Episode 6: A Very Christian Coup

Christian Rightcast

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.

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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

• ALERT Originator Resigning

• 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