Capitol Ministries’ real product is network access, not scripture

Evidence

If your aim is to rise in the ranks of—or obtain favors from—a future theocratic administration, it behooves you now to get in with the in-club. It’s that power of the network, more than any lessons in Scripture, that Capitol Ministries delivers. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 218

Categorization

  • XREF: Echoes similar findings on rent-seeking religion-politics nexuses and the instrumentalization of faith organizations. — connects to: Capitol Ministries operates on a stated mission to win governing authorities for Christ. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 163; Some Capitol Ministries patrons seek business access rather than doctrinal conviction — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 217

Broader Connections