Matthew Boedy
@matthewboedy.bsky.social
Professor of Rhetoric in Georgia. Gators, Bonhoeffer, Merton, and AAUP. I too have a Substack. https://www.matthewboedy.com/
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Matthew Boedy
@matthewboedy.bsky.social
· Sep 29
Charlie Kirk is dead, tragically murdered by an assassin’s bullet. Now Turning Point USA wants to cement its founder’s legacy by Christianizing America in his name. Read about that threat to democracy in my new @wjkbooks.com book out now: www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/...
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Frank Schaeffer says his father was indeed the prophet to the seven mountains mandate, as I note in my book (at 20 mins) youtu.be/W3BQ-xunmVk
From Evangelical Royalty to Exile: Frank Schaeffer on Christo-Fascism & Trump | LIMINAL NEWS #68
YouTube video by Liminal News with Daniel Pinchbeck
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February 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Frank Schaeffer says his father was indeed the prophet to the seven mountains mandate, as I note in my book (at 20 mins) youtu.be/W3BQ-xunmVk
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BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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This long read about A&M and and what the struggle over the university means for the state, and country is worth your time www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
What’s the Matter With Texas A&M?
Five presidents in five years. Firings of “woke” professors. Crackdowns on Plato. Inside state leaders’ efforts to remake a great university.
www.texasmonthly.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
This long read about A&M and and what the struggle over the university means for the state, and country is worth your time www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
Frank Schaeffer says his father was indeed the prophet to the seven mountains mandate, as I note in my book (at 20 mins) youtu.be/W3BQ-xunmVk
From Evangelical Royalty to Exile: Frank Schaeffer on Christo-Fascism & Trump | LIMINAL NEWS #68
YouTube video by Liminal News with Daniel Pinchbeck
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Frank Schaeffer says his father was indeed the prophet to the seven mountains mandate, as I note in my book (at 20 mins) youtu.be/W3BQ-xunmVk
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👀 Epstein was forwarded a Rick Warren devotional that seems to be written by someone who worked in worship music. Or maybe they sent it to the wrong Jeffrey Epstein?
January 31, 2026 at 1:30 PM
👀 Epstein was forwarded a Rick Warren devotional that seems to be written by someone who worked in worship music. Or maybe they sent it to the wrong Jeffrey Epstein?
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A great critique of seven mountains mandate:
“A hard, or absolute, incommensurability between Christian and non-Christian domains… amounts to essentially denying the possibility of any substantive “common good” at all.”
mereorthodoxy.com/elites-and-t...
“A hard, or absolute, incommensurability between Christian and non-Christian domains… amounts to essentially denying the possibility of any substantive “common good” at all.”
mereorthodoxy.com/elites-and-t...
Elites and the Evangelical Class War
Much of the fighting around the idea of 'evangelical elites' is bound up in issues of class and the reality that pugilist antics do not produce elites.
mereorthodoxy.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:29 PM
A great critique of seven mountains mandate:
“A hard, or absolute, incommensurability between Christian and non-Christian domains… amounts to essentially denying the possibility of any substantive “common good” at all.”
mereorthodoxy.com/elites-and-t...
“A hard, or absolute, incommensurability between Christian and non-Christian domains… amounts to essentially denying the possibility of any substantive “common good” at all.”
mereorthodoxy.com/elites-and-t...
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Remember, the full Epstein Files are well over 6 million pages long.
What you have seen so far is the *least offensive* 3 million pages.
Trump and his lawyers are hiding the other 3 million pages—and have made clear that they will never ever release them, federal law be damned.
What you have seen so far is the *least offensive* 3 million pages.
Trump and his lawyers are hiding the other 3 million pages—and have made clear that they will never ever release them, federal law be damned.
January 31, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Remember, the full Epstein Files are well over 6 million pages long.
What you have seen so far is the *least offensive* 3 million pages.
Trump and his lawyers are hiding the other 3 million pages—and have made clear that they will never ever release them, federal law be damned.
What you have seen so far is the *least offensive* 3 million pages.
Trump and his lawyers are hiding the other 3 million pages—and have made clear that they will never ever release them, federal law be damned.
A great critique of seven mountains mandate:
“A hard, or absolute, incommensurability between Christian and non-Christian domains… amounts to essentially denying the possibility of any substantive “common good” at all.”
mereorthodoxy.com/elites-and-t...
“A hard, or absolute, incommensurability between Christian and non-Christian domains… amounts to essentially denying the possibility of any substantive “common good” at all.”
mereorthodoxy.com/elites-and-t...
Elites and the Evangelical Class War
Much of the fighting around the idea of 'evangelical elites' is bound up in issues of class and the reality that pugilist antics do not produce elites.
mereorthodoxy.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:29 PM
A great critique of seven mountains mandate:
“A hard, or absolute, incommensurability between Christian and non-Christian domains… amounts to essentially denying the possibility of any substantive “common good” at all.”
mereorthodoxy.com/elites-and-t...
“A hard, or absolute, incommensurability between Christian and non-Christian domains… amounts to essentially denying the possibility of any substantive “common good” at all.”
mereorthodoxy.com/elites-and-t...
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JANE FONDA: “I know Don Lemon. My husband created CNN. And I will fight for their right to speak… they arrested the wrong Don. This is how autocrats act. We can’t fall for it.”
January 31, 2026 at 4:54 AM
JANE FONDA: “I know Don Lemon. My husband created CNN. And I will fight for their right to speak… they arrested the wrong Don. This is how autocrats act. We can’t fall for it.”
👀 Epstein was forwarded a Rick Warren devotional that seems to be written by someone who worked in worship music. Or maybe they sent it to the wrong Jeffrey Epstein?
January 31, 2026 at 1:30 PM
👀 Epstein was forwarded a Rick Warren devotional that seems to be written by someone who worked in worship music. Or maybe they sent it to the wrong Jeffrey Epstein?
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In article @VanityFair nods to obvious Nicki Minaj as headliner for Turning Point USA All American Halftime Show. My guess is a country artist with a combo of the MAGA rap lineup. But where? 1/x
January 30, 2026 at 7:13 PM
In article @VanityFair nods to obvious Nicki Minaj as headliner for Turning Point USA All American Halftime Show. My guess is a country artist with a combo of the MAGA rap lineup. But where? 1/x
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Georgia State University says ICE hasn’t been on campus news.gsu.edu/2026/01/30/u...
Unconfirmed Reports of ICE on Campus - Georgia State University News - Campus News
There have been reports and conversations about possible ICE activities near campus that have caused concern for many members of our community.
news.gsu.edu
January 30, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Georgia State University says ICE hasn’t been on campus news.gsu.edu/2026/01/30/u...
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My quick read: DOJ has absolutely nothing on Lemon. The indictment conflates many facts and doesn’t say Lemon actually knew protest plan. In fact he said he didn’t know & wasn’t hiding a plan that he knew. They are charging him with conspiracy because he didn’t air comments made by protestors. Wild.
January 30, 2026 at 11:14 PM
My quick read: DOJ has absolutely nothing on Lemon. The indictment conflates many facts and doesn’t say Lemon actually knew protest plan. In fact he said he didn’t know & wasn’t hiding a plan that he knew. They are charging him with conspiracy because he didn’t air comments made by protestors. Wild.
My quick read: DOJ has absolutely nothing on Lemon. The indictment conflates many facts and doesn’t say Lemon actually knew protest plan. In fact he said he didn’t know & wasn’t hiding a plan that he knew. They are charging him with conspiracy because he didn’t air comments made by protestors. Wild.
January 30, 2026 at 11:14 PM
My quick read: DOJ has absolutely nothing on Lemon. The indictment conflates many facts and doesn’t say Lemon actually knew protest plan. In fact he said he didn’t know & wasn’t hiding a plan that he knew. They are charging him with conspiracy because he didn’t air comments made by protestors. Wild.
Georgia State University says ICE hasn’t been on campus news.gsu.edu/2026/01/30/u...
Unconfirmed Reports of ICE on Campus - Georgia State University News - Campus News
There have been reports and conversations about possible ICE activities near campus that have caused concern for many members of our community.
news.gsu.edu
January 30, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Georgia State University says ICE hasn’t been on campus news.gsu.edu/2026/01/30/u...
We welcome back Dr. @matthewboedy.bsky.social to Faithful Politics to unpack the Seven Mountains Mandate—how a fringe religious idea became a coordinated political strategy shaping Christian nationalism, and what it means for democracy and faith in public life.
Watch: youtu.be/RznrTDb81KI
Watch: youtu.be/RznrTDb81KI
Matthew Boedy on Seven Mountains, Turning Point USA, and Christian Nationalism
YouTube video by Faithful Politics Podcast
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January 30, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were taken into custody today by DOJ. www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/p... For reasons obscure. Gharges have not been released yet. The First Amendment alarm is about as high as it gets.
Journalist Don Lemon taken into custody after Minnesota church protest | CNN Politics
Lemon and another independent journalist, George Fort, have been taken into federal custody in connection to a protest at a church earlier this month in St. Paul, Minnesota.
www.cnn.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were taken into custody today by DOJ. www.cnn.com/2026/01/30/p... For reasons obscure. Gharges have not been released yet. The First Amendment alarm is about as high as it gets.
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This just in from Amnesty International: "U.S. authorities must immediately release journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort. Journalism is not a crime. Reporting on protests is not a crime. Arresting journalists for their reporting is a clear example of an authoritarian practice."
January 30, 2026 at 6:57 PM
This just in from Amnesty International: "U.S. authorities must immediately release journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort. Journalism is not a crime. Reporting on protests is not a crime. Arresting journalists for their reporting is a clear example of an authoritarian practice."
In article @VanityFair nods to obvious Nicki Minaj as headliner for Turning Point USA All American Halftime Show. My guess is a country artist with a combo of the MAGA rap lineup. But where? 1/x
January 30, 2026 at 7:13 PM
In article @VanityFair nods to obvious Nicki Minaj as headliner for Turning Point USA All American Halftime Show. My guess is a country artist with a combo of the MAGA rap lineup. But where? 1/x
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I really urge you to not just shake your head at the headline of this but to read each word, to imagine each step these kids took, to sit with the terrible dilemma of the mother, to imagine the principal driving toward Whipple.
“We had to deliver them to a detention center,” principal Jason Kuhlman said about the second grader and fifth grader.
‘I don’t have words’: 2 more kids from Liam Ramos’ Columbia Heights school taken into ICE custody
The children were taken into ICE custody after their mother was detained at a court appointment. School leaders say the mother asked them to bring the kids to the detention center because there were n...
www.mprnews.org
January 30, 2026 at 1:20 PM
I really urge you to not just shake your head at the headline of this but to read each word, to imagine each step these kids took, to sit with the terrible dilemma of the mother, to imagine the principal driving toward Whipple.
Hillary Clinton shines light on the seven mountains mandate: “The belief that God has called certain Christians to exercise dominion over every aspect of American life, with no separation between Church and state is ascendant in Trump’s Washington.”
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
MAGA’s War on Empathy
This crisis in Minneapolis reveals a deep moral rot at the heart of Trump’s movement.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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The Kansas Senate voted along partisan lines Wednesday to approve a resolution designating each Oct. 14 as a day to honor the late Charlie Kirk’s commitment to the constitutional rights of free speech and assembly.
kansasreflector.com/2026/01/28/k...
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Kansas Senate president denounces Democrats for 'out-of-context, BS' comments on Charlie Kirk • Kansas Reflector
Kansas Senate debate on resolution honoring Charlie Kirk derails into partisan slugfest on boundaries of free speech and Donald Trump's view on guns.
kansasreflector.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:54 AM
The Kansas Senate voted along partisan lines Wednesday to approve a resolution designating each Oct. 14 as a day to honor the late Charlie Kirk’s commitment to the constitutional rights of free speech and assembly.
kansasreflector.com/2026/01/28/k...
kansasreflector.com/2026/01/28/k...