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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Christian Nationalist Machine Turning Hate Into Law
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/christian-nationalists-national-association-christian-lawmakers-1234684542/Christian Nationalists Are Building a Legislative Machine Rolling Stone
Jason Rapert has likened himself to an Old Testament seer, conveying hard truths on behalf of an angry God. On his broadcast Save the Nation, the 50-year-old preacher and former Arkansas state senator calls himself a proud Christian Nationalist, insisting: I reject that being a Christian Nationalist is somehow unseemly or wrong.
Long a shadowy force in American politics, Christian Nationalism is having a coming out party. The movement seeks a fusion of fundamentalist theology with American civic life. They believe that this country was founded for Christians like them, generally natural-born citizens and white, says Andrew Whitehead, author of Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States. Whitehead emphasizes that the danger of Christian Nationalism to democracy is that the movement sees no room for compromise their vision must be the one that comes to pass.
Thanks to Rapert, the Christian Nationalist movement now commands a burgeoning political powerhouse, the National Association of Christian Lawmakers. A first-of-its-kind organization in U.S. history, NACL advances biblical legislation in Americas statehouses. These bills are not mere stunts or messaging. Theyre dark, freedom-limiting bills that, in some cases, have become law.
NACLs impact has already been felt nationally. The group played a significant role in the legal fight that culminated in the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. NACL member Bryan Hughes, who serves in the Texas legislature, led passage of S.B. 8, the bounty-hunter bill that all-but outlawed abortion in Texas by allowing private citizens to sue women who terminate pregnancies after six weeks, and their doctors, in civil court.
Long a shadowy force in American politics, Christian Nationalism is having a coming out party. The movement seeks a fusion of fundamentalist theology with American civic life. They believe that this country was founded for Christians like them, generally natural-born citizens and white, says Andrew Whitehead, author of Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States. Whitehead emphasizes that the danger of Christian Nationalism to democracy is that the movement sees no room for compromise their vision must be the one that comes to pass.
Thanks to Rapert, the Christian Nationalist movement now commands a burgeoning political powerhouse, the National Association of Christian Lawmakers. A first-of-its-kind organization in U.S. history, NACL advances biblical legislation in Americas statehouses. These bills are not mere stunts or messaging. Theyre dark, freedom-limiting bills that, in some cases, have become law.
NACLs impact has already been felt nationally. The group played a significant role in the legal fight that culminated in the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. NACL member Bryan Hughes, who serves in the Texas legislature, led passage of S.B. 8, the bounty-hunter bill that all-but outlawed abortion in Texas by allowing private citizens to sue women who terminate pregnancies after six weeks, and their doctors, in civil court.
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The Christian Nationalist Machine Turning Hate Into Law (Original Post)
CousinIT
Feb 2023
OP
Just looked him up--TX dems are lucky to have him. Keep fight the Xtianationalism bs.
Timeflyer
Feb 2023
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Faux pas
(14,690 posts)1. Kickin' with Disgust
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yellowdogintexas
(22,270 posts)2. scary as hell!
We have a local expert on this movement who speaks at many local Democratic events. His name is Chris Tackett and you can follow him on various social media. If you live in the Fort Worth/Dallas area keep an eye out for him; he speaks at club meetings
He has also given talks about where the money really comes from in Texas. He is a very through researcher and loves data.
Timeflyer
(2,003 posts)5. Just looked him up--TX dems are lucky to have him. Keep fight the Xtianationalism bs.
Our founders did not want this to be a Christian or any other religion nation. They knew the history of bloody European religious wars.
Wounded Bear
(58,713 posts)3. Tax the churches! nt
CurtEastPoint
(18,664 posts)4. gag alert