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New Report on (White) Christian Nationalism and the J6 Insurrection Shows Just ‘How Dire the Threat is’

By Chrissy Stroop

…ete accounting of Christian nationalism,” not only as present on January 6, 2021, but also with respect to “the events leading up to that day.” Though Anthea Butler, a professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, was unable to attend, her contribution to the report, which comes directly after the opening section outlining and defining Christian Nationalism, provides a historical overview of the role of white supremacy in the d…

Has American Conservatism Abandoned the Christian Right?

By Bradley Onishi

…cles and a fellow at the National Review, put it this way: “Conservatism in 2021 means radicalism. We have to think of ourselves as counterrevolutionaries or restorationists who are overthrowing the regime.” While Hochman’s approach is jarring, there’s nothing novel about it. In 1964, Barry Goldwater, the GOP nominee for president, proclaimed that “extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice” and “moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virt…

A Tale of Two Fascisms: ‘Douchey’ JD Vance vs. ‘Creepy’ Blake Masters

By Annika Brockschmidt

…t child’s birth are somehow inconvenient or a problem to the society.” In a 2021 interview in which he called himself “unapologetically “pro-life,” Masters stated his support for overturning Griswold and said that he was in favor of “fetal personhood” laws, adding: “(Abortion is) a religious sacrifice to these people, I think it’s demonic.” Vance has voiced support for pro-natalist policies, modeling those of Hungary’s far-right prime minister, Vi…

America’s ‘Jesus Problem’ is Making Progressive Christians Complicit in Christian Supremacy

By A. E. Brooks-Key

…oying Our Nation and Our Faith Obery M. Hendricks, Jr. Beacon Press July 6, 2021 Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right Randall Balmer Eerdmans August 10, 2021 What they share is a full-fledged takedown of white American evangelical Christian culture as purveyors and accomplices to the normalization of racism, xenophobia, sexism, and homophobia within civil and religious discourse. Rejecting the origin myth of the religious right as m…

Correction: The SBC Does NOT Oppose Women’s Ordination… Just Women Pastors

By Caroline Matas

…e whole congregation. Thus, the issue was not, the SBC argues, Saddleback’s 2021 decision to bestow upon three women the title of pastor—and technically they are, of course, correct. Although, it must be noted, even this development led to an initial investigation by the SBC Credentials Committee and prompted statements from the outgoing SBC president and all four candidates for his replacement, all of whom affirmed their conviction that the Bible…

If the Media Are Reluctant to Properly Label the GOP’s Racist, Christian Nationalist Ideologies, We’ll Have Trouble Hanging on to Democracy

By Annika Brockschmidt

…ople in Norway in 2011. When Glenn Youngkin ran for governor in Virginia in 2021 he made the moral panic about CRT into the cornerstone of his campaign. Media reporting framed this as him putting “parents’ concerns” first or focusing on “education” as one of the big themes of his campaign. This furthered the white-washing of the right-wing smear campaign of CRT and the re-branding of this academic legal theory—which is only introduced in some law…

The Right is Using the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago Search to Martyr Trump and Maintain the Violent Myth of the Big Lie

By Bradley Onishi

…n a “protest concerning the Rigged Presidential Election.” In the summer of 2021, Representatives Paul Gosar, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Louie Gohmert, and Matt Gaetz made headlines when they tried to visit the jailed rioters to check up on the conditions of their confinement and ensure their safety. “We have concerns about reports of the conditions of the prison where these detainees are being held and whether, in fact, there have been instances of…

CNN’s Disastrous ‘Town Hall’ with Trump Put the Country at Risk

By Robert P. Jones

…ing on January 6th, compared to a majority (56%) of Americans (PRRI survey, 2021).² 32% believe that because things have gotten so far off track, true American patriots may have to resort to violence in order to save our country, compared to 16% of Americans. Most cheer on Trump’s displays of aggressive and predatory masculinity: 70% agree that “society as a whole has become too soft and feminine,” compared to 38% of Americans. 63% agree that “the…

Seeking Broad Appeal to US Christians, ‘God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism’ Glosses Over Critical Context

By Chrissy Stroop

…ological accounting of how Christian nationalism both led to the January 6, 2021 insurrection and continues to threaten democracy. While it’s unlikely that the whitewashing of Christianity was director Dan Partland’s primary goal, it is certainly the film’s primary impact. When you allow numerous “respectable” conservative evangelicals, including Christianity Today editor-in-chief Russell Moore, the cheap grace to distance themselves from their Ch…

Vainglory Days: A Foremost Expert on Religious Violence Offers Clues to How QAnon Might End

By Mark Juergensmeyer

…uary 6 uprising on the U.S. capital are now discovering. As of mid-November 2021 there were 650 cases being brought to the courts. Some have already resulted in sentences of multiple years in prison. Today, in fact, the “QAnon Shaman,” Jacob Chansley, who famously ranted from the podium in the US Capitol Senate chambers, was sentenced to 41 months in prison. These court cases are chilling reminders that armed insurrection against the US government…