Christa Brown
@christabrown.bsky.social
Author of BAPTISTLAND | Exposing the truth about systemic abuse & coverups in the Southern Baptist Convention | retired appellate attorney | #ThisistheSBC #SBCtoo | christabrown.substack.com
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Christa Brown
@christabrown.bsky.social
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Baptistland: A Memoir of Abuse, Betrayal, and Transformation
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Hello! If you want to learn more about me, here's a start: www.vice.com/en/article/t... Then check out my memoir BAPTISTLAND, illuminating how faith can be twisted for domination & control. Fits with the times, eh? It's also about resistance & resilience. #Baptistland www.amazon.com/Baptistland-...
Pushing back against the #MeToo/#TimesUp movement was part of the strategy from the get-go. And who did Bannon designate as critical in his coalition to avoid accountability for powerful men? "Conservative Christians."
Trumpism, impunity for sexual abuse & white evangelicalism. It's all connected.
Trumpism, impunity for sexual abuse & white evangelicalism. It's all connected.
BREAKING: Steve Bannon offered Trump’s MAGA movement as a shield for Jeffrey Epstein - outlining a coalition to “stave off Time’s Up for next decade plus,” in return for strategic and financial support @bylinetimes.bsky.social /1 bylinetimes.com/2025/11/14/s...
Steve Bannon Offered Trump’s MAGA as Shield for Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein helped shape Trump’s MAGA movement through a secret alliance with its chief architect, Steve Bannon, who told him it could help him “stave off Time’s Up for a decade” in return for str...
bylinetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pushing back against the #MeToo/#TimesUp movement was part of the strategy from the get-go. And who did Bannon designate as critical in his coalition to avoid accountability for powerful men? "Conservative Christians."
Trumpism, impunity for sexual abuse & white evangelicalism. It's all connected.
Trumpism, impunity for sexual abuse & white evangelicalism. It's all connected.
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BREAKING: House overwhelmingly passes Epstein bill www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
House votes to release Epstein files, nearly 20 years after first sex charges
It now moves to the Senate, where 17 Republicans would need to vote with Democrats to reach the 60-vote supermajority required to pass it.
www.miamiherald.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
BREAKING: House overwhelmingly passes Epstein bill www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
"To those familiar with purity culture, Megyn Kelly's comments about Epstein and 15-year-old girls isn't such a surprise." - Becky Garrison
#EpsteinFiles #ChurchToo
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#EpsteinFiles #ChurchToo
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To Those Familiar with Purity Culture, Megyn Kelly's Comments About Epstein and 15-Year-Old Girls isn't Such a Surprise
International media outlets and even an actual teenager slammed attorney and media personality Megyn Kelly for claiming (31:40) that the late Jeffrey Epstein was not an "actual" pedophile because ther...
religiondispatches.org
November 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"To those familiar with purity culture, Megyn Kelly's comments about Epstein and 15-year-old girls isn't such a surprise." - Becky Garrison
#EpsteinFiles #ChurchToo
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#EpsteinFiles #ChurchToo
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On tonight's episode of "Highest Power: Church + State," I discuss the Epstein coverup and how rightwing pundits are minimizing sexual abuse.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
On tonight's episode of "Highest Power: Church + State," I discuss the Epstein coverup and how rightwing pundits are minimizing sexual abuse.
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"The excuse-making & the blame-shifting & the changing of terms that they do within their churches & denominations are now being played out in our nation's politics."
@rickpidcock.bsky.social talks about the #EpstienFiles & includes my letter to #MegynKelly. ⬇️
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@rickpidcock.bsky.social talks about the #EpstienFiles & includes my letter to #MegynKelly. ⬇️
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Ep75: The Epstein Coverup & How Rightwing Pundits are Minimizing Sexual Abuse
Podcast Episode · Highest Power: Church + State · 11/17/2025 · 22m
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November 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"The excuse-making & the blame-shifting & the changing of terms that they do within their churches & denominations are now being played out in our nation's politics."
@rickpidcock.bsky.social talks about the #EpstienFiles & includes my letter to #MegynKelly. ⬇️
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@rickpidcock.bsky.social talks about the #EpstienFiles & includes my letter to #MegynKelly. ⬇️
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Presenting... the President of the United States.
Trump: "They had restrictions on water. It comes down from heaven. You want to wash your hands, or like me, you wash your hair. I lather up. There's no water. I won't mention the 3rd item in the bc I always get criticized. If you don't know what I'm talking about you shouldn't be owning a McDonalds"
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Presenting... the President of the United States.
"Our job wasn't to engage in fact-finding investigations. Our job was to find the facts that would fit the narrative."
200+ attorneys have been fired from the Department of Justice & 1000s more resigned. 60 interviews show a DOJ that is no longer about justice.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
200+ attorneys have been fired from the Department of Justice & 1000s more resigned. 60 interviews show a DOJ that is no longer about justice.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department (Gift Article)
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"Our job wasn't to engage in fact-finding investigations. Our job was to find the facts that would fit the narrative."
200+ attorneys have been fired from the Department of Justice & 1000s more resigned. 60 interviews show a DOJ that is no longer about justice.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
200+ attorneys have been fired from the Department of Justice & 1000s more resigned. 60 interviews show a DOJ that is no longer about justice.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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This is the best takedown I’ve seen to Kelly’s comments. Thanks for your voice, @christabrown.bsky.social. Oh, and #FoxtrotMikeKilo.
Dear Megyn Kelly: I Was Not the "Barely Legal Type"
This is what child rape apologetics looks like
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November 16, 2025 at 1:40 AM
This is the best takedown I’ve seen to Kelly’s comments. Thanks for your voice, @christabrown.bsky.social. Oh, and #FoxtrotMikeKilo.
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There's no greater good or higher cause that justifies turning a blind eye toward sex trafficking, rape, abuse, and pedophilia.
Accountability cannot be conditioned on who commits these crimes.
Accountability cannot be conditioned on who commits these crimes.
November 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
There's no greater good or higher cause that justifies turning a blind eye toward sex trafficking, rape, abuse, and pedophilia.
Accountability cannot be conditioned on who commits these crimes.
Accountability cannot be conditioned on who commits these crimes.
I'm a child rape survivor, and I was NOT the "barely legal type." I was a child. I still wore hairbows! I wore a retainer on my teeth.
My column today is an open letter to Megyn Kelly.
christabrown.substack.com/p/dear-megyn...
My column today is an open letter to Megyn Kelly.
christabrown.substack.com/p/dear-megyn...
Dear Megyn Kelly: I Was Not the "Barely Legal Type"
This is what child rape apologetics looks like
christabrown.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I'm a child rape survivor, and I was NOT the "barely legal type." I was a child. I still wore hairbows! I wore a retainer on my teeth.
My column today is an open letter to Megyn Kelly.
christabrown.substack.com/p/dear-megyn...
My column today is an open letter to Megyn Kelly.
christabrown.substack.com/p/dear-megyn...
Dear Megyn Kelly: What you're doing is child rape apologetics. It's repugnant & vile.
I was groomed & groped at 15, and repeatedly raped at 16, by a married Southern Baptist pastor who quoted scripture & said it was all "God's will."
I was NOT "barely legal." #EpsteinFiles #MegynKelly
I was groomed & groped at 15, and repeatedly raped at 16, by a married Southern Baptist pastor who quoted scripture & said it was all "God's will."
I was NOT "barely legal." #EpsteinFiles #MegynKelly
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 15, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Dear Megyn Kelly: What you're doing is child rape apologetics. It's repugnant & vile.
I was groomed & groped at 15, and repeatedly raped at 16, by a married Southern Baptist pastor who quoted scripture & said it was all "God's will."
I was NOT "barely legal." #EpsteinFiles #MegynKelly
I was groomed & groped at 15, and repeatedly raped at 16, by a married Southern Baptist pastor who quoted scripture & said it was all "God's will."
I was NOT "barely legal." #EpsteinFiles #MegynKelly
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This entire administration is a national security risk
As the FBI’s deputy director, Dan Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau background check is unprecedented, insiders say.
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
This entire administration is a national security risk
"Dear White Evangelicals: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain.”
My column today, quoting @lizcheney.bsky.social @adamkinzinger.substack.com & others. #EpsteinFiles
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My column today, quoting @lizcheney.bsky.social @adamkinzinger.substack.com & others. #EpsteinFiles
christabrown.substack.com/p/white-evan...
White Evangelicals: When Donald Trump is Gone, Your Dishonor Will Remain
Religious Leaders Should Be Accountable for Their Support of Trump
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November 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
"Dear White Evangelicals: There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain.”
My column today, quoting @lizcheney.bsky.social @adamkinzinger.substack.com & others. #EpsteinFiles
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My column today, quoting @lizcheney.bsky.social @adamkinzinger.substack.com & others. #EpsteinFiles
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Best case: The President of the United States knew about a pedophilia ring and did nothing to stop it.
Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.
Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.
Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.
Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.
November 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Best case: The President of the United States knew about a pedophilia ring and did nothing to stop it.
Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.
Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.
Medium case: He also used his office to protect the perpetrators.
Worst case: Because he was one of the perpetrators.
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Trump bragged about grappling women by the pu**y & barging into rooms of partially dressed, young pageant contestants. A jury concluded he assaulted E. Jean Carroll in a dressing room. So nothing that’s in the Epstein emails is a surprise. It’s just confirmation.
November 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Trump bragged about grappling women by the pu**y & barging into rooms of partially dressed, young pageant contestants. A jury concluded he assaulted E. Jean Carroll in a dressing room. So nothing that’s in the Epstein emails is a surprise. It’s just confirmation.
Why am I not surprised that ICE chooses Nashville for its rat-kids-out call center? Nashville is headquarters for the Southern Baptist Convention, a faith group that is among Trump's most fervent loyalists & a faith group that has long turned a blind eye to the rape of children by clergy.
The Trump regime plans to ramp up its child deportation campaign with a call center in Nashville. It expects to receive 6000 to 7000 calls per day regarding the location of minors.
This is where we're at -- seeking informants for the targeting of children.
baptistnews.com/article/trum...
This is where we're at -- seeking informants for the targeting of children.
baptistnews.com/article/trum...
Trump plans call center in Nashville to deport children – Baptist News Global
ICE plans to escalate the Trump administration’s child deportation campaign with a call center in Nashville, Tenn.
baptistnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Why am I not surprised that ICE chooses Nashville for its rat-kids-out call center? Nashville is headquarters for the Southern Baptist Convention, a faith group that is among Trump's most fervent loyalists & a faith group that has long turned a blind eye to the rape of children by clergy.
Thanks, California!
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Thanks, California!
The Trump regime plans to ramp up its child deportation campaign with a call center in Nashville. It expects to receive 6000 to 7000 calls per day regarding the location of minors.
This is where we're at -- seeking informants for the targeting of children.
baptistnews.com/article/trum...
This is where we're at -- seeking informants for the targeting of children.
baptistnews.com/article/trum...
Trump plans call center in Nashville to deport children – Baptist News Global
ICE plans to escalate the Trump administration’s child deportation campaign with a call center in Nashville, Tenn.
baptistnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The Trump regime plans to ramp up its child deportation campaign with a call center in Nashville. It expects to receive 6000 to 7000 calls per day regarding the location of minors.
This is where we're at -- seeking informants for the targeting of children.
baptistnews.com/article/trum...
This is where we're at -- seeking informants for the targeting of children.
baptistnews.com/article/trum...
In Virginia's election last week, 7% of prior Trump voters voted Democrat. This means that 7% of people who voted for Trump just a year ago switched & voted for a Democratic governor.
Thanks to @robertpjones.bsky.social for this hopeful bit of data.
Thanks to @robertpjones.bsky.social for this hopeful bit of data.
ICYMI--the 2025 election results confirm that an authoritarian future is not inevitable, and how important the midterm elections are one year from now.
Latest podcast episode just posted! Our take on the meaning of the 2025 election results: the surprising, the practical, and the big picture.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
In Virginia's election last week, 7% of prior Trump voters voted Democrat. This means that 7% of people who voted for Trump just a year ago switched & voted for a Democratic governor.
Thanks to @robertpjones.bsky.social for this hopeful bit of data.
Thanks to @robertpjones.bsky.social for this hopeful bit of data.
"One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver."
Among the 60+ people killed since the US military began attacking boats.
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Among the 60+ people killed since the US military began attacking boats.
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Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
"One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet. And a fourth was a down-on-his-luck bus driver."
Among the 60+ people killed since the US military began attacking boats.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Among the 60+ people killed since the US military began attacking boats.
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"The story of Christian nationalists & Trump, of feverish devotion to an authoritarian figure thought to be anointed by God, of a refusal to question that authority...was there all along. It is the story of American evangelicalism..." - @sarahposner.bsky.social
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Traditional Media Never Took the Christian Right Seriously
Back in the early 2000s, when we were outraged by the excesses...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
"The story of Christian nationalists & Trump, of feverish devotion to an authoritarian figure thought to be anointed by God, of a refusal to question that authority...was there all along. It is the story of American evangelicalism..." - @sarahposner.bsky.social
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“The distinct line between the judiciary, the legislature & politics is blurring. And if we don’t preserve that, it’ll be naked power all the way down.” - Charles Geyh, law prof specializing in judicial ethics
From @dougbockclark.bsky.social @propublica.org. ⬇️
www.propublica.org/article/paul...
From @dougbockclark.bsky.social @propublica.org. ⬇️
www.propublica.org/article/paul...
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“The distinct line between the judiciary, the legislature & politics is blurring. And if we don’t preserve that, it’ll be naked power all the way down.” - Charles Geyh, law prof specializing in judicial ethics
From @dougbockclark.bsky.social @propublica.org. ⬇️
www.propublica.org/article/paul...
From @dougbockclark.bsky.social @propublica.org. ⬇️
www.propublica.org/article/paul...
When a GOP comms director warns a reporter to kill a story, citing "our connections," then you know for sure it's a story you're gonna wanna read.
Don't miss this powerful piece about "God's Chief Justice" from @dougbockclark.bsky.social & @propublica.org.
www.propublica.org/article/paul...
Don't miss this powerful piece about "God's Chief Justice" from @dougbockclark.bsky.social & @propublica.org.
www.propublica.org/article/paul...
November 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
When a GOP comms director warns a reporter to kill a story, citing "our connections," then you know for sure it's a story you're gonna wanna read.
Don't miss this powerful piece about "God's Chief Justice" from @dougbockclark.bsky.social & @propublica.org.
www.propublica.org/article/paul...
Don't miss this powerful piece about "God's Chief Justice" from @dougbockclark.bsky.social & @propublica.org.
www.propublica.org/article/paul...
"Trump says a lot of things, and he reverses course regularly; often, what look like important pronouncements turn out to be random thoughts that have escaped the weak gravity of Trump’s attention span." - @radiofreetom.bsky.social
The president wants to resume nuclear testing. This is a really bad idea - and he can't even get his facts right about why he wants to do it:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Trump Is Very Confused About Nuclear Weapons
The president says he wants to resume nuclear testing but doesn’t seem to know why.
www.theatlantic.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Trump says a lot of things, and he reverses course regularly; often, what look like important pronouncements turn out to be random thoughts that have escaped the weak gravity of Trump’s attention span." - @radiofreetom.bsky.social
How many kids will it take? It's the same question for Assemblies of God as for the Southern Baptist Convention.
My column today about the explosive @nbcnews.com investigatory report on child sexual abuse & coverups in the Assemblies of God. #ChurchToo
christabrown.substack.com/p/how-many-k...
My column today about the explosive @nbcnews.com investigatory report on child sexual abuse & coverups in the Assemblies of God. #ChurchToo
christabrown.substack.com/p/how-many-k...
How Many Kids Will It Take?
It's the same question for Assemblies of God as for the Southern Baptist Convention
christabrown.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:47 AM
How many kids will it take? It's the same question for Assemblies of God as for the Southern Baptist Convention.
My column today about the explosive @nbcnews.com investigatory report on child sexual abuse & coverups in the Assemblies of God. #ChurchToo
christabrown.substack.com/p/how-many-k...
My column today about the explosive @nbcnews.com investigatory report on child sexual abuse & coverups in the Assemblies of God. #ChurchToo
christabrown.substack.com/p/how-many-k...