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A major theme among such Christian nationalists as Doug Wilson is restoring patriarchal control within families. Women are expected to remain at home and to have children and married women would lose the right to vote. CN rhetoric disparages gay people and especially gay marriages, while demeaning trans individuals as mentally ill. A prominent CN project in this field is LifeWise, which uses access to public school students to evangelize them, using peer pressure in the process.
Seven Mountains Mandate
Resources: Dominion over families
Substack: For Such a Time as This
Christian Nationalists: Force Women to Fulfill Biblical Responsibilities
One line of attack? Access to ALL FORMS OF CONTRACEPTION.
By: Andra Watkins
Americans United
Christian Nationalists are attacking trans rights. Here’s how we’re fighting back.
Across the country, we are watching a disturbing trend unfold: lawmakers using religion as a weapon to justify discrimination against transgender people. As a trans advocate and college student in Michigan, I have seen firsthand how the rise of Christian Nationalism – the idea that America should be defined by conservative Christian values – has fueled an explosion of anti-trans legislation and rhetoric.
By: Alex Guo
The Catholic Times
Seven Mountain Mandate emphasizes cultural change
Jesus told his disciples, “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden” (Mt 5:14). Since then, Christians have pondered how best to live up to those words, and how best to be a positive influence in the affairs of this world.
Today, one popular approach is called the “Seven Mountain Mandate.” The story goes that around 1975, three Protestants, Loren Cunningham (founder of Youth with A Mission), Bill Bright (founder of Campus Crusade for Christ) and Presbyterian theologian Francis Schaeffer, all received a revelation that Christians were supposed to take over seven key areas that shape human society: family, religion, education, media, arts and entertainment, business and government.
By Father Thomas Buffer
National Public Radio
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn’t vote
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reposted and praised a video interview of a self-described Christian nationalist pastor whose church doesn’t believe women should be allowed to vote.
Rolling Stone
A Company Is Building Communities for Right-Wing Christians. Some Neighbors Aren’t Happy
“Are you fed up with crime, corruption, and wokeness in your big, blue city?” says RidgeRunner CEO Josh Abbotoy. “Move here”
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