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We’re pastors. The fight against Maga Christianity starts locally (www.theguardian.com)

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Donald Trump wants us to believe that the “war on Christianity” is spreading across the globe. The US president recently sounded the alarm on the “mass slaughter” of Christians in Nigeria while threatening a US invasion of the African nation. We shouldn’t be surprised. This falls right in line with Trump’s ongoing attempts to project Maga Christianity on to the global stage and crack down on religious freedom.

Maga Christianity represents a self-serving, commercialized version of the Christian faith – putting power over service and empathy – and it is everywhere in our federal government. In February, Trump announced a taskforce led by Pam Bondi with the goal of rooting out “anti-Christian” bias. In September, Trump announced his plans to protect prayer in schools. Later that month, he issued a memorandum identifying anti-Christianity as a potential driver of terrorism. These are not just one-off incidents. This is a national effort to push the Maga Christianity agenda on Americans, and we’re already seeing the consequences.

Despite the Bible’s clear call to “love thy neighbor”, the Maga movement has used its version of the Christian faith to oppress immigrants, oppose the rights of women and condemn the LGBTQ+ community. At the same time, we’ve seen shootings at places of worship and arrests of faith leaders at peaceful protests.

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[–] ninjaphysics@beehaw.org 1 points 6 days ago

One of the biggest offenders in the Christian MAGA movement is the infamous John Hagee and family of the Cornerstone Church empire. They are a wealthy, highly political, ultra Zionist church that masquerades as non denominational. There is no separation of politics and faith in this church. While they're not outright MAGA, they certainly tend to do business like they are.

[–] Sidhean@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago

"Despite the Bible's clear call for slaves to obey their masters, the abolitionist movement has used its version of the Christian faith to advocate for just the opposite."