Thank you for this article Tom Schaller. As a Catholic I am appalled by the hate and hypocrisy and blatant disregard of Jesus’ teachings. Thankfully Pope Leo and the American College of Bishops are speaking out.
I wish Pam Bondi, Karoline Leavitt, Kristi Noem would remove those crosses from their necks. And shame on Speaker Johnson- always.
I find it rich to read of the many ways individuals who proclaim to be Christian but also support the abuses of ICE and CBP explain their reasoning- I haven’t read that, I have been too busy to watch the news, if “they” say these people are violent then it must be so, the streets are not safe as long as these “terrorists “ are free, and the worst mentioned in this article- I haven’t been shot so….so what will it take for these “Christians “ to wake up and smell the rot of which they have been supporting?
Let’s call the “detention” centers what they really are – concentration camps. If ICE can kill 2 white people in broad daylight for no valid reason with zero consequences, what do you think is going on in these camps where inspection is not allowed?
I was staying with Fox-watching evangelical relatives last week and I overheard my cousin tell my son's girlfriend how much atheists hate and are persecuting the Christians in the US. Unbeknownst to her, she's got three atheist relatives in her house who were nothing but friendly, appreciative and generous. We all get along well, except my cousin is as ignorant as it gets when it comes to reality because of her media diet.
She attends a megachurch in Phoenix with tens of thousands of people, so somehow these poor persecuted Christians are allowed to gather and practice their religion in the most ostentatious way possible. Almost everyone in the administration they support professes to be Christian. I live in an area that is littered with hundreds of Ten Commandments and Christian nationalist signs that have been up for decades with no pushback. The strength of their persecution narrative against all evidence is truly astounding.
Their megachurch pastor no doubt attends the "conferences" put on by the oligarchs telling them what to preach to their congregations. Read the book Money, Lies, and God for the details.
I highly recommend the books Money, Lies, and God (billionaire sponsors of prosperity gospel conventions telling pastors what to say) as well as The Separation of Church and Hate (details the scriptures taken out of context to support what these nationalists really want – power) to get a better understanding of how we got to where we are.
Apparently someone issued a memo encouraging pieces about the MAGAt-Christianity dichotomy. Jen Rubin (The Contrarian) covered the subject just this morning.
As a resident of Louisiana, our state has shamefully created perhaps the most smug, egregious CINO (Christian In Name Only). His name is Mikie "Bible Thumper" Johnson. Evidence of his Christian/white nationalism include hatred of the LGBTQ+ community, 2020 election denialism (he said he was not an election denier only to falsely claim that the 2020 election was illegitimate), support for the cruel treatment of immigrants, cutting SNAP benefits and blatant lying to name just a few.
After becoming Speaker of the House, Mikie said "go pick up a Bible" to understand his worldview. Pahleeze.
Let's all work to knock this wolf in sheep's clothing from his perch as Speaker of the House. I look forward to the day when he will have to hand the gavel to Hakeem Jeffries after the midterms. That is, unless the MAGAts lose and are dispersed all across America like locusts to nationalize 01/06/2021. If that "day which will live in infamy" is repeated, I honestly fear it could be the beginning of the end of our country.
I couldn't agree with you more, Alexandra. Your observation of being in the "middle" of the end is spot-on. Hopefully, we can stem the tide in the midterms?
When they say Christian they mean non hispanic white Christians is gated communities. Sort of related... when companies advertise electronically the ads are followed by lengthy disclaimers saying rmthat the company isn't promising what it seems to be promising and that there are a lot if exceptions. . . . White nationalists use national to really mean religious. They got the white part correct but nationalists is misleading. Its really a pseudonym for repeating whir, non hispanic, non religious minority. Religious values were a hope. Not a guarantee
The loudest shouters about loving god, are almost always the biggest hypocrites. Same as, beware of the person riding in on a horse proclaiming their love of the flag since in reality they are a fascist who hates the country.
Thank you for this article Tom Schaller. As a Catholic I am appalled by the hate and hypocrisy and blatant disregard of Jesus’ teachings. Thankfully Pope Leo and the American College of Bishops are speaking out.
I wish Pam Bondi, Karoline Leavitt, Kristi Noem would remove those crosses from their necks. And shame on Speaker Johnson- always.
I find it rich to read of the many ways individuals who proclaim to be Christian but also support the abuses of ICE and CBP explain their reasoning- I haven’t read that, I have been too busy to watch the news, if “they” say these people are violent then it must be so, the streets are not safe as long as these “terrorists “ are free, and the worst mentioned in this article- I haven’t been shot so….so what will it take for these “Christians “ to wake up and smell the rot of which they have been supporting?
They also believe that the Constitution says the Christianity is the official religion of this country.
Let’s call the “detention” centers what they really are – concentration camps. If ICE can kill 2 white people in broad daylight for no valid reason with zero consequences, what do you think is going on in these camps where inspection is not allowed?
I was staying with Fox-watching evangelical relatives last week and I overheard my cousin tell my son's girlfriend how much atheists hate and are persecuting the Christians in the US. Unbeknownst to her, she's got three atheist relatives in her house who were nothing but friendly, appreciative and generous. We all get along well, except my cousin is as ignorant as it gets when it comes to reality because of her media diet.
She attends a megachurch in Phoenix with tens of thousands of people, so somehow these poor persecuted Christians are allowed to gather and practice their religion in the most ostentatious way possible. Almost everyone in the administration they support professes to be Christian. I live in an area that is littered with hundreds of Ten Commandments and Christian nationalist signs that have been up for decades with no pushback. The strength of their persecution narrative against all evidence is truly astounding.
Their megachurch pastor no doubt attends the "conferences" put on by the oligarchs telling them what to preach to their congregations. Read the book Money, Lies, and God for the details.
“White Christian Nationalists” … it’s all about the white, never about the Christian.
I highly recommend the books Money, Lies, and God (billionaire sponsors of prosperity gospel conventions telling pastors what to say) as well as The Separation of Church and Hate (details the scriptures taken out of context to support what these nationalists really want – power) to get a better understanding of how we got to where we are.
Tom you have Saturday edition on your article at the top. Might be worth changing that to Friday.
Only two religious sects identify themselves by skin color: Black Muslims and White Evangelicals; one ignores Mohammed, the other, Jesus.
Apparently someone issued a memo encouraging pieces about the MAGAt-Christianity dichotomy. Jen Rubin (The Contrarian) covered the subject just this morning.
As a resident of Louisiana, our state has shamefully created perhaps the most smug, egregious CINO (Christian In Name Only). His name is Mikie "Bible Thumper" Johnson. Evidence of his Christian/white nationalism include hatred of the LGBTQ+ community, 2020 election denialism (he said he was not an election denier only to falsely claim that the 2020 election was illegitimate), support for the cruel treatment of immigrants, cutting SNAP benefits and blatant lying to name just a few.
After becoming Speaker of the House, Mikie said "go pick up a Bible" to understand his worldview. Pahleeze.
Let's all work to knock this wolf in sheep's clothing from his perch as Speaker of the House. I look forward to the day when he will have to hand the gavel to Hakeem Jeffries after the midterms. That is, unless the MAGAts lose and are dispersed all across America like locusts to nationalize 01/06/2021. If that "day which will live in infamy" is repeated, I honestly fear it could be the beginning of the end of our country.
Beginning of the end? At this point, I think we are at the middle of the end.
I couldn't agree with you more, Alexandra. Your observation of being in the "middle" of the end is spot-on. Hopefully, we can stem the tide in the midterms?
When they say Christian they mean non hispanic white Christians is gated communities. Sort of related... when companies advertise electronically the ads are followed by lengthy disclaimers saying rmthat the company isn't promising what it seems to be promising and that there are a lot if exceptions. . . . White nationalists use national to really mean religious. They got the white part correct but nationalists is misleading. Its really a pseudonym for repeating whir, non hispanic, non religious minority. Religious values were a hope. Not a guarantee
The loudest shouters about loving god, are almost always the biggest hypocrites. Same as, beware of the person riding in on a horse proclaiming their love of the flag since in reality they are a fascist who hates the country.