When did we know that the #MeToo moment was truly over? The Trouble Began Where #MeToo Became #ChurchToo (David French, NYT)
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When did we know that the #MeToo moment was truly over? The Trouble Began Where #MeToo Became #ChurchToo (David French, NYT)
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> And so here we are, with the nation about to be led by a man found liable for sexual abuse, with key members of his chosen senior team beset by their own gross scandals, voted into office on the strength of overwhelming white evangelical support (according to 2024 exit polls, he won white evangelicals by 65 points and lost everyone else by 18 points). And all too many Christians still celebrate his victory — and their indispensable support — as a triumph of good over evil.
> When I was younger and more naïve, I wondered why so many historical injustices persisted for so long in the United States. Now I have my answer.
https://archive.fo/D6LiT
Not a word of a lie.
>A person might value vulnerable people in the abstract — or might even declare a strong commitment to justice — but very few people will sacrifice anything they truly value to correct an injustice that doesn’t involve them immediately and directly.
TRUUUUUUUUEEEE!!!!