"But the reality is that America has become less religious — about 28% of Americans claim no religion — because white Americans are less religious."
Bob Smietana notes that in having immigrants rounded up, detained, deported, Trump is doing MAGA bidding. But MAGA also wants America "returned" to the "Christian" nation it was originally — or so MAGA imagines.
And ironically, Trump's draconian anti-immigrant policies are having the opposite effect from what MAGA wants in the second arena: they threaten to make the nation less Christian.
#Trump #immigrants #deportations #ChristianNationalism
/6
https://wordandway.org/2025/11/20/why-trumps-immigration-crackdown-may-make-america-less-christian
"Younger white Americans are one of the least religious groups in the country — while nonwhite Americans and immigrants are among the most religious. ...
Podcaster and conservative personality Tucker Carlson, known for his controversial takes on American culture — and his recent interview with antisemitic activist Nick Fuentes — has blamed immigration for the decline of religion in America."
"And especially in North Carolina, when small businesses are 50% of your workforce and also farms and agribusiness are the number one economic driver in your state…. This is just impacting people, again, who don't feel safe to go to work, even if they are U.S. citizens. And it's just it's hit everybody everywhere in every sector."
#Trump #JDVance #immigrants #deportations #economy #food #agriculture #jobs #LaborForce #housing #NorthCarolina
/5
Bob Smietana notes that in having immigrants rounded up, detained, deported, Trump is doing MAGA bidding. But MAGA also wants America "returned" to the "Christian" nation it was originally — or so MAGA imagines.
And ironically, Trump's draconian anti-immigrant policies are having the opposite effect from what MAGA wants in the second arena: they threaten to make the nation less Christian.
#Trump #immigrants #deportations #ChristianNationalism
/6
https://wordandway.org/2025/11/20/why-trumps-immigration-crackdown-may-make-america-less-christian
bhaugen
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Video footage showing ICE's masked thugs smashing the car window of a man in Charlotte and detaining him though he had proof of American citizenship and a valid ID.
#Trump #StephenMiller #Charlotte #NorthCarolina #ICE #MaskedThugs #immigrants #deportations #ChristianNationalism
/10
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/us/video/trump-ice-charlotte-north-carolina-real-id-man-detained-vrtc
Video footage showing ICE's masked thugs smashing the car window of a man in Charlotte and detaining him though he had proof of American citizenship and a valid ID.
#Trump #StephenMiller #Charlotte #NorthCarolina #ICE #MaskedThugs #immigrants #deportations #ChristianNationalism
/10
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/us/video/trump-ice-charlotte-north-carolina-real-id-man-detained-vrtc
"Residents described officers sprinting through parking lots, jumping fences behind small bakeries and mercados. Some said they watched people shoved to the ground, grocery bags splitting apart, oranges rolling into traffic, voices shaking as shouts ricocheted between brick storefronts."
#Trump #StephenMiller #Charlotte #NorthCarolina #ICE #MaskedThugs #immigrants #deportations #ChristianNationalism
/9
"A city defined by banking towers and craft breweries, where weekends were measured by Panthers touchdowns, farmers’ markets, and late-night debates about who served the best barbecue in town.
By this weekend, that rhythm collapsed.
Before sunrise, unmarked SUVs slid through quiet neighborhoods, and ICE agents moved in like a storm front."
#Trump #StephenMiller #Charlotte #NorthCarolina #ICE #MaskedThugs #immigrants #deportations #ChristianNationalism
/8
"We wrote this to help you imagine how quickly a city can change under Trump…
Charlotte was once a place of slow, easy mornings, coffee cups clinking in cozy cafés, jazz drifting through open doors on Tryon Street, families stepping onto the light rail with strollers and soccer bags."
~ Alt National Park
#Trump #StephenMiller #Charlotte #NorthCarolina #ICE #MaskedThugs #immigrants #deportations #ChristianNationalism
/7
"Congregants of an east Charlotte church scattered into the woods Saturday when masked federal agents arrived and detained one of their members, according to witnesses. A Charlotte pastor said Border Patrol came into his church and made an arrest in front of children on Nov. 15, 2025."
~ Nick Sullivan and Khadejeh Nikouyeh
#Trump #StephenMiller #Charlotte #NorthCarolina #ICE #MaskedThugs #immigrants #deportations #ChristianNationalism
/6
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article312932422.html
"Anti-ICE protests in Charlotte: ❤ People all over the country had enough of Trump's Nazi bullshit!"
~ Gavin Rocks!
#Trump #StephenMiller #Charlotte #NorthCarolina #ICE #MaskedThugs #immigrants #deportations #ChristianNationalism
/5
https://newsom2028.substack.com/p/anti-ice-protests-in-charlotte
"Attacks on mosques in the UK have soared in recent months, the government’s Islamophobia monitoring partner has said, with more than 40% of incidents featuring British or English flags and Christian nationalist symbols or slogans."
~ Chris Osuh
#Islamophobia #UK #mosques #ChristianNationalism #fascism #Nazis
/3
Alex Akselrod
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#DonaldTrump's Former Spiritual Adviser Indicted for #ChildSexCrimes
Published Mar 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM EDT
Excerpt: " #RobertMorris is the 6th #megachurch pastor from #Texas to resign from their post since 2024 due to #SexualAssault claims and other #misconduct allegations.
"Donald #Trump has recently come under scrutiny from Republicans after accused human trafficker #AndrewTate was able to return to the US and for failing to release files on convicted sex offender #JeffreyEpstein."
Read more:
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-spiritual-advisor-indicted-sex-crimes-texas-megachurch-2044019
#Hypocrisy #ChildSexAbuse
#MegaChurches #EpsteinFiles #PedosOfAFeather #USPol #TrumpFamilyValues #TrumpIsAPedo #ChristianNationalism #TraditionalValues
Joel Michael
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Trump's impending statement that autism is linked to acetaminophen (paracetamol) use isn't just ableism.
Acetaminophen is one of the very few analgesics that can be safely used during pregnancy and breastfeeding. This announcement is going to signal official health policy shift around the use of it.
This is a further leaning into the misogynistic christian idea that "women" are meant to suffer during pregnancy and childbirth (Gen3.16) as a consequence of subverting the natural order of submission to men.
We talk about the US becoming a fascist state, but are missing out on the discussion of how christian nationalism is the pathway there.
#US #USA #USPol #Trump #ChristianNationalism #autism #health
bhaugen
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"Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York in the Catholic Church, tells Fox News that Charlie Kirk was a modern day saint and a hero.
If your faith allows you to whitewash, glorify, and canonize an unapologetic racist, your faith is white supremacy."
~ Keith Boykin
bhaugen
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“Why can't we say that [Kirk’s] Christianity was clearly important to him — but that it was also profoundly flawed?”
~ John Grosso
Why can’t we say that his Christianity directly contradicts key teachings of Jesus and the gospels and is a betrayal of what Christianity actually stands for?
Trump's impending statement that autism is linked to acetaminophen (paracetamol) use isn't just ableism.
Acetaminophen is one of the very few analgesics that can be safely used during pregnancy and breastfeeding. This announcement is going to signal official health policy shift around the use of it.
This is a further leaning into the misogynistic christian idea that "women" are meant to suffer during pregnancy and childbirth (Gen3.16) as a consequence of subverting the natural order of submission to men.
We talk about the US becoming a fascist state, but are missing out on the discussion of how christian nationalism is the pathway there.
#US #USA #USPol #Trump #ChristianNationalism #autism #health
"The affirmation of MAGA’s false narratives by high-profile Democrats and liberals greatly reifies the far right’s goal of severing our nation’s grasp on the existence of an objective reality. Because let’s be clear: That is their project. ...
By mobilizing the power of the state to force the nation to see Kirk through the eyes of the Republican Party, the right is using his killing to escalate its war on truth."
#CharlieKirk #FauxMartyrdom #ChristianNationalism
/67
https://newrepublic.com/article/200521/vance-charlie-kirk-murder-orwell
“Why can't we say that [Kirk’s] Christianity was clearly important to him — but that it was also profoundly flawed?”
~ John Grosso
Why can’t we say that his Christianity directly contradicts key teachings of Jesus and the gospels and is a betrayal of what Christianity actually stands for?
"Barron also appeared on Fox News Sept. 11 to extol Kirk as a Christian evangelist and 'man of faith,' telling show hosts that the 31-year-old conservative celebrity should be remembered for his commitment to civil discourse."
"'Friends, let us remember Charlie Kirk — as a kind of apostle of civil discourse, but above all, as a man who loved Jesus Christ,' [Bishop Robert] Barron wrote on social media Thursday afternoon (Sept. 11)."
~ Nate Tinner-Williams