In a wide-ranging interview, Wilson said he opened a D.C. “church service” because of the number of Christians who adhere to his church’s teachings within the Trump administration. One of the most prominent followers is Hegseth, who attends the newly opened D.C. congregation.
“If Kamala [Harris] had won the presidency, there would have been basically zero evangelicals in the White House administration,” Wilson said. “And although Donald Trump is not an evangelical by any stretch … his administration is full of them.”
That’s why Wilson sees an opportunity for his beliefs to be seriously considered at this moment, including the belief that eventually the U.S. should be a Christian theocracy, whereby Christian principles dictate state authority and religion and politics are tightly intertwined.
Around 15:25 he goes into setting it up, then explicitly mentions it around. 17:27 he mentions it explicitly.
Oh this is NDGT too. He has PLENTY of content out there that slams religion.
I agree Piers is weirdly reserved, too. I don’t think it’ll sink in, though. He’ll keep giving a platform for fascist idiots to broadcast their hate.
It’s weird how this dovetails with a book I’m listening to via audiobook - Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now.