Profit & Politics
1964
1964-01-01 The US-funded Summer Institute of Linguistics proselytized to indigenous people in remote areas, fostered subservience and compliance, forced people onto reservations at the will of oil companies, and helped Brazil assimilate people of the Amazon.
https://schoolsforchiapas.org/imperialism-and-the-summer-institute-of-linguistics/
https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP99-00498R000200020098-4.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hePRA9yVdQE&list=WL&index=9&t=519s
https://amazonwatch.org/news/2005/1012-remembering-ecuadors-cofan-on-indigenous-peoples-day
https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/waorani-victory/
1969
1969-07-12 The National Security Council characterized progressive Catholic clergy as an “increasingly disruptive force”, writing that “sermons and writings have already aroused the concern of Conservative church officials and military leaders” .
INFORMATIVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hePRA9yVdQE&list=WL&index=9&t=519s
https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76ve10/d13
1971
1971-03-05 Nixon stated in a directorate that they were threatened because priests were working with the peasants and workers “against the oligarchs and the armies”.
https://www.sdmorrison.org/when-the-cia-conspired-to-crush-liberation-theology/
https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76ve10/d36
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hePRA9yVdQE&list=WL&index=9&t=519s
1989
1989-06-12 Megachurch founder and televangelist Jerry Falwell campaigned for a so-called “moral majority”, calling Regan “God’s instrument”, labeling Democrats as radicals, and weaponizing religion for political power. He stated, “Our goal has been achieved. The religious right is solidly in place and religious conservatives in America are now in for the duration”.
2005
2005-01-30 Evangelical Christian Nationalist and political activist David Barton was named by Time Magazine in 2005 as one of the nations “25 Most Influential Evangelicals”. He believes the separation of church and state is a myth, is a founder of WallBuilders, and is an author.
https://content.time.com/time/press_releases/article/0,8599,1022576,00.html
https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/david-barton/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Barton_(author)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldNetDaily
https://tfn.org/david-barton-watch/profile-of-david-barton/
https://sboe.texas.gov/state-board-of-education/sboe-meetings/david-barton
2016
2016-11-08 Michele Bachmann and David Barton hosted “Election Coverage in the Spirit of Faith”, which was organized by Kenneth Copeland ministries. Weaponizing faith for control in politics might be a sin.
2020
2020-11-09 Trump megadonor Kenneth Copeland performed an unsettling fit of maniacal laughter during a political sermon about the elections.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1578939962293228
2021
2021-01-06 People carried “Jesus is my Savior – Trump is my President” signs, even during the J6 riots.
[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/07/christian-nationalists-embrace-trump-as-their-savior-will-they-be-his](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/07/christian-nationalists-embrace-trump-as-their-savior-will-they-be-his
2021-01-17 An upside-down U.S. flag was displayed outside Justice Samuel Alito’s Virginia home, and an “Appeal to Heaven” flag flew at his New Jersey property. Both symbols have been linked to far-right Christian nationalist movements.
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2023
2023-03-03 In the same news story, Ken Peters of Patriot Church in Tennessee admonished planned parenthood and transgender people but praised the Proud Boys.
2023-09-09 OPINION: Christian Nationalism is not Christianity – it is a polarizing extremist group bent on pushing political agendas and greed and promotes political violence.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZukWuT9lcA&list=WL&index=6&t=66s
https://www.aclund.org/news/danger-christian-nationalism/
https://www.christiansagainstchristiannationalism.org/learn-more
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8724742/
https://faith.yale.edu/media/violence-fascism-and-christian-nationalism
2024 March
2024-03-26 Trump rebranded the Lee Greenwood Bible as his own, produced them China for $3, sold them for a 2000% and up profit, and forced a mandate requiring public schools to carry only those versions of the bible.
https://godblesstheusabible.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoo2dBPos02UA83oeq1_LR-ZyXLEnyXFNEErRaffpa73DkOB-whY
https://baptistnews.com/article/only-one-bible-fits-the-3-million-bid-for-oklahoma-classrooms/
2024 May
2024-05-28 Speaker Mike Johnson hung an “An Appeal to Heaven” flag outside his office. The flag is associated with the Christian Nationalist movement.
2024 November
2024-11-05 Kenneth Copeland frequently meddled in elections, ordering the viewers of his America Stands organization on how to vote.
https://americastands.govictory.com/
2025 February
2025-02-07 Trump signed an executive order creating a task force to eradicate so-called anti-Christian bias.
2025 October
2025-10-14 Eric Trump claimed Donald Trump was “saving God” and religion during a Benny Johnson podcast interview.
https://premierchristian.news/us/news/article/eric-trump-backlash-dad-saving-god
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article312759013.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/eric-trump-sparks-backlash-claiming-171615792.html
https://churchleaders.com/news/2206673-saving-christianity-god-eric-trump-benny-johnson.html
2026 January
2026-01-28 Leaked audio revealed Erika Kirk holding a TPUSA zoom meeting 11 days after Charlie Kirk’s death where she giddily shared excitement over merch sales.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/erika-kirk-under-fire-husbands-181551718.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/erika-kirks-leaked-audio-discusses-211238913.html
TIMESTAMP 4:53 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP9WuYbSMjk&list=WL&index=1&t=324s
2026 March
2026-03-03 The Military Religious Freedom Foundation received hundreds of complaints across all branches of the military after commanders told subordinates that the war in Iran was a biblical mandate and that Trump was anointed by God to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-commander-said-trump-anointed-by-jesus-to-attack-iran-report-11615046
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/us-israel-iran-war-christian-rhetoric
2026-03-10 Trump appointed Erika Kirk to the Air Force Academy board to push Turning Point USA indoctrination.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/erika-kirk-board-us-air-force-academy
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5776683-erika-kirk-air-force-academy-board/
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/erika-kirk-air-force-academy-trump-charlie-b2935898.html
2026-03-17 During a sermon Trump’s former Department of State Director and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense William Wolfe stated, ”…we should not blink. We should not hesitate to tell people. Not because we are so wise. Not because we made the rules of the world – we didn’t. We humbly submit to how God made the rules of the world and we say, ‘this is how we should order our lives together’. And frankly, yes, we are going to impose it upon you. If you don’t like it, I’m sorry, but this is good and right and just if it lines up with God’s standards, and I am going to enforce my morality on you in as much as our morality is God’s morality, and you should always check yourselves. I’m – you know, again – I’m not trying to puff you up. Check yourself. Do I believe what God believes? Am I defending what God says is good? And if it is, you should have the courage to say ‘This is how we’re going to run our town. This is how we’re going to run our county. This is how we’re going to run our State. And this is how we should run the United States of America by legislating the morality that we can find in the Bible’.”
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/3162613941873
https://www.bethelpetersburg.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2LhGaW2C44&list=WL&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axFgvn5bYsA
2026-03-17 Pastor Brooks Potteiger prayed for James Talarico’s death during a podcast. 2026-03-25 James Talarico responded to pastor Brooks Potteiger’s death wish. On March 25th Talarico wrote, “Jesus loves. Christian Nationalism kills. You may pray for my death, Pastor, but I still love you. I love you more than you could ever hate me”.
Potteiger: ”…public enemies. These are the orcs at the gate. You’re not called to love the barbarian horde that is planning to break into your city and – you know – pillage, plunder, rape, and mutilate you and your people. You don’t love that horde. That is your enemy! And you pray! This is where you have imprecatory Psalms. This is where you pray strongly. The Psalmnist [not a word] is not shy. God, destroy them! Make them as dung on the ground…I pray that God kills him. Ultimately, that means killing his heart and raising him up to new life in Christ. That’s the first thing…”
Host: ”We want him crucified…with Christ..”
Potteiger: “That’s exactly right!”
Host: ”I want him to be I think Saul of Tarsus, Talarico of Tarsus. That’s what I want. Who would say I was holding the garments while they stoned Steven, and now I’m the – yeah – that’s, that’s what we want.”
Potteiger: “Yes. We want death and new life, right? Um, and if it would not be within God’s will to do so, stop him by any means necessary, oh God.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJvb1g0BGb8&list=WL&index=2
https://www.reddit.com/r/Christianity/comments/1rwg6ya/joshua_haymes_brooks_potteiger_pete_hegseths/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2LhGaW2C44&list=WL&index=4
2026-03-26 Hegseth delivered a Pentagon sermon invoking God’s role in war, prayed for eternal damnation and overwhelming violence in the name of God and claimed the United States was righteous.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsqVj3G0cmA&list=WL&index=11&t=215s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NrJU2aqGvQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erZ6A5Wmy00
2026 April
2026-04-01 Franklin Graham framed the Iran conflict in biblical terms and likened Trump to Queen Esther.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an9D8G1BtjY&list=WL&index=3
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9lmpBqaiGtI
2026-04-02 Hegseth fired Army Chief of Chaplains Major General William Green.
https://baptistnews.com/article/for-first-time-ever-army-chief-of-chaplains-fired-by-hegseth/
https://delauro.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/delauro-statement-firing-armys-chief-chaplains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1fFnZlG8Zs&list=WL&index=3
2026-04-14 Turning Point USA rallies in Georgia attracted an embarrassingly small crowd, and TPUSA blamed it on left wing activists.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/tpusa-vance-small-crowd/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-GywilCedo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pfIt7Oopqc
https://baptistnews.com/article/tpusa-event-draws-small-crowd-in-georgia-as-erika-kirk-no-shows/
SUBSCRIPTION WALL https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vances-no-show-tpusa-crowd-in-athens-georgia-gets-brutal-reaction-on-ms-now-morning-joe/
2026-04-15 JD Vance and Mike Johnson lashed out at the Pope for criticizing Trump’s elective war in Iran. Vance threatened the Pope should “be careful talking about theology,” while Johnson cited “Just War Doctrine.” The Pope later warned against manipulating religion for political, economic, or military purposes and condemned a world “ravaged by a handful of tyrants.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taNi3btpaLs&list=WL&index=1
https://www.americamagazine.org/vatican-dispatch/2026/04/16/pope-leo-cameroon-peace/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/news-wrap-pope-warns-of-tyrants-spending-billions-on-wars https://catholicreview.org/us-bishops-doctrine-chair-defends-churchs-just-war-tradition-after-vance-comments/
SUBSCRIPTION WALL https://www.thedailybeast.com/catholic-bishops-deliver-brutal-slap-down-to-convert-jd-vance-after-lecturing-pope-leo-xiv-on-theology/
SUBSCRIPTION WALL https://www.thedailybeast.com/catholic-bishops-deliver-brutal-slap-down-to-convert-jd-vance-after-lecturing-pope-leo-xiv-on-theology/
2026-04-19 The Trump administration announced an 84-hour public Bible reading from Genesis to Revelation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp6bb8SC_Cs&list=WL&index=1&t=56s
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/19/politics/trump-bible-reading-oval-office
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/17/trump-scripture-angering-christians-00879747
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5837716-trump-bible-reading-pope-leo-feud-ai-jesus/
2026 May
2026-05-14 The White House erected a taxpayer-funded stage at the National Mall to advance Christian Nationalism and exclude other religions. Co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation Annie Laurie Gaylor wrote, “Our Constitution is godless by design. The government has no authority to organize religious revivals, much less use them to promote a Christian nationalist agenda”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ISa1_YQPXc&list=WL&index=7
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/17/politics/national-mall-prayer-event
2026 June
2026-06-04 A few companies released Christian-themed energy drinks to capitalize on current events.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/04/jesus-christian-energy-drink
https://www.drinkagapeenergy.com/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/09/business/video/christian-energy-drinks-ldn-digvid-vrtc
2026 July
2026-07-08 Member of the White House Faith Office Dave Donaldson asserted that taxpayer money is “God’s money”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyF41zyQWeM&list=WL&index=3
THE WHOLE WEBINAR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF4zUTsIdyI