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“The Christian nationalism of that era didn’t totally disappear.”
“That shift had a lot to do with a religious studies professor named Walter Capps.”
“The movement fragmented, and by the early 1990s, it had collapsed.”
“The Moral Majority was disbanded just before his book was published.”
“He saw how volatile theology fused with militant rhetoric was starting to ignite real-world violence, including murders of abortion providers.”
“While some of the Moral Majority’s rhetoric resembles MAGA Christian nationalism, it never seemed to Capps or to me that they were trying to overthrow democracy.”
“Across American Christianity, traditional denominations were shrinking, and churches were closing.”
“Assassinations, race riots, and Watergate had scorched the nation’s conscience.”
“Yet instead of reckoning with the parallels, right-wing pastors were urging Christians to emulate the intensity and all-in dedication of the jihadists.”
“In the 1990s, vestiges of the fallen New Religious Right began evolving to meet the moment.”
“Which is why Falwell’s brash fusion of Christian theology and public policy felt so jarring.”
“He demanded purity, especially on abortion, feminism, and family values.”
“The recent death of my father had shaken my faith in the supernatural tenets of Christianity; I ultimately abandoned those beliefs.”
“Right-wing Christians were no longer in power; their political movement had crumbled.”