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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 10 Aug 2020

      1. The recent Jerry Falwell scandal got me thinking about how different Falwell's handling of this has been from the old clerical sleazeballs of yore like Jimmy Swaggart & Jim Baker. Does anyone remember the "I have sinned" speech?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1OXAi7rNMg …

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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 10 Aug 2020

      2. The figure of the lascivious clergyman is as old as religion. Baker and Swaggart were creeps but they existed in a moral universe where it was still expected that they should hide their sins and feign remorse. We're in a different time now.

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 10 Aug 2020

      3. What's striking about Falwell Jr. is how utterly lacking in shame he is. Not only did he not hide his indiscretions, he flaunted them. Reportedly, he'd boast about his sex life and large dick to his colleagues & show them risque photos of his wife

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    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 10 Aug 2020

      4. Falwell, who was one of the first big evangelical leaders to endorse Trump, is part of the general decadence of late imperial America, when the ruling elite no longer bothers to wear the mask of chivalry & decorum but rather wants everyone to know what pigs they are.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 10 Aug 2020

      5. Part of the Falwell Jr. story is that white evangelicals quickly glommed on to Trumpism because they already shared the same backlash values as Trump, a point made well in @sarahposner new book Unholy. More thoughts here:https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jerry-falwell-jr-zipper/ …

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        1. lacanada‏ @lacanada 10 Aug 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet @sarahposner

          “evangelicals did not support Mr. Trump in spite of who he is. They supported him because of who he is, and because of who they are. He is their protector, the bully who is on their side, the one who offered safety amid their fears that their country as they know it,.....”

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        1. William Harris‏ @wmrharris 10 Aug 2020
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          Along with Posner, Kristin DuMez’s Jesus and John Wayne (Liveright, 2020) explores in depth the sexual politics of evangelicals and shares the conclusion that backing Trump is not a failure, but a feature of their convictions. @kkdumez

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        1. peepinthefog‏ @peepinthefog 10 Aug 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet @sarahposner

          Maybe, but doesn't this confirm that Falwell supported Trump because he was being blackmailed? Or in exchange for help in covering up his "indiscretions", if you want to put a nicer spin on it?

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        1. Nick‏ @getyrtrouserson 10 Aug 2020
          Replying to @HeerJeet @sarahposner

          Junior Falwell is barely religious. He's in the religion industry. Junior Graham is better at hiding it and less of a dumb hedonist. They're family businesses who faced dynastic succession and had to choose between the preacher son (Jonathan) or the corporate son (Junior).

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        1. Robert Swartz‏ @RobtNS 10 Aug 2020
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          Of course, Jerry Jr. isn't actually a man of the cloth, so that adds a new dimension to the formula.

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        1. Barry‏ @haleba07 10 Aug 2020
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          Compiled via Threader: "The recent Jerry Falwell scandal got me thinking about how different Falwell's handling of this has been from the old clerical sleazeballs of yore like Jimmy Swaggart & Jim Baker."https://threader.app/thread/1292858238698831873 …

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