A recent show on the Christian nationalist Victory Channel, owned by televangelist Kenneth Copeland, featured Floyd Brown, founder of the like-minded Western Journal, headquartered here in Arizona.
On FlashPoint, Brown described his involvement in Kari Lake’s U.S. Senate campaign, saying, “My title is campaign chair and I am very active in the campaign. I really felt led by the Holy Spirit to get involved in his campaign as part of my worship in 2024.”
At a time when Lake is trying to present himself as something close to the mainstream, it might be worth considering some of his campaign chairman’s views.
For example, Brown’s desire to see Christians take over the United States.
He said, “How can we take America back?” …We do this by supporting your city through your local church… Every church should rule its city. Each of them … .”
He also said, “I absolutely believe we are going to take America back.” We achieve this by starting at the local level, growing and then taking control of the country. Taking county by county… Christians could control America like this (snaps fingers) if they choose to do so.
Why Lake embraces Christian nationalists
Lake is following the example of his beloved leader, Donald Trump.
During his first campaign for president, Trump teamed up with the evangelical/charismatic Christian community. The man who is perhaps the least religious, the least Christian, of anyone who has ever run for president has associated himself with Christian nationalists.
It was a mutually beneficial deal.
I would bring a bug detector:To chat with Kari Lake
They sold each other’s souls, an arrangement less likely to be described in the Bible than in Trump’s “The Art of the Deal.”
In fact, Trump appeared on the same program as Brown. I guess he’s a big admirer of the owner of Victory Channel.
A nation under God or under Trump?
Kenneth Copeland is considered the richest pastor in America, with an estimated net worth of over $750 million.
Meanwhile, an article in the Houston Chronicle noted that the pastor, known for his lavish toys, including an airplane, had been live tax free in a multi-million dollar mega-mansion.
Trump told Christian nationalist networks that he would help expand their political influence. He said, “They silenced you. Christianity, I believe, is hit much harder than any other religion.
This particular broadcast ended with a conservative pastor from South Carolina offering a fervent prayer for Trump that ended with: “This is a nation of Jesus. It is a Christian nation. And we give it back to you.
That means God, I guess.
Or maybe …
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