They also voted for Donald Trump because, although he is no Christian, he and his fellow oligarchs are happy enough to prey on the limited intellects of these Christian fundamentalists and use their votes to gain political power. These are the same crazy fundamentalists, of course, who are screwing up our world right now, rejecting science in favor of scripture and ignoring what is happening in the world with our limited natural resources and global warming.

Sounds crazy? Well, of course it is, but that doesn't keep a lot of wacky Christian fundamentalists from believing in it or from arguing at great length about how the Bible gives us clues as to when it will occur. (There is reference to this concept in the novel as well, with the bumper sticker that Cedar sees asking something along the lines of, 'When you get raptured, can I have your car?') After the rapture, there will be the Tribulation, a time of terror on earth for the unbelievers left behind, and then Jesus will return to reign on earth as a living god for one thousand years, and this blessed, blessed time is called the Millennium. To understand the sign, however, and its relevance to the novel, will take a little explanation here, and I'm not sure I'm up to it, but I'll give it a try and perhaps someone else can chime in and help me.Ĭhristian fundamentalists and other assorted nut jobs believe that in the end times, believers will be raptured into heaven. To understand t …more If we can believe Erdrich, the title comes from a road sign she saw once, much like the sign that Cedar/Mary sees early in the novel. Petergiaquinta If we can believe Erdrich, the title comes from a road sign she saw once, much like the sign that Cedar/Mary sees early in the novel.

Future home of the living god