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New J. Edgar Hoover Biography Tacitly Urges Purging The FBI Of Christians And Conservatives
[The Federalist] In February, an FBI memo was leaked labeling traditional Catholic Christians as potential terrorist threats. The memo also implied those who attend the Latin Mass are potentially racists.Catholic leaders quickly complained at the injustice of the pretext for surveillance of their coreligionists, noting the grave First Amendment infringement of the FBI surveilling conservative Christians and that Latin Masses draw Catholics from many ethnic groups. Even left-wing Catholics came to traditionalists’ defense. The FBI later retracted the memo, but for many it was yet another sign that many federal agencies have been politicized and now serve as arms of the far-left wing of the Democratic party. In his recent book, "The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover," Stanford University religious studies professor Lerone A. Martin paints the FBI under Hoover as fervently Christian and conservative, smearing conservatives and Christians by association with the famously authoritarian Hoover. In his epilogue, Martin reveals one of his principal goals of "The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover": "canceling" Hoover and a radical reform of the FBI. His final chapter includes a detailed plan of reforms he desires for the FBI. MIXING GOVERNMENT POWER WITH RELIGIOUS IMPULSES "The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover" also explores a little-known facet of Hoover: his Christianity. Hoover was born in a devout Presbyterian household in Washington, D.C.’s Capital Hill neighborhood. As a child, Hoover studied the Westminster Shorter Catechism as well as the Bible. Hoover studied law at George Washington University, eventually joining the Justice Department and then the Bureau of Investigation. After Hoover rose to director, Martin claims Hoover attempted to create a Christian culture at the bureau, penning articles for publications such as Christianity Today and inviting agents to Jesuit retreats. Posted by: Besoeker 2023-04-07 |
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