Christian nationalism is in full swing after Donald Trump’s Thursday announcement of a process power to “eradicate anti-Christian bias,” in addition to a brand new White Home Religion Workplace led by right-wing televangelist and Trump religious adviser Paula White.
The president made the announcement on the Nationwide Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., the place he claimed with none proof that Christians are below assault in america—and that he’ll save them.
“The mission of this task force will be to immediately halt all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government, including at the DOJ, which was absolutely terrible, the IRS, the FBI, terrible, and other agencies,” Trump stated. “In addition, the task force will work to fully prosecute anti-Christian violence and vandalism in our society and to move heaven and earth to defend the rights of Christians and religious believers nationwide.”
Trump added, “While I’m in the White House, we will protect Christians in our schools, in our military, in our government, in our workplaces, hospitals and in our public squares. And we will bring our country back together as one nation under God.”
Removed from being a persecuted minority, Christians are the most important non secular group in america, with 68% of People figuring out as Christian, in accordance to Gallup knowledge from March. And as for precise non secular persecution, it is really Jews—who make up simply 2% of the inhabitants—who confronted the overwhelming majority of hate crimes in 2023, in accordance to knowledge from the Division of Justice.
Christians overwhelmingly backed Trump within the 2024 election, with 63% of Protestants and different Christian denominations and 59% of Catholics supporting Trump, in accordance to exit ballot knowledge.
Now that he has reinfiltrated the White Home, Trump appears to be rewarding them for his or her loyalty.
He’s filling his administration with Christian nationalists like Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth, Workplace of Price range and Administration director designee Russell Vought, and U.S. Ambassador to Israel nominee Mike Huckabee.
Trump additionally pardoned a bunch of Christians who illegally attacked and blockaded a well being clinic that offered abortions.
As for the White Home Religion Workplace, will probably be led by White, who’s off her rocker.
White has claimed that advising Trump is an project from God.
“To say no to President Trump would be saying no to God,” White stated. “And I won’t do that.”
She additionally stated those that oppose Trump are a part of a “demonic network.”
In 2020, when it appeared that Trump misplaced the election to Joe Biden, White gave a batshit loopy sermon the place she spoke in tongues and claimed that “angels” have been coming to ship Trump victory.
“I hear a sound of victory, the Lord says it is done,” White stated. “For angels have even been dispatched from Africa right now… In the name of Jesus from South America, they’re coming here.”
And within the 2024 election, she requested Christians to quick earlier than Trump’s debate with Vice President Kamala Harris.
The Bible is fairly express about not worshipping false gods. White doesn’t appear to care.
