Recently, Texas educators approved a number of controversial curriculum reforms. One change in the history textbooks: as “thinkers,” Thomas Jefferson is out and John Calvin is in. Why? This is what Texas taught me about Calvin:
Calvinism is a theology of success. Calvin is the basis of evangelical social policy. Calvinistic theology drives the “material success is an indicator of God’s favor – if you are failing, you are not righteous and are not destined for heaven, f*** you” worldview. Calvinism drove American expansion for centuries, even though it usually was not labeled such.
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