# The Fundamentalist Takeover of the Southern Baptist Convention

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Podcast: [Tribulation Farce: A Left Behind Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tribulation-farce-a-left-behind-podcast-6385731)
Published: 2026-03-04T23:43:05+00:00
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## Resource

On this very special episode we dig into the takeover of the Southern Baptist convention and analyze how it is a preview our current right wing take over of the country as well as its juicy Left Behind connections. This should be a niche topic that folks hear about, are aghast by and move on from but unfortunately taking over a branch of a Baptist denomination was only the beginning and, even more unfortunately, was only trial run of their tactics. Fascinating stuff. Here are the main sources that Jennifer used for her research: The Fundamentalist Takeover in the Southern Baptist Convention: A Brief History by Rob James and Gary Leazer with James Shoopman Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right by Anne Nelson, 2019 (new Afterword in 2021) The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism by Katherine Stewart, 2019 (updated in 2022) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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