Cortnee Kelly

“What most distinguishes white American evangelicals from other Christians, other religious groups, and nonbelievers is not theology but politics,” writes Seth Dowland, associate professor of religion at Pacific Lutheran University and author of Family Values and the Rise of the Christian Right. “Over the course of the 20th century, the evangelical coalition entwined theology, whiteness, and conservative politics…. To identify as evangelical in the early 21st century signals commitments to gun rights, the abolition of legal abortion, and low taxes.”
― Isabel Wilkerson, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

“Time ground to a halt and the trees whispered in the language of God and nature about steadfastness and resilience—gently saying that one could be constantly stirred yet not moved”
― Charles M. Blow, Fire Shut Up in My Bones

“We all, rich and poor alike, need to give our souls an airing once in a while. What both men and women, tired or idle, do want is to be genuinely moved and stirred, either to laughter or to tears, in short, to be lifted out of the rut and routine of their daily life and thoughts.”
― Rachel Cockerell, Melting Point: Family, Memory, and the Search for a Promised Land

“People identifying as white evangelicals, regardless of their personal religiosity, “rallied around Trump to defend a white Protestant nation,” Dowland writes. “They have proven to be loyal foot soldiers in the battle against undocumented immigrants and Muslims. The triumph of gay rights, the persistence of legal abortion, and the election of Barack Obama signaled to them a need to fight for the America they once knew.” —”
― Isabel Wilkerson, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents