Recommended Reading: Christian Nationalists Attempt to Respond to Critiques of Christian Nationalism
Recommended Reading: Christian Nationalists Attempt to Respond to Critiques of Christian Nationalism
The Week's Recommended Reading on Substack: Jemar Tisby, Jim Wallis, Parker Molloy, Chris Geidner, Aaron Rupar, and Judd Legum.
The Week's Recommended Reading on Substack:
Jemar Tisby writes that “the desperate clambering to either rebrand or reject the term white Christian nationalism means our efforts are starting to have an effect. While stalwart adherents may not change their perspectives, by continually identifying white Christian nationalism and the danger it presents to true freedom, we can make it harder for this ideology to spread unchecked.”
Jim Wallis writes that “racism, I learned, shaped everything from voting rights to civil rights, from economic life to educational opportunities, to policing and criminal justice; to the safety of your kids, and to whom you go to church with.”
Parker Molloy writes that “journalists cannot control which bits of information pique the public’s interest, especially when covering an event that is being televised, live-streamed, and live-tweeted. Hutchinson’s anecdote about Trump reaching for the steering wheel is a perfect example of this. And now I’ll illustrate how those one-off moments can get weaponized by bad actors.”
Chris Geidner writes that “in Congress, nearly three dozen Republicans — mostly a who’s who of exactly-who-you’d-think, from old-timers like Rep. Louie Gohmert to new members like Rep. Lauren Boebert — are taking aim at queer people by way of what is already being called ‘a federal ‘don’t say gay’ bill.’”
Aaron Rupar writes that “Lake’s election lies are obviously a different sort of terrible than Trump’s casual anti-semitism, but they’re products of the same fundamental rottenness. Both demonstrate that the true stakes of this election cycle are much greater than gas prices.”
Judd Legum and Rebecca Crosby write that “in all, 164 corporate PACs have donated $20,516,430 to election deniers since January 2021. Eighty corporate trade association PACs have donated $15,133,726. A corporate PAC was included in the analysis if it donated at least $50,000 to election deniers since 2021.”
