A lot of this is rooted in the media and politics of the community. I’ve watched older peers fall down the FOX News rabbit hole, becoming increasingly paranoid and hostile towards practically everyone outside the conservative base.
Churches that see Republican politics as a way of raising money will happily play along, further deluding their neighbors.
This applies mostly to WASPs and Catholic imperialists, wouldn’t say all Christians feel that way.
A lot of this is rooted in the media and politics of the community. I’ve watched older peers fall down the FOX News rabbit hole, becoming increasingly paranoid and hostile towards practically everyone outside the conservative base.
Churches that see Republican politics as a way of raising money will happily play along, further deluding their neighbors.