C of E to Challenge Tommy Robinson’s ‘Put Christ Back Into Christmas’ Message

THE GUARDIAN: Church leaders respond to far-right appropriation of Christian symbols with ‘Outsiders welcome’ message

The Church of England is to launch a poster campaign aimed at challenging the anti-migrant message of Tommy Robinson, whose “Unite the Kingdom” movement has urged its supporters to join a carols event next weekend to “put the Christ back into Christmas”.

The posters, which will go on display at bus stops, say “Christ has always been in Christmas” and “Outsiders welcome”. They will also be available for local churches to download and display over the festive period.

The C of E’s decision to challenge Robinson’s extreme rightwing stance comes amid growing unease among church leaders about the rise of Christian nationalism and the appropriation of Christian symbols to bolster the views of his supporters. » | Harriet Sherwood | Sunday, December 7, 2025

Is British politics immune to US-style rightwing Christianity? We’re about to find out: Nigel Farage and Tommy Robinson are increasingly espousing Christian ‘values’, and a wealthy US legal group is becoming influential – this could have dire consequences »

Faith, Power & Politics: The Rise of Christian Nationalism | DW News

Nov 7, 2025 | Christian nationalists are rising—and their vision could redefine the nation 250 years after its founding. What happens to democracy when faith takes the driver’s seat?

DW’s Ines Pohl speaks with Dr. Paul D. Miller of Georgetown University about the weaponization of religion, the MAGA movement’s influence, and the global network of Christian nationalism.

Dr. Miller served on the National Security Council under Presidents Bush and Obama, worked as a CIA analyst, and was a U.S. Army intelligence officer.

Tia Levings on the Christian Trad-wife Life and MAGA Patriarchy, behind Far-right Trump Nationalism

Oct 13, 2025 | Author Tia Levings joins Anthony Davis to discuss her escape from Christian evangelical patriarchy, religious trauma and the Trad wife life. She decodes the fundamentalist influence in Trump’s government, from Project 2025 to the MAGA cult that has been brainwashed to follow his rampant authoritarianism - only on The Weekend Show.

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New Book Unmasks Plot to Turn US into Christian Nationalist Dictatorship w/ Matthew Boedy

Oct 7, 2025 | Shocking New Book connects the dots between Kirk, Trump, and the broader Seven Mountains movement, a plot by Far Right Christian Naitonalists to take over America - in a way no one else has. Thom Hartmann interivews the author Matthew Boedy

Few Americans seem to have much understanding of true Christianity. — © Mark Alexander

IHIP News: 🚨 Trump's Plan Leaked to Press, Dems Secretly Helping Him

Sep 29, 2025 | Why do the Democratic leaders seem to be helping MAGA?

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The Man Leading Christian Nationalism’s Rise Under Trump | WSJ

Sep 26, 2025 | Pastor Doug Wilson is one of the most prominent advocates for Christian nationalism, the controversial movement to merge church and state. Wilson has spoken at the National Conservatism Conference and opened a branch of his church in Washington D.C., where one of his congregants is Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. But many worry his fringe ideologies are a threat to Democracy. WSJ’s Aaron Zitner sits down with him to discuss his growing influence under President Trump.

What this dude wants to do is turn America into a Christian version of Iran! Why is this crackpot being given the oxygen of publicity? — © Mark Alexander

IHIP News: Trump RUINS Charlie Kirk's Funeral with Disastrous Fascist Meltdown

Sep 22, 2025 | Charlie Kirks memorial service was filled with contradictions and Nazi like calls for revenge.

The Americans who voted for Trump have sh** on America and they have sh** on the West, too. Fie on them all! — © Mark Alexander

Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War on Democracy (2024)

Apr 26, 2025 | Zionists, Evangelists, whatever you want to call them, their BLASPHEMY goes so far as to claim that George Washington went through an "apotheosis" when he died. Literally claiming that a slave-owning, over-taxing Freemason "became a god." That is what apotheosis means. It is an undeniable and documented fact that the vast majority of all U.S. founders were Deists and Freemasons, with a much smaller percentage of Christians. The patriotic (PAY-tri-IDIOT) crowd would like to keep dreaming that their slave-owning Deists and Masons were "Christians" but in educated reality, they are heavily uninformed and massively in need of facts.

Politico Journalist Targeted by U.S. Catholic Bishop and Leonard Leo | The Warning

Apr 29, 2025 | Why is Bishop Robert Barron, a Catholic prelate with a huge social media presence, targeting an investigative journalist? Steve Schmidt explains the strange story of why His Excellency is bearing false witness against Heidi Przybyla after she spoke out against Christian Nationalism. Steve Schmidt warns this is demagogic attack and makes an important point: "Politicians with clerical collars have historically been very dangerous people. And this man, speaking of danger, seems like someone we all ought to keep an eye on."

Evil is as evil does. — Mark

Pete Hegseth Posts Video of His Pastor Demanding Women Lose Right to Vote!

Aug 11, 2025 | Jesse talks about Pete Hegseth’s tweeting a video of his personal pastor, white Christian nationalist Douglas Wilson, which included his explanation of his desire to see the 19th Amendment repealed.

Ignorance and benightedness rule supreme in today’s America. In fact, the country is rapidly falling back into darkness. It is hard to see how the country can recover from Trump’s excesses and stupidity. — © Mark Alexander

Pete Hegseth Shares Bizarre Video about Banning Women from Voting, “Submission” to Men

Aug 9, 2025 | Tim Miller breaks down Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recent re-tweet of a Christian nationalist interview, praising a pastor opposing women’s right to vote and promoting their submission to men. It begs the question why Hegseth is focused on this, and restoring confederate statues, rather than many of the global events that should be occupying his time as Secretary of Defense.

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The Warning with Steve Schmidt: Trump Ushering in a Christian Nationalist Takeover

Jun 24, 2025 | While Trump brings the US to war in the Middle East, a dangerous and powerful religious movement continues to grow in America. Steve Schmidt looks at the situation with Iran and how people like Mike Lee are bringing religious extremism into our government.

Court Blocks Trump's Funding Freeze - AGAIN

Feb 12, 2025 | A federal appeals court today denied the Trump administration's request to lift a lower court's order that blocked the president from unilaterally freezing billions in funding in loans, grants and financial assistance. Anthony Davis reports.

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Christian Nationalism Is One of Trump’s Most Powerful Weapons

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THE NEW YORK TIMES: The most serious attempt to overthrow the American constitutional system since the Civil War would not have been feasible without the influence of America’s Christian nationalist movement. One year later, the movement seems to have learned a lesson: If it tries harder next time, it may well succeed in making the promise of American democracy a relic of the past.

Christian nationalist symbolism was all over the events of Jan. 6, as observers have pointed out. But the movement’s contribution to the effort to overturn the 2020 election and install an unelected president goes much deeper than the activities of a few of its representatives on the day that marks the unsuccessful end (or at least a temporary setback) of an attempted coup.

A critical precondition for Donald Trump’s attempt to retain the presidency against the will of the people was the cultivation of a substantial population of voters prepared to believe his fraudulent claim that the election was stolen — a line of argument Mr. Trump began preparing well before the election, at the first presidential debate. » | Katherine Stewart * | Thursday, January 6, 2022

• Ms. Stewart has reported on the religious right for more than a decade. She is the author of “The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism.”