Pay attention to what Trump and his allies' agenda is:
Spearheading the effort is Russell Vought, president of The Center for Renewing America, part of a conservative consortium preparing for Trump’s return to power.
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"Vought has a close affiliation with Christian nationalist William Wolfe, a former Trump administration official who has advocated for overturning same-sex marriage, ending abortion and reducing access to contraceptives."
"Trump is not a devout man of faith. But Christian Nationalists have been among his most reliable campaign activists and voting blocs. Trump formed a political alliance with evangelicals during his first run for office, delivered them a six to three conservative majority on the Supreme Court and is now espousing the Christian right’s long-running argument that Christians are so severely persecuted that it necessitates a federal response."
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America is not a "Christian" nation, even if a majority (so far) of its citizens self-identify as Christians. A majority (so far) of Americans is white, but we do not call America a White Nation. Christian Nationalists want to fundamentally change America and turn it into a theocracy. The Dobbs decision (based on religious ideas) is one step closer to that goal.
This may be one of the reasons the Christian Nationalists are trying to fundamentally change America:
2 comments:
That's some incredible mentalism, pShaw. You've truly read Trump's mind this time! Trump is such a world renowned Christian Evangelist!
Obviously, you DIDN'T read the article that says the ChristNats are continuously in touch with Trump -- he speaks to Vought once a month!
CRA’s work fits into a broader effort by conservative, MAGA-leaning organizations to influence a future Trump White House. Two people familiar with the plans, who were granted anonymity to discuss internal matters, said that Vought hopes his proximity and regular contact with the former president — he and Trump speak at least once a month, according to one of the people — will elevate Christian nationalism as a focal point in a second Trump term.
The documents obtained by POLITICO do not outline specific Christian nationalist policies. But Vought has promoted a restrictionist immigration agenda, saying a person’s background doesn’t define who can enter the U.S., but rather, citing Biblical teachings, whether that person “accept[ed] Israel’s God, laws and understanding of history.”
TRUMP: Trump pledges to turn away those who don’t like ‘our religion
Then Trump again expanded his rhetoric.
“I will implement strong ideological screening of all immigrants,” he said, reading from the teleprompter. “If you hate America, if you want to abolish Israel,” he continued, apparently ad-libbing, “if you don’t like our religion — which a lot of them don’t — if you sympathize with the jihadists, then we don’t want you in our country and you are not getting in. Right?”
Where do you think Trump is getting these Christian Nationalist ideas? Trump is NOT a "thinker." He's too stupid. But he wiley and knows how to manipulate people's fears, and Christians FEAR they're losing power. So Trump plays into that for votes and relies on people like Vought to give him ideas on how to instill those fears of losing power.
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