This is what christian nationalism actually is
>The Secretary of Defense is holding church.
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>Not metaphorically. Not privately. Inside the Pentagon, during working hours, while the United States is at war, Pete Hegseth has turned American military power into a stage for Christian nationalist politics.
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>But Hegseth is not the real story.
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>He is the product of a machine: donors, legal networks, media outlets, party infrastructure, churches, staffing pipelines, court cases, and think tanks all stacked together to turn religious identity into state power.
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>This video maps that machine.
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>We’re going to look at how Christian nationalism moved from segregated schools to abortion politics, from “religious freedom” lawsuits to anti-LGBTQ policy, from Project 2025 to Pentagon worship services, and from church pulpits to the administrative state.
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>Because Christian nationalism is not just a belief system.
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>It is a power system.
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>And once you can see the machine, you can see where it is vulnerable.
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>Chapters: Open 0:00 Part 1: Secretary of… sigh… war 05:36 Part 2: The Stack 14:24 Part 3: Ok but… 01:00:45 Part 4: History 01:14:24 Part 5: Big Picture 01:41:38 Part 6: What do? 01:55:10
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>References: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CEDwOIxmIjw8Q-U_-eiOmPETPeFdsTNbARvyRKBQzoI/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.xhqj3ydgvtc7
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>Not metaphorically. Not privately. Inside the Pentagon, during working hours, while the United States is at war, Pete Hegseth has turned American military power into a stage for Christian nationalist politics.
>
>But Hegseth is not the real story.
>
>He is the product of a machine: donors, legal networks, media outlets, party infrastructure, churches, staffing pipelines, court cases, and think tanks all stacked together to turn religious identity into state power.
>
>This video maps that machine.
>
>We’re going to look at how Christian nationalism moved from segregated schools to abortion politics, from “religious freedom” lawsuits to anti-LGBTQ policy, from Project 2025 to Pentagon worship services, and from church pulpits to the administrative state.
>
>Because Christian nationalism is not just a belief system.
>
>It is a power system.
>
>And once you can see the machine, you can see where it is vulnerable.
>
>Watch this video and lots of bonus content ad free at https://nebula.tv/stepback
>
>SUBSCRIBE and join us! https://goo.gl/7vUgh0
>
>Step Back is made possible by the generous contributions of viewers like you, consider helping at / stepbackhistory
>
>If you liked this video and want to leave a one-time tip: http://paypal.me/StepBackHistory
>
>Chapters: Open 0:00 Part 1: Secretary of… sigh… war 05:36 Part 2: The Stack 14:24 Part 3: Ok but… 01:00:45 Part 4: History 01:14:24 Part 5: Big Picture 01:41:38 Part 6: What do? 01:55:10
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>References: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CEDwOIxmIjw8Q-U_-eiOmPETPeFdsTNbARvyRKBQzoI/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.xhqj3ydgvtc7