MAGA, Christian nationalism feeding off each other

By Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg Opinion

President Donald Trump, we are told, is endorsed by God.

“Father, when Donald Trump’s enemies thought he was down and out, You, and You alone, saved his life and raised him up with strength and power by Your mighty hand,” said the Rev. Franklin Graham during his invocation at Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration. “Mr. President,” Graham addressed Trump, “the last four years, there are times, I’m sure, you thought, it was pretty dark. But look what God has done.”

Graham’s MAGA God might be unrecognizable to tens of millions of Americans, but a new poll released today by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute shows that two thirds (67 percent) of Christian nationalists either completely or mostly agree that God ordained Trump to be the winner of the 2024 election.

In a survey of more than 22,000 adults, PRRI found that Christian nationalism is deeply embedded in the GOP, with a majority of Republicans qualifying as either Christian nationalist adherents (20 percent) or sympathizers (33 percent). That means they agreed with statements provided by PRRI such as, “being Christian is an important part of being truly American,” “God has called Christians to exercise dominion over all areas of American society,” and “if the U.S. moves away from our Christian foundations, we will not have a country anymore.” The more Christian nationalists reside in a state, the greater the share of Trump voters.

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Who would Jesus grab by the pussy?