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Deus Vult

The Christian right, alt-right, and Christian nationalist movement have also repurposed the phrase to represent their view of a clash of civilizations.

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Deus vult (Ecclesiastical Latin: 'God wills it') is a Christian motto relating to Divine providence. It was first chanted by Catholics during the First Crusade in 1096 as a rallying cry.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_vult Image
BY @tlecaque JUNE 7, 2022

CHRISTIAN NATIONALISTS AND THE HOLY GUN CRUSADE
religiondispatches.org/christian-nati… Image
The motto was also used as a tattoo by the 2023 Allen, Texas outlet mall shooting perpetrator.

Tracing the Odnoklassniki Profile of the Texas Mall Shooter
May 9, 2023 by @bellingcat
bellingcat.com/news/2023/05/0…
Scholars Say White Supremacists Chanting 'Deus Vult' Got History Wrong
Sept 4, 2017

White supremacists using Crusaders' crosses & other medieval imagery on their homemade shields say the time period is an ideal of a white Europe. Scholars disagree.
npr.org/2017/09/04/548…

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