The Coup is Underway...part two

The American Taliban has a plan

Jun 02, 2024

On October 2, 1789, President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments [to the US Constitution] adopted by Congress to the states. By December 15, 1791, three-fourths of the states had ratified 10 of these, now known as the “Bill of Rights.”

This is Amendment I:
”Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

Paula White - “Prosperity Preacher” and Presidential Adviser

Welcome to Part Two in the exploration of Project 2025 - a carefully planned coup funded by and created by the Heritage Foundation. If you are a “Christian” who believes that your way is the only way, you will like this. If you believe in White Supremacy and believe in GRT (Great Replacement Theory) - principles that have twisted the words and intent of Jesus of Nazareth into a misogynistic, bigoted and fascistic attempt to control all Americans…you will love Project 2025.

If you are a traditional Christian of tolerance and love… be afraid. If you have any other faith or belief system, be very afraid.

From Media Matters:
“Project 2025 aims to put Christianity at the center of American government and society by turning a biblical worldview into federal law, often employing Christian nationalist talking points and narratives to support its right-wing policy proposals. In his foreword to the book, for instance, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts claims that “the Left is threatening the tax-exempt status of churches and charities that reject woke progressivism,” adding that “they will soon turn to Christian schools and clubs with the same totalitarian intent.” Project 2025 is partnered with the Center for Renewing America, the primary Christian nationalist political organization in the U.S., led by former Trump official and Heritage alumnus Russ Vought.”

“Vought wants to create an “army” of activists ready and waiting to serve in government who can be trusted to carry out a Christian nationalist agenda. And as former director of OMB, Vought has a unique insight into how to implement a whole-of-government approach to enacting a presidential directive, which is what he did with Trump’s initiative against so-called “critical race theory.”

From Wiki:
”As the leader of the Center for Renewing America, Project 2025 contributor Russell Vought has spearheaded an effort to instill precepts of Christian nationalism into government and public life should Trump win a second term. In a 2021 opinion piece, Vought wrote Christian nationalism "recognizes America as a Christian nation" but makes "a commitment to an institutional separation between church and state, but not the separation of Christianity from its influence on government and society."

**A well-funded coalition wants to put the Bible ahead of the Constitution.**

”For Vought, "Christians are under assault" and he sought to use his regular contacts with Trump to "elevate Christian nationalism as a focal point" should Trump be re-elected as President of the United States. Vought has close ties with another former Trump administration official, Christian nationalist William Wolfe, who, in an online manifesto, seeks to implement a Bible-based system of government whereby "Christ-ordained civil magistrates" exercise authority over the American public.^[58]The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is a theological belief and movement that combines elements of Pentecostalism, evangelicalism and the Seven Mountain Mandate to advocate for spiritual warfare to bring about Christian dominion over all aspects of society, and end or weaken the separation of church and state.

**One the leaders of the American Taliban**

From Slate:
”The spread of this symbol among various political conservatives shows just how much the Appeal to Heaven flag has caught on with Christian nationalists, defined as those who abide by the (ahistorical) belief that the United States was founded as an explicitly Christian nation and needs to be reclaimed as one. (A Christian nation can mean many things, but at its core, it means a government that operates by Christian values, with an explicit privileging of the Christian faith above other religions.)”

**New Apostolic Reformation flag flown at Justice Alito’s summer home.**

**New Apostolic Reformation flag held high during the storming of the Capitol ~ January 6, 2021**

“The American states have gone far in assisting the progress of truth; but they have stopped short of perfection. They ought to have given every honest citizen an equal right to enjoy his religion and an equal title to all civil emoluments, without obliging him to tell his religion. Every interference of the civil power in regulating opinion, is an impious attempt to take the business of the Deity out of his own hands; and every preference given to any religious denomination, is so far slavery and bigotry.”
~Noah Webster calling for no religious tests to serve in public office, Sketches of American Policy, 1785

This much is clear. Rabidly religious Republicans are the American Taliban. Of all the freedoms that we have in this national experiment in self rule, Amendment Number One is among the most important. The complete separation of church and state must be inviolate. Line in the sand, steel wall between…completely separate.

I am thinking about starting a new religion. It is called “MAKA”.

Bonus Reading: “The right's Project 2025 wants to make faith the government's job”

The Coup is Underway...part two

The American Taliban has a plan

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