The God Machine: Monetizing Faith in American Classrooms
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This investigation uncovers the financial and organizational machinery behind a nationwide campaign to place unlicensed chaplains in American classrooms. Drawing from IRS filings, model legislation, and donor-advised fund records, it documents how Christian nationalist groups and dark money networks monetize public education through a credentialing pipeline. The “God Machine” is presented as a case study of the broader Pincer Movement, the coordinated strategy reshaping democratic institutions from both the top down and the bottom up.
Author: Tucker, Timothy
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7078425214
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