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"To some degree, the roots of Boelter’s beliefs can be traced to a Bible college he attended in Dallas called Christ for the Nations Institute. A school official confirmed to me that Boelter graduated in 1990 with a diploma in practical theology."

~ Stephanie McCrummen

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theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/

The Atlantic · The Minnesota Suspect’s Radical Spiritual WorldBy Stephanie McCrummen
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"We have already reached the stage where they will mock rather than condemn a political assassination, all in pursuit of online clout and bragging rights among an increasingly desensitized and amoral base of voters. We were well on this road when Paul Pelosi was attacked by a hammer-wielding maniac, and all the right came back with was laughter and more false conspiracies."

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"There’s been intense focus these past months on how the White House has exceeded its constitutional authority, and how Republicans have permitted a dangerous erosion of the rule of law.

There’s been less attention, however, on a more overarching question: Do we still want to live in a moral society, governed by good people?

~ Jay Kuo

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statuskuo.substack.com/p/my-du

The Status Kuo · “My Duty Is To Call It Out.”By Jay Kuo
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"Vance Boelter, the man accused of killing DFL House leader Melissa Hortman and her husband and shooting and injuring DFL Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, voted in the March 2024 Minnesota Republican presidential primary, belying online disinformation that has sought to paint Boelter as a leftist with ties to Gov. Tim Walz."

~ Michelle Griffith

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alternet.org/vance-boelter-rep

Alternet.org · Revealed: Vance Boelter voted in 2024 Minnesota Republican presidential primaryBy Michelle Griffith, Minnesota Reformer
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"In direct violation of the teachings and life of Jesus, the Hateful Faithful are cheering a vicious politician and regime.

People see the rotten presidency and dysfunctional democracy. They know that Hateful Faithful religionists are blessing it. They know how badly the divine imperatives of love and justice are being violated by agents of U.S. imperialism."

~ Wendell Griffen

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wendellgriffen.substack.com/p/

Wendell Griffen on Faith, Hope, Justice, Love, and Peace · HATEFUL FAITH, A ROTTEN PRESIDENCY, AND A DYSFUNCTIONAL DEMOCRACYBy Wendell Griffen
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"Yeah, you feel you're under threat. You feel you're the victim. Right-wing media gives you a constant agreements narrative. There's always a new boogie person. They're coming after your kids. They're coming after your pronouns. They're coming after M&Ms. They're coming after Little Mermaid. They're coming after our borders. They're invaders. You dehumanize them with dehumanizing language, right?"

~ Wajahat Ali

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"But these are people that ultimately have to be eliminated, right, for God's will to be affected. He actually preached a sermon. This is something I think the mainstream media has reported on a little bit, but it hasn't come through as much as I'd like. ...

When you've come to a place where you are utterly convinced that God is on your side for a political agenda, violence always follows."

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"So it constructs a world in which your political opponents aren't just people that you disagree with. They are literally agents of Satan, right? And so when you really, you know, you can't think of anything that would break the bonds of a democratic you know, country more than not being able to see your fellow citizens.

It's just people you maybe have a disagreement with, you're going to debate."

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"[Vance Boelter] attended Christ for the Nations Institute in Dallas, which is a NAR, National New Apostolic Reformation-affiliated kind of school in that Pentecostal charismatic world. And what's notable about that is that it is the kind of Christian worldview, evangelical worldview, that does, it literally demonizes its political opponents, right?"

~ Robert P. Jones

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whitetoolong.net/p/how-the-gop

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"When you call people 'filth' or 'baby-killers', someone somewhere will start to believe they should be treated accordingly. ...

American democracy is under attack from an authoritarian movement, and this movement derives its power partly from the rhetoric and politics that provokes division, hatred, and—wherever mental health conditions line up, as they inevitably must—violence."

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"The story that many Americans like to tell themselves is that Christianity landed in America with the Pilgrims and hasn’t changed much since. In fact, American religion has undergone major transformations in its long history. We are undergoing another such transformation now—and it is arguably the least reported yet most politically significant of its kind."

~ Katherine Stewart

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contrarian.substack.com/p/spir

The Contrarian · Spiritual warfare and the roots of political violenceBy The Contrarian