The Unholy Truth

The Unholy Truth

How the Religious Right Built America’s Billion-Dollar Culture War Industry

They turned churches into campaign offices, morality into marketing, and outrage into a business that never stops cashing in.

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Tanner the Humanist
Oct 31, 2025
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A preacher on a brightly lit stage resembling a political rally, surrounded by American flags and “Save America” signs, symbolizing the fusion of religion, politics, and profit.

For half a century, the Religious Right has been fighting an endless holy war — not for God, but for power, money, and control. They built a full-blown industry out of outrage, fear, and moral panic. Every sermon became a campaign speech. Every “crisis” became a fundraising drive. And every cultural change — women’s rights, civil rights, LGBTQ+ equality…

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