1. Gather Around the Christian Nationalist Flag…
Trump’s team is preparing to fundamentally reshape America under their “Project 2025” plan, starting with declaring America is now a “Christian nationalist” country.
Christian nationalists believe the country was founded as a Christian nation, and Christian values should be prioritized throughout government and public life.
Russell Vought, who served under Trump could be a potential chief of staff for Trump.
A list of top priorities:
---invoking
the Insurrection Act on Day One to quash protests.
---
refusing to spend authorized congressional funds on unwanted projects.
---promoted
a restrictionist immigration agenda, saying a person’s background doesn’t
define who can enter the U.S., but rather, citing Biblical teachings, whether
that person “accept[ed] Israel’s God, laws and understanding of history.”
---Christian
nationalist William Wolfe, a former Trump administration official advocated for
overturning same-sex marriage, ending abortion and reducing access to
contraceptives.
---a
constellation of conservative groups run by Trump allies constructed a detailed
plan to dismantle key agencies, that states “freedom is defined by God, not
man.” NOT THE CONSTITUTION.
---Trump
is espousing the Christian right’s long-running argument that Christians are so
severely persecuted that it necessitates a federal response.
---“Marxists
and fascists” are “going hard” against Catholics, so “Upon taking office, I
will create a new federal task force on fighting anti-Christian bias to be led
by a fully reformed Department of Justice that’s fair and equitable.”
---Trump promoted on his social media a video that suggests his campaign is, actually, a divine mission from God.
God
made Trump
---define
human rights based on “natural law and natural rights” derived from God that
can’t be superseded by government or judges. It’s been used to oppose abortion,
LGBTQ+ rights and contraception.
---Trump
is also talking about bringing his former national security adviser Michael
Flynn, a vocal proponent of Christian nationalism, back into office. Flynn is
currently focused on recruiting what he calls an “Army of God” — as he
barnstorms the country promoting his vision of putting Christianity at the
center of American life.
---William_E_Wolfe’s
principles, including on immigration states: “Jesus Christ wasn’t an
open-borders socialist. The Bible unapologetically upholds the concept of
sovereign nations.”
---Vought
defended the widely criticized practice of family separation at the border
during the Trump years, telling the audience “The decision to defend the rule
of law necessitates the separation of families.”
---policies
that support LGBTQ+ rights, subsidize “single-motherhood” and penalize marriage
should be repealed because subjective notions of “gender identity” threaten
“Americans’ fundamental liberties.”
---organized
campaigns around “culture war” issues, including curbing LGBTQ+ rights, banning
books and opposing gun safety laws.
---Matthew
Taylor, a scholar at the Institute for Christian Jewish Studies, said, “These
folks aren’t as interested in democracy or working through democratic systems because
their theology is one of Christian warfare.”
2. ‘God & Country' Review: A Bracing, Rob
Reiner-Produced Primer on the Dangers of Christian Nationalism.
Thefilm points out in exhaustive detail, Christian Nationalism is very much a
political, rather than religious, movement. The movement claims that America is
a Christian nation and that the founders intended it as such. It seeks to roll
back feminism, LBGTQ rights and abortion, and to either introduce Christianity
to public schools or substitute them with private Christian schools funded by vouchers.
That
a large majority of the population opposes these things doesn't faze them in
the least. But it does motivate them to prevent people from voting.
The
film ends where it began, with footage of Jan. 6 insurrectionists proudly
bearing crosses, signs emblazoned with bible verses, and pictures of Jesus.
What it doesn't provide, unfortunately, is a persuasive prescription for how
we're going to prevent our country from descending from democracy to theocracy.
3. Heritage Foundation Integrates religion into Sex...not having it!
If Democrats can't defeat a party that wants to end recreational sex then I give up https://t.co/X8xfuDzbje
— Will Bunch (@Will_Bunch) February 20, 2024
