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With Donald Trump elected for a second presidential term, theories are already flying about who will get posts in his administration, and what his policy priorities might be. Some of Trump’s agenda has been obvious, thanks to repeated themes at his rallies — retribution against enemies and mass deportations, for example.
But in private, to groups of pastors and Christian activists, Trump has been promising something else: ideological influence over the White House, and the country.
Powerful individuals and interest groups have been working to erode the boundary between church and state, hoping to create a country ruled by Christianity, and they see Trump as a divinely appointed soldier to help them do so.
Many are guided by the principles of the Seven Mountains Mandate, a Christian Dominionist movement that teaches that Christians must control seven areas of social life: family, religion, education, media, arts and entertainment, business and government — by force if necessary — to ensure that Christian values are enforced in all areas of society. While not all Christian nationalists believe other religions can’t exist in their version of the U.S., all believe that Christians should be in charge of society to the exclusion of other groups.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, the representative from Georgia, is well-known for her odd pronouncements about Jewish space lasers. But she’s also a proud, self-declared Christian nationalist, who has pushed her party to cater more to a base of Christians.
“We need to be the party of nationalism,” she said at a Turning Point USA event in 2022. “I am a Christian and I say it proudly, we should be Christian nationalists.”
Meanwhile, Lauren Boebert, the Colorado Republican, has generally avoided overtly using the term Christian nationalism. But she has demonstrated her affiliation with its ideas, railing against “this separation of church and state junk,” saying that “the church is supposed to direct the government.”
Mike Johnson, the current speaker of the House of Representatives, hangs a flag associated with the New Apostolic Reformation, a Christian nationalist movement, outside his office. Though he, too, has avoided self-identifying as a Christian nationalist, he has claimed that the Constitution does not actually provide for a separation of church and state.........
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But in private, to groups of pastors and Christian activists, Trump has been promising something else: ideological influence over the White House, and the country.
Powerful individuals and interest groups have been working to erode the boundary between church and state, hoping to create a country ruled by Christianity, and they see Trump as a divinely appointed soldier to help them do so.
Many are guided by the principles of the Seven Mountains Mandate, a Christian Dominionist movement that teaches that Christians must control seven areas of social life: family, religion, education, media, arts and entertainment, business and government — by force if necessary — to ensure that Christian values are enforced in all areas of society. While not all Christian nationalists believe other religions can’t exist in their version of the U.S., all believe that Christians should be in charge of society to the exclusion of other groups.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, the representative from Georgia, is well-known for her odd pronouncements about Jewish space lasers. But she’s also a proud, self-declared Christian nationalist, who has pushed her party to cater more to a base of Christians.
“We need to be the party of nationalism,” she said at a Turning Point USA event in 2022. “I am a Christian and I say it proudly, we should be Christian nationalists.”
Meanwhile, Lauren Boebert, the Colorado Republican, has generally avoided overtly using the term Christian nationalism. But she has demonstrated her affiliation with its ideas, railing against “this separation of church and state junk,” saying that “the church is supposed to direct the government.”
Mike Johnson, the current speaker of the House of Representatives, hangs a flag associated with the New Apostolic Reformation, a Christian nationalist movement, outside his office. Though he, too, has avoided self-identifying as a Christian nationalist, he has claimed that the Constitution does not actually provide for a separation of church and state.........
A guide to the most notable Christian nationalists influencing the nation
During his campaign, Trump promised increased influence to Christians, aiding an agenda of Christian nationalism. Here are the people to know.
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