The wire service said Mastriano eschews the “Christian nationalist label” but “scholars generally define Christian nationalism as going beyond policy debates and championing a fusion of American and Christian values, symbols and identity.”Įlizabeth Neumann, who grew up in an evangelical Christian home and served in the George W. When you subscribe, please add to your contacts to ensure that your newsletter doesn’t go into your spam folder.The AP said Mastriano “has not only made faith central to his personal story but has woven conservative Christian beliefs and symbols into the campaign – becoming the most prominent example this election cycle of what some observers call a surge of Christian nationalism among Republican candidates.” Subscribe to us on Patreon here and support our ministry. Also, you get other freebies for additional monthly pledges. If you like what you hear and desire to hear more, you can get the VIP full-length version for only $5.95 per month on Patreon.
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When pressed by Rogan about his beliefs in Old Testament miracles, Shapiro cites a possible naturalistic explanation (wind) for God’s miraculous salvation of his people. However, not only does Shapiro deny the New Testament miracles of Jesus, he also denies the Old Testament miracle of the parting of the Red Sea. That a Jew denies the divinity of Christ will come as no surprise to many. Denying that Jesus was even so much as a prophet, Shapiro, an observant Jew, stated that he believes Jesus was a failed revolutionary, one of many, who was ultimately executed by the Roman government for inciting a revolt. In an interview with popular podcaster Joe Rogan, Shapiro shared his opinion of Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, Ben Shapiro is an enemy of the cross. Appealing to this base, Shapiro recently interviewed such influential Christians as John MacArthur and William Lane Craig on his eponymous show. Because of his intelligent defenses of conservative positions, Shapiro has amassed a following among family-values-oriented evangelical Christians. Ben Shapiro is a blogger, speaker, and media personality who is held in high esteem by conservatives for his common-sense political commentaries.