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EXPOSED: How the CIA Influenced Christianity in America

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Dec 27, 2025
In this conversation, Jay Dyer, an author and commentator on religion and geopolitics, dives deep into the intersection of Christianity and power. He analyzes how dispensationalism has influenced American Protestantism and connects evangelical movements to geopolitical agendas, including the CIA's alleged involvement in shaping church networks. Dyer criticizes the commercialization of spirituality and warns against the use of end-times rhetoric as a tool for social control. Drawing from his journey from Baptist to Orthodoxy, he emphasizes the need for genuine faith amid institutional corruption.
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INSIGHT

How Dispensationalism Shaped Evangelical Zionism

  • Dispensationalist Christian Zionism was promoted to American evangelicals through study Bibles and institutional influence over the last century.
  • Geopolitical motives and elite funding helped make support for a modern Israeli state read as prophetic fulfillment.
INSIGHT

Cold War 'Doctrinal Warfare' Co-Opted Churches

  • Cold War-era programs used churches as soft power tools to counter Soviet atheism and influence populations.
  • Declassified doctrinal warfare planning shows religious institutions were intentionally co-opted by media and intelligence actors.
ANECDOTE

Calvary Chapel Origins And Intelligence Links

  • Jay Dyer recounts Calvary Chapel origins tied to CIA and intelligence figures like Chuck Smith and Paul Cain.
  • He cites exposed frauds and charismatic figures who later revealed problematic behavior and intelligence links.
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