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How Many Trad Wives Spread Christian Nationalism and Helped Elect Donald Trump

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What, exactly, fundamentalists believe can be hard to pin down, and it often varies from family to family. In general, they believe in a literal interpretation of the Bible, and when extended to politics (as it often has been), they frequently believe that the United States is an inherently Christian nation, and should be governed as such — an idea called The contemporary idea that America was founded as—and was intended by God to be—a Christian nation. Learn more . Fundamentalist A system of social control characterized by rigid enforcement of binary sex and gender roles. Learn more is religiously driven and is now a part of or has influence in every branch of government. Some — including some people in our government — believe [politicalresearch.org] in or are associated with Dominionist theology, which teaches that Christians should have global control. To achieve it, they need the population count (white Christians in particular), power (military and leadership), and fuel (workers to capitalize and spread the message). According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, The theocratic idea that Christians are called by God to exercise political and cultural dominion over society. Learn more has been a ‘driver of antigovernment extremism in the United States.’”

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