Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA is increasingly leaning into right-wing Christian fundamentalism
“TPUSA Faith was launched in 2021, with a Turning Point spokesperson saying that ‘it was a no-brainer to recreate’ the TPUSA model of activism for the faith community. Kirk has depicted the country as engaged in a ‘spiritual battle,’ and this latest initiative seeks to win that supposed battle by restoring ‘America’s biblical values.’ After Kirk partnered with extreme pastors and Often used interchangeably with Christian Right, but also can describe broader conservative religious coalitions that are not limited to Christians. Can include right-wing Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Mormons, and members of the Unification Church of Sun Myung Moon. Learn more leaders, some observers noted that TPUSA has increasingly grounded its mission [politicalresearch.org] in ‘the theology of The contemporary idea that America was founded as—and was intended by God to be—a Christian nation. Learn more ’ and religious fundamentalism.”
“Kirk has closely associated with high-profile members of the Christian nationalist “dominionist” movement [politicalresearch.org], which asserts that Christians have been called to exert God’s will on society. Lance Wallnau, a self-proclaimed ‘prophet’ and ‘Christian nationalist’ who has been dubbed the ‘father of American The theocratic idea that Christians are called by God to exercise political and cultural dominion over society. Learn more ,’ popularized the ‘quasi-biblical blueprint for In the classical definition, a system in which governmental leaders are clergy. Learn more ’ that is at the heart of dominionism called the ‘Seven Mountain Mandate.’”