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Many of those who marched on the Capitol did so carrying flags for Jesus. "Evangelical Christians who supported Donald Trump now find ourselves...tremendously embarrassed by this most recent behavior,” @albertmohler, a major Southern Baptist leader, said. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/evangelicals-catholics-jericho-march-capitol/617591/
Many of the megachurch pastors who spoke out against the attack on the Capitol, like @RickWarren, have been silent under Trump. They gave up the megaphone. Now the broader world sees the Capitol attack as a defining part of Trump-era Christianity. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/evangelicals-catholics-jericho-march-capitol/617591/
A striking thing about the Jericho March, the Christian group rallying against the election at the Capitol on Wed., is how obscure the leaders are. One co-founder is an insurance salesman from Oklahoma. The other is a former HHS press assistant. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/evangelicals-catholics-jericho-march-capitol/617591/
For the rest of the (conservative) Christian world, this is a moment to reflect on who has become the authority of Christianity under Trump. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/evangelicals-catholics-jericho-march-capitol/617591/
