JD Vance's Connections to a Christian Nationalist Movement

Christian nationalists dream of taking over America. This movement is actually doing it.

This is the New Apostolic Reformation, a charismatic evangelical Christian movement led by a loose network of self-appointed­ prophets and apostles, who claim that God speaks directly to them, often in dreams. And they believe that Christians are called to wage a spiritual battle for control of the US.

In the vanguard of an ascendant Christian nationalist movement, they seek an explicitly Christian command of public schools, social policy, and all levels of the government, including the courts. Some scholars claim that NAR is the fastest-growing spiritual movement in the US. Evangelical writer C. Peter Wagner described it as the most significant shake-up in Protestantism since the Reformation. Its laser focus on starting a spiritual war to Christianize America has led the Southern Poverty Law Center to call NAR “the greatest threat to US democracy that you have never heard of.”

Estimates of Christians influenced by NAR vary widely, from 3 million to 33 million. But the number of adherents isn’t the extent of its influence; its main tenets have moved beyond the confines of churches and into the political mainstream, largely thanks to traveling apostles and prophets who preach at evangelical churches worldwide.

Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Mike Flynn has hosted NAR leaders on his “ReAwaken America” tour, and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has worked with its apostles.

And just in the last two weeks, GOP vice presidential hopeful Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) appeared in Pennsylvania at an event hosted by Lance Wallnau, a Texas business strategist-turned-NAR superstar. Wallnau, who has called Kamala Harris a “Jezebel” and speculated that people on the political left may be controlled by demons, helped develop Project 19, a right-wing political initiative to win 19 key counties in swing states for Trump.

Since 2016, many NAR prophesies have concerned Trump, whom adherents see as having been divinely chosen to lead the country. And now Vance is joining in the fray.


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[dannylucas]

Christian nationalist is just another word for Adolph's dream.

[chrismorley]

These people are insane and very dangerous 😢

[fightingmink]

The crazy things are that they don’t really care about the country and don’t believe in God… they crave the power.

[katherenewedic]

understand. they are not about Jesus. they are about using the name of Jesus for their very non-Jesus agenda. do not assume they are in the true nature of Christ, Christians.

[texasrefugee]

Karen of Gawd=a rich, armed, narcissistic, superior person who uses God and religion to shield themselves.

[angelikalindenau]

Gosh, my stomach heaves. Please vote blue!

[johnmaisonneuve]

Christian fascists, with
a complete distortion of Christianity and now combined with rapid extreme rightwing politics. How nice!

[jodyhall]

Some people take the Christ right out of Christianity. Turning your backs on the poor and people in need is not Christian

[hugh]

We are free to pursue our spiritual practice of choice, but not to impose it on others. Why are we giving tax breaks to those attempting that?

[Ruben-vnqb]

JD Vance in an interview 10 months ago said he would feel confortable and OK in a fascist regime...when will we stop tolerating traitors and nazifascists in out country?

[amycantwell]

The Christian Taliban ✝️ take their non profit status away for promoting politics.

[texasca]

God told me these people are full of crap. God told me to vote Blue. 🙂

[priscillaszporka]

🇺🇸💙 2024 💙🇺🇸 Let's go Kamala and Tim 💙

[rursus]

A less misleading name would be pseudo-Christian Fascists. Not that I give much for *_any_* Abrahamite religion, but the Bible very clearly states tolerance towards immigrants, and that Christianity is of all nations and no nation.

[nonya.bizness]

"christians are called to take dominion over the government."?
here's the list of 1st world countries run by a religion:
none.

here's the list of all theocracies worldwide today:
Afghanistan, Iran, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Vatican City, Yemen, and maybe Pakistan.

which one do you want to live in? .

[betterbetter]

You totally nailed the messaging on this one accurate and concise. I listen to this pod called straight white American Jesus, if anyone else is interested in learning more. Thanks Mother Jones

[donkeeton]

Christian Nationalism is not Christianity its about power James Tallerico has a good presentation on YouTube that explains it well.

[madierose]

I was curious how deep the rabbit hole goes, so a year ago, I created an alternate YouTube account for the sole purpose of shaping the YouTube algorithm to surface more and more Christian Nationalist content which it did, but it had the added benefit of surfacing all sorts of Q type conspiratorial channels. It’s truly horrifying what is out there, followed by hundreds of thousands, right beneath the surface.

[suzannederusha]

This is just a bunch of very sick and dangerous people that would be happy to do a remake of the Salem Witch Trials.

[NelsonMills-rm]

I've been saying for several decades that the GOP would rue the day they allied with the evangelical movement. I have no use for theocracy.