Marjorie Taylor Greene Slammed for Defending 'Christian Nationalism'
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Slammed for Defending 'Christian Nationalism'
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R epublican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia sparked an online debate over comments she made on Thursday that have gone viral.
Speaking during a broadcast of MTG:Live , a streaming show Greene shares on her social media pages , the congresswoman spoke in favor of "Christian nationalism." Her remarks caused a large backlash, as well as many messages of support.
Among other things, Greene said Christian nationalism will be the "movement that stops the school shootings ...stops the crime in our streets...stops the sexual immorality and teaches children and brings them up in traditional families and loving homes."
She also said Americans "should be proud of nationalism" and "America first" nationalism. Greene added that "we should be most proud of Christianity. So if Christian nationalism is something to be scared of, they're lying to you."
Christianity Today in 2021 defined Christian nationalism as "the belief that the American nation is defined by Christianity, and that the government should take active steps to keep it that way." Critics say it defies the principle of the separation of church and state in government, as well as encourages discrimination against people of non-Christian faiths and those who adhere to no religion.
"Christian Nationalism is Fascism wrapped in a flag, carrying the cross," wrote one Twitter user who took exception with Greene's statements. Another said , "Christian Nationalism is white nationalism."
Many people likened Christian nationalism to Nazism when discussing Greene's comments on Twitter, including Dr. Leah Schade.
"Christian Nationalism was THE religion of the Third Reich! Christian Nationalism is DEFINITELY something to be afraid of!" Schade, who is an ordained minister and author, wrote .
"People like Marjorie Taylor Greene will benefit from Muslims, Jews, Sikhs, Buddhists, Hindus and people of all other religions in economics, science, even serving in the U.S. army and all other fields…then they'll shamelessly tell you Christian Nationalism is a good thing," tweeted another person who objected to the representative's comments.
Podcast host Fred Wellman, meanwhile, simply shared a clip of Greene on Twitter and called her remarks " incredibly dangerous ."
Greene also had her fair share of supporters , including Republican Representative Paul Gosar of Arizona, who wrote , "Well said!"
"It's kind of wild that I was in a very small circle of people on Twitter who first took the term 'Christian Nationalism' as label of pride," wrote a Christian-identifying Twitter user who listed his name as Brian Shelley. "Now we have a member of Congress on board."
The full episode of MTG: Live in which Greene discusses Christian nationalism can be seen below.
Newsweek reached out to Greene for comment.
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America First is a euphemism for racism.
Ridiculous.
Any American who honestly feels that way should just do themselves a favor and find somewhere else to live. All parties involved would be much happier.
I guess you didnt hear me . America First is the name of a white nationalist organization.
Good to know. Too bad the article didn’t refer to that organization that I saw but rather the concept of America First.
The lies some of you will tell to push a preferred narrative seem to reach new levels every week.
The seeded article is garbage and that’s not a defense of MTG either.
They remain hidden from Google.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) spoke at a white nationalist conference in Florida on Friday evening.
Greene, a QAnon conspiracist and rabidly anti-trans Republican, was the surprise speaker at the third annual America First Political Action Conference in Orlando, organized by white nationalist figurehead Nick Fuentes.
Fuentes, an antisemite and racist who attended the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and who was recently subpoenaed for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, excitedly introduced Greene as the featured speaker from behind a lectern inside the Marriott Orlando World Center, according to a livestream of the event. (HuffPost was denied entrance to AFPAC.)
In her speech, Greene referred to the assembled AFPAC crowd — among them prominent right-wing extremists who have been photographed giving the Nazi salute and reciting the infamous “ 14 words,” a white supremacist slogan — as “canceled Americans.”
GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Speaks At White Nationalist Conference (yahoo.com)
Once they get 100 members they will get a special on cnn dedicated to their ascension to being the voice of white America
Adding "Political Action Conference" made all the difference to Google, thanks.
Why were you surprised?
You seem to be more interested in trying to nitpick this situation than expressing concern about a conservative icon displaying racist affiliations.
No, after reading 1.2.1 comment I tried to find more information.
I have no problem, as a patriotic American, putting our nations interests and citizens first when making government decisions. But the reality is that for some right wing conservative white nationalists, when they hear "America first" they don't think of a diverse multi-lingual multi-racial multi-cultural multi-faith America. To them, "America First" means putting white conservative Christian nationalists, those they see as 'true Americans', interests first. So yes, to some, 'America First' is a euphemism for their desired white conservative Christian nation they fantasize about and pray for constantly, where they believe their white Jesus will come back, wipe out their enemies and those of all other faiths and then leave them, white conservative Christians, to inherit the earth. It's a common belief among many white conservative Christian evangelicals.
And the opposite is true for some left wing liberal globalists. So what?
Most Americans will simply put America first. Red, white, black, brown, green or purple. It matters not. It’s not a racial issue to any but the extremists on both sides.
some whack jobs and blowing it all out of proportion.
You mean like calling MTG a conservative icon? If it wasn't for the liberal media's obsession with her no one would have even heard of her. Other than her constituents and watchers of msnbc and cnn the majority of Americans still haven't heard of her.
Just another 'the sky is falling' article brought to you by msm and all the geniuses on Twitter that live to be retweeted or maybe even quoted in a propaganda article.
Marjorie Taylor Greene was hatched in a "peach tree dish".
Perhaps the only thing I find appealing about MTG is that southern accent.
It's sweet to my ear, especially as compared to those that want to sound smaht, from Boston: as in ‘Pahk the cah in Hah-vahd yahd,’ right?
Georgia and Repubs have wacky MTG while California and Dems have wacky Maxine Waters.
Throw aoc in, take waters out and have a mud wrestling contest for the coveted wing nut title. Waters can sell popcorn telling people toget in the face of trump cabinet because she thinks he is still president.
I think MTG is kind of a nut, but I don’t know if this is a good example of it.
We’re talking about a label - i.e. Christian Nationalism. Some people say it means a certain thing, but we didn’t hear her say it means those things to her. I prefer to get worked up over concrete things that aren’t this vague.