Secular Haven: Longmont Book Club, Money Lies and God

Hello Friends, join us for a discussion of Money Lies and God, by Katherine Stewart.

This is the second work of Katherine Stewart’s we will be reading in this book club. Our discussion of Power Worshipers centered directly on Christian Nationalism and I both dread and look forward to learning what truths she has uncovered in her latest work.

This book club is purposely timed for September ahead of the FFRF convention in October where Katherine Stewart will be speaking about this book, as several of our members will be attending the convention!

In this deeply reported book, Katherine Stewart takes us to conferences of conspiracy-mongers, backroom strategy gatherings, and services at extremist churches, and profiles the people who want to tear it all down. She introduces us to reactionary Catholic activists, atheist billionaires, pseudo-Platonist intellectuals, self-appointed apostles of Jesus, disciples of Ayn Rand, women-hating opponents of “the gynocracy,” pronatalists preoccupied with the dearth of white babies, Covid truthers, militia members masquerading as “concerned moms” and battalions of spirit warriors who appear to be inventing a new style of religion even as they set about attacking democracy at its foundations.

Along the way, she provides a compelling analysis of the authoritarian reaction in the United States. She demonstrates that the movement relies on several distinct constituencies, with very different and often conflicting agendas. Stewart's reporting and comprehensive political analysis helps reframe the conversation about the moral collapse of conservatism in America and points the way forward toward a democratic future.

I will bring coffee, cream, and sugar, feel free to being your own snack or drink of choice. I look forward to seeing all of you!

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