Thread by @cjtackett

Until you actually understand what you are up against, it’s hard to figure out how to beat it. Even though some have been making as much noise as they could over the past few years, many didn’t want to or weren’t ready to hear. Maybe now that changes.

This is legitimately a fight for our country, our state, and our communities. The @CNN documentary, Deep In The Pockets Of Texas, showed the tip of the iceberg.

https://twitter.com/cnn/status/1551341507642359808

It is scary. It could be demotivating. But know that we can beat this. We have to have everyone pulling in the same direction, understanding the fight to come, and being honest about the ideology driving it - 7 Mountains

Here is Dorothy Burton speaking about 7 Mountains, the ideology driving many white Christian nationalists (such as Farris Wilks and Tim Dunn), in Deep In The Pockets Of Texas

Here is @drdrbrockman discussing dominionism and Christian nationalism in Deep In The Pockets Of Texas.

Rafael Cruz, Ted’s father, preaches 7 Mountains. If you support Ted in any way, shape, or form, you are supporting Christian nationalism. The 🍎 doesn’t fall far from the 🌳

This isn’t just about money and power. It’s about imposing a version of religion on everyone. It’s about total control. It isn’t just Farris Wilks and Tim Dunn. They believe. They spend billions to fund. They are the cannonball into the pool. The resulting waves are the danger.

.@mentack and I are here for the fight. I think things like this documentary will bring a lot of new people along too. We win with our voices, our feet, and our votes.

#SeeItNameItFightIt
(Clip from Deep In The Pockets Of Texas)

*small correction
Wilks and Dunn have billions and spend *millions* to fund the growth of white Christian nationalist ideology.

You want to learn more? These are the people who taught us what to look for and what to call it. Now we just have to go fight it! (1 of 2)

https://twitter.com/mentack/status/1551552473436921861?s=20&t=atrmjhuu04p_MhScfYBoLg

You want to learn more? These are the people who taught us what to look for and what to call it. Now we just have to go fight it! (2 of 2)

https://twitter.com/mentack/status/1551558585947234304?s=20&t=atrmjhuu04p_MhScfYBoLg

The thing to remember as you watch the @CNN documentary “Deep In The Pockets Of Texas”: There is more to tell, as Wilks and Dunn are where the story begins, not where it ends.

I’d love to see follow ups that dive into Prager U & Ben Shapiro (both funded or owned by Wilks)

I’d love to see a deep dive into David Barton, and his connections to Project Blitz, Charis Bible College, Andrew Wommack Ministries, etc.

The tendrils of Christian nationalism run deep and far. We need to identify it and pull it out at the root. That’s how we stop this.