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Part 2 of 3 (Part 1 here)

Rousas John Rushdoony didn’t experience the Armenian Genocide in the strictest sense, but he grew up around many Armenians who had, and it undoubtedly shaped his worldview. R. J. was every bit as intelligent as his father, so he focused on getting an education. It was in Detroit that a teacher encouraged him to become a writer. His father returned to California in 1933 to serve as a pastor in San Francisco, and R. J. completed high school in Kingsburg while living at his parents’ farm.