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5 Lies About Politics From Screwtape

5 Lies About Politics From Screwtape

What C.S. Lewis' fictional demon actually wrote about politics

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Aaron Earls
Jan 23, 2024
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In recent U.S. election years, a fake excerpt from The Screwtape Letters has gone viral, which is unfortunate for a host of reasons. For starters, we have yet another fake C.S. Lewis quote to deal with. But also people miss what Lewis actually said about politics through the demonic perspective of Screwtape in his missives with his nephew Wormwood.

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