Historian religion & gender @WUSTL. Former director @CtrRelPol & former ed @ReligPolitics. Author MORAL COMBAT. Now working on clergy sexual abuse @yalepress.
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Marie Griffith retweeted
“I’ve been around this business long enough to know if a public figure doesn’t at least feign denial of an accusation, the accuser has hit the target. And yet, this is too incredulous to believe”
—@markwingdallas
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: What’s not said us4.forward-to-friend.com/fo…
Marie Griffith retweeted
You know who doesn't get to just "look to the future?" Duane Rollins and Jen Lyell. Because they're dead.
Tiffany Thigpen, and Christa Brown, because the wounds, especially of betrayal, are poured out every day, and again today.
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Marie Griffith retweeted
Once again, this is about my dad Allen Jordan. He’s a mean, arrogant, sick, toxic person. He is cruel. He helped my former church @prestonwood and @jackngraham cover up child sex crimes.
I’m so very sorry @ChristaBrown777 @ThigpenTiffany baptistnews.com/article/does…
Marie Griffith retweeted
‼️‼️‼️ A second woman has apparently accused David Sills of sexual misconduct, per recent filings in his lawsuit against Jen Lyell & the Southern Baptist Convention. Sills' lawyers are trying to block the woman, who he counseled, from being deposed. #SBC25
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Marie Griffith retweeted
This is so true, and religious people who fit this description, led by Evangelicals, have become a scourge on this nation and its people.
This will piss some people off but...
In my opinion the psychological damage caused by the kind of blind faith promoted by religion is why Trump's lies so easily spread. It conditions people to accept authority without question. When individuals are taught from an early age to believe in something without proof, to surrender critical thinking in favor of “divine truth,” they become more susceptible to manipulation.
Trump has exploited this mindset, demanding unwavering loyalty while flooding the public with lies. His supporters don’t require evidence; they’ve been conditioned to reject it. The same mechanisms that demand faith in religious dogma now demand faith in political falsehoods, creating a world where truth is secondary to belief, and where reality itself is dictated NOT by facts, but by the proclamations of a self-styled savior.
Blind faith, whether in a religious figure or a political demagogue, is corrosive to democracy and to the human mind.
Marie Griffith retweeted
I hope every single person who saw, suspected or suffered crimes or cover ups at IHOP will contact SNAP (the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) and other independent, trustworthy sources of help.
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Marie Griffith retweeted
I support this.
@ElonMusk cannot dismantle USAID without an act of Congress.
Democrats must use every lever at our disposal to block his illegal takeover and shutdown of an essential government agency.
NEW: Sen. @brianschatz says he will place a “blanket hold” on all of Trump’s State Department nominees until USAID is back up and running again
Marie Griffith retweeted
Here is the related story: Aiming to 'radicalize Main Street,' Christian nationalists set sights on tiny Jackson County, Tennessee 2/ newschannel5.com/news/newsch…
Marie Griffith retweeted
Tomorrow, I'm honored to be on KWMU's 'St. Louis on the Air' at noon central (12/13) with the courageous & resilient Amanda Householder discussing abuse & cover up at Christian boarding schools in Missouri. Spread the word and tune in please! Thanks!
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Marie Griffith retweeted
This year exposed many well-known leaders as sexual predators & the systemic cover-ups protecting them. We should no longer be surprised by how deep the pockets are of those who shield abusers & crucify victims.
Here’s only 1 example: julieroys.com/poetic-justice…
Marie Griffith retweeted
Where did Trump voters get their news? 📰
Yes, there's social and partisan sites, but there is another influential strategy that isn't getting enough attention: Manipulated, pay-to-play and all out fake news sites
I've been covering a mix of those for years. Here's a primer
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Marie Griffith retweeted
Amendment 3 has passed in Missouri stltoday.com/news/local/gove…
So much is deeply distressing. To say the least. And this is deeply disappointing.
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Marie Griffith retweeted
What does it say about our legal system when the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to stop an execution even when the county prosecuting agency that handled the original trial files a brief in support of a stay and supports vacating the entire conviction? #MarcellusWilliams
I greatly enjoyed interviewing @TimAlberta at this year's Summer Institute at the College of the Atlantic. youtube.com/watch?v=dMnkYfLC…
Looking forward to this!
Professor @RMarieGriffith will interview @TimAlberta on Tuesday, July 30 for the College of the Atlantic Summer Institute. In-person and online registration at coa.edu/SI
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Marie Griffith retweeted
It's not just about one impressive woman, Cindy Clemishire. It's about another one too, Dee Parson, who tirelessly works to expose predators & support survivors!
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Marie Griffith retweeted
Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered California state officials to begin dismantling thousands of homeless encampments.
Watch a video from Mark Horvath (@hardlynormal), founder of @invisiblepeople, about what it is like to be homeless in the U.S. nyti.ms/4diSrh8
