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The plot thickens (sickens!)

Kevin Roberts the number one honcho for the 2025 project is an opus dei operative. The benighted ghoul J D Vance wrote a foreword for Roberts new book - he has also attended functions at the Napa Institute.

For a very detailed description of how opus dei works check out this 2019 reference and the current essay too

http://opentabernacle.wordpress.com/2019/03/22/the-resurgence-of-the-catholic-political-right-under-trump

This reference describes the in and outs of opus dei

http://www.odan.org

It seems to me that this well orchestrated program is the leading edge example of what Chris Hedges describes in his book American Fascists - The Religious Right & Its War Against America

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Beautiful wrap up at the end. To hell with fatalism and materialism. Catch a spark, see the wonder, love this unspeakably precious broken world. Find the meaning in ever seeking meaning. Don't buy it off the shelf.

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You left off what might be one of the most longest-standing religious cons of all: Zionism. Apparently begun by Christians in 15 Century England! In my recent reading, I’ve learned that an among the main proponents of this idea were The Puritans, a group, which you refer to in your post, indirectly. We know where they ended up and what atrocities they committed. We just didn’t know the whole story. It may help explain why so many supporters are unaffected by facts or rational argument.

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