The guy running for governor of Pennsylvania on the GOP ticket says that he is not a Christian nationalist. But if I were to name one person who best embodies Christian nationalism in American politics right now I would pick...
Douglas Mastriano
If elected governor of Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano will ban critical race theory, “pornographic” literature, and “pole dancing” in schools.
Yes, you read that correctly. Here is Alia Shoab at Insider: Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, who is the Republican candidate for governor, said he would ban pole dancing in schools if he was elected. “On day one, the sexualization...
In December 2020, Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano prayed that God would help him and other election deniers “seize power”
Here is Mastriano on December 30, 2020: Watch: Some comments: This is what we mean by “Christian nationalism.” Providential history is one of the defining marks of Christian nationalism. Notice how Mastriano prays as if he understands God’s purposes in...
Doug Mastriano to a guy wearing a half-American, half-Confederate flag: “I can’t think of a better cape”
On July 4, 2020 Pennsylvania state senator–now GOP gubernatorial candidate–Doug Mastriano did a livestream at the Robert E. Lee monument on the Gettysburg battlefield. I will let Eric Hananoki of Media Matters take it from here: In one of his...
“Doug [Mastriano] is laying down his life for you, for me, for the residents of Pennsylvania, and to God be the glory.”
The title of this post comes from a pastor who introduced Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano at a recent rally. Here is The Washington Post: At another rally east of Pittsburgh, two days later, Mastriano, flanked by an American flag...
Pennsylvania Doug Mastriano posed in a Confederate uniform
Doug Mastriano is running for governor of Pennsylvania. In 2014 he had the option to pose for a picture dressed in historical attire. He chose to pose in a Confederate uniform. Even the Army seems embarrassed by the photo. Let’s...
Doug Mastriano’s connection to the dominionist New Apostolic Reformation movement
Good reporting here from Jennifer Cohn of the Bucks County (PA) Beacon on 7 Mountain Dominionism, the “Watchman’s Decree,” and Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano. Here is a taste: In Pennsylvania, N[ew] A[Apostolic] R[eformation]. apostle Jacobs’ prayer network is led...
Doug Mastriano’s connection with Gab
What is Gab? It is a right-wing platform used by right-wing extremists. Consider: The shooter in the October 2018 shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue used Gab to announce his murder of 11 people. In 2020, Gab hosted the accounts of...
Doug Mastriano finds a place to show his campaign movie
After two sites in Lancaster County refused to premiere Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano’s movie “The Return of the American Patriot: The Rise of Pennsylvania,” a church in Lower Allen Township (Cumberland County), Christ Community Church, agreed to air...
At least Marjorie Taylor Greene believes Christian nationalism exists
She makes no bones about it. She is a Christian nationalist. Watch: It is worth noting that this is a different rhetorical strategy from the one employed by Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano. Here is a taste of Eliza Griswold’s...