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1/10 The deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has brought attention to the rise of Christian nationalism in the United States and its connection to violent white supremacy.
2/10 “A potent mix of grievance and religious fervor has turbocharged the support among Trump loyalists, many of whom describe themselves as participants in a kind of holy war,” the New York Times reported. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/how-white-evangelical-christians-fused-with-trump-extremism.html
3/10 Thankfully, myriad religious leaders spoke out against the insurrection. “We are witnessing an unprecedented assault not just on the U.S. Capitol building and members of Congress, but on American democracy itself,” said Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner. https://religionnews.com/2021/01/06/faith-leaders-react-to-mob-at-capitol-with-prayers-calls-for-end-to-violence/
4/10 “The rioters who climbed the steps and walls of the Capitol sought to overturn the law, a fair election, and justice, and claimed their motivation was to defend God and their freedoms,” said United Methodist Bishop LaTrelle Easterling.
5/10 “They waved banners emblazoned with the words, ‘Jesus Saves,’ but this is not what Emmanuel came to earth to embody,” Bishop Easterling said. “This is a perversion of the Gospel. This should drive all of us to our knees.”
6/10 It is clearer now more than ever that the dangerous ideology of Christian nationalism is part of the fuel of white supremacy.
The Center for American Progress is committed to addressing white supremacist violence through our research, advocacy, and communications work.
The Center for American Progress is committed to addressing white supremacist violence through our research, advocacy, and communications work.
7/10 For far too long, this violence has been perpetrated against people of color, religious minorities, and many others; it now poses an immediate and existential threat to our nation’s democracy itself.
8/10 CAP recently wrote about “How White Supremacy Returned to Mainstream Politics” and will be providing additional research and policy recommendations to the Biden administration and Congress in the weeks and months ahead. https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/reports/2020/07/01/482414/white-supremacy-returned-mainstream-politics/
9/10 While there is much work to do, we must also make space to mourn the loss of life during the insurrection and pray for what the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called a "revolution of values” in our nation.
10/10 We invite you to watch a prayer service that was held earlier today to take some time for reflection, lament, and hope. The service was organized by @ncccusa with support from us and others in the Washington Interreligious Staff Community. https://www.facebook.com/nationalcouncilofchurches
