Christians on this earth are supposed to be messengers to an unbelieving world. Paul referred to himself as an Ambassador for Christ. I am a Christian believer, yet for many years I was an atheist. And if it were not for the fact I am a Christian today, when I now hear the MAGA leaders, MAGA Republicans, and their electorate; I would probably think to myself "I do not want to know your god".
Christian white nationalism is not representative of the Gospel message. What we are witnessing in the United States is a far-right racist movement, which distorts biblical passages to gain support for its agenda of white supremacy, and to generate political support from white evangelicals already infiltrated with hate or prejudice. White MAGA supporters know what Trump and his minions are about: racists who focus on the great "white replacement theory". Their fear and contempt of minorities is their driving force behind destroying marginalized communities. Therefore, despite their so called "godly" speech, they are full of sh*t. Yes, I am one of those cussing Christians.
This country has always been a white supremacist nation. Yet we are now dealing with an authoritarian government, some would classify as a "theocracy". Yet this Christian nationalist movement which has spanned several decades in the making, only has reinforced and added to institutionalized and systemic racism which has always existed. This nationalist movement has chiseled away at constitutional law; even after states yielded more power after the Reagan administration. Consequently, we have seen an erosion between the boundaries regarding the separation of church and state, one of the major principals this country was founded upon.
I frequently watch Youtube for news information and political commentators, besides perusing my standard news websites such as the Associated Press, Reuters, Axios, and others. I am a liberal Christian, registered Democrat so I can vote in my extorting state, and I do believe in God and the gospel message which centers on Jesus Christ. So why hate me for it? I think its because in the United States, we got millions of mean and nasty MAGA racist white people who have torn our democracy down. You even got misogynistic blacks and Hispanics who voted for him, so there is more than Christian white nationalism contributing to the election of Donald Trump. Also, a significant portion of these MAGA "yea-whos" do not believe in Jesus Christ or the bible.
Some of these political influencers paint all Christians with a broad brush-- be damned us non-hating Christians! A person is free to believe whatever you want to believe, or not believe. Free to be of a certain faith or no faith. But why put all Christians into a negative category based on the behavior of the Christian white nationalists?
As a black woman, I know what prejudice is and what is racism; as I have been accustomed to it my entire life. There is a problem when people lump all people together because of their race, sexual orientation, or religion without knowing them.
I used to be a volunteer at my former multi-racial non-denominational church, in a clothing ministry for people in need. Virtually every volunteer there was white (I was the only black), Republican, judgmental, and assumed the worse of everyone who came through our ministry doors. The ministry workers didn't know a damn thing about the people or their life's story. This irked the hell out of me, but I wanted to help out so I stuck with this insufferable group until I could not take my fellow volunteers anymore. Again, there is a problem when a person assumes the worse about a group of people based on stereotypes or the negative behavior of select people, and therefore project those negative qualities onto an entire group.
My bad experience did not cause me to think all white Christians were that way.I do not equate the terrorist group ISIS with believers of the Muslim faith, nor should people equate white nationalist Christians (MAGA) to other Christians; those folks do not represent anything in the gospel message I believe in. Christian white nationalists will quote, distort, and twist certain scriptures for financial and political gain--and their kindred racists will consume it immediately up, even to aid in their rationale for hate.
Also consider the black Christian church was instrumental to people during the civil rights movement. Black churches were a major place to assemble and rally for social justice; as opposed to advocating for Republican candidates--a common occurrence in certain predominately white churches. I do make a distinction between the two--for social justice is key for one's survival and way of life. It played a fundamental role in mobilizing blacks.
If there was ever a point in U.S. history that blacks need to organize, it would be today. We we are being targeted by the Trump regime and the white nationalist agenda. Targeted literally for destruction of our jobs, our health, retirement, voting rights, civil rights, as the goal of these people riddled with hate is to run us into the ground. Blacks must arise to prevent this and fight this assault upon us and our nation.
It grieves me when I see people thinking all Christians are like MAGA racists: gay hating, Muslim hating, misogynistic and all the rest of their stinking sewage. People need to weigh carefully about making assumptions about Christians, as some of the ire I am detecting is quite unfair and blinded with prejudice. The Christian nationalists will "use" God to galvanize evangelical support for their racist agenda and to appeal to the racist evangelicals. But I do not consider myself to be one of them. You may beg to differ, but that prejudice is on you--not me.
I will post more in the future on Christian white nationalism, because its latest emergence in the United States manifested in a very intricate and complex way. It is rather daunting, because one of the driving forces besides this group hallowed racism and bigotry is a very distorted view: a belief the earth and its people must be "subdued" by government, so then Christ may return. In essence, a lot of the Christian white nationalists believe the earth must be prepared satisfactorily for God by dominating political and governmental spheres--only then can Christ return. How convenient for their hateful rationales. However, for most believers, Christ will return at the appointed time, and He does not need anyone's help to do so.
