The most famous member of Gen J is Madison Cawthorne. Their students would work on political campaigns for Republicans across the country. This is not a democratic movement, but it is very strategic and intent upon using our democratic mechanisms to place themselves in positions of power so that they can take hold of this country.
A group of evangelical Christians raised their children to become influential in the White House, on Capitol Hill, and in the Supreme Court. Now, as adults, the "Joshua generation" are reckoning with their upbringing.
This episode was produced by Victoria Chamberlin with help from Siona Peterous, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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