Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation

religion-and-sex

• "When you help the shepherd, you're helping the sheep" — Bakker framing assault as sacred service to God's work.

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• "It's like 'Oh my God, this is like God walked into the room'" — celebrity pastor conflated with divine presence.

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obedience-and-authority

• She feared "millions of people" would be affected if she told her story — the institution's weight silencing her.

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• He talked about how "pussified" the church was becoming — authority asserted through contempt for softness.

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self-and-identity

• "As a stereotypical beta male, it was like an invitation to become important" — masculine theology as identity rescue.

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