Onward Christian Soldiers: Is It A Kirker?

前进的基督教士兵:是柯克人吗?

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Christ Church is taking a novel approach to increasing their influence in Moscow. So far, they don't have the numbers to win elections, but they do have one resource: money. So the church and its members are buying up large swaths of the town. That's putting a lot of locals on edge. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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  • Isn'T new in America.

  • Versions of it have ebbed and flowed through much of the country's history.

  • But you have to go back to the 1930s to see a movement as emboldened as today's.

  • Ladies and gentlemen, we present at this time the regular Sunday afternoon address of Father Charles E.

  • Coughlin from Royal Oak, Michigan.

  • That's when a Catholic priest named Charles Coughlin became one of the first radio stars known as Father Coughlin.

  • 30 million Americans tuned into his show each week.

  • He called for America to be more Christian to combat communism.

  • And he had one particular scapegoat for the world's problems.

  • Apostate Jews dominated communism with its mass murder of more than 20,000 Christians in.

  • A period of 130 days of horror.

  • Coughlin embraced antisemitism, even whipped up pro Nazi feelings.

  • Eventually, he helped organize his followers into a violent gang called the Christian Front.

  • He wanted them to overthrow the US Government to make the country more Christian.

  • The group attacked Jews and targeted their businesses.

  • Eventually, the Christian Front was broken up after a mass arrest by federal agents, and Father Coughlin's show was canceled.

  • But Christian nationalism simmered in the background.

  • In the 60s and 70s, it became more political and more Protestant groups like the Moral Majority gained influence, registering millions of conservative voters.