False Faith and Equestrian Games

ISBN-13: 9781329111943 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 392 str.

Chase Baldewyn

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The novel presents the collusion between an independent Christian church preacher and a wealthy plutocrat seeking political office. The sermons reveal the power a preacher wields when he cleverly selects Bible verses and then spins them into a cohesive "Christian story" meant only to serve the plutocrat's personal political agenda; not Christianity. The protagonist, Noe Haleakua, is conflicted over Christian ethics from his youth versus his military actions in Afghanistan that earned him the Medal of Honor. Forced by his plutocrat boss, Rolf Lambert, into attending Rolf's "big box" church, Noe thinks he has found absolution. However, Noe falls victim to the pressure of church groupthink and unknowingly becomes the pawn of Rolf Lambert. The antagonist, Fiona, vigorously challenges the church groupthink Noe shares with her and attempts to enlighten Noe as to what is truly exceptional about America.

False Faith and Equestrian Games is the second book in a trilogy of political novels by Chase Baldewyn. Written before TrumpÕs campaign and election, the trilogy provides insight into why Donald Trump would be elected. The novel reveals how right wing, billionaire plutocrats such as the novelÕs protagonist, Rolf Lambert, have funded Christian churches to integrate Alt-right-like politics into a twisted version of Christianity to create religious zealot voters. Trump also gathered support from a power base of zealots created by plutocrats using similar tactics. The story focuses on how plutocrats brainwash people with fear and religion to gain political power. Lambert funds a church that preaches an extreme political ideology that convinces a veteran, Noe Haleakua, to bomb an abortion clinic. Integrating extreme politics into a corrupted version of Islam is a similar brainwashing technique used by ISIS to recruit members to carry out violent attacks.