I started to write a post about this very thing yesterday. I was glad to see your essay come up this evening as I appreciate your essays especially on timely topics like this one. Unfortunately, I have several family members who consider themselves Christian Nationalists. It has been sad to watch their Christianity become quite warped over the past 10 years or so. It now doesn't resemble the Christ I found in the Bible.
On another note, on this same topic of Christian Nationalism, it is worth taking a look at Gerald L. K. Smith and his presidential bid in 1944 against JFK. He was a Christian Nationalist and our current iteration of Christian Nationalism is made in his image. Here is a quote from the Wikipedia page on him:
"Smith ran as the America First Party candidate in the 1944 Presidential election, winning 1,781 votes (1530 in Michigan, 281 in Texas). In 1948, with running mate Harry Romer on the Christian Nationalist Party ticket, he received 48 votes. Smith's only other bid for the presidency was in 1956, when he received eight write-in votes in California.
"Gerald Smith ran for president because he lusted for power, but his hatred for Jews and his relentless crusade against them had no such 'rational' motivation... Smith was fascinated by the Office of the President of the United States." wrote biographer Glen Jeansonne."
That last part reminded me a lot of trump, he ran because he saw it as profitable and he liked the sheer raw power he had in controlling the minds of his followers. I firmly believe that one day this period in time will be looked back as trump as a leader of a cult because that is what they so resemble, he literally could murder someone in cold blood in front of his followers and then say he is innocent and the crowd would believe he was innocent despite having just watched him commit the murder.
I started to write a post about this very thing yesterday. I was glad to see your essay come up this evening as I appreciate your essays especially on timely topics like this one. Unfortunately, I have several family members who consider themselves Christian Nationalists. It has been sad to watch their Christianity become quite warped over the past 10 years or so. It now doesn't resemble the Christ I found in the Bible.
On another note, on this same topic of Christian Nationalism, it is worth taking a look at Gerald L. K. Smith and his presidential bid in 1944 against JFK. He was a Christian Nationalist and our current iteration of Christian Nationalism is made in his image. Here is a quote from the Wikipedia page on him:
"Smith ran as the America First Party candidate in the 1944 Presidential election, winning 1,781 votes (1530 in Michigan, 281 in Texas). In 1948, with running mate Harry Romer on the Christian Nationalist Party ticket, he received 48 votes. Smith's only other bid for the presidency was in 1956, when he received eight write-in votes in California.
"Gerald Smith ran for president because he lusted for power, but his hatred for Jews and his relentless crusade against them had no such 'rational' motivation... Smith was fascinated by the Office of the President of the United States." wrote biographer Glen Jeansonne."
That last part reminded me a lot of trump, he ran because he saw it as profitable and he liked the sheer raw power he had in controlling the minds of his followers. I firmly believe that one day this period in time will be looked back as trump as a leader of a cult because that is what they so resemble, he literally could murder someone in cold blood in front of his followers and then say he is innocent and the crowd would believe he was innocent despite having just watched him commit the murder.
Thanks, Judith! Always appreciate your support and insight.