WAR WITHOUT END
Without diminishing the power of truth, it must be said that Christian Nationalism will never be completely eradicated. A proper reading of the bible tells us that religious conspiracy movements have always existed and will always exist. Every biblical example of warfare between nations is a parable of the evil of evolving political/religious conspiracies. This is not a reflection on God’s power to change hearts and minds, but on the hardness of hearts to receive truth and on the power of religious pride and arrogance to obstruct humility..
Conspiracies come and go like the mole in the game of whak-a-mole. As soon as one conspiracy is dispatched, another one rises up. The best we can hope for, therefore, is that more than a few rank-and-file Christian Nationalists will see the truth about the movement and purposely choose to alter the outcome of the next election by withholding their money and votes from Christian Nationalist candidates. This response to truth does not eradicate the movement, but it has the potential to do serious damage to it one candidate at a time. The time to do such damage has never been more urgent.
The goal of the countermovement is to flood all types of media with truth aimed at Christians of all denominational stripes throughout the country. Journalists are positioned to lead the charge because they have knowledge of politics and religion, and because they have existing platforms from which they can research truth, share truth and inspire activism.
Elsewhere in Confronting Christian Nationalism, arguments have been made that many journalists are already doing serious reporting about Christian Nationalism. They do this because they are worried about the harm it does to America’s people and democracy. There is a burning in their bones to report injustice and there is a ready market for their work among some concerned Americans.
With these assets in place, journalists occupy the perfect position for launching truth into the multi-media universe. It will start as a trickle, but, as truth enters into the hearts of people of conscience, it will grow into streams and rivers when legacy media discovers that this truth is big news and as individuals share it through their personal social media platforms. It all begins with journalists.