with a specialization in religion

Came here to say just this (not a professor). White Christianity has morphed into some of the misogynistic, He-Man mentality. Look at the imagery: Jesus has huge muscles, the manly savior, etc. It's not the Protestant church many of us grew up with. It's homeschooled, extremists touting guns, saving baaabbies, and loving Trump.

I agree with your book recommendations, but your knowledge of homeschooling is out of date. With COVID the numbers of secular homeschoolers exploded. And with the combination of ineffective reading instruction and major security issues at schools, many of the secular homeschoolers aren’t sending our kids back.

Except a lot of the resources, curriculums, co-ops, etc are still religious.

Sure, but secular materials are available, and now that there’s a bigger market for it, you can expect more to hit the market.

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Socially isolated lone wolf males with:

Mental illness and easy access to guns

Sorry.
We have to find a way to blame Christians and anyone who believes that the citizens of the US should promote the interests of the US (nationalism). Hence: "Christian Nationalism."
The idea of isolated young males who are clearly mentally ill is a much too complicated theory and would require more action than simply "banning guns."
We would need to actually look at why these young men are so isolated.... looking into their home lives, their social media presence, their propensity to abuse animals and women, their juvenile arrest records.....

Nope, can't do that.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, absolutely, there is a connection. Read, Jesus and John Wayne:
https://kristindumez.com/books/jesus-and-john-wayne/
Also, https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/god-and-guns/
Studies abound showing the correlation between White Christianity and gun ownership.

-Politics prof with a specialization in religion

Came here to say just this (not a professor). White Christianity has morphed into some of the misogynistic, He-Man mentality. Look at the imagery: Jesus has huge muscles, the manly savior, etc. It's not the Protestant church many of us grew up with. It's homeschooled, extremists touting guns, saving baaabbies, and loving Trump.

I agree with your book recommendations, but your knowledge of homeschooling is out of date. With COVID the numbers of secular homeschoolers exploded. And with the combination of ineffective reading instruction and major security issues at schools, many of the secular homeschoolers aren’t sending our kids back.

Except a lot of the resources, curriculums, co-ops, etc are still religious.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, absolutely, there is a connection. Read, Jesus and John Wayne:
https://kristindumez.com/books/jesus-and-john-wayne/
Also, https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/god-and-guns/
Studies abound showing the correlation between White Christianity and gun ownership.

-Politics prof with a specialization in religion

Came here to say just this (not a professor). White Christianity has morphed into some of the misogynistic, He-Man mentality. Look at the imagery: Jesus has huge muscles, the manly savior, etc. It's not the Protestant church many of us grew up with. It's homeschooled, extremists touting guns, saving baaabbies, and loving Trump.

I agree with your book recommendations, but your knowledge of homeschooling is out of date. With COVID the numbers of secular homeschoolers exploded. And with the combination of ineffective reading instruction and major security issues at schools, many of the secular homeschoolers aren’t sending our kids back.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, absolutely, there is a connection. Read, Jesus and John Wayne:
https://kristindumez.com/books/jesus-and-john-wayne/
Also, https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/god-and-guns/
Studies abound showing the correlation between White Christianity and gun ownership.

-Politics prof with a specialization in religion

Came here to say just this (not a professor). White Christianity has morphed into some of the misogynistic, He-Man mentality. Look at the imagery: Jesus has huge muscles, the manly savior, etc. It's not the Protestant church many of us grew up with. It's homeschooled, extremists touting guns, saving baaabbies, and loving Trump.

Anonymous wrote:One theory - embraced as recently as yesterday on The View - is Christian nationalism is causing these mass shootings. Along with trump, it’s popularity is increasing, especially in Texas.

Anyone else think this is what’s up?

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Anonymous wrote:Most mass shooter's don't match the christian nationalist demographic. We've had 233 so far this year.

https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/

What does the Venn diagram of Christian nationalists and 2A activists look like?

Perfect circle for the SCOTUS.

I’m certain you are also including black evangelicals and baptist in this “Christian Nationalism” right?
Because this group disproportionately commits mass murders compared to white people 20% v50%. But THOSE mass shootings, that happen damn near weekly in DC, rarely make the front page.

So thanks for openly admitting that you would rather deflect the truth and refocus the discussion on Black people.

The sick irony is that comes right out of the playbook of racist Christian nationalists!

DP

Do you believe data should be used in finding a solution? The data itself isn't racist, but solutions using the data could be. We need to figure out why we are failing brown bodies as such a level.