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Ivan G Thompson
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The Making of A Great America Made in the Image of TRUMP
Religion & Spirituality
Author Insight
Abortion vs. White Supremacy an Awful Choice
I wrote this chapter in 2020 before Pastor Raphael Warnock won the Senate seat in Georgia. A few days ago, I received this text, “WARNOCK ALERT: One week to go! We can’t let MAGA leaders have their way! Abortion rights will be lost…” I hate abortion. I honestly was shocked in 2020 when I heard Pastor Warnock vocalize his support for abortion. I also hate white supremacy. And as vocal as Republicans have been on abortion, they have been apathetic towards white supremacy and racism. Most recently, former President Trump hosted a known white supremacist, Nick Fuentes, at his home in Mar-a-Lago. President Trump, a man who used to have the CIA, FBI, and Secret Service at his disposal and classified documents as carpet ornaments, claims he didn’t know who Nick Fuentes was before inviting him to his home. But Republicans have accepted an excuse from the president that no rational person could honestly accept. Similarly, Republicans are backing Herschel Walker in Georgia, a candidate that should not even be running for the local school board. I am an avid Cowboys fan. I loved Herschel as a player but as a U.S. Senator? No. Choosing between a party that favors abortion or a party that minimizes white supremacy is an awful thing to do.
Book Excerpt
The Making of A Great America Made in the Image of TRUMP
This is an excerpt from the chapter entitled "Pastor Raphael Warnock":
I have never met Ralphael Warnock and had never heard him speak before listening to the eulogy he gave for Rayshard Brooks. The disparity between who the Republicans portrayed him to be and who he actually appeared to be was so compelling that I had to add a chapter to this book. It’s not just about the Republican Party’s characterization of a Democratic opponent as a “member of the radical left.” That’s been a consistent tactic from President Trump’s campaign on down.
What made Pastor Warnock’s story so compelling was two-fold. First, the irony that the party of the ‘religious right’ would “mobilize the GOP” and run “attack” ads on a Christian pastor. The second most compelling aspect was Pastor Warnock’s historical tie to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the fact that he presides over Dr. King’s church.
It is telling that in 2020 a born-again Christian pastor who opposes racism finds himself in opposition to the Republican party, which enjoys the staunch support of mostly white evangelical Christians.
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