"The institution of slavery is not inherently evil. It is not inherently evil to own another human being. It is very important that every Christian affirm what I just said."
Christian nationalist Joshua Haymes, who co-hosts a podcast with Brooks Potteiger, pastor of the far-right Pilgrim Hill Reformed Fellowship, of which Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is a member.
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On 29 July, he straightforwardly outlined his own preferred political program: "Republican Platform 2032 – Abolish Abortion & IVF – Ban Pornography – Bring Back Public Executions For Violent Offenders – Outlaw No Fault Divorce – Overturn Obergefell – Ban Gay Adoption – Ban public indecency (Which would ban pride parades). What did I miss?"
In a 9 August post, Haymes hinted he believes not all citizens should be allowed to vote when he reiterated the position of other CREC pastors: "Voting is not a sacred right granted by God."
Beirich, the extremism expert, said: "Haymes is a white supremacist who endorses the racist 'great replacement' conspiracy theory and talks of American culture as 'Anglo-Protestant'."
She added: "He is pro-Confederate, calls the LGBTQ+ community 'uniquely evil', endorses the ideas of Jared Taylor, one of our country's most prominent white nationalists, and calls for insane things like public executions. This is what the Trump era has brought us."…
Tim Whitaker, a co-host of the New Evangelicals podcast, told the Guardian: "This idea that mass immigration is designed by liberal globalists to destroy Anglo-Protestant culture? This is literally what the KKK preached."…
