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Louisiana Uses 10 Commandments To Push Christian Fascism

By Frederick OlmsteadPosted on June 20, 2024Posted in Christian Nationalism, PoliticsTagged Christian Nationalism, Constitution, history, Jeff Landry, law, Louisiana, Moses, separation of church and state, Ten CommandmentsNo Comments

The Constitution of the United States of America explicitly forbids any legislative act that establishes any religion in the law. That’s the opposite of the intention of the Ten Commandments, which aims to force people into religious worship.

An Appeal To Humanity

By Frederick OlmsteadPosted on May 23, 2024Posted in Christian NationalismTagged Appeal to Heaven, evangelical, history, insurrection, January 6, judge, Mike Johnson, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court, theocracyNo Comments

The New York Times reports that US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito flew the Appeal To Heaven flag outside his home, apparently for months. Alito displayed the flag after Christian Nationalist supporters of Donald Trump carried the symbol with them as they violently attacked the US Capitol building during the insurrection of January 6, 2021. […]

Governor Claims Oklahoma Belongs To Jesus

By Frederick OlmsteadPosted on November 15, 2022Posted in Christian NationalismTagged Christian Nationalism, education, election, history, Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma, Ryan Walters, schoolNo Comments

On the whole, Christian Nationalism had a terrible showing in the midterm elections of 2022. There were some Christian Nationalist victories, with the re-election of Marjorie Taylor Greene, for example, but the most extreme Christian Nationalist candidates, like Kari Lake, Blake Masters, and Doug Mastriano, lost their elections to their Democratic rivals. In spite of […]