MAGA pastor Shane Vaughn held an impromptu prayer session in his car yesterday to ask God to send angels into the Supreme Court to give former President Donald Trump a victory in his presidential immunity case. Christian nationalist Lance Wallnau told the audience gathered for this “Courage Tour” that they cannot trust anyone but God and “those who God has anointed.” Wallnau, of course, is one of “those who God has anointed” and can therefore be trusted. Christian nationalist Ben Zeisloft says that Christians must enact laws for the good of their neighbors, which means “abolishing abortion, o ..read more

Rick Wiles is a deeply antisemitic right-wing conspiracy theorist and End Times broadcaster who has dedicated countless episodes of his “TruNews” programs to railing against Israel and Jews. Now, Wiles is running for Congress. I am a candidate for Congress in Florida’s District 21. Today the Sec. of State certified my name to appear on the Aug. 20 Republican Party primary. God willing, I will defeat Brian Mast. I will never wear a foreign army military uniform. Always America first! — Rick Wiles (@realRickWiles) April 25, 2024 Wiles joined fellow antisemitic right-wing conspiracy th ..read more

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez @ The Washington Post: Meadows, Giuliani and other Trump allies charged in Arizona 2020 election probe An Arizona grand jury on Wednesday indicted seven attorneys or aides affiliated with Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign as well as 11 Arizona Republicans on felony charges related to their alleged efforts to subvert Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state, according to an announcement by the state attorney general. Those indicted include former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, attorneys Rudy Giuliani, Jenna Ellis, John Eastman and Christina Bobb, t ..read more

Sean Feucht says that “we are living in the last days”: “These are the end times … we’re living in the midst of it.” Mark Meckler of Convention of States and Rick Green of Patriot Academy and WallBuilders are teaming up for a series of events to explain the “pivotal role the Wild West can play in shaping America’s future.” Stephen Wolfe, author of “The Case for Christian Nationalism,” declares that “in places where Christians can assert their will in politics, then they should do that.” And if people don’t like it, well, “tough.” “Apostle” Dutch Sheets, a leading figure within the New Apostol ..read more

Last week, far-right pastor Doug Wilson was interviewed by Tucker Carlson, who billed Wilson as “the Christian nationalist they warned you about.” Pastor Doug Wilson is the Christian nationalist they warned you about. pic.twitter.com/E92V7OMLTS — Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) April 15, 2024 On Wednesday, Wilson posted a video answering various questions about his views, particularly as they relate to Christian nationalism. Wilson summed up his position by paraphrasing Psalm 2 in declaring that the foundational principle of government must be that “there is a God and he commands earthly rul ..read more

As the aggressive Christian nationalism that infuses the MAGA movement and Republican Party intensifies, journalists and filmmakers are paying closer attention to the threat this political ideology and its adherents pose to freedom in America. A must-watch new documentary, “Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy,” will be available for streaming on AppleTV, Amazon Prime, and Google Play beginning Friday, April 26. Directed by Stephen Ujlaki and Christopher Jacob Jones and narrated by Peter Coyote, “Bad Faith” makes masterful use of archival and current footage of Chris ..read more

Rep. Tracey Mann is the latest member of Congress to appear on Christian nationalist worship leader Sean Feucht’s podcast. Speaking of Feucht, TPUSA’s Alex Clark attacked him for criticizing the lyrics on Taylor Swift’s new album, accusing Feucht of being involved in “sketchy stuff” and blasphemy. This was pretty remarkable since TPUSA is a co-sponsor of Feucht’s “Kingdom To The Capitol Tour.” William Wolfe declares that “the Big Bang Theory and Darwinian Evolution are two of the most laughable concepts ever invented and advanced by modern man”: “If you believe in these, you are, quite litera ..read more

Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and Nate Schweber @ The New York Times: The Circus Trump Wanted Outside His Trial Hasn’t Arrived With support from demonstrators in Lower Manhattan spotty so far, Donald Trump issued a call to “rally behind MAGA,” and suggested the poor turnout was a result of a plot against his supporters. Kevin Drum: National Enquirer publisher says Trump payments were to help his campaign In the Trump hush money trial, David Pecker, publisher of the National Enquirer, testified today about paying off informants to hush up sex scandals. David Badash @ The New Civil Rig ..read more

When Rep. Mike Johnson was elected Speaker of the House last year, Christian nationalist religious-right activist Rick Green was “literally in tears” because, he said, Johnson “is one of our guys.” “We’ve been praying for this,” Green gushed at the time. “We’ve been praying for leaders that have a fear of God, that we know have a foundation of biblical truth.” “This is a moment to stop what you are doing and thank God for this happen,” he declared. Christian nationalist religious-right activist Rick Green says he is “literally in tears” that Rep. Mike Johnson has been elected Speaker of the H ..read more

Dave Hayes, who repeatedly predicted that the military would take over the country and put former President Donald Trump back in office, is now warning that the Biden administration is trying to impose martial law. Anti-LGBTQ activist John Stemberger has been named president of Liberty Counsel Action and will also serve as senior counsel of Liberty Counsel. Rudy Giuliani told “prophet” Julie Green that Trump is “a very, very good man” whereas Biden is “a thoroughly evil man”: “Personally, there’s no comparison between [Trump] and the thwarted, almost Satan-like guy in the White House.” Andrew ..read more