Mike Johnson 'says out loud' what other white Christian nationalists feel about America: sociologist

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The United State has had plenty of right-wing House speakers over the years, from Newt Gingrich (R-Georgia) to John Boehner (R-Ohio) to Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin). And when Republicans have a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, they typically push religious right causes like abortion and school prayer.

But the New York Times' Thomas Edsall, in an essay/op-ed published by the New York Times on November 1, warns that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) is especially extreme when it comes to pushing far-right "Christian nationalist" ideology.

"Mike Johnson is the first person to become speaker of the House who can be fairly described as a Christian nationalist — a major development in American history in and of itself," Edsall explains. "Equally important, however, his ascension reflects the strength of white evangelical voters' influence on the House Republican caucus — =voters who are determined to use the power of government to roll back the civil rights, women's rights and sexual revolutions.

Public Religion Research Institute President Robert Jones considers Johnson "the embodiment of white Christian nationalism in a tailored suit." Jones told the Times, "While Johnson is more polished than other right-wing leaders of the GOP who support this worldview, his record and previous public statements indicate that he's a near-textbook example of white Christian nationalism — the belief that God intended America to be a new promised land for European Christians." Michael Podhorzer, former political director of the AFL-CIO, is warning that Christian nationalists are determined to purge the GOP of anyone who rejects their ideology.

https://www.alternet.org/christian-nationalism-2666122567/

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1. Freaky scary guy. n/t

[Bluethroughu]

2. This is the finest GOP the the Kochs could buy,

though gerrymandering the states.

They are not the majority. They will lose, like the south lost and the nazis lost.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Tap another Republican motherlode of anger, another day another dollar

[appalachiablue]

4. Straight up, thanks for posting. K/R

[slightlv]

5. He's a true, dyed-in-the-wool

Dominionist. They finally captured at least one part of that "government mountain" they've been trying for. I hope he's out before he can do too much damage. But having the Dominionist money and interests backing him means he'll do anything, say anything, to keep the seat. This one is very worrying to me...

[SWBTATTReg]

6. Damn him and damn his mouth. He's entitled to his opinions and such, but to direct the lives of the

rest of us, the majority of us, no.

And if he thinks otherwise, well, all I'll say is that he'll find out soon enough just how loud all of our voices can be.

To be a leader, one must not seek it, but others seek it for them, for the true leader is unassuming, and lets others do the leading. Otherwise, one can not and will not ever be a leader.

[Warpy]

7. Ah, yes, the good servants of the god of assisted living

who can't speak or do a single thing for himself, he needs men in nice suits to do it all for him.

[czarjak]

9. The Bible-Thumper...

That should pick up that book and read Romans 3:23.