Mike Johnson's ties to Christian nationalism revealed

https://www.newsweek.com/mike-johnson-house-speaker-christian-nationalism-1838148

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cowfodder@lemmy.world · 152 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Pretty sure the "R" next to his name was enough to tie him to Christian nationalism.

circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org · 31 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Came here to say this. I have assumed for at least the last 20 years that any Republican politician is a christian nationalist, and though I don't have specific figures, I think I've probably been correct 99% of the time.

That 1% is just due to caution -- I don't have anyone in mind.

givesomefucks@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y

There's that whole "the family" thing.

They approach young first term republicans in DC, and shower them with attention and bribes/donations. To play ball, you almost have to deal with them. Because everyone else in your party already did, you'll never get preference over another member.

FARTYSHARTBLAST@kbin.social · 80 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Revealed implies it was hidden lol

ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 2y

Seriously, the Christian Nationalism was a selling point for him and the party that elected him Speaker.

PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com · 62 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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Uranium3006@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

They're pure evil and must be destroyed

PeepinGoodArgs@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 2y
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Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 2y (2 replies)
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ghostdoggtv@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Christian Nazi --> Crazi

slurpeesoforion@startrek.website · 1 pts · 2y

Took me a second.

50gp@kbin.social · 26 pts · 2y (5 replies)

who the hell thought it was a good idea to have the speaker role not just be a neutral person who manages debate procedures in the house?

Galapagon@sh.itjust.works · 18 pts · 2y

I think the bigger problem is that there are only two parties. Having the biggest party lead the house wouldn't be as big of an issue if they were still a minority of the total collection.

tsonfeir@lemm.ee · 10 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Show me a neutral person.

ThePantser@lemmy.world · 39 pts · 2y (1 reply)

PFShady@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 2y

If I don’t survive, tell my wife, hello.

HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

The parliamentarian generally does a good job

distantsounds@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 2y (3 replies)

So I’m watching a movie with Lauren Boebert and all she wants is Mike Johnson

tsonfeir@lemm.ee · 9 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Does she want to take him to a musical?

FuglyDuck@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y

She wants to bang his gavel…

… the musical is just to set the mood,

distantsounds@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

No beetle, only juice.

bernieecclestoned@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Political Islam and Christianity, what could go wrong

PeterPoopshit@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y (2 replies)

We really are repeating the last century aren't we. Instead of jews it'll be gays and marijuana users. Canada sounds like a nice place.

JJROKCZ@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Oh trust me, the Jews will be targeted as well. They always are, and the Christians only like the Jews in Israel because News holding Israël is a prerequisite for the end times

NABDad@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y

Oh trust me, the Jews will be targeted as well.

Of course! Who do you think is turning the frogs gay? It's the Jewish scientists with their 5g vaccines, rights-destroying mask mandates, and space lasers.

/s just in case...

Grant_M@lemmy.ca · 12 pts · 2y

Cadet bonespurs will be whining to oust this guy soon, before he steals the cult.

Rapidcreek@reddthat.com · 6 pts · 2y

"Before arriving in Washington less than a decade ago, House Speaker Mike Johnson, a deeply religious Christian, was a legal crusader associated with a fringe evangelical movement called ‘young Earth creationism,’ based on a literal reading of the Bible’s Book of Genesis that posits the Earth is only several thousand years old,” the HuffPost reports.