The author of this book certainly put in work doing the research for this book. The timeline of the insanity that is Evangelicalism and White Christian Nationalism is easy to follow, despite being abhorrent. There were plenty of specific talking points in this book, including televangelists, political figures, media figures, etc. This book explains how all of these people got in bed with each other to push their agenda onto everyone else. (Which really infuriates me when I hear how Christians are so persecuted...they are clearly the ones doing the persecuting and indoctrinating.) It also discussed a bit about that Islamophobia in the wake of 9/11 and the subsequent wars in the middle east. Certainly, there was plenty to be said about the hate for LGBTQ, minorities, and women. (These people HATE women, and there is nothing anyone can say that will ever convince me otherwise.) I have never been able to understand why these people have rallied behind Donald Trump, of all people, but they have and continue to do so. I think this book provided some good insights as to why.



I have been listening to this book for several days on my commute to and from work. It is an absolute miracle that people that were next to me at traffic lights did not think I was insane and call the police for the very audible and visible comments I was making. Likewise, it is an absolute miracle that my eyeballs did not detach and roll around the world at some of the things in this book. The tragic part of it all was that I know so many people exactly like the ones discussed in this book. I have never been so glad that I have blocked my entire family on social media and stay away from family function. I have never been so glad that my personality type was not one that ever indoctrinated to their organized religion, and even more glad that I do not participate in such stuff. I said so many times during this book "that explains so much" and "that completely tracks" with the experiences I have had so far in my life. This book was really useful in understanding the current political and social climate that is going on in America today, though I doubt anyone can really comprehend what goes on in these peoples' heads.