Definition:
Dominion over the media means founding or buying news media outlets to present a Christian message in place of what adherents believe is demonic propaganda coming from secular sources. According to author Matthew Boedy, adherents worry that secular sources use “science, reason and facts to speak authoritatively about the reality of the world, effectively replacing religious truth tellers with media voices.” Since the Federal Communications Commission Fairness Doctrine was repealed in 1987, Fox News, Salem News Network and Sinclair Broadcasting have become strong players in popularizing “conservative” opinions and beliefs.
Seven Mountains Mandate
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Seven Mountain Mandate | Creating a Christian Media Empire
“In recent years, Lance Wallnau, one of the leading figures advancing the Seven Mountain Mandate (7MM) ideology, has suggested combining the mountains of “Arts and Entertainment” and “Media” to make space for the category of “Science” to be included within the 7MM framework.”
By: Craig Nash
On The Media
Meet the Media Prophets Who Preach Christian Supremacy. Plus, Journalism in ‘Civil War’
Former president Trump says he wants to make America pray again. On this week’s On the Media, hear how Christian nationalism is shaping American politics. Plus, what the new film Civil War has to say about the role of journalism when civilizing norms have broken down.
By: On The Media
International Journal of Communication
Christian Nationalism as Media
Christian nationalist strategy hinges on owning media technologies. Responding to them urgent need to understand this strategy, this essay develops a theory of Christian nationalism rooted in media ecology. Through criticism of Christian nationalist platforms,
I contend that Christian nationalism aspires to replace the mediating function of the public sphere by rejecting the sensemaking capacity of racialized and gendered outsiders.
By: Reed Van Schenck
Wired
Christian Militants Are Using Instagram to Recruit—and Becoming Influencers in the Process
An emerging guard of paramilitary activists are using social media and edgy aesthetics to build a new brand of anti-government, Christian nationalist militias.
By: Tess Owen
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- 2/20/2026 – Pete Hegseth Promotes Christian Nationalism in Nashville via Nashville Scene Read more →
- 1/22/2026 – FCC may demand ‘equal time’ from TV talk shows via Journal Gazette originally published in Los Angeles Times Read more →