Excellent Post. You have evolved!
If you have not read it yet I would recommend reading Chris Hedges book American Fascist - the "Christian" Right and the War on America
Chris is graduated from Harvard Seminary, Is ordained and served as a Pulitzer Prize award winning journalist with the New York Times in war zones all over the world.
He spent two years investigating the big evangelical churches and how they take advantage of people in distress.
He warned us 11 years ago. And now these types are running the USA Administration.
Yes I have followed the work of hedges on and off over the years. I'll have to check it out. I love how hedges speaks truth to power.