His sermon, filled with Christian nationalist cultural grievances and religious fervor, saw him asking conservatives to be “prayer warriors.” As for DeSantis, he seems to believe that embracing white evangelicals’ disdain for sensible precautions to stop the spread of COVID will propel him into the national spotlight.Īlong with broadsides against critical race theory and anti-LGBTQ sentiments, a devotion to Christian nationalism will be a theme in the run-up to the midterm elections. In a speech at the conference, Cruz even appealed to pastors to preach the gospel as a way to defeat the “woke assault” on America. The Faith & Freedom Coalition’s “Road to Majority” conference in June featured right-wing bigwigs, like U.S. Kennedy (R-La.) harangued President Joe Biden’s nominee for assistant attorney general in the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Policy about his belief in God. Mandel and Noem aren’t the only ones promulgating religiosity in politics. Senate candidate in Ohio, Josh Mandel, said America needs “a Judeo-Christian revolution,” remarking, “We should be instilling God in the classroom, instilling God in the workplace, and in all aspects of society.” (One wonders which version of God and faith Mandel wants in the classrooms – probably his.) Kristi Noem of South Dakota (a possible 2024 presidential contender) promised to bring “prayer back into public schools,” a vow that would require overturning a landmark Supreme Court decision.Ī Republican U.S. In just the past few weeks, multiple politicians have indicated their desire to foist their view of God and religion into public policy. Culture war issues fueled by Christian nationalists seem to be on the plate for debate in the 2022 midterm elections.
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