It’s not surprising that Dan Partland’s documentary about the increasing influence of Christian Nationalism begins and ends with footage from Jan. 6., 2021. Christian Nationalists were among the principal organizers of the insurrection that occurred that day, which featured a trespasser carrying a Christian flag onto the Senate floor.
Although most people assume that the movement was catalyzed by the Roe v. Wade decision, it was actually another Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education, establishing racial segregation in public schools as unconstitutional, that energized it. ) courted the evangelical vote in 2016 with a vengeance. For many of them, it didn’t matter that their hero was a serial liar, tax cheat and adulterer, especially when he released his list of potential Supreme Court nominees.
While the MAGA movement, so entwined with Christian Nationalism, often proves inexplicable for those who haven’t joined the cult, conservativecolumnist David French provides some context when he points out, “If you were immersed in the world they’re immersed in, you’d be wearing the red hat too.” The prevalence of Christian media, which largely promotes a conservative Republican agenda, adds to the divisiveness.is particularly handy when it comes to justifying violence, it’s pointed out.
The movement bears an unfortunate similarity to the rise of Nazi Germany. In one of the film’s more disturbing moments, Schenck relates how, when he was receiving his religious training, he was instructed to always consult a reference book written by German theologian Gerhard Kittel. Kittel, he later discovered, was an avowed Nazi and anti-Semite who described the Jewish people as the enemy of Germany. “Boy, that was an eye-opener,” Schenck says, unnecessarily.
The film ends where it began, with footage of Jan. 6 insurrectionists proudly bearing crosses, signs emblazoned with bible verses, and pictures of Jesus. What it doesn’t provide, unfortunately, is a persuasive prescription for how we’re going to prevent our country from descending from democracy to theocracy.Danielle Directo-Meston. We use vendors that may also process your information to help provide our services.
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