Inside A Secret Society Of Prominent Right-Wing Christian Men Prepping For A 'National Divorce'

[B.See]

Inside A Secret Society Of Prominent Right-Wing Christian Men Prepping For A ‘National Divorce’ - TalkingPointsMemo.com A trove of documents obtained by TPM reveal the society’s inner workings.

It sounds like the stuff of fantasy, but it’s real. The group is called the Society for American Civic Renewal (the acronym is pronounced “sacker” by its members). It is open to new recruits, provided you meet a few criteria: you are male, a “trinitarian” Christian, heterosexual, an “un-hyphenated American,” and can answer questions about Trump, the Republican Party, and Christian Nationalism in the right way. One chapter leader wrote to a prospective member that the group aimed to “secure a future for Christian families.”

The men TPM has identified as behind this group — and they are all men — have a few things in common. They’re all a certain kind of devout Christian traditionalist. They are white. They have means, financial and social, and are engaged in politics.

[ZZenith]

1. We're keeping the house and getting the children.

They’re gonna have to go live somewhere else.

Siberia would be a fresh, clean slate for them.

[SARose]

2. How sad

Some white rich guys with their secret decoder rings forming a secret society to impose their will on others.

“Re-christianizing America?” What does that even mean? Which version of Christianity are you going to impose on us heathens? Church of the Holy Rollers and Bible Thumpers?

Let’s break out the white hoods and crosses.

I don’t know where it says in their Bible to impose their version of religion on others. I know what it says in my Bible

Matthew 23:

8 “But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 And do not call anyone on earth ‘father,’ for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. 10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you will be your servant. 12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.

Jest my two cents.😉

[NanaCat]

6. Then again, he also says this

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Matthew 28:18-20

This is the problem with the book. Nearly every verse preaching X has a verse preaching -X. Why it's a bad idea to quote it around people who know it as well or better than most Christians ever do.

[SARose]

8. Teach all nations

Not establish a nation.

Yes, Nanacat, I agree the Bible can be used to promote lots of different views.👍

[MrsCheaplaugh]

3. "secure a future for Christian families."

They've lifted this phrasing from the "14 Words" used by white supremacists and Nazis. Tells you everything you need to know about these loons.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

4. It's explicitly patriarchal, demanding that group members assume a dominant role at home

The trove reveals SACR’s core mission: to create a mini-state within a state, composed entirely of Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox Christian men. It’s explicitly patriarchal, demanding that group members assume a dominant role at home,

A “SACR Membership Criteria & Recruiting Guide” obtained via TPM’s public records requests shows questions that the group puts to prospective members.

What are your thoughts on the Republican Party?
What are your thoughts on “Christian Nationalism”?
Comment on the Trump presidency and what it entails for the future.
Describe the dynamic of your household in terms of your role and that of your wife.
Describe your church community and your and your family’s involvement there

[struggle4progress]

5. They sound like they'd make great Mars colonists

[lindysalsagal]

7. I can't wait for their wives to film the reality TV show about all of their "hyper-xtian" husbands

Let's get all the abortions, affairs, porn, and dirty business deals on the record. You know it will be a viper pit. Men who want this much control are usually, themselves, out of control.

[B.See]

9. It occurs to me that those most driven to

impose, exert, or inflict their will and dominance upon others are the ones who are most in fear of some 'other.'