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15 Dec, 9 tweets, 6 min read
Glad to see so many people waking up to threat #ChristianNationalism poses to our republic and our pluralistic democracy.

If you've just recognized this existential threat, welcome to the fight. It's not over because Trump is on his way out the door. There's a lot left to do.
If you want to learn more about #ChristianNationalism read up....

@kathsstewart's The Power Worshippers is a great look at the power players and monied interests that drive CN. She opened the back of the watch and showed us the interlocking gears.
amazon.com/Power-Worshipp…
Check out @C_Stroop's writings on #ChristianNationalism. As an #exvangelical, she's got a valuable perspective and is especially erudite and observant when it comes to the authoritarianism inherent in CN.

Here's a good example of her writing: conversationalist.org/2019/11/14/if-…
You also need to read @ndrewwhitehead and @socofthesacred's book Taking America Back for God. It's an indispensable, scholarly sociological study of #ChristianNationalism. They've also got countless articles on the subject.
amazon.com/Taking-America…
You may want to check out the group, Christians Against Christian Nationalism. Their statement is short and worth reading:
…stiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/statement
Finally, if you want to know how to fight #ChristianNationalism, if you want the facts and history and, most importantly, arguments to undermine their mythology and destroy their identity, may I humbly suggest The Founding Myth:
amazon.com/Founding-Myth-…
@C_Stroop Jack Jenkins was one of the first journalists to cover Christian Nationalism, especially how Trump tapped it's power.
@C_Stroop And, of course, @michelleinbklyn, wrote the book on #ChristianNationalism back in 2006, Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism.

She saw this coming a long time ago.
amazon.com/Kingdom-Coming…
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12 Nov
Christian Hercules is way off here.

The Supreme Court did not determine or declare that we're a Christian nation. It said so in dicta: an unimportant aside not relevant to the case's holding.

The case involved a nativist law similar to Trump's Muslim ban. Here's what happened:
Congress passed the Alien Contract Labor Law (or Foran Act) in 1885. It said businesses couldn't sponsor foreign laborers (have them immigrate and then work for the companies). It was an extension of the racist Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
The court ruled that the law did not prevent churches from contracting to bring pastors from other countries to minister to their congregation. That’s it. It was an issue of statutory interpretation.
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4 Nov
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is about to hear argument in a case that might weaponinze religious freedom. Not only could it make "because god" a license to discriminate, it might also give discriminating religious orgs a right to contract with the government to provide services.
This case is not about faith, but whether adhering one particular brand of conservative Christianity is right that Trump's all others, including the rights of other Americans. This is about codifying Christian privilege in the Constitution.
The goal is to rewrite or redefine the Constitution so that it creates two classes of people: Christians and everyone else. Or to be more accurate, the right kind of conservative Christian, and everyone else.
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2 Nov
White Jesus in a #MAGA hat is perhaps my new front-runner for perfect encapsulation of Christian Nationalism in #Election2020
That absurd portrait is deeply problematic without the MAGA addition. Asked about the relationship between Christianity and white supremacy, Prof. @AntheaButler said, “It’s a huge relationship. Every time you see a white Jesus you see white supremacy.”
religiondispatches.org/fundraising-fo…
Other entries for best Christian Nationalist photo of #Election2020 include

1. Idaho's absurd Lieutenant Governor:
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4 Oct
I'm getting tons of questions about what happens if Trump dies before the election? Or after? Is it Pence or can GOP just pick anyone they want? 25th Amendment? And every possible variation of these Qs and more. I'm a constitutional attorney and I'll answer them all now.
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These procedural questions are fascinating and the short answer is that there is not a lot of precedent for most of what people want to ask. There are so many variables, so many unknowns, and so much could change between now and the inauguration. So there's a lot we don't know.
But we know enough. We know that if Biden wins—and especially if he wins in a landslide—none of these questions matter.

So...that is the answer to everything. Stop fretting over hypotheticals and do something. Vote early. Donate. Volunteer.

First, go to IWillVote.com
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26 Sep
Let’s talk about Amy Coney Barrett, not her religion, but her pattern of saying that when personal religion and professional responsibilities collide, her religious beliefs take precedence.

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That pattern is extensive, beginning in at least 1998 with an article on Catholic judges in which she raises the very issue the GOP is complaining about. But first...
The most important thing you need to know about Barrett is that she is accepting this nomination. RBG is not even buried yet and Barrett is down for the partisan power grab. She’s confessing to partisanship and that she lacks the integrity for the job.
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17 Sep
I am listening to the White House Conference on American History and it is batshit crazy. This is absolutely nuts.
A taste from Peter Wood on the protests: “Riots appear to be planned, staffed, scheduled for nights on end. These are not spontaneous, … but well staged … they run according to a well-rehearsed script. Who rights that script? The answer is obvious.” Then he blamed professors.
Quotes are not exact, sorry. Double check them all.

The moderator is Larry Arn, who runs Hillsdale College.
Read about it here: rightwingwatch.org/post/hillsdale…
(by @petemont)

HC gave Pence an honorary degree, and his speech was . . . inaccurate.
patheos.com/blogs/freethou…
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