Kristin and Jeff discuss the Christian Right’s presence at January 6th’s attempted Capital coup, focusing on three groups: Quiverfull homeschoolers, anti-abortion activists, and Charismatic evangelicals.
Articles and groups mentioned in this episode
White Christian Nationalism
A White Christian Nationalist Coup Long in the Making, on the Straight White American Jesus podcast
A Christian Insurrection, by Emma Green in The Atlantic
Quiverfull and radicalized homeschoolers
What You Need To Know About The ‘Quiverfull’ Movement, by Antonia Blumberg on the Huffington Post
The Advanced Training Institute home page
Sexual Abuse, Shame, Pseudo-Science: The Horrifying Truth About the Duggars’ Ministry, by Tiffany White on inTouch
The Duggars and Quiverfull: Inside the Extreme Religious Movement That Teaches Children Are ‘Weapons in the Culture War’, by Michelle Tauber on People.com
Reality TV star Lawson Bates denies participating in pro-Trump D.C. riots, by Christi Carras in the Los Angeles Times
Bowers and Bontragers also at the Trump Rally yesterday, posted to the FundieSnark subreddit
The Life as a Bontrager blog
One homeschooled Christian family band’s mission to elect Ted Cruz, by Daniel Bush on PBS.org
Finding Freedom from My Demons: Nicholas Ducote’s Story, on Homeschoolers Anonymous
”Joel’s Army” and omnicide in the name of God, on Daily Kos
Madison Cawthorn
Women come forward to accuse Madison Cawthorn of aggressive sexual behavior, by Paul Moon on The Asheville Citizen Times
GOP House Candidate Was a Sexual Predator in College, Say Christian Classmates, by Hemant Mehta on FriendlyAtheist.com
Madison Cawthorn’s visit to Hitler’s vacation home alarms his NC district’s Jews, by Ben Sales on The Times of Israel
Fact check: NC’s Madison Cawthorn explains challenge to Biden’s win. Here’s what he got wrong, by Will Doran on The News & Observer
Anti-abortion activists and groups
Anti-Abortion Activist Abby Johnson Had Quite the Adventure at the Capitol Riot, by Molly Osberg at Jezebel
Long Before the Capitol Riot, Anti-Abortion Extremists Showed Us the Dangers of Inflammatory Propaganda, by Becca Andrews at MotherJones.com
Anti-Abortion Activists Were All Over the Capitol Riots, by Carter Sherman in Vice
Operation Rescue Assistant Director posts video of Capitol riot
John Burt (anti-abortion activist) at Wikipedia
March for Life cancels in-person rally, citing pandemic and unrest in D.C., by Kurt Jensen at America Magazine
From the Vault: Hebron man nabbed in national Planned Parenthood bombing schemes, by Marais Jacon-Duffy on WCPO Cincinnati
Fact check: Convicted 1980s abortion clinic bomber attended anti-lockdown protests in Ohio, by Melanie Payne in USA Today
The Jericho March
As ‘Jericho Marchers’ descend on Washington, local faith leaders brace for attacks, by Jack Jenkins on The Religion News Service
Why pro-Trump evangelicals brought shofars to DC this week and Why Christians keep appropriating Jewish ritual symbols, by Alissa Wilkinson on Vox
Christianity as Ideology: The Cautionary Tale of the Jericho March in The National Review
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