Writing as a self-declared "Jewish atheist," Paul Waldman says,

"A Presbyterian seminarian, Talarico has gained national attention for using his theological background to criticize Chrisian nationalism, condemning it as a 'betrayal of Jesus of Nazareth,' because it 'worships power in the name of Christ.' Talarico urges MAGA to look at themselves and realize that chasing power at all costs is wrong."

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism #JamesTalarico
/8

"The alleged censorship of Talarico’s interview suggests a dangerous attack on both free expression and religious pluralism. The Christian nationalist agenda advocates against a diversity of Christian experience, contradicting and threatening kindness and justice as key tenets of our faith."

~ Mary Ann Montgomery

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism #JamesTalarico
/9

https://theoverreachmonitor.substack.com/p/overreach-weekly-the-religious-right

Asked about Pope Leo's refusal to join Trump's "Board of Peace," his press secretary Karoline Leavitt, educated from grade school through college in Catholic schools and known for wearing an ostentatious cross while prevaricating boldly, stated,

"It’s deeply unfortunate. I don’t think that peace should be partisan, or political, or controversial."

#Trump #PopeLeo #KarolineLeavitt #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism
/10

https://www.joemygod.com/2026/02/leavitt-rips-pope-for-declining-board-of-peace-invite/

Jennifer Rubin states:

"Those willing to call out with humor and humanity the toxicity of white Christian nationalism deserve the gratitude of all Americans."

She quotes Sen. Raphael Warnock, an ordained minister:

“The biggest adversary to Christian faith is people who speak in the name of Christianity but continue to behave in ways and support policies that are decidedly anti-Christian."

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism
/3

https://contrarian.substack.com/p/undaunted-in-denouncing-religious

Writing as a self-declared "Jewish atheist," Paul Waldman says,

"The more radical Republicans get, the more Democrats have an opportunity to persuade the religious people who are growing alienated from the GOP."

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism #JamesTalarico
/1

https://paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-need-religious-candidates

"Of course, the administration wants all those who were invited to join the Board of Peace to join, because, again, the Board of Peace is overseeing the reconstruction of a territory that has been plagued with violence, with bloodshed, poverty for far too long. This president has a very bold and ambitious plan and vision to rebuild and reconstruct Gaza, which is well underway, because of the Board of Peace.”

#Trump #PopeLeo #KarolineLeavitt #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism
/11

"So many people are noticing now the division in the Catholic Church. They are starting to realize that the architects of Project 2025, [are] a lot of far-right Catholics. And also what we're dealing with here is a Pope, a Holy Father, who is not complying with the cool kids. And he doesn't want to sit at their table, okay?"

~ Shannon Vavich

#Trump #PopeLeo #KarolineLeavitt #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism
/12

https://shannonvavich.substack.com/p/live-with-gutter-catholic-daily-digest-e95

"For half a century in American public life, a political force has attempted to use Christian faith and 'traditional values' to turn back the gains of the 20th century’s civil and human rights movements."

~ William J. Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteSupremacy #racism
/13

https://ourmoralmoment.substack.com/p/theres-nothing-christian-about-christian

"So many people are noticing now the division in the Catholic Church. They are starting to realize that the architects of Project 2025, [are] a lot of far-right Catholics. And also what we're dealing with here is a Pope, a Holy Father, who is not complying with the cool kids. And he doesn't want to sit at their table, okay?"

~ Shannon Vavich

#Trump #PopeLeo #KarolineLeavitt #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism
/12

https://shannonvavich.substack.com/p/live-with-gutter-catholic-daily-digest-e95

"Donald Trump came to power by successfully joining this so-called 'Christian nationalism' with the reactionary fears of the Tea Party insurgency and the greed of emerging techno-feudalists. The MAGA coalition that made Donald Trump president would never have gained power without the religious nationalist movement that markets the GOP as 'God’s Own Party.'”

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteSupremacy #racism
/14

"For half a century in American public life, a political force has attempted to use Christian faith and 'traditional values' to turn back the gains of the 20th century’s civil and human rights movements."

~ William J. Barber and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteSupremacy #racism
/13

https://ourmoralmoment.substack.com/p/theres-nothing-christian-about-christian

"This has become the foundational base of white Christianity, of white Christian nationalism, I should say, because white Christians are alone in the belief, what I just told you, that there should simply be fewer non-white people in America, that the non-white population must be reduced to as low as possible so that white Christians prevail."

~ Joy-Ann Reid

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteSupremacy #racism
/15

https://www.joyannreid.com/p/countering-white-christian-nationalism

"This has become their theology and they're alone in that theology."

Robert P. Jones replies:

"It's really plain that what we're seeing today is a battle for the soul of white Christianity in this country. I can just not say it any plainer than that. It's not actually new, but it has come to a head under Trump. Trump has really brought it back to the fore."

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteSupremacy #racism
/16

Joy-Ann Reid and Robert P. Jones discuss the contest in Texas between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico, two self-professed Christians challenging white Christian nationalism, but with different emphases — Crockett more as the prophet and Talarico more as the priest.

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism #JamesTalarico #JasmineCrockett #Texas
/17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGvasvlDKpE

"Today’s white Christian nationalists, who along with Trump scream about persecution, are part of a long tradition. ...

Those who study white evangelical Christian movements are not surprised by how disconnected their attitudes are from political reality and the policies currently on display."

~ Tom Schaller

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteSupremacy #racism
/18

https://www.publicnotice.co/p/ice-persecutes-christians

"In fact, many conservative American Christians happily ignore entreaties from the Beatitudes to bless the neediest in favor of exacting punishment on them.

'What some on the hard right think is religion amounts, in many cases, to a punitive impulse: the desire to punish perceived evildoers and transgressors,'" (continued in /20)

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteSupremacy #racism
/19

Joy-Ann Reid and Robert P. Jones discuss the contest in Texas between Jasmine Crockett and James Talarico, two self-professed Christians challenging white Christian nationalism, but with different emphases — Crockett more as the prophet and Talarico more as the priest.

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism #JamesTalarico #JasmineCrockett #Texas
/17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGvasvlDKpE

"So even if you don’t share the faith of candidates like Beshear and Talarico, or their visible piety makes you a little uncomfortable, don’t forget that Christian nationalism is a growing threat, and fighting it is going to require the help of a lot of Christians."

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism #JamesTalarico
/2

(continued from /19)

"Katherine Stewart, an expert on white Christian nationalism and author of the 2025 New York Times bestseller, 'Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy,' wrote to me by email."

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteSupremacy #racism
/20

Noting that "the nearly half of Republicans who said the Epstein files mattered at least 'a little' to how they assess Trump’s presidency in July 2025 dropped to just 36 percent by November," Kalli Hollaway says,

#Trump #Republicans #MAGA #WhiteChristianNationalism #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteSupremacy #racism #Epstein #pedophiles
/22

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/epstein-maga-trump-morals/