Packet 1: Bonus 6

This book borrows an “unspoken mantra of post-war evangelicalism" by scholar Alan Bean claiming that one of its two title figures “will save your soul,” while the other “will save your ass.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this 2020 book by Kristin Kobes Du Mez that traces how conservative evangelicals in the U.S. adopted rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism.
ANSWER: Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation
[10e] In the 1950’s, John Wayne was a staunch supporter of this House committee that investigated suspected communists in the American government.
ANSWER: HUAC [or House Un-American Activities Committee or House Committee on Un-American Activities or HCUA]
[10m] A campaign against gay people similar to HUAC’s investigations occurred during this “scare.” John Purifoy’s claims about a “sexual underground” within the American government contributed to this scare.
ANSWER: Lavender Scare
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