Summary of Sarah Posner's Unholy

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 The four-page draft executive order, leaked to the press, outlined plans to establish a government-wide initiative to respect religious freedom. It would have allowed any person or organization to refuse to transact business with someone based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status.

#2 The draft executive order I had in my hand would have allowed Christian adoption agencies to refuse to place children with non-Christians, and would permit social services contractors to turn away clients based on their sexual activity or gender identity.

#3 Despite pleas from conservatives, Trump took months to make a decision, and in the end signed a more general edict that granted legal protections specially crafted for his Christian right allies.

#4 Trump signed an order that broadened religious liberties, allowing people to discriminate against others based on their religion. He was not just a reliable politician for them to praise, but also a divine leader sent by God to save America.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669353669

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Insights on Sarah Posner's Unholy

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The four-page draft executive order, leaked to the press, outlined plans to establish a government-wide initiative to respect religious freedom. It would have allowed any person or organization to refuse to transact business with someone based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status.

#2

The draft executive order I had in my hand would have allowed Christian adoption agencies to refuse to place children with non-Christians, and would permit social services contractors to turn away clients based on their sexual activity or gender identity.

#3

Despite pleas from conservatives, Trump took months to make a decision, and in the end signed a more general edict that granted legal protections specially crafted for his Christian right allies.

#4

Trump signed an order that broadened religious liberties, allowing people to discriminate against others based on their religion. He was not just a reliable politician for them to praise, but also a divine leader sent by God to save America.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The Trump-evangelical alliance is based on the fact that both Trump and his supporters believe America has been ruined by the sweeping changes brought on by the mid-twentieth century, when America promised nondiscrimination and equal rights for all.

#2

Evangelicals have long adored Trump, because he keeps many of his campaign promises and uses authoritarian tactics to do so. He has given evangelicals the political appointees and judges they need to implement their political agenda.

#3

While many Americans were shocked by Trump’s racist rhetoric, white evangelicals remained loyal to him, and even supported him more than any other demographic group. Dissenters, including their own evangelical brothers and sisters, were demeaned, dismissed, and ostracized for their insufficient loyalty to Trump.

#4

Trump’s path to evangelical support was paved by a career starring in reality television, and he was perfectly comfortable in a world of celebrity and supernatural wonders, in contrast to George H. W. Bush, who in 1987 gave a pained interview on the Trinity Broadcasting Network, home to the