Thread by @profsamperry

Last year @ndrewwhitehead & I were asked to submit this written testimony to the @January6thCmte on the role of white #ChristianNationalism in the #CapitolRiots. We explain how WCN had laid ideological groundwork & was shaping interpretation of events. 1/5
osf.io/preprints/soca…

Because the Jan 6 Committee ultimately decided to leave out all discussion of #ChristianNationalism in their report, we've posted testimony on @socarxiv. The document has not been substantively revised or updated. Others have cited video/photo evidence, but we felt this... 2/5

...written testimony provided a broader view of how white #ChristianNationalism is clearly linked w/many of the factors that facilitated the #CapitolRiots & have since made Americans on the right more inclined to remember the event has harmless or even good. We regret the... 3/5

...Committee ignored this important dynamic currently at work in the American public & clearly on display at the #CapitolRiots. We'd also refer you to another report co-authored by @AmandaTylerBJC @AntheaButler @JemarTisby @kathsstewart @AndrewLSeidel 4/5
bjconline.org/jan6report/

Lastly, we have also recently discussed the contents and evidence in our testimony with @BradleyOnishi on the @StraightWhiteJC podcast. You can check that our here or wherever you get your podcasts. 5/5
straightwhiteamericanjesus.com/episodes/the-j…