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‘America Needs Jesus’: Tucker Carlson Sits Down with ‘the Christian Nationalist They Warned You About’

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April 16, 2024

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Tucker Carlson

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Tucker Carlson, the ex-Fox News anchor who currently operates his own streaming platform, had a conversation with Pastor Doug Wilson from Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, labeling him as “the Christian nationalist that was cautioned about.”

Against Christianity

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In his show, “The Tucker Carlson Encounter,” Carlson introduced the interview by suggesting that President Joe Biden, in his campaign for re-election, is essentially running against Christianity.

Christian nationalism

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“Of course, you’re not going to say, ‘I’m running against Christianity,’ the world’s largest religion. You’re going to say, ‘I’m running against something called Christian nationalism,’” the conservative firebrand explained.

Threat

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Democrats are seeking to “traditional Christianity seem like a threat to the country rather than the principle upon which it was founded,” Carlson argued.

Mere Christendom

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He characterized Wilson, author of the book “Mere Christendom,” as one of the “rare American Christian pastors who is willing to engage on questions of culture and politics.”

Warned you

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Or, as Carlson phrased it in the post that carried the video to the social media platform X, Wilson is “the Christian nationalist they warned you about.”

Interpretation

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During their conversation, Carlson inquired about the preacher’s interpretation of Christian nationalism.

Wilson highlighted

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Wilson highlighted a distinction made by a media personality, specifically MSNBC panelist and Politico journalist Heidi Przybyla, who differentiated Christian nationalists from Christians by noting that the former believe that rights originate from God rather than the government.

Thomas Jefferson

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According to Wilson, under this definition, even Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, would be categorized as a Christian nationalist by those on the left.

Hate Christianity

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“The left really does hate Christianity,” Wilson contended.

Explanation

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And he had an explanation for why that is.

Control

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“They want to control absolutely everything, because they’re aspiring to deity,” he said.

Above them

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“The reason they’re aspiring to deity is because they don’t recognize any God above them.”

No God

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If there is no God then “the state becomes god, and it assumes the prerogatives of deity,” he explained.

Adam and Eve

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Wilson highlighted the familiar temptation presented by the devil to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden: the promise that if they disobeyed the Creator’s instructions, they would become like God.

Religious leader

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The religious leader holds the belief that the country’s spiritual state cannot be resolved through political means.

Repent of its sin

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“The United States needs to repent of its sin, to use an old-fashioned term … and turn back to God,” Wilson said. “That’s what is necessary and we need preachers who are willing to tell them to do that, to proclaim that this is what you must do.”

Opportunity

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The focus is not on judgment, but rather on the opportunity for redemption and deliverance by embracing Christ’s sacrifice for humanity’s transgressions and experiencing a spiritual rebirth.