Genetically Modified Skeptic – The Brutal Reality of Fighting Christian Nationalism in Texas

 7:57 – The lead staffer spoke with us for as long as we needed and even let us take this selfie with her. But she said something pretty disturbing.


Near the end of our meeting she said she rarely ever has a group like ours come in to advocate for themselves like this. Usually, she said, the people that come in to speak with her about bills like this are clearly being paid to do so.


Now, if you don't know the political landscape in Texas, I'll translate: Well-funded lobbying groups are paying people to visit Democratic representatives’ offices to advocate for religious right-wing causes so often that they can even outnumber the regular people who come by.


The rise of Christian nationalism is not organic. Wealthy people are paying for it to take over our government – and public consent for this takeover is being purposely manufactured.


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