"An overemphasis on control is just one feature of the ‘collective narcissism’ Verhaagen identifies in evangelical culture. Evangelicalism attracts individual narcissists looking for a compliant power base; it also promotes a group culture of narcissism through a belief system that tells adherents they are special, chosen, enlightened, and heroic.”

~ Ibid.

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"Patriarchy is what psychologist Dave Verhaagen, an evangelical Christian himself, identifies as a response to deep seated anxiety and fear that, according to data he has analyzed, pervades evangelical culture and leads to an overemphasis on control and unquestioned authority.”

~ Ibid., p. 211

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“The media is flooded with stories illustrating the unhappy marriage between patriarchy and abuse in evangelicalism.”

“But patriarchy is just one piece of the puzzle, in some ways more of a manifestation than a driver."

~ Ibid., pp. 210-1

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Who predictably abuses minors? Not drag queens, not LGBTQ people, not the woke — but Republicans and right-wing Christians:

As Evan Hurst says, take the widely available and indisputable data, the facts, about who abuses minors, and you can only come to the conclusion Josh Marshall recently reached (see Hurst, linked below, for the link to Marshall):

"Sex with minors, child porn, overwhelmingly Republicans."

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https://evanhurst.substack.com/p/an-overwhelmingly-republican-conservative