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Vice News reports:
“You cannot preach the Bible without the United States Constitution. Period,” Michael Flynn announced to a crowded hall on stage of the QAnon-infused evangelical “ReAwaken America” July tour stop in Virginia Beach. Thousands were in attendance, and Flynn’s speech was full of fire and brimstone, espousing a Christian nationalist ideology about how the church should be at the heart of all aspects of American society.
During Flynn’s speech, dozens of pastors stood right behind him; in total, 150 pastors had just signed a pledge to become part of the regiment. Flynn’s group was founded by Virginia pastor William Cook. This new iteration of the group wants pastors to preach the gospel of Trump, actively spread conspiracies about COVID vaccines and stolen elections. Many of the pastors aligned with the movement were involved in the Capitol riot.
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Pastor David MacLellan proudly identifies himself as a far-right, extremist pastor and a Christian nationalist, someone that believes American politics should reflect fundamentalist Christian values. (1/7) https://t.co/rVXOUp7syS
— VICE News (@VICENews) November 8, 2022
MacLellan is part of a growing religious political movement called the Black Robe Regiment, a modern day group inspired by a myth of a group of militant pastors during the American Revolution who took up arms to lead their flock into battle. (2/7) https://t.co/n1iwcSqpkx
— VICE News (@VICENews) November 8, 2022
The modern movement, with support from far-right political activists like Michael Flynn, wants pastors to play a central role in not only preaching politics from the pulpit, but actively getting their congregations to rise up and claim election fraud (3/7) https://t.co/n1iwcS8NVX
— VICE News (@VICENews) November 8, 2022