Friday, October 31, 2025

Tucker Carlson’s Lovefest With a White Nationalist Just Blew Up the Christian Right – Mother Jones

"During his first term, Taylor noted, Trump made strong connections with influential figures in the New Apostolic Reformation, or NAR, a charismatic Christian movement that teaches followers to take "dominion" over all aspects of society, including government. Over the last decade or so, Christian Zionism has become an important part of NAR theology—so much so that during worship, some adherents now wear Jewish prayer shawls and blow shofars, the ram's horn instruments that ancient Israelites used to call troops to battle and still features in some Jewish holidays. This is an example of what Taylor refers to as philosemitism—the idea of loving Jewish customs and cultures. But within end-times theology lurks a dark side to Christian Zionists' fixation on Judaism. Once the Messiah arrives, many Christian Zionists are convinced that Jews will convert en masse to Christianity; in many versions, those who don't convert will perish."…

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/tucker-carlsons-lovefest-with-a-white-nationalist-nick-fuentes-just-blew-up-the-christian-right/ 


 

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