And because I was raised as one, it is embarrassing. What was once a message of hope has become a cult of hatred.

Lying and stealing, propaganda and corruption, are the fallback of mediocre people trying to pretend they're far more powerful, talented or important.

The community lead by a liar and/or thief will not thrive or survive.

Christian Nationalism is, essentially, Nazism. And it's huge in the U.S. right now. It's the reason Trump was elected, it's the reason the Republican-controlled Congress does nothing, it's the reason the news media has turned against democracy.

Meanwhile, old fashioned Christianity is on the defensive. Pastors in mainline Protestant churches continue to follow the old rules and avoid discussing politics. They are no match for the huge mega MAGA "nondenominational" right wing Christian Nationalist "prosperity gospel" white-supremacist -but-we're-nice-to-everybody (sure you are, as long as they know they're place and don't get uppity) congregations that tell their members how to vote.

Either mainstream Christian leaders wake up and fight back or they'll lose their whole religion to this catastrophe.

Since Jesus was supposedly nailed to his cross, Christians have not been shy about using violence to push their agenda. And white Christian nationalism has been around in this country for a long time. The south used Christianity has justification for slavery. And the KKK used Christianity as a justification for white supremacy. Evenangelicals have used Christianity has justification for their anti-gay, anti women's reproductive rights, anti-imigrant, anti-vaxxer, anti-science and all of the other anti sentiments.

So when yet another Christians steps forward and is aghast at what their fellow "Christians" are doing, you'll have to excuse me if I say move along, because you all have incrementally caused this mess.

these are folks who actually not just talk the talk, they also walk the walk by among other things volunteering in their communities. Unfortunately, they are few. The rest in the red state i am in are what we used to call Sunday go to meeting cchristians.As long as their butt is in the seat, they are christian, but the minute they walk out the door, it gets left behind until the next sunday.

He's an unapologetic Christian, a seminary student, who has been calling out the false prophets and fake Christians. Christian Nationalism has nothing to do with Christianity; it's merely a front for the political power grab going on right now. Similar to the KKK, Christian Nationalists hide beneath a cloak of righteousness. They're flat-out liars who will use any means necessary to consolidate their power and authority.

Over everyone.

Talarico is drawing crowds. People are listening to his warnings. For the right-wing, this young seminary student is a clear and present danger. Trump and his Flying Monkey Brigade cannot win if the Christian-right deserts them because the 'coalition' is fracturing in other sectors.

The Texas primary on March 3rd should be very interesting.