Unpacking Our History

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FBI: Discredit, Disrupt, Destroy

This month’s discussion packet includes: "Taking Down the New Left: FBI Surveillance of the Left and Right-Wing Extremist Groups" from The Yale University's The Macksey Journal; "Bureau Clergyman" from Religion and American Culture Journal; "US Conducted 'Mass Spying Campaign' Against Left-Wing Groups" from The Guardian; and "The FBI Quietly Spying on Americans Without Warrants" from Time Magazine.

Zoom Discussion
Thursday, September 10th, 2026 on Zoom
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Zoom ID: 823 648 5349
Password: 691353

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This month's reading packet features articles: "In Plain Sight" from the New Yorker; "Evangelicals and sex trafficking hysteria" from Salon. Com; "Cleveland has long been called a human trafficking hub" from Cleveland.com; and "Twenty-Five years on: Anti-trafficking, Shifting Policy Regimes, and Failure"  from The Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.

Date: 2026-10-12 / Collection: Discussion Group Packets
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Matthew Taylor discusses his book, The Violent Take it By Force, which traces the raise and radicalization of the Christian Right under the banner of a New Apostolic Reformation. This movement's support of Trump and their adherence to new biblical prophecy are explored.  Mathew D. Taylor is currently a visiting scholar at the Center on Faith and Justice at Georgetown University.

Contributor: Matthew D. Taylor / Date: 2026-10-6 / Collection: Unpacking Our History Interviews
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