Despite the collective media freakout over “Christian Nationalism,” the term still remains difficult for critics to define in a way that is different from traditionally understood Christian conservatism. The latest installment in this attempt at doom-mongering about the end of democracy comes from filmmaker Rob Reiner, who joined MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle on Friday’s The 11th Hour to discuss his new documentary on the subject and suggest critics of Roe v. Wade are antithetical to the teachings of Jesus and just care about political power.
Ruhle wondered, “What made you decide to go all in on a project focused on Christian Nationalism?”
Reiner responded by giving some autobiographical information, “You know, I was raised as a secular Jew. There was no religion in my household. But I started reading about Christianity, about Buddhism, about Islamic religion…
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