The insurrectionists, in their own words
These videos have been making the rounds:
“A Reporter’s Footage from Inside the Capitol Siege” (The New Yorker).
“‘I’m Facing a Prison Sentence’: US Capitol Rioters Plead with Trump for Pardons” (The Guardian).
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Addendum (soundbites):
“Some Christians Feel It’s a God-Given Mission to Fight on Trump’s Behalf” (NPR).
I don’t intend to take any position on the analyses of the historian, Du Mez, and the sociologist, Whitehead. I just want to highlight the message of Metaxas et al., which is absolutely clear.
Whether Metaxas and the other authority figures are truly representative of conservative U.S. Christianity is beside the point. As long as even a few hundred of their followers can be persuaded to do coordinated acts of disruption, trespass, vandalism, or violence against the government, that is chilling enough.
“A Reporter’s Footage from Inside the Capitol Siege” (The New Yorker).
“‘I’m Facing a Prison Sentence’: US Capitol Rioters Plead with Trump for Pardons” (The Guardian).
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Addendum (soundbites):
“Some Christians Feel It’s a God-Given Mission to Fight on Trump’s Behalf” (NPR).
I don’t intend to take any position on the analyses of the historian, Du Mez, and the sociologist, Whitehead. I just want to highlight the message of Metaxas et al., which is absolutely clear.
Whether Metaxas and the other authority figures are truly representative of conservative U.S. Christianity is beside the point. As long as even a few hundred of their followers can be persuaded to do coordinated acts of disruption, trespass, vandalism, or violence against the government, that is chilling enough.