Christian Nationalism: A political movement that believes America was founded as a ‘Christian Nation’ privileging Christianity over all other faiths. Masquerading as religion, this ideology exploits scripture and sacred symbols to achieve extremist objectives. Bad Faith, captions, 2024
Christian nationalism is nationalism. It has nothing to do with Christianity. It’s about power in politics. ibid. Steve Schmidt
That we as a country have a special relationship with God. ibid. man in the know
They may have their Trump but they don’t have their Jesus. ibid. Reverend William Barber
Christian nationalism has been an effective political tool for centuries. The Ku Klux Klan emerged post Civil War to challenge emancipation. ibid. narrator
At its peak in 1924, the Klan claimed 8 million members. The vast majority were white evangelicals. ibid. caption
Paul Weyrich was a dangerous combination of religious zealot and savvy Republican operative. He realised that if could organise an army of angry Christians into a powerful voting bloc, he could completely transform America. ibid. narrator
The Moral Majority: It was a political creation from the political right. ibid. comments
So the GOP became God’s Own Party. ibid.
Their whole worldview was to increase income disparity as a gesture of God’s will. ibid. Anne Nelson
Jim Crow 2.0 Has Got To Go. ibid. protest banner
Christian Nationalism is incredibly powerful because of the money that’s been invested in it. But I think it’s also absolutely essential that people realise it is not the majority position in this country, it’s not even the majority position among Christians. ibid. dissenting Christian
It is really fundamentally about hatred of democracy. ibid. Barber
You are a target for a multifaceted operation of tremendous sophistication. ibid. Nelson
With the Council calling the shots, the wrecking-ball went to work. ibid.
Christian Nationalists were firmly embedded at the highest levels of government. ibid. narrator
The Council went into full combat mode to support the Big Lie. ibid.
The assault on democracy continued inside the chambers of Congress. Senate and House Republicans rejected the slate of electors. ibid.